Jason D. Jones, Ph.D.

From conducting the Eastman Women’s Chorus to singing shape note at a goth bar, the performance experience of Jason Jones, Ph.D., is as varied as his teaching and research interests. Jones, a native of Appalachia, is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in Brownsville, TX, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, supervises student teachers, and serves as the liaison to the College of Education. His undergraduate courses have received endorsements for Flexible Bilingual and Contextualized Sociolinguistic Pedagogy from UTRGV's Bilingual, Bicultural, and Biliterate (B3) Institute. 

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Jones is an active member of the music education profession. He is the President-Elect of the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association (ECMMA) and on the executive board of the Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods. He is also the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) College Division Chair for Region 28. 

 

Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education and French, and a Master of Education from Emory & Henry University in Emory, VA. He earned a Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio and Ph.D. Music Education from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where he earned the Shetler Prize. Additionally, Jones also holds certifications in Kodály and Eurhythmics. ​

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His research interests include the Dalcroze approach, differentiated instruction and UDL in elementary music, translanguage pedagogy, and movement for musicians with mobility differences. In addition to presenting at conferences, his scholarly work can be found in the International Journal of Music in Early Childhood, the Journal of General Music Education, The Orff Echo, Aflred Publications, and Oxford University Press. 

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Jones currently lives in South Texas with his partner, Jose; his two dogs, Jolene and Dolly; and his cat, Cher.