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Phillip Hash

Professor of Music Education
School of Music
Office
Centennial East - CE 31
Office Hours
By appointment
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Biography

Phillip Hash is a Professor of Music Education at Illinois State University in Normal. He holds an Ed.D. in music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a M.M in wind conducting from Northwestern University, and a B.M. in music education from Millikin University. He has held positions on the editorial committees of the Journal of Research in Music Education and the Journal of Music Therapy, and currently serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education and the Journal of Band Research. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Dr. Hash has published numerous research and practitioner articles on music education history, instrumental music pedagogy, mentoring student teachers, and music teacher evaluation, as well as arrangements for band, strings, and small ensembles.

Dr. Hash taught music education at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 2004–2017. From 1989–2004, he taught elementary, middle school, and high school bands in the Chicago area, and from 1994–2004, served as choir director at the Christian Reformed Church of Western Springs, Illinois. He has received the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association on two occasions, as well as the Outstanding Chicagoland Music Educator Award and an honorary membership in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. Dr. Hash is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the Illinois Music Education Association, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters’ Fraternity, and the National Band Association.

Current Courses

274.001Elem/MS Teaching Methods: Band, Choir, Strings

285.007Honors Undergraduate Research I

287.008Independent Study

187.002Lab Ensemble

187.004Lab Ensemble

230.001Seminar for Pre-Student Teachers

Teaching Interests & Areas

Instrumental Methods
Student Teaching
Research

Research Interests & Areas

Music Education History
Measurement and Assessment
Instrumental Music

EDD

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

MM

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

BM

Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois

Distinguished Service Award

History Special Research Interest Group (National Association for Music Education)
2022

Outstanding University Researcher

Illinois State University
2022

College Teaching Award Nominee

Illinois State University
2020

Book Review

Hash, P. Music teacher as music producer: How to turn your classroom into a center for musical creativities: A review essay. International Journal of Arts and Education 23.r3 (2022)

Book, Authored

Miksza, P., Shaw, J., Kapalka, L., Hash, P., & Hodges, D. Music Education Research: An Introduction. Oxford University Press (2023)

Book, Chapter

Hash, P. A Historical Perspective on Music as a School Subject. Milestones in Music Education. Routledge (2023)
(a) Student bands; (b) Community, professional, and military bands [two separate chapters], in Midwest band & orchestra clinic: 1996–2021. Midwest Clinic. In preparation.
Hash, P. A Historical Overview of Music Teacher Education in the United States. Conway, Colleen; Pellegrino, Kristen; Stanley, Ann Marie; West, Chad (EDs), The Oxford Handbook of Preservice Music Teacher Education in the United States. Oxford University Press (2019): 43-66.

Journal Article

Hash, P., & Whitman, S. Text readability of introductory band and strings method books. Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education 58-59 (2023): 52-63.
Hash, P. M. (2023). Joseph E. Maddy’s Instrumental Music Lessons via Radio. Journal of Research in Music Education, 71(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/00224294231164776
Hash, P. M. (2023. School band enrollment in Illinois during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023). Journal of Band Research.
Hash, P. M. (2022). Student retention in school bands and orchestras: A literature review. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 40(3), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/87551233211042585
Hash, P. Reliability and construct validity of the edTPA for music education. Journal of Music Teacher Education 30.3 (2021)

Magazine/Trade Publication

Hash, P. Two poems from Illinois country schools. Illinois Heritage/Illinois State Historical Society 23.1 (2020): p. 13.

Presentations

Frameworks for mentoring student teachers in the music classroom. Illinois Music Education Conference. Illinois Music Education Association. (2023)
Historical perspectives on popular music in PK–12 schools of the United States. Symposium on the History of Music Education. NAfME History SRIG. (2023)
Historical perspectives on popular music in PK–12 schools of the United States. Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference. Ohio Music Education Association. (2023)
Musical solutions for small concert bands. Illinois Music Education Conference. Illinois Music Education Association. (2023)
Publishing Historical Research. Symposium on the History of Music Education. NAfME History SRIG. (2023)
Wait! don't go!: Improving retention in school bands and orchestras. Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference. Ohio Music Education Association. (2023)
Developing a Publication Record in Music Education. Music Research and Teacher Education Conference. National Association for Music Education. (2022)
Joseph Maddy’s instrumental music lessons via radio. Music Research and Teacher Education Conference. National Association for Music Education. (2022)
Selecting Repertoire for School Bands. ILMEA District 3 Festival. Illinois Music Education Association District 3. (2022)
Text readability of introductory band and strings method books. Music Research and Teacher Education Conference. National Association for Music Education. (2022)

Grants & Contracts

Illinois State University Research Grant. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. Illinois State University. (2022)