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Ethan Hein is an adjunct professor of music at NYU and the New School. As a founding member of the NYU Music Experience Design Lab, Ethan has taken a leadership role in the development of online tools for music learning and expression, most notably the Groove Pizza. Together with Will Kuhn, he is the co-author of Electronic Music School: a Contemporary Approach to Teaching Musical Creativity, published by Oxford University Press. He maintains an influential blog.

Selected Publications

2023: Fortune, H. & Hein, E. 5 Pop Grooves for Orff Ensemble. F-flat Books.

2022: Hein, E. The politics is in the drums: Producing and composing in the music classroom. Journal of Popular Music Education, 6(3), 1-18.

2020: Hein, E. Chris Thile, Kendrick Lamar, and the problem of the white rap cover. Visions of Research in Music Education, 35(1).

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