David G. Hebert
David G. Hebert | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Known for | Sociomusicology, wind bands in Japan, music competitions, pluralism in music education, nationalism in music, historical ethnomusicology, popular music pedagogy, online music education |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Music education, ethnomusicology, comparative education, East Asian studies, sociomusicology, cultural policy |
| Institutions | Grieg Academy, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences |
| Thesis | Music Competition, Cooperation, and Community: An Ethnography of a Japanese School Band (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Patricia Shehan Campbell |
| Other academic advisors | David Boersema, Charles Keil |
| Doctoral students | Ari Poutiainen |
| Website | Sociomusicology |
David G. Hebert (/ɛˈbɛər/; born 1972) is a musicologist and comparative educationist. He is a Professor of Music at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Bergen, Norway), where he leads the Grieg Academy Music Education (GAME) research group. He has contributed to the fields of music education, ethnomusicology, sociomusicology, comparative education, and East Asian Studies. Since 2018, he has been the manager of the Nordic Network for Music Education, a multinational state-funded organization that sponsors intensive Master courses and exchange of university music lecturers and students across Northern Europe. He is also a visiting professor in Sweden with the Malmo Academy of Music at Lund University and an honorary professor with the Education University of Hong Kong. He has previously been sponsored by East Asian governments as a visiting research scholar with Nichibunken in Kyoto, Japan, and the Central Conservatory of Music, in Beijing, China. He also serves in various leadership roles with the International Society for Music Education.