Faculty Profile for Dr. Alec D Scherer

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Dr. Alec D Scherer
Assistant Professor — School of Music
MUS 101
phone: (512) 245-2194
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Alec D. Scherer (BM, Lawrence University; MM, Boise State University; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia) is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Texas State University. At TXST, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses for music studies (education) majors, serves as Music Education Graduate Coordinator, and advises student organization chapters of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Collegiate Texas Music Educators Association. Dr. Scherer has presented music education research at state, national, and international venues. Recent presentations have included the Music Research & Teacher Education NAfME Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA (2024); the International Society for Music Education Conference, Helsinki, Finland (2024); the Symposium on Music Teacher Education, Salt Lake City, UT (2023); the International Music Perception and Cognition Conference, Tokyo, Japan (2023); and the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention, San Antonio, TX (2023). He is published in the International Journal of Research in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, the Journal of Music Teacher Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Research Perspectives in Music Education, and the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education. Dr. Scherer currently serves as a member of the editorial board for Contributions to Music Education, as co-facilitator of the Program Admission Assessment and Alignment Area for Strategic Planning and Action (ASPA) within the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE), and as a member of the research committee of the Texas Music Educators Association. His research interests include democratic music education, instrumental rehearsal techniques, conducting, music perception, and preservice music teacher preparation.

Teaching Interests

 Music Education Research
Music Teacher Preparation
Brass Pedagogy
Instrumental Conducting

Research Interests

 Democratic Education
Democratic Music Education
Preservice Music Teacher Preparation
Conducting
Instrumental Rehearsal Techniques
Music Perception

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Scherer, A. D. (2022). Collegiate Musicians’ Experiences with Democratic Rehearsal Procedures. International Journal of Music Education. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/0255761422110847
  • Regier, B. J., Scherer, A. D., Silvey, B. A., & Baughman, M. (2022). Undergraduate choral conducting: Examining students’ practice behaviors and instructors’ pedagogy. Journal of Music Teacher Education. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/2F10570837221076382
  • Scherer, A. D. (2021). High school band directors’ perceptions and applications of democratic rehearsal procedures in concert band rehearsals. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.
  • Cumberledge, J., Silvey, B., Scherer, A. D., & Boyer, J. (2021). Effects of pre-conducting and conducting behaviors on collegiate musicians’ evaluations of conductor competence. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, (228), 25–39.
  • Silvey, B. A., Springer, D. G., Noon, C. M., Baumgartner, C. M., Scherer, A. D., & Montemayor, M. (2020). Band directors’ perceptions of instrumental conducting curricula. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 30(1), 65–78. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057083720933218

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Pi Kappa Lambda, Gamma Gamma Chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda. May 2020 - Present
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award of Excellence for Service, School of Music Nominee. December 2024 - February 2025

Selected Grants

  • Scherer, Alec D. Choir Directors’ Perceptions and Applications of Democratic Rehearsal Procedures, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $4051. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: January 2023 - Present). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Facilitator
Society for Music Teacher Educators/Areas for Strategic Planning and Action (ASPA)/Program Admission, Assessment, and Alignment
November 2023-Present
Member
TMEA Research Committee
October 2022-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Contributions to Music Education
September 2024-September 2028
Member
School of Music/Planning Committee
September 2024-Present
Member
College of Education/Teacher Education Council
August 2024-Present