Motherhood in the Music Education Academy

Motherhood profoundly affects the experiences of female-identifying parents within the academic sphere. Featuring contributions from twenty-nine authors in music education who are mothers, Motherhood in the Music Education Academy offers new insights into a diverse array of topics and issues from gender equity to care in education. Particular highlights of the book are the distinctive "moments to pause" sections including photos, quotes, brief reflections, and stories from the authors and their children.

Kate Fitzpatrick-Harnish is Associate Professor of Music and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include arts education equity, urban music education, culturally responsive pedagogy, gender and motherhood in the academy, and mixed methods research. She is the author of Urban Music Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers. Fitzpatrick is the former director of instrumental music at Northland High School in Columbus, Ohio, where she directed the district's largest band and orchestra program. She is the proud mom of two wonderful children, Carmen (13) and Noelle (11), both born while she was on the tenure track.
Bridget Sweet is Professor of Music Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond and Thinking Outside the Voice Box: Adolescent Voice Change in Music Education. Her research interests include middle level
choral music education, [assigned at birth] female and male adolescent voice change, musician health and wellness, intersections of LGBTQ+ topics and the music classroom, as well as intersections of motherhood and academia. She is a Licensed Body Mapping Educator through the Association for Body Mapping Education. Both of her children, Luke (12) and Evelyn (10), were born while she was en route to tenure as an Assistant Professor.