Research Discipline/Bio
Dillon Beede currently serves as Director of Choirs at Wilson College and Artistic Director of the Harrisburg Gay Men's Chorus. He earned a BM from Hastings College and an MM in Voice Performance and Vocal Pedagogy at Westminster Choir College. While at Westminster, Dillon performed with the Westminster Symphonic Choir and studied voice with the late Julian Rodescu and Dr. Christopher Arneson. His graduate voice research studied the effects of musical exercises in combination with Stemple’s vocal function exercises for voice feminization.
His current research focuses on the intersections of pedagogy, policy, and identity in trans and gender-expansive choral spaces. He has presented his research at the Pennsylvania Music Education Association Conference, College Music Society Northeast Chapter Conference, the 5th Symposium for LGBTQ Studies & Music Education, and at the 9th Social Impact of Music Making Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Educational Background
Master of Education, Music and Music Education, Teachers College, 2024
Master of Music, Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 2014
Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance, Hastings College, 2011
Honors/Awards
Dr. Beate A. Schiwek Memorial Prize, Research Stipend, Wilson College
Florence K Gelfen Scholarship, Teachers College
RM Burrows Memorial Scholarship, Teachers College
Last Updated: Sep 30, 2024