David Gadberry, Ph.D.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Music Education with a minor in Music Therapy from the University of Kansas
• M.M. in Music Education with an emphasis in Folk Music/Ethnomusicology from Southwestern Oklahoma State University
• Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) from Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Biography:
David L. Gadberry, Ph.D. is currently serving a dual appointment as Assistant Professor of Music Education and Music Industry and has a research focus of inclusion of students with special needs, behavior management, folk music, popular music pedagogy, and general music pedagogy. He has presented workshops and lectures on these topics at the local, regional, state, national, and international levels. Gadberry teaches courses on music theory, general music pedagogy, and music education. He is currently enrolled in the Songwriting Sequence at MN State Mankato, to foster his personal music making as well as to contribute more to the Music Industry Program. David Gadberry performs locally under the stage name Nowtro, and plays locally with another band, The Planet Masters.

Recent Publications:
Gadberry, D. L. (2019) I Just Want to Make Beats: Broadening the Scope of General Music Education. Presentation given at The Mountain Lake Colloquium for General Music Instruction, Mountain Lake, VA.

Gadberry, A. L., & Gadberry, D. L. (2016). The development of the music therapy profession in select countries around the world. Poster presentation at the European Music Therapy Conference, Vienna, Austria.

Gadberry, D. L., & Gadberry, A. L. (2016). Moving music education and training into the next millennium. Poster presentation at the European Music Therapy Conference, Vienna, Austria.

 Gadberry, D. L., & Gadberry, A. L. (2014). Maximizing the moment: Music therapy with school-age individuals and groups. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria.

Gadberry, D. L. (2014). Musical transitions: Using music to influence behaviors. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria.

Gadberry, A. L., & Gadberry, D. L. (2017) Once served, twice forgotten: Supporting adults with special needs and their families. Music Therapy Today.

Gadberry, A. L., & Gadberry, D. L. (2016). The development of the music
therapy profession in select countries around the world. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 25:sup1, 129. doi:10.1080/08098131.2016.1180163

Gadberry, D. L., & Gadberry, A. L. (2016). Moving music education and training into the next millennium. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 25:sup1, 130. doi:10.1080/08098131.2016.1180162