Danielle Sirek is Assistant Professor of Arts Education at Western University (London, Ontario) and Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Windsor (Windsor, Ontario). She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Education, and Master of Education programs, as well as Additional Qualification (AQ) courses. Her program of research is primarily focused on arts teacher education; sociology of music education; and intersections between music education and ethnomusicology. Her research is published in journals such as International Journal for Music Education, International Journal of Education & the Arts, and Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education; and has been presented at conferences in a variety of disciplines including the International Society for Music Education (ISME), the International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education (ISSME), the International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA), and the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Dr. Sirek participates in various local and international music education organizations, including serving as Newsletter Editor for the international critical music education body MayDay Group. She co-hosted MayDay Colloquium 33: Social Media for Good or Evil in Music Learning and Teaching with Dr. Janice Waldron in June 2022.
In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Sirek sings professionally with the JUNO-nominated Canadian Chamber Choir and with local community ensembles. She conducts the Amabile Choirs of London Treble Training Choir. Dr. Sirek is also Associate Artistic Director for the Windsor Choral Festival, a local festival in which approximately 350 participants work with choral clinicians and engage in music education workshops annually.
Dr. Sirek participates in various local and international music education organizations, including serving as Newsletter Editor for the international critical music education body MayDay Group. She co-hosted MayDay Colloquium 33: Social Media for Good or Evil in Music Learning and Teaching with Dr. Janice Waldron in June 2022.
In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Sirek sings professionally with the JUNO-nominated Canadian Chamber Choir and with local community ensembles. She conducts the Amabile Choirs of London Treble Training Choir. Dr. Sirek is also Associate Artistic Director for the Windsor Choral Festival, a local festival in which approximately 350 participants work with choral clinicians and engage in music education workshops annually.
