Publications:

Davis, V.W. (2021). The Price of Admission: Amateurism, Serious Leisure, and the Faculty
Band. In B. Powell & G. D. Smith (Eds.), Places and Purposes of Popular Music Education. Intellect Books (in press).

Davis, V.W., Weimer, A.A., & Salinas, D. (2020). The Effect of Composition on Bilingual
Language Comprehension, Aural Discrimination, and Spatial Reasoning: A Pilot Study
(Submitted for publication).

Powell, B., Hewitt, D., Smith, G.D., Olesko, B. & Davis, V.W. (2020). Curricular Change in
Collegiate Programs: Toward a More Inclusive Music Education. Visions of Research in
Music Education (in press).

Singletary, L., VanWeelden, K., & Davis, V. W. (2020). Musical Ideas Series, Viewpoints in
Secondary General Music, Article Three: Seeds of General Music in the Secondary Ensemble: Time to Branch Out! General Music Today, 33(2), 61–67. https://doi.org/10.1177/1048371319877888

Weimer, A. A., Davis, V. W., & Salinas, D. (2019). Traversing two worlds: Influences upon
career perspectives of Hispanic music majors. Texas Music Education Research (In press).

Davis, V. W., Singletary, L., & VanWeelden, K. (2019). Musical Ideas Series: Viewpoints in
Secondary General Music—Article Two: Power Trio: Three Ideas for Renewed Success With Classroom Ensembles. General Music Today, 33(1), 6–14.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1048371319839112

VanWeelden, K., Davis, V. W., & Singletary, L. (2019). Musical Ideas Series: Viewpoints in
Secondary General Music—Article One: No Fear, Just Fun! Meaningful, Memorable Musicking in Secondary General Music. General Music Today, 32(3), 13-19.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1048371319834921

Davis, V.W. (2018). Higher ed rocks: Don’t fret the small stuff. Journal of Popular Music
Education, 2(3), 283-288. doi:10.1386/jpme.2.3.283_1

Weimer, K. & Davis, V.W. (2018). The Rio Grande Valley New Horizons Band. Internal Dean’s grant, Funded.

Davis, V.W. & Weimer, A.A. (2017). BEAM (Bilingual Education through Arts and
Music): The Effect of an Arts Infusion Program on Bilingual Students’ Language
Comprehension, Aural Discrimination, and Spatial Reasoning Skills. Internal research
grant, Funded.

Davis, V. W. & Persellin, D. (2017). Harnessing the power of failure in your music
classroom: Grit, growth mindset, and greatness. Southwestern Musician, 85(7), 68-73.

Lopez-Estrada, V., Davis, V.W. & Reyes, M.E., (2017). Modern educational reforms in India
and the U.S. The International Journal of Learner Diversity and Identities 24(2), 1-10.

Davis, V.W. (2016). Error reflection: Embracing growth mindset in the music classroom.
General Music Today, 30(2), 11-17. http://gmt.sagepub.com/content/30/2/11.abstract

Johnson, D. C. & Davis, V. W. (2016). The effects of musical ensembles-in-residence on
elementary students’ auditory discrimination and spatial reasoning skills: A longitudinal
study. Visions of Research in Music Education, 28. Available at:
http://www.rider.edu/~vrme

Davis, V. W. (2015). “Rockin’ Around the Clock: An Exploratory Study of Music
Teachers’ Personal Listening Choices,” Research & Issues in Music Education: Vol. 12:
No. 1, Article 2. Available at: http://ir.stthomas.edu/rime/vol12/iss1/2

Davis, V.W. (2014). Your mentors are for life. Ala Breve, Oct/Nov, 47-48.
http://www.alabamamea.org/alabreve/October ’14.pdf

Davis, V.W. (2011). What middle school students need from their general music classes (and how we can help). General Music Today, 23(3), 17-22.

Davis, V.W. (2010). An exploratory study of secondary-school music pupils’ perspectives
regarding the student teachers in their classrooms. Journal of Music Teacher Education,
19(2), 73-88.

Davis, V.W. (2009). The meaning of music education to middle school general music students. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 179, 69-77.

Davis, V.W. (2008). Teaching keyboard percussion. The Instrumentalist, 63(2), 44-47.

Davis, V.W. (2007). Don’t stop advocacy at the classroom door: Planting the seeds with today’s students. General Music Today, 20(3), 7-10.

Davis, V.W. (2007). Kodaly in the college classroom: it’s not just for kids! The Encounter,
30(3). http://www.oake.org/ket/spr07pres.htm

Davis, V.W. (2006). Beginning music education students’ and student teachers’ opinions of
skills and behaviors important to successful music teaching. Contributions to Music
Education, 33(1), 27-40.

McCaslin, M., Bozack, A.R., Napoleon, L., Thomas, A., Vasquez, V., Wayman, V., & Zhang, J.
(2006). Self-regulated learning and classroom management: Theory, research, and
considerations for classroom practice. In C.M. Evertson & C.S. Weinstein (Eds.)
Handbook of classroom management: Research, practice, and contemporary issues.
Matwah, NJ: Lawrence Erbaum Associates.

Wayman, V.E. (2005). An exploratory investigation of three middle school general music
students’ beliefs about music education. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music
Education, 160, 26-37.