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Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

David Snyder

Professor of Music Education
Office
CH Cook Hall 105
Office Hours
MWF 10-11
Office Phone
(309) 438-5222office
phone
Email
dsnyder@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Education
  • Selected Research

Biography

David W. Snyder is currently Professor of Music Education at Illinois State University where he teaches instrumental methods courses and heads the graduate music education program. He has been published in most of the major music education journals and is a regular clinician with bands throughout Illinois.

Current Courses

MUS 400.001 Independent Study

MUS 104.001 Group Instruction In Brass

MUS 499.002 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

MUS 400.001 Independent Study

MUS 360.001 Introduction To Psychomusicology

MUS 498.001 Professional Practice In Music Education

MUS 472.001 Significant Developments In Music Education Curricula

Teaching Interests & Areas

Teaching methods, brass methods, curriculum and assessment

Research Interests & Areas

Teaching pedagogy, assessments, classroom management and personality type as it relates to choice of major

DMA Music Education

College Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

MM Horn

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

BME Instrumental Music Education 6-12

East Texas State University (now Texas A&M, Commerce)
Commerce, TX

Performances and Exhibits

4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
January 23 2026 - January 23 2026
2nd Horn for IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
November 9 2025 - November 9 2025
2nd Horn with Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra (IVSO)
David Wayne Snyder.
February 28 2025 - February 28 2025
2nd horn IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
May 3 2025 - May 3 2025
2nd horn for IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
March 8 2025 - March 8 2025
2nd horn with IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
December 13 2025 - December 14 2025
4th horn PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
March 14 2025 - March 14 2025
4th horn for Peoria Symphony (PSO)
David Wayne Snyder.
February 14 2025 - February 14 2025
4th horn in PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
May 16 2025 - May 16 2025
4th horn in PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
April 11 2025 - April 11 2025
4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
December 20 2025 - December 20 2025
4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
September 27 2025 - September 27 2025
4th horn with Peoria Symphony (PSO)
David Wayne Snyder.
January 18 2025 - January 18 2025
Route 66 March
David Wayne Snyder.
ISU. March 8 2025 - March 8 2025
2nd Horn with IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
May 4 2024 - May 4 2024
2nd horn with IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
December 14 2024 - December 14 2024
2nd horn with IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
November 10 2024 - November 10 2024
2nd horn with IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
September 28 2024 - September 28 2024
2nd horn with IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
March 10 2024 - March 10 2024
2nd horn with IVSO
David Wayne Snyder.
March 1 2024 - March 1 2024
4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
December 21 2024 - December 21 2024
4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
October 19 2024 - October 19 2024
4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
May 18 2024 - May 18 2024
4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
April 20 2024 - April 20 2024
4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder.
March 17 2024 - March 17 2024

Presentations

Recruiting beginners
David Wayne Snyder.
ISU Summer Directors Workshop, Normal, Il, June 14, 2024
Junior Honor Band
David Wayne Snyder.
Junior Honor Band, Normal, March 9, 2024
Horn Section Helps
Rachel Ann Hockenberry, David Wayne Snyder.
Illinois Music Education Conference, Peoria, Illinois, January, 2023
Horn Section Helps
David Wayne Snyder.
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, January 26, 2023
Teaching Everyone: Common Instrumental Problems and their Solutions
David Wayne Snyder.
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL, January 28, 2022
Preparing for Success: Fixing Your Classroom Management
David Wayne Snyder.
Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL, January 27, 2022
“If I could make a suggestion”: Advice for your band from experienced educators”
David Wayne Snyder, Tony Charles Marinello, Phillip Michael Hash.
Illinois Music Educators State Conference, Online, February 9, 2021
Designing Rubrics for Standards-Based Grading
David Wayne Snyder.
Illinois Music Educators Association Conference, Peoria, Il, January 30, 2020
Trumpet Sectional
David Wayne Snyder.
All-Illinois Junior Band, Chanpaign, IL, January 24, 2020