Dr. Erin Zaffini

Dr. Erin Zaffini is an adjunct music and music education professor at Keene State College, where she supervises student teachers, and teaches undergraduate music courses in general music education, music curriculum and assessment, and adaptive music.

She is also a faculty member for the University of New Hampshire’s Professional Development Department, where she teaches in-service teachers how to integrate music and movement into their classroom, as well as teaches Early Childhood Music and Movement.

Erin has taught preK-8 general music, choral music, instrumental music, hand bell ensemble, and musical theatre. She is an active clinician around the country, serves as the Eastern Division Representative for NAfME’s General Music Council, is the Collegiate Coordinator, General Music Chair and Mentor Chair for the New Hampshire Music Educators Association, and sits on the Advisory Committee for the Music Educators Journal.

Additionally, Erin is project leader for instituting music educator mentor training within the Society for Music Teacher Education. Dr. Zaffini is the recipient of the Keene State College Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Performance Awards.

She has recently published articles in General Music Today, Music Educators Journal and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.