Rose, Dr. Michelle
About
Dr. Michelle Rose is an educator, author, and researcher. Dr. Rose’s teaching career spans from elementary through higher education in brick-and-mortar (face-to-face) and online settings. She has taught elementary and secondary general music, high school band, middle and high school choir, and college music.
Dr. Rose is a pioneer in teaching music online at the K-12 level. Since 2017, she has started middle and high school music programs at two virtual schools. She also founded virtual instrumental and vocal ensembles, through which she developed a method for rehearsing ensembles online. Her experience teaching online helped numerous music educators across the globe adapt to emergency school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Rose has served as a mentor for teachers who are beginning their careers, teachers who are new to online education, and undergraduate music education majors. She is the author of the best-selling book from F-Flat Books, Teaching Music Online: A Comprehensive Guide for K-12 Music Educators, which she wrote to help teachers transition into online music education. In addition to teaching and writing, Michelle is a sought after clinician, presenter, and panelist with previous sessions for MakeMusic(formerly SmartMusic), Noteflight, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Music Educators Association, and school districts across the country.
Dr. Rose’s current research interests include teacher preparation, online music education at the K-12 level, and quantitative methods in music education research. She has presented her research at various research and practitioner conferences. Her published research appears in the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education.
Dr. Rose holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance (flute) from Elon University, a Master of Music in Music Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Rose lives in North Carolina with her favorite human, Wesley, and their favorite dog, Tovy (short for Beethoven). In her free time, she enjoys baking, sewing, and carpentry.
Publications
Rose, M. A. (2025) Issues of Reliability in Music Education Research. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. (in press)
Rose, M (2020). Teaching music online: A comprehensive guide for K-12 music educators. F-Flat Books. (ISBN: 978-1-63991-034-2)
