With Contributions by

Frank Abrahams    Michael L. Alexander    Kimberly Lansinger Ankney
Edward Asmus    Rafael Guerini Atolini    William Bauer
Elaine Bernstorf    Leonardo Borne    Pamela Burnard
Frederick Burrack    Paul Chapin    Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund
William Cirullo    Richard Colwell    Rachel E. Copeland
Baisheng Dai    Paul F. Doerksen    Cláudia Elisiane Ferreira dos Santos
David Edmund    Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund    Jan Edwards
George Engelhard, Jr.    José Carlos Godinho    Sandy Goldie
Christina Haaf    Dee Hansen    Jason Hawkins
Michele L. Henry    René Human    Ryan John
Sangmi Kang    Don Lebler    Kathleen A. Melago
Jennifer S. McDonel    M. David Miller    Tobias S. Monte
Glenn Nierman    Helena de Souza Nunes    Denese Odegaard
Douglas C. Orzolek    Kelly A. Parkes    Phillip Payne
John Peasant, Jr.    Jared R. Rawlings    Gary K. Ritcher
Maria Gleice Rodrigues    Maria Runfola    Shelley Sanderson
Edilson Schultz    Ronald G. Sherwin    Scott C. Shuler
Timothy W. Smith    Nathan St. Pierre    Stephanie Standerfer
Cynthia L. Wagoner    Dennis Ping-Cheng Wang    Jeffrey Ward
Brian C. Wesolowski    Stefanie A. Wind    Chia-Chieh Wu
Brian C. Wuttke    Hyesoo Yoo

The 5th International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education was hosted by the University of Florida, James Madison University, and The Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University. The symposium brought together 288 participants from 17 nations and six continents to learn of each other’s work, establish collaborations and professional networks, and shape new directions for research in this important area of music education in Williamsburg, Virginia, from February 18-21, 2015.

The four keynote addresses and 37 papers published in this volume document music assessment practice and the measurement and evaluation of music learning across the world in local, state, and national contexts at all levels. The attendees also attended special work sessions to discuss the key questions of the symposium, and their discussions are summarized in this collection. As music educators across the world come to terms with increased expectations for accountability of learning in music, the scholars and practitioners who have contributed to this volume provide insight to guide their work.

About the Editors
Timothy S. Brophy is Professor of Music Education and Director of Institutional Assessment at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Florida. Jeffrey Marlatt is Associate Professor of Music Education and Assistant Dean for Student Learning, Director of Music Education, and holds the Charlotte A. & Verne E. Collins Endowed Professorship at the Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia. Gary Ritcher is Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.