Margaret J. Flood, Ph.D. in Music Education

Biography

Dr. Flood is currently an assistant professor of music and the coordinator of music education at Florida Southern College, where she teaches various music education pedagogy and methods classes, foundations of education and music curriculum, leads the music education intern seminar, and is the supervisor and coordinator of all music education interns and field studies students. She is the chapter advisor of FSC Collegiate NAfME and founder and director of the FSC-Mozarteum University Collaborative Music Exchange abroad program in Innsbruck, Austria. Dr. Flood was a 2019 Theodore Presser Graduate Award Recipient and founder and director of the 2020 Frost Young Women Conductors’ Symposium online clinic and web series. In 2019, she was presented with a National Band Association Project Grant to also help fund this event. During her time at the Frost School, she performed clarinet with the Frost Wind Ensemble and studied conducting with Dr. Amanda Quist and Maestro Gerard Schwartz. Margaret is an active researcher, publishing in Teaching Music, The National Band Association Journal, The Florida Music Director, and has a chapter included in The Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership: the Nineteenth Century and Beyond, which is part of her larger research project documenting the lives of women band leadership of the Florida Bandmasters’ Association. She holds a doctorate from the University of Miami–Frost School of Music, where her dissertation used interactive discourse analysis to examine the code-switching tendencies of secondary band directors, which was partially funded through the Women Band Director International organization's Gladys Stone Wright Award. Prior to returning to her graduate studies, Margaret taught music for eleven years in Florida and New York. She is an avid instrumental music clinician, studio instructor, and adjudicator throughout the state of Florida. Margaret also holds degrees from Syracuse University (B.M. ’04) and The Florida State University (M.M.E ’07), as well as a Graduate Certificate of World Music from the FSU College of Music, where she was awarded the Ada Belle Winthrop-King Scholarship for studies in Portuguese language and culture, and for her dedication to research on Brazilian music. Her research focuses on documenting the lives of women conductors, conductor code-switching, clarinet pedagogy, and social projects for women musicians in Brazil. Margaret is an active presenter of research and practice, most recently presenting at the Internation Society for Research and Promotion of Wind Music, the International Society of Music Education Conference, the Society for Music Teacher Education, the International Center of Wind Music Research 2023 congress titled, Gender Relations in Wind Music: from Clichés to Diversity, the Florida Music Educators Association annual conference, the Desert Skies Symposium, and the National Association for Music Education bi-annual conference.

Education

• Ph.D. in Music Education, Frost School of Music–University of Miami
• M.M.E. The Florida State University
• B.M. in Music Education, Syracuse University
• Graduate Certificate of World Music, The Florida State University College of Music

Awards

• 2020 Gladys Stone Wright Award, Women Band Directors International
• 2019 Theodore Presser Foundation Graduate Music Award
• 2019 National Band Association Special Project Grant
• 2006 Ada Belle Winthrop-King Scholarship in Portuguese Studies
• Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors Fraternity

Publications

Flood, M. J. (2024). “It’s not about me!” The life and leadership of Cathi Leibinger. In L. Hamer and H. J. Minors (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership: the nineteenth century and beyond. Oxfordshire: Routledge.

Flood, M.J. (2024). Getting the most out of adjudicators comments at Music Performance Assessments through reflection. Teaching Music (31), 20–23.

Flood, M. J. (2021). Young women’s conducting symposium online: a summative report to the Theodore Presser Foundation and the National Band Association. National Band Association Journal, 61(2), 55–61.

Flood, M.J. (2023). Florida Teacher Certification Exams: Assessment tips for Florida pre-service music educators. Florida Music Director (77)3, 30-35.

Flood, M. J. (2022). Networking to create your professional community. Florida Music Director, (76)2, 31.

Flood, M. J. (2018). ‘Reed’ my lips: you can extend the life of your reeds. Florida Music Director, (71)7, 6–10.

Dissertation

Flood, M. J. (2021). Code-switching behaviors in a secondary band director (Publication No. 28861410) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Miami]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global Publishing.

Master’s Thesis

Flood, M. J. (2007). The power of creation through cultural education: Identity and musical agency within the educational and cultural project Didá [Master’s thesis, The Florida State University). The Florida State University Libraries. https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:273702/datastream/PDF/view

Research Presentations

Poster Presentations

Flood, M. J. (2024, September). Revealing the discourse of gender bias: A comparative analysis of college band director hiring announcements. Poster to be presented at the National Association for Music Education National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Flood, M. J. (2021, January). The lived experiences of Paula Thornton and her contributions to the Florida Bandmasters’ Association. Poster presented at the Florida Music Education Association State Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Flood, M. J. (2020, January). Using code-switching to navigate a gendered podium: a case study of a woman high school band director. Poster presented at the Florida Music Education Association State Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Flood, M. J. (2019, January). What makes her tick: an investigation into the life of Cathi Leibinger. Poster presented at the Florida Music Education Association State Conference, Tampa, Florida 

Flood, M. J. & Ryan, M. J. (2018, November). No teacher is an island: cooperation and collaboration among feeder schools. Poster presented at the National Association for Music Education In-service Conference, Dallas, Texas.

Research Paper Reading and Roundtable Sessions

Flood, M. J. (2024, July). Revealing the discourse of gender bias: A comparative analysis of college band director hiring announcements. Paper presented at the 27th International Conference of the IGEB, in Valencia, Spain. 

Flood, M. J. (2023, May). The manifestation of code-switching on a gendered podium. Paper presented at the International Center of Wind Music Research 2023 congress titled, Gender Relations in Wind Music: from Clichés to Diversity, in Oberschützen, Austria.

Flood, M. J. (2022, November). The lived experiences of Paula Thornton and her contributions to the Florida Bandmasters’ Association. Paper presented on a panel titled, Women Shattering Gender/ed Norms Within the United States Band Scene at the National Association for Music Education National Conference, National Harbor, Maryland.

Flood, M. J. (2022, November). Code-switching behaviors in secondary band directors. Paper presented at the National Association for Music Education National Conference, National Harbor, Maryland.

Flood, M. J. (2022, July). Code-switching behaviors in secondary band directors. Paper presented in a roundtable session at the International Society for Music Education World Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

Flood, M. J. (2021, September). Using code-switching to navigate a gendered podium: a case study of a woman high school band director. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Women’s Work in Music, virtual conference, Bangor University, Wales, United Kingdom.

Flood, M. J. (2021, June). Using code-switching to navigate a gendered podium: a case study of a woman high school band director. Paper presented at the Conducting Careers: Diverse Pathways to the Podium-A Symposium for Women Conductors, virtual conference, Girls Who Conduct.

Flood, M. J. (2021, February). Using code-switching to navigate a gendered podium: a case study of a woman high school band director. Paper was to be presented at the Desert Skies International Symposium on Research in Music Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. [Postponed due to COVID conflicts to the next conference.]

Flood, M. J. (2020, August). Using code-switching to navigate a gendered podium: a case study of a woman high school band director. Paper was to be presented at the International Society for Music Education World Conference, Helsinki, Finland. Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Flood, M. J. (2019, February). What makes her tick: an investigation into the life of Cathi Leibinger. Paper presented at the International Desert Skies Symposium, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

Conference Sessions and Clinics

Flood, M. J. & Placeres, M. A. (February, 2025).  A crash course in discourse: How to communicate and collaborate with administrators and other stakeholders. To be presented at Ohio Music Educators Association Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio.

Flood, M. J. & Placeres, M. A. (January, 2024). A crash course in discourse: How to communicate and collaborate with administrators and other stakeholders. Presented at the Florida Music Educators Association Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida.

Flood, M. J. (January, 2024). Various interactive reflective and goal-making activities with the Florida Intercollegiate All-State Band at the Florida Music Educators Association Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida.

Flood, M. J. et al. (2023, October). WTFlorida: Micro and macro challenges and implications of ever-changing policy. Presented at the Society for Music Teacher Education Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Flood, M. J. (2022, July). Going beyond the thematic: using grounded theory techniques to capture unheard voices. Workshop given at the International Society for Music Education World Conference, Brisbane, Australia. [Canceled due to illness.]

Decker, M., Flood, M. J., Foltz, L., Kizer, T., and Wilt, K. (2022, January). Two- and four-year panel: current challenges in collegiate music education. Panel presented at the Florida Music Education Association State Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Flood, M. J. & Jimenez, J. (2022, January). Fostering soft leadership skills to build school and community relationships. Clinic presented at the Florida Music Education Association State Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Johnston-Turner, C., Flood, M. J., Jolley, J., Shapiro, A., & Kesselman, L. (2021, January). Salon Chat. Session presented at UGA JanFest Webinar, Athens, Georgia.

Flood, M. J. & Jimenez, J. (2021, January). Budgeting without a budget: how to reallocate your resources and gain support for a successful year. Clinic presented at the Virtual Florida Music Education Association State Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Flood, M. J., Zdzinski, S. F., & Brittin, R. V. (2020, July 31). [Roundtable discussion]. ISME Commission on Research in Music Education 28th International Pre-Conference Seminar. Virtual seminar.

Flood, M. J. (2020, August). Going beyond the thematic: using grounded theory techniques to capture unheard voices. Workshop at the International Society for Music Education World Conference, Helsinki, Finland. Canceled due to COVID-19.

Flood, M. J. & Jimenez, J. (2020, January). A picture of collaboration: steps to building a better student internship experience. Clinic presented at the Florida Music Education Association State Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Flood, M. J. (2019, March). What makes her tick: an investigation into the life of Cathi Leibinger.  Panel session and paper reading at the International Women and/in Music Leadership Conference, London, England.

Flood, M. J. & Ryan, M. J. (2019, January). No teacher is an island: cooperation and collaboration among feeder schools. Clinic presented at the Florida Music Education Association State Conference, Tampa, Florida.