Conferences
International Confereces
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July 2020 “The Democratic Power of Percussion Collective Practices.” Workshop for the 34th International Society for Music Education World Conference in collaboration with Dr. Chico Santana (UFPB). [Conference Canceled].
July 2020 “Embracing Non-Hegemonic Repertoire: Perspectives, Experiences, and Tales from the Field.” Symposium for the 34th International Society for Music Education World Conference, in collaboration with Dr. Magda Pucci and Dr. Chico Santana (UFPB). [Conference Canceled]
Oct 2016 “Music learning in traditional Brazilian music: preserving context and transmission.” Spoken paper for the 2016 Decolonizing Music Forum of the Music Council of the Three Americas (Puerto Rico, US)
Oct 2016 “Maracatu, Coco, and Ciranda: Northeastern Brazilian music in a decolonized classroom.” Workshop for the Decolonizing Music Forum of the Music Council of the Three Americas (Puerto Rico, US)
Nov 2015 “Music learning in traditional Brazilian music: Maracatu and nonformal education” Spoken paper for the 2015 Community Music in Theory und Praxis: International Conference (Munich, Germany)
Jul 2014 “Orff and Maracatu: Building a multicultural classroom.” Workshop for the 31st World Conference of the International Society for Music Education Community Music Activity Commission (Salvador, Brazil)
Jul 2014 “Community music learning in a Maracatu nation and the non-formal education” Spoken paper for the 31st World Conference of the International Society for Music Education Community Music Activity Commission (Salvador, Brazil)
Jul 2014 “Orff and Maracatu: Building a multicultural classroom.” Active Music Making session for the 31st World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Jul 2014 “Community music learning in a Maracatu nation and the non-formal education.” Research poster for the 31st World Conference of the International Society for Music Education Community Music Activity Commission (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Jul 2014 “Creating a cross-cultural dialogue for international exchange.” Symposia panel for the 31st World Conference of the International Society for Music Education with Dr. Janet Robbins, Dr. Michael Vercelli, Prof. Paul Scea, and Dr. Sérgio Alvares (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
National Conferences
(upcoming) Nov 2022 Music as “Reality Test”: Maracatu de Baque Virado as a Vehicle for Conscientization. Research presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology in conjunction with the American Musicological Society and the Society for Music Theory.
(upcoming) Nov 2022 “‘But her name isn’t even there:’ Children’s development of respectful resonance through archival recordings.” Research presentation at NAfME’s Society for Research in Music Education National Conference.
(upcoming) Nov 2022 “Conscientization Through Maracatu de Baque Virado Practice.” Research presentation at the Popular Music in the Lusophone World: Politics, History, and Social Change Symposium. (Temple, AZ)
(upcoming) Sep 2022 “Podcasts as educational tools.” Workshop for International Council for Traditional Music Study Applied Ethnomusicology Conference. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / online).
June 2022 “Podcasting and Popular Music Education: A Match Made in the Cloud?” Research presentation at the Association for Popular Music Education, in collaboration with Schuyler Whelden (Detroit, MI).
June 2022 “Popular Music Podcasts: Processes and Problematics.” Workshop at the Association for Popular Music Education, in collaboration with Schuyler Whelden (Detroit, MI).
Feb 2022 Affect, Sound and Voice: The Political and Pedagogical Uses of Brazilian Music.” Panel at the BRASA 2022 International Conference (Georgetown University, Washington DC).
Nov 2021 “Elemental Practices and Multicultural Sensitivity in Action.” Workshop at the 2021 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference. (Charleston, SC)
Oct 2021 “Music Lessons for the Masses: Podcasting as Educational Tool” in collaboration with Dr. Schuyler Whelden. Spoken paper part of the panel "Ethnomusicological Education Outside the Academy: Tools, Methods, and Frameworks" along with Katherine Palmer, Christopher Mena, Brandi Waller-Pace, and Lorelei Batislaong, at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. (Online Conference)
Feb 2021 “C'mon Girls! Creative Processes of 5th-Grade Songwriters.” Spoken paper for the 2021 Music Research and Teacher Education Conference of the National Association for Music Education, in collaboration with Skúli Gestsson. (Online Conference)
Feb 2021 “Developing Children's Multicultural Sensitivity and Agency” Poster for the 2021 Music Research and Teacher Education Conference of the National Association for Music Education (Online Conference)
Nov 2019 “Vamos! Elemental creative practices in Brazilian Music.” Workshop at the 2019 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference.
Nov 2019 “A Dita Curva: Feminine spaces and música popular in the Brazilian context.” Spoken paper presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. (Bloomington, IN)
Nov 2019 “Childhood, Repatriation, and Sustainability: A 5th-Grade School Music Experience in North America.” Spoken paper part of the panel “Musical Resonances and Revivals: Intergenerational, Transnational, and Emotional Connections that Shape Music Making among Children and Youth,” along with Dr. Katherine Lee, Dr. Tiffany Pollock, and Dr. Andrea Emberly at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. (Bloomington, IN)
Nov 2018 “Songs from the Sea: Northeast Brazil.” Workshop for the Ethnomusicology Goes to School of the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting Education Section (Albuquerque, NM).
Mar 2018 “Listening to Their Voices: Insights on Children’s Views on the Study of World Music Cultures.” Poster presented at the 2018 Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference of the National Association for Music Education (Atlanta, GA).
Nov 2017 “Afro-Brazilian Traditions in the Classroom: Understanding Music in and as Culture” presented at the Day of Ethnomusicology at the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting (Denver, CO).
Nov 2016 “From the sea to the countryside: Exploring northeastern Brazil music and culture.” Workshop for the Ethnomusicology Goes to Middle School for the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting Education Section (Washington, DC)
Nov 2014 “Maracatu! Maracatu!: When two worlds meet.” Presentation with Dr. Janet Robbins for the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting (Pittsburgh, PA)
Nov 2014 “Creating spaces for cross-cultural creativity.” Workshop presentation with Dr. Janet Robbins and Ms. Juliana Correia for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference (Nashville, TN)
Nov 2013 “A transmissão musical na tradição popular pernambucana: o Maracatu.” Spoken paper for the 21st National Conference of the Brazilian Association of Music Education (ABEM) (Pirenópolis, Brazil)
State/Regional Conferences
Feb 2019 “An Ethnomusicological Study of Children’s Views on the Study of World Music Cultures” presented at the Northwestern Division of the Society of Music Teacher Education (Portland, OR)
Feb 2019 “Community music making in an after-school West African ensemble” presented at the Northwestern Division of the Society of Music Teacher Education (Portland, OR)
Feb 2018 “Embracing Context and Transmission: Learning Traditional Afro-Brazilian Music Genres." Spoken paper for the 2018 Conference on Latin American Music and Performance (UC Riverside)
May 2015 “Community music and nonformal education: New perspectives for music education.” Research poster for the Thompson Symposium: Research in Practice at Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)
Mar 2015 “Take a cultural plunge: Sing, dance, and play songs from Northeast Brazil.” Research presentation and workshop with Dr. Janet Robbins for the 2015 West Virginia Music Educators Association Conference (Charleston, WV)