Welcome to Arkansas State University!

Interim Associate Director of Bands

Interim Coordinator of Instrumental Music Education


Education

  • PhD Candidate, Michigan State University, Music Education
  • M.M., University of Michigan, Music Education
  • B.M., Florida State University, Music Education

Teaching Specialties

  • Instrumental Music Education
  • Research Techniques
  • Band & Wind Ensembles

Research Interests

  • Inclusive Teaching Practices
  • Instrumental Music Pedagogy/Curriculum
  • Education Policy
  • Teacher Agency

Affiliations

  • National Association for Music Education
  • American Educational Research Association

Biography

Andrew Bohn is the Interim Associate Director of Bands and Coordinator of Music Education at Arkansas State University. He conducts the A-State Symphonic Winds, teaches courses in music education, graduate research techniques, as well as supervises student teachers.


Mr. Bohn is a Ph.D. Candidate in Music Education at Michigan State University where his is currently completing his dissertation studying teacher agency in the music classroom. While attending MSU, he was a graduate assistant where he taught undergraduate courses in music education, co-conducted the University Campus Band, supervised student teachers, and collaborated with the MSU Community Music School. A native of Florida, he also holds degrees in music education from the University of Michigan and Florida State University. Prior to his work at MSU, Andrew taught band and orchestra in St. Petersburg, Florida for several years. In addition to full-time teaching, he also coordinated all-county middle school concert and jazz bands, adjudicated all-state auditions, and taught summer music camps, in addition to a mentor for new teachers in instrumental music classrooms. He remains a frequent clinician in school music programs and aims to be a resource for local music teachers. Andrew has presented at state, national, and international research and practitioner conferences including AERA, SMTE, RIME, NAfME, and the Midwest Clinic. His research interests include examining inclusive teaching practices, teacher agency, education policy, and instrumental music pedagogy/curriculum design.