NCID-1709
Joyce M. McCall
Assistant Professor of Music Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Education/Degree:
1 Music Education (Arizona State University)
About
Joyce McCall is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) where she teaches jazz methods, social transformation, technology, and music, social foundations of music education, and transformative topics for music education. She earned a PhD in music education from Arizona State University and a Master's of music education and Bachelor of nusic in clarinet performance from the University of Southern Mississippi. McCall's research focuses on of race, class, and culture, and culturally relevant pedagogy. She is currently working with music colleagues at UIUC and music programs at HBCUs to create partnerships. She has proudly served in the United States Army Bands from 1999 to 2013, earning the Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.
Current Work
My experiences as a Black music student, teacher, and music teacher educator and scholar guide my research interests. Using anti-racist tools such as critical race theory and double consciousness theory, I seek to illustrate how race and culture impact educational equity in music education, as well as how Black voices and other voices of color are disproportionately heard and/or referenced in comparison to their White counterparts. My research also centers on how the use of culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) influences how teachers engage minoritized racial populations in the music classroom. The goal of my research is to illuminate discounted racial and cultural truths, and affirm Black voices and other voices of color in music education. My hope is that these efforts will assist the music education profession in realizing systemic change.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Culture, Equity, music education, policy, race