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Laura Benjamins
Laura Benjamins is a Ph.D. candidate in music education at the Western University. She holds undergraduate degrees in piano performance and elementary education (Redeemer University), an A.R.C.T. in piano performance through the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and an M.Mus. in music education (Western University). Laura has experience as both a private and elementary school music educator, as well as an extensive background in church music. Her research interests surround music learning in the church, specifically through contemporary worship as a site of popular music education. Laura has presented on curriculum, experiential learning, informal music learning and church music in various national and international conferences and has been invited as a guest lecturer for several undergraduate church music courses. Some of her articles can be found in the Canadian Music Educator and The Recorder, a publication of the Ontario Music Educators’ Association.
Contact: Don Wright Faculty of Music, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada.