Joshua A. Russell
Assistant Professor of Music Education
jorussell@hartford.edu
860-768-4127
Dr. Joshua A. Russell is Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education and string pedagogy and is the director of the Hartt String Project. Dr. Russell received a Bachelor of Arts degree (Music Composition) and a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Music Education) from Shepherd University where he was a McMurran Scholar, a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in music from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to his arrival at the University of Hartford, he taught at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, The University of Colorado, instrumental music (orchestra and guitar), and general music (grades 4-12) in northern Virginia and Colorado, conducted several youth symphonies (Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra, Loudoun County Public School Orchestra, Berkeley County Beginner and Advanced Orchestras), and was the founding director of the Loudoun County String Orchestra and after-school program.
Dr. Russell's research interests include education policy, teacher education, string education, and psycho-social/cognitive development in musical learning and teaching. In addition to serving on the editorial review boards of the Music Educators Journal and Advances in Music Education Research, his own publication record includes articles published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Music Education Research, the Music Educators Journal, Contributions to Music Education, the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, Journal of String Research, The Southern Music Education Journal, Segue (Arkansas Music Educators Journal), Vibrations (Colorado ASTA Journal), and a chapter in Diverse Methodologies in the Study of Music Teaching and Learning. He has presented papers at several conferences including The 6th Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education in Limerick, the American Education Research Association conference, the American String Teachers Association National Conference, the College Music Society national conference, MENC Biennial National Conference, and the Desert Skies Music Education.
Dr. Russell remains active as a conductor, adjudicator, clinician, and guest speaker and holds memberships in the National Association for Music Education (MENC), the College Music Society, the American String Teachers Association, and the American Educational Research Association. Recently, Dr. Russell has performed as a bass player in the North Arkansas Symphony, the Civic Symphony of Benton County, and as principal bassist of the Arkansas Philharmonic during its inaugural season.