David G. Hebert

| Position: | Professor |
| Education: | PhD |
| Office: | D-313 |
| Visiting adress: | Høgskolen i Bergen Avdeling for lærerutdanning Landåssvingen 15, 5096 Bergen |
| Phone: | +47 4503 0892 |
| Email: | dgh@hib.no |
| Cristin: | Research publications |
David G. Hebert, PhD is a widely published and cited researcher whose background includes academic positions with universities on four continents (in Norway, Russia, the USA, Finland, Denmark, Japan, and New Zealand). He has directed – or continues to direct – music research projects on six continents (in Japan, the USA, Finland, New Zealand, Ghana, and Guyana) and is especially interested in international-comparative research. Professor Hebert has mentored several music doctoral students to completion of their degrees (at Sibelius Academy and Boston University), and has received grants from several state governments for music projects. A specialist in international-comparative arts research, sociomusicology and historical ethnomusicology, he has contributed to chapters in 10 books and authored articles in 20 different refereed journals, and his work is cited in over 90 publications by other scholars. He serves in editorial roles for several professional journals: Journal of Music and Meaning, New Zealand Journal of Research in Performing Arts and Education, Research and Issues in Music Education, Musical Perspectives, Finnish Journal of Music Education, and International Journal of Education and the Arts. He is also Chair of the Historical Ethnomusicology special interest group of the international organization Society for Ethnomusicology (2009-2011), and an active member of the Nordic music informatics research group NNIMIPA. In addition to academic research, he also works as a jazz trumpeter, instrumental conductor, and songwriter.
Research interests:
- Research Methodologies
- International-Comparative Education
- Educational Technologies
- Ethnomusicology
- Arts Education and Cultural Policy
Ongoing projects:
- Understanding Talent: Best Practice in Talent and Performance Development
- Subarea I: Artistic research (Centre for Arts, Culture and Communication)
Selected publications:
Hebert, D. G. (2012). Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools: An Ethnography and Social History. Dordrecht and New York: Springer. (Series–Landscapes: arts, aesthetics, education).
Hebert, D. G. & Kertz-Welzel, A. (Eds.), (in press, 2012). Patriotism and Nationalism in Music Education. Aldershot: Ashgate Press.
Hebert, D. G. (positive review/final edits in process, 2011). “Originality and Institutionalization: Factors Engendering Resistance to Popular Music Pedagogy in the USA,” Music Education Research International.
Ruthmann, A. & Hebert, D. G. (in press). Music Learning and New Media in Virtual and Online Environments. In G. McPherson & G. Welch (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Oxford University Press.
Hebert, D. G. (accepted for publication in late 2011). “Thoughts on How Research in Music Education Approaches Music” [Keynote speech from 2009 meeting of Nordic Network for Music Education Research] Southern Journal of Music Education.
Hebert, D. G. (2011). Cultural Translation and Music: A Theoretical Model and Examples from Japan. In Thunman, N. & Guo, N. (Eds.), Cultural Translations: Research on Japanese Literature in Northern Europe [symposium proceedings], pp.17-37. Kyoto, Japan: International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken).
Campbell, P. S. & Hebert, D. G. (2011). World Beat. In W. M. Anderson & P. S. Campbell (Eds.), Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education, Vol.2 (third edition) (pp.115-125). Lanham, MD: Rowman-Littlefield Publishers.
Hebert, D. G. (2011). Jazz and Rock Music. In W. M. Anderson & P. S. Campbell (Eds.), Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education, Vol.1 (third edition) (pp.112-127). Lanham, MD: Rowman-Littlefield Publishers.
Hebert, D. G. (2010). Ethnicity and Music Education: Sociological Dimensions. In R. Wright (Ed.), Sociology and Music Education (pp.93-114). Aldershot: Ashgate Press.
Hebert, D. G. (2010). Educating Professional Musicians for a Multicultural Society: Emerging Issues and New Developments. In proceedings of Orally Transmitted Music and Intercultural Education, symposium offered by EU Culture Initiative Music, Orality, Roots, Europe (MORE) at Cité de la Musique, Paris, France (December 3-4, 2009).
Hebert, D. G. & Karlsen, S. (2010). “Editorial Introduction: Multiculturalism and Music Education,” Finnish Journal of Music Education, Vol.13, No.1 (pp.6-11).
Hebert, D. G., Martinsen, T. & Hosbond, K. (2010). Launching the Nordic Master of Global Music Program. Finnish Journal of Music Education, Vol.13, No.1 (pp.88-91).
Heimonen, M. & Hebert, D. G. (2010). “Pluralism and Minority Rights in Music Education: Implications of the Legal and Social Philosophical Dimensions,” Visions of Research in Music Education, Vol. 15.
Hebert, D. G. (2009). Rethinking the Historiography of Hybrid Genres in Music Education. In V. Kurkela & L. Vakeva (Eds.), De-Canonizing Music History (pp.163-184). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press.
Hebert, D. G. (2009). Musicianship, Musical Identity and Meaning as Embodied Practice. In T. Regelski & J. T. Gates (Eds.), Music Education for Changing Times: Guiding Visions for Practice (pp.39-55). Dordrecht and New York: Springer Press.
Hebert, D. G. (2009). “On Virtuality and Music Education in Online Environments,” (in Hungarian translation, by Mariann Abraham) Parlando, Vol. 48(4).
Hebert, D. G. (2008). Alchemy of Brass: Wind Music and Spirituality in Japan. In E. M. Richards & K. Tanosaki (Eds.), Music of Japan Today (pp. 236-244). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press.
Hebert, D. G. (2008). Music Transculturation and Identity in a Maori Brass Band Tradition. In R. Camus & B. Habla, (Eds.), Alta Musica, 26 (pp. 173-200). Tutzing: Schneider.
Hebert, D. G. (2008). “Forms of Graduate Music Education: A Response to Kenneth Phillips,” Research and Issues in Music Education, Vol. 6 [http://www.stthomas.edu/rimeonline/vol6/index.htm].
Hebert, D. G. (2008). “Reflections on Teaching the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music Online,” International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music, Vol. 39, No.1 (pp.93-103).
Hebert, D. G. (2008). “Music Transmission in an Auckland Tongan Community Youth Band,” International Journal of Community Music, Vol. 1, No. 2 (pp. 169-188).
Phoasavadi, P. & Hebert, D. G. (2006). “Celebrating Maori and Thai Music Magic: Implications of World Music Collaboration,” Research in New Zealand Performing Arts, Vol.1.
Hebert, D. G. (2001). “The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra: A Case Study of Intercultural Music Transmission,” Journal of Research in Music Education, Vol. 49, No. 3 (pp. 212-226).
Hebert, D. G. & Campbell, P. S., (2000). “Rock Music in American Schools: Positions and Practices Since the 1960s,” International Journal of Music Education, Vol. 36, No. 1 (pp. 14-22).
Doctoral dissertation supervision
Supervisory Professor (or Co-Examiner where indicated):
-Michael Simmons (2011, Boston University): Song Recall Among School Children: The Integration of Words and Music
-Robert Allen (2010, Boston University): Free Improvisation and Performance Anxiety Among Piano Students [dissertation-based article accepted by leading research journal, Psychology of Music]
-Nancy Rosenberg (2010, Boston University): From Rock Music to Theory Pedagogy: Rethinking U.S. College Music Theory Education from a Popular Music Perspective
-Sami Alanne (2010, Sibelius Academy): Music Psychotherapy with Refugee Survivors of Torture: Interpretations of Three Clinical Case Studies. [Prof. Lauri Vakeva served as Chair for defense due to my departure from Finland; Opponent: Prof. Even Ruud.]
-Arnold Chiwalala (2010, Sibelius Academy): Chizentele: My Path to Original Artistry and Creative Fusion of Ngoma with Finnish Folk Music and Dance (co-examiner with Prof. Hannu Saha)
-Tapani Heikinheimo (2009, Sibelius Academy): Intensity of Interaction in Instrumental Music Lessons (co-supervisor with Dr. Ritva Engestrom and Prof. Heidi Westerlund)
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member:
-Joseph M. Pignato (2010, Boston University): An Analysis of Practical Challenges Posed by Teaching Improvisation: Case Studies in New York State Schools
-Deanna Frith Weber (2010, Boston University): The Freedom Singers: Their History and Legacy for Music Education
-Ari Poutiainen (2009, Sibelius Academy): Stringprovisation: A Fingering Strategy for Jazz Violin Improvisation [reviewed in Strings Journal, The Strad, and Fiddler magazines]
-Carol Shansky (2008, Boston University): A History of Two New Jersey Community Bands: The Franklin and Waldwick Bands
- More information: http://sociomusicology.blogspot.com
Sist endret: 18.01.2012
