OMEA 2002 Conference:

Robert A. Duke
Keynote Speaker

Robert Duke is University Distinguished Teaching Professor and E. William Doty Professor of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches music and educational psychology. Widely published in music education, he has directed national research efforts under the sponsorship of such organizations as the National Piano Foundation and the International Suzuki Institute. His work has been presented at national and international conferences in the fields of music education, music therapy, and music psychology, and appears in major research journals and texts. Dr. Duke serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research in Music Education, the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, and Psychomusicology, and is editor of Texas Music Education Research. A former studio musician and public school music teacher, he has worked closely with children at-risk, both in the public schools and through the juvenile court system, and he remains an active clinician and researcher in music learning, systematic observation and evaluation, and behavior management, presenting lectures and teaching demonstrations throughout the United States.