Robin Giebelhausen

Robin Giebelhausen is an assistant professor of music education at the University of New Mexico, where she teaches foundations and methods courses in elementary and secondary general music. She has completed levels training in Orff-Schulwerk and has studied Kodály and Music Learning Theory.

Dr. Giebelhausen was a PK-8 general music and choir teacher for nine years. She has taught music education courses at the University of New Mexico since 2013. Each spring, she teaches Secondary School Music, where music majors learn vernacular music facilitation, creativity pedagogy, and her ukulele practices for teachers and students. The capstone concert for this course features juniors and seniors in music education as they learn how to both perform and produce vernacular music concerts.

Dr. Giebelhausen has research interests that include secondary general music, music technology, gender issues in music, and music composition pedagogy. She maintains an active video blog through her YouTube channel covering topics related to music, education, and various other interests. She has presented at conferences across the nation and has publications in various journals. More information can be found at soundeducators.org.