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Dr. Tina Beveridge is Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education and Director of Undergraduate Music Education at the Dewberry School of Music of George Mason Â鶹¹ú²ú.ÌýAlthoughÌýthe majority of her teaching experienceÌýhas beenÌýall ages and levels of choral music,Ìýin her K-12 career she hasÌýalso taughtÌýmiddle and high schoolÌýband and elementary general music. Her diverse teaching experience includes jazz, pop, and world music pedagogy, as well as other progressive pedagogies such as general music in the secondary school. At Mason, Dr. Beveridge teaches undergraduate methods classes in choral and general music, graduate seminars, and coordinates theÌýlab ensemble and student teacher internships.ÌýIn addition, Dr. Beveridge is the faculty advisor for Mason’s collegiate NAfME chapter and the student run a cappella groupÌýMason Some Noise.

Her early experiences working in the urban settings of Seattle and Chicago directed her philosophy and research in educational policy issues, which she has published in journals such asÌýMusic Educators Journal,ÌýArts Education Policy Review and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.ÌýShe has presented research on issues of access and equity in music education at state and national level conference, andÌýin 2025Ìýwill take over as chairÌýof the Social Sciences special research interest group (SRIG) for theÌýSociety for Research in Music Education (SRME) branch of NAfME. Dr. Beveridge is an active clinician, adjudicator, and performer in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

She is also an active member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)Ìýand sits on the advisory and review boards ofÌýTeaching MusicÌýMagazine andÌýArts Education Policy Review.

Degrees:

PhD in Music Education from the Frost School of Music at the Â鶹¹ú²ú of MiamiÌý2022
MM in Music Education from Northwestern Â鶹¹ú²ú, 2009
BA with a concentration in Music Education from Seattle Pacific Â鶹¹ú²ú, 2002