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Sarah Minette, PhD (BME, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, MAME, University of St. Thomas, and PhD, Arizona State University) is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at California State University-Stanislaus. Prior to coming to California she taught public school in Minnesota and served as adjunct faculty at the University of St. Thomas. Dr. Minette’s public school teaching career includes teaching middle school band, jazz band, marching band, high school guitar, piano, and sound production. In 2018, Dr. Minette was awarded a Music Education Innovator grant from the Give a Note Foundation for her work at South High that focuses on providing as many music making opportunities for students as possible.
Dr. Minette’s research interests include gender and sexuality in music education, access and equity in music education, and secondary general music education. She has published articles in the journal for Qualitative Research in Music Education and Journal of Popular Music Education. Additionally, Dr. Minette has co-authored chapters in Narratives and Reflections in Music Education:Listening to Voices Seldom Heard and Women's Bands in America: Performing Music and Gender.
Dr. Minette has presented her research at local and national venues, including the National Association for Music Education Research Conference, the Feminist Theory and Music Conference, LGBTQ Studies and Music Education Symposium, the MayDay Colloquium, the International Conference on Narrative Inquiry, the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium, and the New Directions Conference. Currently, Dr. Minette serves as a co-facilitator for the Cultural Diversity and Social Justice ASPA for the Society for Music Teacher Education. Dr. Minette served as president-elect and secondary general music chair for the Minnesota Music Educators Association and served as the equity chair for the Minnesota Band Directors Association. Additionally, Dr. Minette is in demand as a guest presenter to undergraduate music education classes as well as graduate classes to share her teaching experiences as well as her research.