Portrait of Dr. Alec D Scherer

Dr. Alec D Scherer

  • Assistant Professor at School of Music, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Scholarly and Creative Works

2025

  • Scherer, A. D., Belfast, M., Harrington, A., & Springer, D. G. (2025). Music education faculty members’ perceptions of admissions and selection criteria for doctoral music education programs. Journal of Music Teacher Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/10570837251339154
  • Regier, B. J., Baughman, M., Scherer, A. D., & Silvey, B. A. (2025). Undergraduate music students’ self-reports of conducting anxiety in introductory conducting courses. Journal of Research in Music Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/00224294251319502

2024

  • Guest Clinician, Ripon Area School District. Guest Clinician. December 2024 - December 18, 2024.

2023

  • Brass Pedagogy Specialist, McCormick Middle School. Guest Clinican. September 2023 - December 2023.
  • Brass Teaching Specialist, Ripon Middle and High School. Guest Clinician. October 2023.
  • Scherer, A. D., & Regier, B. J. (2023). Opportunities for creativity in beginning band method books. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 42(1), 43–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/87551233221128532
  • Scherer, A. D. (2023). Collegiate musicians’ experiences with democratic rehearsal procedures. International Journal of Music Education, 41(3), 371–382. https://doi.org/10.1177/02557614221108472
  • McCormick Middle School UIL Preparation and Brass Pedagogy. Guest Clinician. February 2023.

2022

  • 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, 31(3), 66–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/10570837221076382
  • Scherer, A. D., & Silvey, B. A. (2022). Effects of score study on undergraduate chamber musicians’ performance ratings and rehearsal attitudes. Research Perspectives in Music Education, 22, 19–30.

2021

  • 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, 39(3), 47–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755123321989299
  • Cumberledge, J. P., Silvey, B. A., Scherer, A. D., & Boyer, J. R. (2021). Effects of preconducting and conducting behaviors on collegiate musicians’ evaluations of conductor competence. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, (228), 25–39. https://doi.org/10.5406/bulcouresmusedu.228.0025

2020

  • Regier, B. J., Scherer, A. D., & Silvey, B. A. (2020). An examination of undergraduate conductor practice behavior. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 29(3), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057083719890288
  • 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

2018

  • Wacker, A. T., Scherer, A. D., Hampton, R., & Regier, B. J. (2018). Programming trends of the Missouri music educators association conference (2009-2018). Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, (55), 43–59.