Krystal Rickard McCoy is a Professor of Music Education at Southern Utah University in the online master's program, where she teaches research studies and advises graduate capstones. She holds degrees from Boston University (D.M.A.), Westminster Choir College (M.M. in Choral Conducting), and Bucknell University (B.M.). Additionally she has served as Director of Choral Activities at Southern Utah University and the College of Southern Maryland teaching choral methods, literature, and conducting. She serves as an adjudicator and clinician working with all levels of singing ensembles from early childhood to older adults. She is a primary contributing author to the GIA publication Q & A for MLT: Choral Music Perspectives on Music Learning Theory and is a proud member of the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML) teaching faculty.