Invited Presentations

Oct 2021 "Produção de conhecimento e redes colaborativas em educação musical: Perspectivas para o Brasil em diálogos com experiências e análises do cenário international." Guest speaker for the Brazilian Music Research Forum - VIII Encontro do Fórum Permanente de Pesquisa em Educação Musical.

Oct 2021 Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators Association Region III Workshop. Keynote Speaker.

April 2021 World Music Pedagogy and Multicultural Sensitivity: Examples from Northeast Brazil.” Guest lecture for Gonzaga University. (Online)
 
Mar 2021 “World Music Pedagogy: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Beyond Words.” Guest lecture for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Elementary Music Methods class (Online)
 
Mar 2021 (upcoming) “Racial Equity in the Music Classroom: An Active Approach.” Webinar for Georgia State University’s Center for Educational Partnerships in Music (Online)
 
Mar 2021 (upcoming) “From the ground up: Strategies towards decolonizing tertiary music studies.” Diversity and Curriculum Revision Training for faculty at Seattle Pacific University (Online)
 
Feb 2021 (upcoming)  “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” webinar for the Augustana College Chapter of the National Association for Music Education (Online)
 
Nov 2020 O Curso de Licenciatura em Música e seus impactos na formação de egressos/as. Panel at Federal University of Pernambuco 2020 Virtual Symposium (Online)
 
Oct 2020 “The Schulwerk and (multi)cultural sensitivities: Actions and reflections.” Webinar for the Virginia Highlands Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (Online)
 
Oct 2020 “Music in and as culture: Afro-Brazilian traditions and (multi)cultural sensitivity approaches.” Webinar for the Miami-Dade General Music Virtual Professional Development Day (Online)
 
Oct 2020 “Racial Equity in the Music Classroom: Black Lives Matter.” Webinar for the Evergreen Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (Online)
 
Jun 2020 “Developing Multicultural Sensitivity through WMP: Northeastern Brazil Music.” Webinar for World Music Pedagogy: Teaching Music/Teaching Culture at University of Washington ​(Online)
 
May 2020 Creating and recording lessons for Seattle Public Schools TV (Online) (https://youtu.be/bGWvB_bJgmU?t=348)
 
May 2020 Embracing music in multiculturally sensitive ways: Northeastern Brazilian traditions. Webinar for NAfME Online Professional Learning Community series. (Online)
 
Jun 2019 Week-long Course for the Smithsonian Certification Course in World Music Pedagogy at University of Washington – Brazilian Sessions (Seattle, WA)
 
Jun 2019 Week-long Course for the Smithsonian Certification Course in World Music Pedagogy at West Virginia University – Pedagogy Sessions (Morgantown, WV)
 
Mar 2019 Week-long Artistic Residency “Gateways to World Music: Afro-Brazilian Percussion and Pedagogy with Juliana Cantarelli Vita” at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Robert E. Brown Center for World Music & Global Arts Performance Initiatives) (Urbana-Champaign, IL)
 
Mar 2019 Full-day workshop for the Northwest Kodály Educators chapter (Seattle, WA)
 
Jun 2018 Week-long Course for the Smithsonian Certification Course in World Music Pedagogy at West Virginia University – Brazilian and Pedagogy Sessions (Morgantown, WV)
 
Jun 2018 “Comunidades de Prática Musical Infantil na Tradição do Maracatu de Baque Virado.” Paper presented for the Brazilian Research Chapter in Seattle (PUB-Seattle: Pesquisadores e Universitários Brasileiros) (Seattle, WA)
 
May 2018 “Brazilian Day” Workshop at Broadview Thompson K-8 School (Seattle, WA)
 
Mar 2018 “World Music in the classroom: An open-ended approach.” I Orff Symposium at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Recife, Brazil)
 
Nov 2017 “Todas as vozes contam: Um estudo etnográfico dos valores e significados atribuídos à aprendizagem de música do mundo nas aulas de iniciação musical, a partir de percepções das crianças.” Paper presented for the Brazilian Research Chapter in Seattle (PUB-Seattle: Pesquisadores e Universitários Brasileiros) (Seattle, WA)
 
Oct 2017 “Games and Songs from Northeast Brazil.” Half-day workshop for the Northwest Kodály Educators chapter (Seattle, WA)
 
Jul 2017 “Sharing Songs from my Backyard.” Workshop for the Northwest Kodály Educators Certification Course (Seattle, WA)
 
Jun 2017  Week-Long Course for the Smithsonian Certification Course in World Music Pedagogy at West Virginia University – Brazilian and Pedagogy Sessions (Morgantown, WV)
 
Mar 2017 “From the sea to the countryside: Exploring Brazilian music through world music approaches.” Research and workshop presentation for the 2017 West Virginia Music Educators Association Conference (Charleston, WV)
 
May 2016 “Take a plunge: Experiencing Brazilian São João.” Workshop for the 2nd International Festival at Eastwood Elementary School (Morgantown, WV)
 
Oct 2015 “Van Gogh, Atwood, and King: Arts integration in the general music class.” Workshop for Suncrest Primary School Special Topic Presentations (Morgantown, WV)
 
Jul 2015 “Exploring music of Northeast Brazil.” Workshop for Skyview Elementary School Summer Program (Morgantown, WV)
 
Jun 2015 Week-Long Course for the Smithsonian Certification Course in World Music Pedagogy at West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
 
April 2015 “'The African drum... Sounds pretty amazing:’ Sociomusical aspects of an after-school drum and dance ensemble.” Research presentation for West Virginia University Music Education faculty and graduate students (Morgantown, WV)

Feb 2015 “Exploring singing traditions of Northeast Brazil.” Workshop for Ridgedale Elementary School After-School Program (Morgantown, WV)
 
Dec 2014 “Community music and nonformal education: New perspectives for K-12 music education.” Research presentation for West Virginia University Music Education faculty and graduate students (Morgantown, WV)
 
Jan 2013 “Flûte à bec et Rythmes brésiliens.” Concert and workshop for the Rythmes Brésiliens: Theorie et Pratique Conference, Université Paris IV-Sorbonne (Paris, France)
 
Jul 2012 “Olha a ciranda!” Workshop for the Special Topics Hour for the Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Education Course, Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY)
 
Mar 2011 “Rythmes brésiliens traditionnels: Maracatu and Baião.” Workshop for Conservatoire Nadia et Lili Boulanger faculty and graduate students (Paris, France)
 
Nov 2010 “Afro-Brazilian traditions through the Schulwerk Approach.” Workshop for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association Mountain Laurel Chapter (Morgantown, WV)