Diego Pinto

Diego Pinto is a 6th year Ph.D. Candidate in the music education program at Northwestern University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and a master’s degree in music education from Louisiana State University. Before his doctoral studies at Northwestern, Diego taught middle and high school vocal music for seven years in public schools in Louisiana. He has presented at various professional development and research conferences, including the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, the Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research, the National Association for Music Education Biennial Conference, the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting, the International Society for Music Education World Conference, and the American Choral Directors Association National Conference. His academic interests include music enculturation and perceptions of self in the musical context, world music pedagogy with a focus on the music of the African diaspora, and perceptual response to vocal ensemble movement..