Jason D. Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music Education
University of Texas Rio Grand Valley
Bio
From conducting the Eastman Women’s Chorus to singing shape note at a goth bar, the performance experience of Jason D 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, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. His undergraduate courses have received Flexible Bilingual and Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy endorsements from UTRGV's Bilingual, Bicultural, and Biliterate (B3) Institute.
Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education and French, and a Master of Education from Emory & Henry College in Emory, VA. He earned a Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Texas San Antonio. Also, he recently completed his Ph.D. Music Education from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Jones also has OAKE-endorsed Kodály certification and certification in Eurhythmics from the American Eurythmics Society.
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He has experience teaching elementary general music, choir, and strings to children in urban and suburban areas in Virginia, Texas, and New York. He is a recipient of the SAISD Foundation Inspire award for his work with urban elementary school children, and he was recognized for his significant contributions to the SAISD elementary strings project.
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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.
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Jones currently lives in South Texas with his partner, Jose; his two dogs, Jolene and Dolly; and his cat, Cher.
Recent Publications
Duple and Triple Meter
Fall 2024
My co-author, Dr. Whitney Mayo, and I provide teachers with a unit of lessons focused on duple and triple meter. The chapter draws inspiration from Dalcroze, Kodály, and Music Learning Theory, but focuses on accessible and inclusive duple and triple meter activities for students with differences and disabilities.
Citation:
Jones, J.D., & Mayo, W. (2024). Duple and triple meter. In A.M Hammel & R.L. Yee (Eds.), Teaching music to students with differences and disabilities. ​Oxford University Press.
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Courses
The Music Teaching Profession
UTRGV (Current)
Elementary General Music Methods
UTRGV (current)
Reinhardt University (2020-2022)
Eastman School of Music (TA) (2018)
Music for Classroom Teachers
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Current)
Clinical Resident Supervisor and Coordinator
Reinhardt University (2020-2022)
Common Elements of Differentiation
Reinhardt University (2020-2022)
Secondary Choral Methods
Reinhardt University (2021)
Eastman School of Music (TA) (2019)
Foundations of Music Education
UTRGV (current)
Reinhardt University (2020-2022)
Clinical Resident Seminar
Reinhardt University (2020-2022)
Eastman School of Music (2017-2020)
Choral Literature
Reinhardt University
Eastman School of Music Treble Choir
Eastman School of Music 2019-2020
Classroom Instruments
Eastman School of Music Fall 2018
For more in-depth course descriptions, feel free to reach out.
