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David Snyder

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

MUS 104.001 Group Instruction In Brass

MUS 162.001 Introduction To Instrumental Instruction

MUS 498.001 Professional Practice In Music Education

MUS 473.001 Psychology Of Music Learning

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

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
4th horn with PSO
David Wayne Snyder
February 17 2024 - February 17 2024

Presentations

Junior Honor Band. Junior Honor Band. ISU. (2024)
Recruiting beginners. ISU Summer Directors Workshop. ISU Music. (2024)
Horn Section Helps. Illinois Music Education Conference. Illinois Music Educators Association. (2023)
Horn Section Helps. Illinois Music Educators Conference. ILMEA. (2023)
Preparing for Success: Fixing Your Classroom Management. Illinois Music Educators Conference. ILMEA. (2022)
Teaching Everyone: Common Instrumental Problems and their Solutions. Illinois Music Educators Conference. ILMEA. (2022)
“If I could make a suggestion”: Advice for your band from experienced educators”. Illinois Music Educators State Conference. Illinois Music Educators Association. (2021)
Designing Rubrics for Standards-Based Grading. Illinois Music Educators Association Conference. ILMEA. (2020)
Trumpet Sectional. All-Illinois Junior Band. AIJB. (2020)