Molly Weaver
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Music Education
Molly Weaver, Associate Professor of Music at West Virginia University and Coordinator of the Music Education Area, joined the WVU faculty in 1993 following a successful career as a music educator and arts administrator in the Beachwood (OH) City Schools. She earned Ph.D. and M.M. degrees in Music Education from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree in Music Education from the Pennsylvania State University.
At WVU, Dr. Weaver’s teaching responsibilities include instrumental music methods, secondary brass and woodwind performance and pedagogy, music education foundations, and music education research methods. Her research interests and publications include assessment of music teaching and learning, aural musicianship, issues in the social psychology of music education, and applications of technology in music education. Currently she is developing comprehensive materials appropriate for teacher training in secondary winds/percussion performance and pedagogy.
The WVU College of Creative Arts has recognized Dr. Weaver’s teaching, research, and service with awards for excellence in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, and 2005. She has served at the state level on the West Virginia Music Educators Association Executive Board and at the national level on the Journal of Music Teacher Education Editorial Committee. Currently she serves on the Editorial Board of the Music Educators Journal and is the coordinator of the Preparing Future Music Teacher Educators Area for Strategic Planning and Action (ASPA) group for the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE).
Dr. Weaver is active as an adjudicator, author, consultant, and researcher, and has presented more than 200 invited and refereed clinics and workshops throughout the United States and abroad.