Dr. David Rickels is an Assistant Professor and Director of Music Education the Department of Music. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Education from Arizona State University. He has previously taught in a wide range of settings from kindergarten through college, including general music, beginning band, marching bands, concert bands, jazz bands, music theory, and music education courses. Dr. Rickels also has an extensive and varied background of 15 years in the marching arts as a performer, instructor, designer, and adjudicator. As a conductor, Dr. Rickels has performed with the Mesa Community College Day Band and the Arizona State University Concert Band in addition to his high school ensembles. His interests as a researcher have centered on music teacher recruitment and issues surrounding competitive processes for bands.
Articles (Peer Reviewed)
Influences on career choice among music education audition candidates: a pilot study (with Kimberly H. Councill, William E. Frederickson, Michelle Hairston, Ann M. Porter, and Margaret Schmidt), Journal of Research in Music Education (2010)
The purpose of this pilot study was to survey prospective undergraduate music education majors to...
A Comparison of Variables in Arizona Marching Band Festival Results, Journal of Band Research (2008)
This study investigated the relationships between scores at high school marching band festivals during the...
Other Articles
Old Wine in New (Technological!) Bottles, Arizona Music News (2008)
Music teachers are often overwhelmed by the amount of technology available in the schools today....
Encountering Technology in the Music Classroom, Arizona Music News (2007)
This article presents several strategies for music teachers who are struggling with the assimilation of...
Presentations
A Demographic Study of Music Education Professors in the United States (Poster Session) (with Wesley D. Brewer), Society for Music Teacher Education (2009)
The purpose of this study was to construct a demographic and workload profile of the...
Lillian Williams Linsey: A Legacy of Leadership (Poster Session), ArtsWork Arts Education Graduate Student Research Symposium (2008)
Perceptions of a career choice in music education: The voice of the high school student (Poster Session), Society for Music Teacher Education (2007)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine influences on high school music students’...
Other
A Multivariate Analysis of Nonperformance Variables as Predictors of Marching Band Contest Results (Dissertation) (2009)
The purpose of this study was to examine a set of nonperformance variables pertaining to...