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B.M.E., Music Education Secondary Choral Emphasis, Northwestern University
M.Mus., Choral Conducting, University of Washington
Ph.D., Teaching and Learning, Music Education, Georgia State University

Andrew Schmidt is an Assistant Professor of Music at Â鶹ɫÇéƬ University. Originally from rural Illinois, he began his musical journey as an oboist and pianist, earning state honors and performing in top regional and statewide ensembles. He transitioned to singing during his undergraduate studies, where he developed a lasting passion for vocal music education. Prof. Schmidt’s commitment to personal transformation through singing and vocal pedagogy has led to academic appointments in individual and group voice instruction, choral studies, and musical theater. These teaching experiences also shape his research, which explores multivocality—the embodied intersection of techniques and meanings that enables individuals to vocalize across genres and styles—as a framework for reimagining vocal music education. He has presented his work at conferences across state, regional, national, and international levels. His publications appear in The International Journal of Research in Choral Music, Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, and The Choral Journal.

Honors and Awards:

• Brain and Behaviors Fellow, Georgia State University, 2021-2024
• Graduate Assistantship, Georgia State University, 2021-2024
• Redner Memorial Teaching Award, University of Washington, 2009
• Foreign Language Area Studies Award (Estonian), Washington State University, 2008
• U.S. Student Fulbright Award (Estonian), Northwestern University, 2005

Publications:

• Schmidt, A. P. (2025). Investigating multivocality through Basil Bernstein’s ontology and epistemology of pedagogy. Action Criticism and Theory in Music Education.
• Schmidt, A. P. (2024). Validating and piloting a choral questionnaire: The use of culture bearers and pedagogical implications of singing in non-western classical timbres. International Journal of Research in Choral Singing, 12, 88-110.
• Schmidt, A. P. (2024). Choral vibrato: The hundred years war. Choral Journal, 64, 20-30.
• Schmidt, A. P. (2022). Singing scientifically: A content analysis of Choral Journal and science based discussion of the voice. International Journal of Research in Choral Singing, 10, 163-180.

Highlighted Presentations:

• Schmidt, A. P. (2025). Teaching powerful knowledge: Estill-inspired teaching in a community choir. Presented at the Estill World Voice Symposium, Chicago IL.
• Schmidt, A. P. (2024). Collaborating with culture bearers and pedagogical implications of singing in multiple timbres. Presented at the NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta GA.
• Schmidt, A. P. (2024). All voices are beautiful. Presented at the South Carolina Music Educators Annual Conference, Columbia SC.
• Schmidt, A. P. (2023). Research proposal on the effects of a motor-based vocal pedagogy on the development of executive function in an adult community chorus. Presented at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt Germany.

Courses Taught:

• MUS 134 – University Singers
• MUS 164 – University Chorale
• COR 103 – Music & Culture