EDUCATION
2022: PhD, Music Education, New York University. Dissertation: Learning something deep: Teaching to learn and learning to teach hip-hop in New York City.
2014: M.Mus., Music Technology, New York University, NY. Thesis: Designing the Drum Loop, a constructivist rhythm interface for beginners.
1997: B.A., Amherst College, MA.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
2021: Kuhn, W. & Hein, E. Electronic music school: A contemporary approach to teaching musical creativity. Oxford University Press.
Recent Journal Articles
2024: Cheng, L., Moir, Z., Bell, A. P., Humberstone, J., & Hein, E. Digital musicianship in post-pandemic popular music education. International Journal of Music Education, 0(0), 1-12.
2022: Hein, E. The politics is in the drums: Producing and composing in the music classroom. Journal of Popular Music Education, 6(3), 1-18.
2020: Hein, E. Chris Thile, Kendrick Lamar, and the problem of the white rap cover. Visions of Research in Music Education, 35(1).
Invited and Refereed Book Chapters in Edited Volumes
2024: Hein, E. & Blackman, T. Building hip-hop educators. In L. Eusterbrock, C. Kattenbeck & O. Kautny (Eds.), It’s how you flip it: Multiple perspectives on Hip-Hop and music education (pp. 223-242). Transcript.
2022: Hein, E. & Abrahams, F. Considering critical race theory. In F. Abrahams (Ed.), A music pedagogy for our time: Conversation and critique (pp. 61–92). GIA Publications.
2020: Hein, E. Shared sample project. In A. P. Bell, Ed., The music production cookbook: Ready-made recipes for the classroom. Oxford University Press.
2020: Hein, E. The Disquiet Junto as an online community of practice. In Waldron, J., Horsley, S. & Veblen, K., Eds., The Oxford handbook of social media and music learning. Oxford University Press.
2019: Hein, E. & Srinivasan, S. The Groove Pizza: A study in music and HCI. In K. Wilkie, T. Mudd, A. McPherson & M. Wandeley, Eds., New directions in music and human-computer interaction. Springer.
2017: Hein, E. Playing (in) the digital studio. In A. Ruthmann & R. Mantie, Eds., The Oxford handbook of technology and music education. Oxford University Press.
2014: Hein, E. Music games in education. In K. Schrier, Ed., Learning and education games volume 1: Curricular and design considerations. ETC Press.
Reviews
2021: Hein, E. Ableton Live 11. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 74(1), 214–225.
Music Education Resources
2023: Fortune, H. & Hein, E. 5 Pop Grooves for Orff Ensemble. F-flat Books.
Other Recent Publications
2024: Monthly column for MusicRadar, analyzing well-known songs.
RECENT CONFERENCES, COLLOQUIUM TALKS, AND PANELS
2024: Rethinking the teaching of aural and theory skills. Educative Evidence-Based Practice in Music Education Symposium, Sydney, Australia.
2024: Inside the Song Factory: Songwriting in a Liberal Arts Music Program. Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
2023: Hip-Hop Creativities in Music Education [invited keynote]. A Day of Technology in Music Education Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
2022: An Art Class for Music. New Jersey Music Education Association Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.
AWARDS, HONORS AND RESIDENCIES
2020: Teaching artist-in-residency at the Sydney Conservatory
2014: Special recognition for innovative contributions to music education, graduate music education program, Steinhardt School, New York University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Steinhardt School, New York University
2024-present: Theory & Practice II – Popular Music (undergraduate). Co-designed, sole taught.
2024-present: Aural Skills II – Popular Music (undergraduate). Co-designed, sole taught.
2014-2024: Music Education Technology Practicum (graduate, undergraduate). Designed, sole taught.
2020-2024: Music Education Popular Music Practicum (graduate, undergraduate). Designed, sole taught.
2022: Technology Trends in Music Education (graduate). Designed, sole taught.
Eugene Lang College, The New School
2022-present: Songwriting Workshop (undergraduate). Designed, sole taught.
2023: Musical Borrowing from Plainchant to Sampling (undergraduate). Designed, sole taught.
2022-2023: Contemporary Music Theories (undergraduate). Co-designed, sole taught.
2019-2021: Fundamentals of Western Music (undergraduate). Designed, sole taught.
John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University
2014-2022: Introduction to Music Technology (graduate and undergraduate). Designed, sole taught.
2022: Electronic Music Ensemble (undergraduate). Designed, sole taught.
2015-2017: Advanced Electronic Music Composition (graduate and undergraduate). Designed, sole taught.
2015: Cultural Significance of Rap and Rock (undergraduate, online). Designed, sole taught.
Western Illinois University
2023: Introduction to Music Technology (graduate). Designed, sole taught.
Ableton
2022: Developed Theory Hacks, a series of classroom projects and resources for teaching music theory and composition using Ableton Live.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2013-2020: Design Lead, NYU Steinhardt Music Experience Design Lab. Design and develop innovative music education resources, including software, hardware, web-based courses and interactive experiences, and instructional videos. The Groove Pizza, a playful online rhythm sequencing app, has had over one million cumulative sessions, with 45,000 returning monthly users.
SERVICE TO PROFESSION
2021-present: Conducted peer review for Oxford University Press, Routledge, Intellect Books, The Journal of the American Musicological Society, Research Studies in Music Education, Journal of Music, Technology & Education, and Popular Music Education.
RECENT MEDIA APPEARANCES
2024: Walker, C. (Host). (October 27, 2024). Phil Lesh’s Bass Playing with the Grateful Dead. Daybreak South, CBC Radio Kelowna.
2023: Walker, C. (Host). (April 26, 2023). Artificial Intelligence in Music. Daybreak South, CBC Radio Kelowna.
2021: Frankel, J. (Producer). (May 6, 2021). Profiles in Teaching with Technology.
2020: Neely, A. (Producer). (September 22, 2020). “Rap cover songs don’t exist (and here’s why)”.
SELECTED MUSICAL WORKS AND PERFORMANCES
2024: Grateful Dead remixes included on several broadcasts on WFMU in New York and KEXP in Seattle.
2021: A Duck in a Tree. Composition “Ahhh” included in a broadcast on Resonance FM, London, UK.
2019: Shinobi Cuts. Contributed to an album-length remix chain of “Different Use” by MDK. Featured in Bandcamp’s Best Electronic Music of February 2019.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
International Society for Music Education
Association for Technology in Music Instruction
The New York Academy of Sciences
Society for Education, Music, and Psychology Research
APPENDIX
My blog posts have been included in course syllabi at Williams College, Berklee College of Music, the Sydney Conservatory, the University of Auckland, Kingston University, UC Santa Barbara, Drew University, the City University of New York, Stony Brook University, California State University – East Bay, VanderCook College of Music, Wittenberg University, Agnes Scott College, Guilford Technical Community College, University of Rochester, Columbus State University, Rowan University, Mount Saint Mary College, Shiloh University, Southern New Hampshire University, and North Carolina State University.