1st Edition

Music Education through the Lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis and Crossroads

Edited By Clint Randles Copyright 2026
164 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

164 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A compelling exploration of how music education adapted during COVID-19, Music Education through the Lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Crisis and Crossroads reveals the challenges, innovations, and lasting shifts that are shaping the future of teaching and learning music. Music Education through the Lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Crisis and Crossroads offers a comprehensive look at how music... Read more

Prologue

  1. Change?: We Changed Over Night
    Clint Randles, Dawn Mitchell-White, Sara Cino, and Danxu Ma

  2. More Music for More People: Pedagogical Perspectives
    Yiling Li, Emily Langerholc, and Clint Randles

  3. Send Me Your Tracks: The Rise of Recording Arts
    Shane Colquhoun, Clint Randles, Tosh Sargeant, Sara Cino, Butch Thomas, Nancy Karunakuran, and Erin Tighe

  4. Wash Your Hands: General Music
    Sean Biernes, Yangqian Hu, and Clint Randles

  5. Wear Your Mask: Band, Choir, and Orchestra
    Brian Panetta, Morgan Jolley, Charles Edwin Patterson III, Lauren Yacht, Nancy Karunakuran, and Tiao Xie

  6. Turn on Your Microphone: Higher Education
    Clint Randles, Amber Alderman, Darbi Lamrani, Dawn Mitchell-White, Devon Porter, Tosh Sargeant, Xingyan Liu, and Tiao Xie

  7. Change Your Camera Angle: Private Studios
    Jazmin Ghent, Asher Carlson, Zheng Wang, and Tiao Xie

  8. Morphing into a New Normal: Music-Making in the Community
    Victor Fung, Danxu Ma, Adrian Iordache, and Cancan Cui

  9. Administration: Unfreezing to Move Forward
    Chris Burns and Clint Randles

  10. Conclusion, Implications, and Future Directions
    Clint Randles and Tiao Xie

 

Biography

Clint Randles is Professor of Music Education and Director of Contemporary Commercial Ensembles at the University of South Florida, where he teaches courses at the intersection of contemporary musicianship, creativity, and popular music. His work centers on the development of innovative curricular practice and training the next generation of practicing songwriters. He enjoys performing on guitar and singing as a part of his role as Director of Contemporary Worship at a church in Tampa. He is an award-winning composer of music for film, animation, and musical theater and author of Growing Songwriting.