PUBLICATIONS

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Allsup, R. E. (in press). The moral ends of band.
Theory into Practice.

Allsup, R. E. & Westerlund, H. (in press). Methods and situational ethics in music education.
Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education.

Allsup, R. E. (in press). Music education and human flourishing: a meditation on democratic origins.
British Journal of Music Education.

Allsup, R. E. (2011). Sequoias, mavericks, open doors . . . composing Joan Tower.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, 19 (1), 24-36.

Allsup, R. E. (2011). Classical music and popular musicians: strategies and perspectives.
Music Educators Journal, 97 (3), 30-34.

Allsup, R. E. (2010). On pluralism, inclusion, and musical citizenship.
Nordic Research in Music Education, Yearbook 12, 135-155.

Allsup, R. E. (2009). A conversation on the realities of music teaching: on the very pleasure of the unexpected and strange.
Visions of Research in Music Education, 14, 1-3.

Allsup, R. E. (2009). Rough play: music and symbolic violence in an age of perpetual war.
Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 8 (1), 35-53.

Allsup, R. E. & Benedict, C. (2008). The problems of band: an inquiry into the future of instrumental music education.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, 16 (2), 156-173.

Allsup, R. E. (2008). Creating an educational framework for popular music in public schools: anticipating the second-wave.
Visions of Research in Music Education, 12, 1-12.

Allsup, R. E. (2007). Extraordinary rendition: On politics, music, and circular meanings.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, 15 (2) 144-154.

Allsup, R. E. (2007). Democracy and one hundred years of music education.
Music Educators Journal, 93 (5) 52-57.

Allsup, R. E. (2006). Species counterpoint: Darwin and the evolution of forms.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, 14 (2), 159-174.

Allsup, R. E. (2005). Hard Times: Philosophy and the fundamentalist imagination.
Philosophy of Music Education Review,13 (2),139-142.

Allsup, R. E. (2005). The fifth element (or turning the dialectic on its head): A response to Estelle Jorgensen’s ‘Four philosophical models of relationship between theory and practice’.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, 13 (1), 104-107.

Allsup, R. E. & Baxter, M. (2004). Talking about music: Better questions? Better discussions!.
Music Educators Journal, 91 (2), 29-33.

Allsup, R. E. (2004). Imagining possibilities in a global world: Music, learning, and rapid change.
Music Education Research, 6 (2), 179-191.

Allsup, R. E. (2003). Praxis and the possible: Thoughts on the writings of Maxine Greene and Paulo Freire.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, 11 (2), 157-169.

Allsup, R. E. (2003). Transformational education and critical pedagogy: Examining the link between culture and learning.
Music Education Research, 5 (1), 5-12.

Allsup, R. E. (2003). Mutual learning and democratic action in instrumental music education.
Journal of Research in Music Education, 51 (1), 24-37.

Allsup, R. E. (2001). Music education as liberatory practice: Exploring the ideas of Milan Kundera.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, 9 (2), 3-10.

Allsup, R. E. (1997). Activating self-transformation through improvisation in music teaching.
Philosophy of Music Education Review, 5 (2), 80-85.

Allsup, R. E. (1997). From Herscher to Harlem: A subjective account.
Music Educators Journal, 83 (5), 33-36.


NON-REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Allsup, R. E., (in press). Music teacher preparation and curriculum in Finland.
School Music News

Allsup, R. E. (2005). The democratic band room: An alternative approach.
Bluegrass Music News, 57 (1), 22, 42-45.

Allsup, R. E., (2005). Stress and the music teacher: Preventing burnout.
Teaching Music, 12 (5), 50-54.


GUEST EDITOR

Finnish Journal of Music Education: Special Edition: Reconstructing Traditions,           
Volume 13, No. 2, Fall 2010.

Music Education Research: Special Edition: Music Education, Equity, and Social Justice,
Volume 9, No. 2, July 2007.


BOOK CHAPTERS

Allsup, R. E. (in press). The compositional turn in music education: from closed forms to open texts.
In M. Kaschub and J. Smith (Ed.s), Composing Our Future: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition.
Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press.

Allsup, R. E. & Shieh, E. (in press). Fostering independent musicians. Research Perspectives on the National Standards.
In S. Morrison (Ed.s).
Reston, VA: MENC.

Allsup, R. E. & Olson, N. (in press). New educational frameworks for popular music and informal learning: Anticipating the second-wave.
In S. Karlsen & L. Väkevä (Ed.s), Theorising the formal-informal nexus: A critical examination of future possibilities for music education practice and research.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars.

Allsup, R. E., Westerlund, H., Sheih, E., & Olson, N. (in press). Youth culture in secondary education.
In G. McPherson & G. Welch (Ed.s), The Oxford Handbook of Music Education.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Allsup, R. E. & Westerlund, H. (in press). The child, the music teacher, and the curriculum.
Tanglewood II: Summoning the Future of Music Education.           
Chicago: Gia Publishers.

Allsup, R. E. (2009). Philosophical perspectives in music education.
In H. Abeles & L. Custodero (Ed.s), Critical Issues in Music Education: Contemporary Theory and Practice.
New York & London: Oxford University Press.

Allsup, R. E. (2009). Choosing music literature.
In H. Abeles & L. Custodero (Ed.s), Critical Issues in Music Education: Contemporary Theory and Practice.
New York & London: Oxford University Press.

Allsup, R. E., Barnett, A. & Katz, E. (2006). Musical Heritage: Celebrating families through music.
In C. Frierson-Campbell (Ed.), Music in Urban Schools, Vol 2: Teachers, Leaders, Partnerships, Reform.
Reston, VA: MENC.

Allsup, R. E. (2004). Of concert bands and garage bands: Creating democracy through popular music.
In C. Rodriguez (Ed.), Bridging the Gap: Popular Music and Music Education.
Reston, VI: MENC, 204-223.


REVIEWS

Allsup, R. E. (2006). Book Review: Eric Prieto, “Listening In: Music, Mind, and the Modernist Narrative”
(Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2002) in Philosophy of Music Education Review, 14 (1), 93-97.

Allsup, R. E. (2004). Book Review: MacDonald, Hargreaves & Miell, “Musical Identities”
(New York: Oxford University Press, 2002) in Music Education Research, 6 (1), 129-133.

Allsup, R. E. (2001). Review of RIME Conference, April 3-7, 2001, University of Exeter, UK,
Music Education Research, 3 (2), 255-256.


REPRINTED ARTICLES

Allsup, R. E. (2003). From Herscher to Harlem: A subjective account. [Original1997].
Readings on Diversity, Inclusion, and Music for All, Reston, VA: MENC.


DISSERTATION

Allsup, R. E. (2002). Crossing over: Mutual learning and democratic action in instrumental music education.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY.


PRINT & MEDIA INTERVIEW

Fender Music Foundation (2011). How is Creativity Manifested?
https://thefendermusicfoundation.wordpress.com/tag/randall-allsup/

Peterson, A. (2010). Voyages of research: a conversation with Randall Allsup.
Contributions to Music Education, 37 (2), 105-111.

Randall, M. (2010). Pop goes to the classroom: The risks and rewards of teaching with popular music.
Teaching Music, 18, (1), 28-32.

WFUV Public Radio (October 28, 2010). Strike a Chord: Music Education.
https://www.wfuv.org/news/life-arts/101028/strike-chord-music-education