NYU Steinhardt Music Education

🎉🎉 We're excited to share that our program director, Dr. Adriana Diaz-Donoso, will be speaking at the ISME's online café Advocacy Committee on April 8th! She will join in the conversation on research-practice partnerships in music education, bringing voices together from across higher educators in the field to explore how community culture wealth can shape more meaningful, impactful music learning experiences.

She will be joined by Andrea López Salazar from Teachers College, Columbia, and Lou Chem from INTEMPO, a Connecticut Youth Non-profit.

The ISME (International Society for Music Education) is a global organization dedicated to promoting music education across all countries, nations, cultures, and societies. It is recognized as as one of the most influential international bodies in the field of music education.

🗓 Date & Time
April 8
07:00 PT | 09:00 CT | 10:00 ET
14:00 UTC | 16:00 CEST | 17:00 EET
22:00 HKT | 00:00 (+1) AEST
🔗 Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/jYQhCsH1Tpmvu0o6pQuupQ

Let's give a round of applause for our NYU Music Ed PhD candidate, Joshua Emanuel, and Music Ed alumna, Catherine Plichta, for their wonderful achievement and recognition!

The Yamaha “40 Under 40” Music Education Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding music educators under the age of 40 who are shaping the future of the field through innovation, leadership, and impact in their communities.

The NYU Music Education program is incredibly proud to see our alumni recognized among this year’s honorees and celebrate the meaningful work they continue to do in advancing music education.

Learn more on the Yamaha Make Waves website here: https://hub.yamaha.com/music-educators/40-under-40/2026/40-under-40-2026/

Music Ed is back for the Spring 2026 semester! We're at the final stretch! Keep an eye out for more information about recitals, concerts, and more 👀.

To a smooth and welcoming spring semester!

Hello Instagram! Our lovely Program Director, Dr. Adriana Diaz-Donoso wrote an engaging piece for the Mercury News!

In her op-ed, Dr. Diaz-Donoso uses Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl performance to reflect on the importance of singing in one’s native language. She argues that when children hear and sing in the languages they speak at home, music classrooms become spaces of recognition, belonging, and affirmation. Bad Bunny’s visibility on global stages underscores why honoring native languages in music education is not only culturally responsive, but essential for how children learn whose voices matter.

👉Link: https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/02/opinion-bad-bunny-super-bowl-show-singing-native-language-grammys/

The class of 2026 thanks you all for all the support we've received through the semester! There is more to come as the year progresses. What do you wish to see for the Spring 2026 semester?

Last but not least, meet out saxophonist, Jonathan Hagen! Nothing better than playing jazz on a cool autumn night 🎷🎷.

This is a wrap for our class of 2026! Our seniors are excited to showcase their talent soon! Stay tuned!

Here comes our final vocalist of the group! Meet Grace Cook, our marathon runner! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️ Do you dare challenge her to a race? More to come from this shining senior!

Here comes our next senior! Meet our NYC native, Eli! He's our clarinet primary, and quite the reserved one. Here's what he shared with us!

Introducing the gleeful Ben! He's our second voice primary of the class of 2026, and does piano accompaniment on the side. Here are Ben's responses to our introductory question!

Meet our next senior! The class of 2026 presents Tyler Sullivan, a soprano in our program! Here are her responses to our questions, and she has a question for you. Apartment hunting advice anyone?

Meet our first senior of the semester! We asked a few introductory questions and Elissa Huang answered them! Everyone wish Elissa a wonderful semester!