Researcher and Presenter

Selected Presentations

  • Who Needs Research? Just Give Me a Baton

    Keynote Presentation, South Carolina Music Educators Association, April 2021

  • Women in Instrumental Music Education Research

    National Association for Music Education Conference on Research and Music Teacher Education, Feb. 2021

  • Interactions and Independence in Student Directed Middle School and High School Chamber Ensemble Rehearsals

    National Association for Music Education Conference on Research and Music Teacher Education, Feb. 2021

  • Rubato in ensemble performances of Yorkshire Ballad: Where’s the beat?

    (Johnson, C., Geringer, J., Brunkan, M., Confredo, D., Weingarten, K., & Warnet, V.). 28th International Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, Jyväskylä, Finland, July 2020

  • Women in Instrumental Music Education Research: A Content Analysis of the Journal of Research in Music Education and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education

    28th International Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, Jyväskylä, Finland, July 2020

  • Rubato in Ensemble Performance: Where’s the Beat?

    (with Johnson, C., Geringer, J., Brunkan, M., Weingarten, K., & Warnet, V.) Clifford K Madsen Twenty-Third International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior, Estes Park, CO, March 2019

  • Does Anybody Really Know What Time (Tempo) It Is?

    (with Geringer, J., & Parisi, J.). Clifford K Madsen Twenty-Third International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior, Estes Park, CO, March 2019

  • Tradition, Camaraderie, Respect, Passion, and Performance: The Impact of Community Bands on Italian and American Musicians

    (with Parisi, J. & Doss, J.). 27th International Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, Dubai, UAE, July 2018

  • "My Second Family": The American and Italian Community Band Experience

    (with Parisi, J. & Doss, J.). NAfME Biennial National Conference on Research in Music Education and Music Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA, March 2018

  • Community Bands: Beyond the Music

    Research Symposium: NAfME Biennial National Conference on Research in Music Education and Music Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA, March 2018

  • What’s in the Score? Effects of Limited or Full Notation in Instrumental and Vocal Chamber Music Rehearsal Settings

    Research Symposium: NAfME Biennial National Conference on Research in Music Education and Music Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA, March 2018

  • Perceiving Tone and Tempo in Music: Measurement with Auditory Sort-and-Rank Tasks

    Research Symposium: NAfME Biennial National Conference on Research in Music Education and Music Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA, March 2018

  • Effects of an Augmented Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Environment on Wind Band Conducting Skills: A Preliminary Report

    (with Orman, E. [P.I.], Whitaker, J., & Price, H.). Clifford K Madsen Twenty-Second International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior, Austin, TX, March 2017

  • Effects of Single Versus Multiple Line Music Notation Formats and Homophonic versus Polyphonic Musical Textures on Self-Directed Rehearsal Procedures and Vocal Octet Performance Quality

    (with Robinson, C. [P.I.], Brittin, R., Edelman, P, & Keown, D.). Clifford K Madsen Twenty-Second International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior, Austin, TX, March 2017

  • Tempo Preferences for Fast and Slow Music Excerpts of Diverse Styles: Jazz, Western Classical, Pop/Rock, and Brazilian Pop

    (with Geringer, J. [P.I.] & Brittin, R.). 26th International Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, London, UK, July 2016

  • Italian and American Community-Based Instrumental Music Learning and Performance

    26th International Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, London, UK, July 2016

  • Effects of Temporal Congruence on Evaluations of Conductor Efficacy

    (with Meals, C. [P.I.] & Morrison, S.). International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), San Francisco, CA, July 2016

  • Conductor Gesture and Music Perception: An Update on the Multimodal Experience of Conducted Ensembles

    Research Symposium: (with Kumar, A., Morrison, S., Meals, C., & Silvey, B.). NAfME Biennial National Conference on Research in Music Education and Music Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA, March 2016

  • Effects of Single Versus Multiple Line Music Notation on Small Group Performance Outcomes and Self-Directed Rehearsal Procedures of Wind Instrumentalists

    NAfME Biennial National Conference on Research in Music Education and Music Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA, March 2016

  • Effects of Temporal Congruence on Evaluations of Conductor Efficacy

    (with Meals, C. [P.I.] & Morrison, S.). 10th Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China, July 2015

  • Effects of Single Versus Multiple Line Music Notation on Small Group Performance Outcomes and Self-Directed Rehearsal Procedures of Wind Instrumentalists

    (with Brittin, R.). 21st International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior, Tallahassee, FL, March 2015

  • Musical Collaboration: Interactions Between Formally and Informally Trained Musicians Engaged in Popular Music Rehearsals

    25th International Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, João Pessoa, Brazil, July 2015

  • A Comparison of Pre- and Post-Student Teachers’ Perceptions of Instrumental Music Educators’ Verbal and Vocal Teaching Strategies

    24th International Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2104

  • Influence of Verbal/Vocal Strategies on Perceptions of Instrumental Teacher Efficacy

    NAfME Biennial National Conference on Research in Music Education and Music Teacher Education, March, St. Louis, MO, March 2014

 

Selected Publications

Confredo, D.A., Geringer, J., & Parisi, J. (2021). Effects of experience on tempo preference for selected wind band masterworks. Journal of Research in Music Education, 69(2), 188-206.

Confredo, D., Davis, M., & Price, H. (2021). Women in instrumental music education: A content analysis of the JRME and BCRME. In P. Gonzalez-Moreno (ed.), International Contributions to Diversity in Music Education Research: Proceedings of the 28th International Seminar of the ISME Research Commission (p. 57-69), University of Jyväskylä.

Meals, C., Morrison, S, & Confredo. D. (2019). The effects of temporal action-sound congruence on evaluations of conductor quality. Music & Science, 2, 1-10.

Confredo, D.A., & Brittin, R.V. (2019). Effects of single versus multiple staff music notation on wind chamber group performance outcomes and rehearsal procedures. Journal of Band Research, 55(1). 49-63.

Confredo, D.A., Parisi, J., & Doss, J. (2018). Tradition, camaraderie, respect, passion, and performance: The impact of community bands on Italian and American musicians. Proceedings of the 27th International Seminar of the International Society for Music Education Research (pp. 58-67), Canadian University Dubai, Dubai UAE.

Geringer, J.M., Brittin, R.V., & Confredo, D.A. (2016). Tempo preferences for fast and slow music excerpts of diverse styles: Jazz, western, classical, pop/rock, and Brazilian pop. In G. B. Palheiros (ed.), International perspectives on research in music education: Proceedings of the 26th international seminar of the ISME commission on research (pp. 145-168). London: International Music Education Research Centre.

Sheldon, D.A., & Brittin, R.V. (2015). Music teacher education in the United States: Policy, practice, and planning. In S. Figueiredo, J. Soares, J., & R. Schambeck, R. (eds.). The Preparation of Music Teachers: A Global Perspective. (123-159). Porto Alegre: ANPPOM - Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Música. (Série Pesquisa em Música no Brasil; v. 5).

Confredo, D.A., & Brittin, R.B. (2014). Musical collaboration: Interactions between formally and informally trained musicians engaged in popular music rehearsals. Proceedings of the 25th International Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

Sheldon, D.A. (2010). Le ricerche sull’efficacia dell’insegnamento della musica (Research on efficacy in music teaching). In M. Biasutti (ed.), Educare a educare: Ricerche Sulla Formazione Degli Insegnanti di Musica, Padova, Italy.

Sheldon, D.A. & Hartley, L. (2012) What’s the color of your baton, girl? Gender and ethnicity in band conducting. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 192, 39-52.

Sheldon, D.A., & Price, H.E. (2005). Sex and instrumentation distribution in an international cross-section of wind and percussion ensembles. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 163, 43-52.

Sheldon, D.A. & DeNardo, G. (2005). Comparisons of higher order thinking skills among prospective freshmen and upper level music education majors. Journal of Research in Music Education, 53(1), 40-50.

Brittin, R.V., & Sheldon, D.A. (2004). An analysis of band method books: Implications of culture, composer, and type of music. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education,161/162, 47-55.

Sheldon, D.A. (2004). Listeners’ Identification of musical expression through figurative language and musical terminology. Journal of Research in Music Education, 52(4), 357-368.

Sheldon, D.A., & DeNardo, G. (2004) Comparing prospective freshmen and pre-service music educator majors' observations of music interactions. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 14(1), 39-44.

Sheldon, D.A. (2004). Effects of multiple listenings on error detection acuity in multi-voice, multi-timbral musical examples. Journal of Research in Music Education, 52(2), 102-115.

Byo, J.L. & Sheldon, D.A. (2000). The effect of singing while listening on undergraduate music majors' ability to detect pitch and rhythm errors. Journal of Band Research, 36(1), 26-46.

Sheldon, D.A. (2000). Pre-service and in-service teachers' perceptions of band music content and quality using self-report and behavioral measures. Journal of Research in Music Education, 48(1), 10-25.

Sheldon, D.A. (2000). Effects of music expression and conductor disposition on school musicians' affect. Quaderni della SIEM: Semestrale di Ricerca e Didattica Musicale, 16, 287-293.

Sheldon, D.A. (1999).  Research into practice:  The case for community music.  Illinois Music Educator, 60(2), 84-86.

Sheldon, D.A., Reese, S., & Grashel, J. (1999). The effects of live accompaniment, intelligent digital musical accompaniment, and no accompaniment on musicians' performance quality. Journal of Research in Music Education, 47(3), 251-265.

Sheldon, D.A. (1998). Participation in community and company bands in Japan. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 17(1), 21-24.

Sheldon, D.A. (1998). Effects of contextual sight-singing and aural skills training on error detection abilities. Journal of Research in Music Education, 46(3), 384-395.

Sheldon, D.A., & Gregory, D. (1997). Perception of tempo modulation by listeners of different levels of educational experience. Journal of Research in Music Education, 45(3), 367-379.

Sheldon, D.A. (1997). The Illinois School for the Deaf Band: An historical perspective. Journal of Research in Music Education, 45(4), 580-600.

Sheldon, D.A. (1996). Visual representation of music: Effects of beamed and beamless notation on music performance. Journal of Band Research, 31(2), 86-101.

 
 
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Member, 2014-2020

Program Chair, 2016-2018

Executive Committee Chair, 2018-2020

 
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Editorial Board

1996-2002

2004-2011

 
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Editorial Board, 2004-2011

Associate Editor, 2000-2001

Editor, 2001-2002

 
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2012-2020

 
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Editorial Board

2017-present

From NAfME, “More Than 65 Years of Research in Music Education Now Available to All NAfME Members":

Deborah A. Confredo of Temple University in Philadelphia and chair of the NAfME Society for Research in Music Education also helped make this JRME access a reality. She says, “On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education, I applaud NAfME for making it possible for the entire membership to have equal and free access to the Journal of Research in Music Education as a part of the membership package.”  Confredo adds, “Research is for and about all of us. It pertains to teachers, students, and makers and consumers of music. Research encompasses paths of science that help us learn and flourish. Curiosities of our music education community are realized in the publication of the JRME. We are excited to know that this access is available to all and look forward to continued growth through research in our profession.”