Philip Silvey is Associate Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the Eastman School of Music where he teaches the Treble Chorus, Choral Arranging, and other courses in music education. He has served as guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in numerous states and directed state honors choruses in Maryland, Virginia, New York and New Jersey. He held the position of president of the Maryland-DC chapter of the American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA) and the role of Repertoire and Resources Chair for SSAA Choirs for the New York state chapter of ACDA. He has presented interest sessions at the International Society for Music Education World Conference and at national, regional, and state ACDA and NAfME (National Association for Music Education) conferences in the United States. He has contributed to two textbook series, Experiencing Choral Music and Teaching Music through Performance in Choir, Volumes II and III. His scholarly writings have been published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Music Educators Journal, the Bulletin for the Council for Research in Music Education, Choral Journal, and the Arts and Learning Research Journal. His choral compositions and arrangements, published by Santa Barbara Music, Carl Fischer, Boosey & Hawkes, E. C. Schirmer Music, and Hal Leonard, have been performed by all-state and national honors choruses in the United States. Learn more at www.philipsilvey.com.