The following research was presented at the 2025 PMEA Annual In-service Conference held at the Kalahari Convention Center in the Poconos. If the presenter made their abstract available, the title will link to it.

Zachary Beard, Temple University, Undergraduate Voice Major’s Perspectives on Choir’s Placement on the Sociomusical Hierarchy

Mark A Boyle, Seton Hill University and Bridget Faulk, Norwin High School, Commissioning Music in the Classroom

James Eldreth, Central Mountain High School, West Virginia By Heart and By Choice: Narratives on Rurality, Poverty, and Musical Engagement

Anne Epperly, Carnegie Mellon University, Music Education and the Transient Student

Amelia Garbisch and Jace Eisler, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg Campus), The Significance of Student Leadership in HIgh School Marching Band Programs

Amelia Garbisch, Madison Young, and John Saunders, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg Campus), The Impact of Government Funding on the Availability of Music Education in Urban and Rural Settings

Aaron Himes, Westminster College, It’s About Time: A Nostalgia Profile of Music Educators

Nicole Jenkins, Duquesne University, A Survey of Collegiate Voice Students with Asthma and Allergies and Their Perceived Impact on Singer Health and Performance Experiences

Genevieve Karki, Alvernia University, Retention and Lifespan Music Making: Applications of Research on the Sources of Musical Self-Efficacy of Non-Music Major College and University Students

PeiHsuan Lu, Penn State University, Media in Culturally Responsive Teaching: Its Potentials and Challenges

Dustin Mallory, Penn State University, Perception of Metric Modulations in Collegiate Musicians

Dana Mandell, Kutztown University, Timbre as a Compositional Technique in Symphony No. 1, “Leunig’s Prayer Book” by Jodie Blackshaw

Freddy Medina, Carnegie Mellon University, Music Educator Attrition in Pennsylvania: The Impact of Culturally Responsive Teaching on Early Career Music Teachers

Nate Presutti and Kathleen Melago, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Social Emotional Learning in High School Choral Music Education

Susan Raponi and Chenyu Song, Carnegie Mellon University, Integrating Traditional Chinese Music with the Orff-Schulwerk Approach: A Literature Review Study on Cultural Adaptation in Music Education

Susan Raponi, Carnegie Mellon University, STEMME: A Qualitative Survey Study Exploring the Intersection of STEM Education and Performance in Non-Music Majors

Keith Roeckle, Temple University, The Importance of Aural Skills in PK-12 Beginning Jazz Education

Keith Roeckle, Temple University, When a Program Closes: A Critical Instrumental Case Study of Eliminating Music Education

Rachael Sanguinetti, Immaculata University & Eastman School of Music at University of Rochester, Culturally Responsive Education in General Music Classrooms: A Pilot Study

Mara Hope Thompson, Central Dauphin School District, Hidden Meanings in Elementary Instrumental Music Method Books: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis

Jessica Vaughan-Marra and Christopher Marra, Seton Hill University, Teacher Noticing and Presence in Two High School Choral Classrooms

Kristina Westover, Temple University, Why Did They Leave? A Phenomenological Case Study of Secondary School Music Teacher Attrition