Dr. Erin Zaffini is an internationally recognized music and arts education speaker, consultant, instructional coach, arts leadership coach, mentor, and clinician. As an active clinician, consultant, and instructional coach, Erin collaborates with the United Nations to bring inclusive arts education to diverse communities across the globe. She is also a faculty member for Carnegie Hall's Music Educators Workshop, a Noteworthy contributor and professional development provider for Music ConstructED, and an author and workshop provider for F-flat Books.
Erin is the Assistant Dean of Teacher Education at Longy School of Music of Bard College, where she directs the fully online Master of Music Education, the fully online post-master's Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, and all online graduate-level music education courses. She also oversees Longy's summer teacher continuing education initiatives.
Erin is the project leader for instituting nationwide music educator mentor training within the Society for Music Teacher Education and the National Association for Music Education, and serves as the Mentor Program Coordinator for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association. She currently facilitates NAfME's Supporting Beginning Music Teachers Area for Strategic Planning and Action. She has also served as the Eastern Division Representative for NAfME's General Music Council, the Collegiate Coordinator, General Music Chair, and Mentor Program Coordinator for the New Hampshire Music Educators Association and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
A recipient of the Keene State College Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Performance Awards, Erin has recently published in General Music Today, Music Educators Journal, Qualitative Research in Music Education, and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.
