Monographs
Randles, C., Aponte, N., & Johnson, S. (writing). Music Production for the developing music teacher producer. New York: Oxford University Press.
Randles, C. (2023). Growing songwriting: Creativities in the classroom and beyond. New York: Oxford University Press.
Randles, C. (2022). Music teacher as music producer: How to turn your music classroom into a center for musical creativities. New York: Oxford University Press.
Randles, C. (2020). To create: Imagining the good life through music. Chicago, IL: GIA Publishing. ISBN: 978-1622774548
Edited Books
Randles, C. (Ed.) (writing). Crisis and crossroads: Viewing music education through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (Ed.) (2023). Milestones in music education. New York: Routledge.
Randles, C., & Burnard, P. (Eds.) (2022). The Routledge companion to creativities in music education. New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (Ed.) (2015). Music education: Navigating the future. New York: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367868857Randles, C., & Stringham, D. (Eds.) (2013). Musicianship: Composing in band and orchestra. Chicago, IL: GIA Publishing. ISBN: 978-1579997984
Randles, C., & Stringham, D. (Eds.) (2013). Musicianship: Composing in band and orchestra. Chicago, IL: GIA Publishing. ISBN: 978-1579997984
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Beirnes, S., Randles, C. (2022). A music teacher’s blended teaching and learning experience during COVID-19: Autoethnography of resilience. International Journal of Music Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/02557614221091829
Randles, C, Balic, A., Jimenez, R., Acostini, D., & Dodson, G. (2021). The Experience of Musical Jamming: Testing the Fit of a Model of Hermeneutic Phenomenology of Spirituality in Music Education. Research Studies in Music Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X211038844
Fung, C. V., Williams, D. A., Bugos, J., & Randles, C. (2020). The Suncoast Declaration. Music Educators Journal, 106(3), 19-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/0027432119893911
Randles, C., & Tan, L. (2019). Measuring music teachers’ creative identities: A cross-cultural comparison of the United States and Singapore. British Journal of Music Education, 36, 197-210. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051719000172
Randles, C. (2018). Modern band: A descriptive study of teacher perceptions. Journal of Popular Music Education, 2(3), 217-230. https://doi.org/10.1386/jpme.2.3.217_1
Randles, C., & Ballantyne, J. (2018). Measuring self-perceptions of creative identity: A cross-cultural comparison of the creative identities of pre-service music teachers in the United States and Australia. Music Education Research, 20(2), 231-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2016.1249360
Randles, C. (2017). Music education’s hero collective: More like the Justice League than Superman. Journal of Genius & Eminence, 2(2), 88-94. DOI: 10.18536/jge.2017.02.2.2.09 ISSN: 2334-1130 print
Randles, C., & Muhonen, S. (2015). Validation and further validation of a measure of creative identity among United States and Finland pre-service music teachers. British Journal of Music Education, 32(1), 51-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0265051714000151
Randles, C. (2015). A quest for the perfect tone: Luthiering, pedal boards, and curriculum expansion. Journal of Music, Technology & Education, 8(2), 183-197. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.8.2.183_1
Randles, C. (2015). The power of popular music in fueling the soundtrack to our lives. Perspectives: The Journal of the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association, 10(3), 14-17.
Randles, C., Griffis, S., & Ruiz, J. (2015). “Are you in a band?!”: Participatory (improvisatory) music making in pre-service music teacher education. International Journal of Community Music, 8(1), 59-72. DOI: 10.1386/ijcm.8.1.59_1
Salazar, R., & Randles, C. (2015). Connecting ideas to practice: The development of an undergraduate student’s philosophy of music education in the United States. International Journal of Music Education, 33(3), 278-289. doi: 10.1177/0255761415581150
Randles, C., Ruiz, J.V., Strouse, J., & Griffis, S. (2014). Using the iPad in musical performance: New pathways. Kansas Music Review. http://kmr.ksmea.org/?issue=201314s§ion=articles&page=ipad
Stefanic, N., & Randles, C. (2014). Evaluating the reliability of the consensual assessment technique in the measurement of individual and small group creativity. Music Education Research, DOI:10.1080/14613808.2014.909398
Randles, C., & Sullivan, M. (2013). How composers approach teaching composition: Strategies for music teachers. Music Educators Journal, 99(3), 51-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/0027432112471398
Randles, C. (2013). A theory of change in music education. Music Education Research, 15(4), 471-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2013.813926
Randles, C. (2013). Being an iPadist. General Music Today, 27(1), 48-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/1048371313496786
Randles, C. (2012). Music teacher as writer and producer. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 46(3), 36-52. https://doi.org/10.5406/jaesteduc.46.3.0036
Randles, C. (2012). Phenomenology: A review of literature. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 30(2), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755123312436988
Randles, C., & Smith, G.D. (2012). A first comparison of pre-service music teachers’ identities as creative musicians in the United States and England. Research Studies in Music Education, 34(2), 115-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X12464836
Randles, C. (2011). “The hero’s journey:” A way of viewing music teacher socialization. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 30(2), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057083711403000
Randles, C. (2011). What is a good musician?: An analysis of student beliefs. Arts Education Policy Review, 112(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2010.490774
Randles, C. (2010). The relationship of compositional experiences of high school instrumentalists to music self-concept. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 184, 7-18. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27861479
Randles, C., Hagen, J., Gottlieb, B., & Salvador, K. (2010). Eminence in music education research as measured in ‘The new handbook on music teaching and learning.’ Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 183, 55-76. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27861473
Randles, C. (2009). Creating a philosophy of music education: Finding meaning and purpose in the mystery. Michigan Music Educator, 47(1), 22-24.
Randles, C. (2009). Student composers’ expressed meaning of composition with regard to culture. Music Education Research International, 3, 42-53.
Randles, C. (2009). “That’s my piece, that’s my signature, and it means more . . .”: Creative identity and the ensemble teacher/arranger. Research Studies in Music Education, 31(1), 52-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X09103631
Book Chapters
Randles, C. (writing). Music teacher producers and the broadening music curriculum. In B. Andrews (Ed.), Arts Education: A Global Affair. Brill: Leiden, Netherlands.
Randles, C. (2023). A long flash of brilliance: Celebrating the life of Richard Colwell. In C. Randles (Ed.), Milestones in Music Education (pp.__-__). New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (2023). Tensions: Popular music, literacy, and diversifying performance. In C. Randles (Ed.), Milestones in Music Education (pp.__-__). New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (2023). Multiple Musical Creativities: Embracing Diversity and Change. In C. Randles (Ed.), Milestones in Music Education (pp.__-__). New York: Routledge.
Colwell, R., & Randles, C. (2023). Democracy: Past, Present, and Future. In C. Randles (Ed.), Milestones in Music Education (pp.__-__). New York: Routledge.
Ghent, J., Panetta, B., & Randles, C. (2023). Standing up for every person: A call to active compassion. In Randles, C. (Ed.), Milestones in Music Education (pp.__-__). New York: Routledge.
Burnard, P., & Randles, C. (2022). Pluralism, Openness and Authorship of New Creativities in (re)Configuring Music Education Futures. In C. Randles & P. Burnard (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Creativities in Music Education (pp. __-__). New York: Routledge.
Randles, C., & Burnard, P. (2022). Tuning up: Creativities illuminate our discourse. In C. Randles & P. Burnard (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Creativities in Music Education (pp. __-__). New York: Routledge.
Carlson, A., Ghent, J., Panetta, B., Patterson, C., & Randles, C. (2022). Mapping the discourse: A co-autoethnography of conceptually mapping an international creativities conference. In C. Randles & P. Burnard (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Creativities in Music Education (pp. __-__). New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (2022). Creativities as a natural progression of the origins of the universe: A justification for music education from spirituality. In C. Randles & P. Burnard (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Creativities in Music Education (pp. __-__). New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (2020). Using Maschine Jam to set the groove for classroom improvisation. In A.P. Bell (Ed.), The Music Production Cookbook: Ready-Made Recipes for the Classroom (pp. __-__). New York: Oxford University Press.
Randles, C. (2020). Modern band, songwriting, and innovation. In C. Conway, K. Pellegrino, A. Stanley, & C. West (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Preservice Music Teacher Education in the United States (pp. 881-892). New York: Oxford.
Randles, C. (2019). Assessing musical compositions. In T. Brophy (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Assessment Policy and Practice in Music Education (Volume 2: Practice) (pp. 611-628). New York: Oxford University Press.
Randles, C. (2018). Abigail’s story: The perspective of a professor/iPadist/teaching artist. In A. Kenny & C. Christophersen (Eds.), Musician-teacher collaborations. New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (2017). Creativity of cover songs?: Assessing the products of small group informal music learning. In W. Wright, B. Younker, & C. Beynon (Eds.), 21st Century Music Education: Informal Learning and Non-Formal Teaching Approaches in School and Community Contexts (pp. 379-392). Montreal, QC: CMEA.
Williams, D., & Randles, C. (2017). Navigating the space between spaces: Curricular change in music teacher education in the United States. In M. Brennan, Z. Moir, P. Kirkman, S. Rambarran, & G.D. Smith (Eds.), Popular music education: Paradigms, practices, pedagogies, problems (pp. 46-59). Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing.
Randles, C. (2017). Developing and supporting musicianship: Performance. In A. King, E. Himonides, & A. Ruthmann (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Music, Technology & Education (pp. 407-416). New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (2016). Introduction to the musicianship series. In J. Kerchner & K. Strand (Eds.), Musicianship: Composing in choir (pp.xi-xiii). Chicago, IL: GIA Publications.
Randles, C. (2015). Opening doors: iPad musical creativity and the student with special needs. In S. O’Neill (Ed.), Music and media infused lives: Music education in a digital age (pp. 73-88). Montreal, QC: CMEA.
Randles, C. (2015). A case for cultural creativity. In C. Randles (Ed.), Music Education: Navigating the Future (pp. 323-339). New York: Routledge.
Ruthmann, S.A., Tobias, E., Randles, C., & Thibeault, M. (2015). Is it the technology? Challenging technological determinism in music education. In C. Randles (Ed.), Music Education: Navigating the Future (pp. 122-138). New York: Routledge.
Randles, C. (2013). Why composition? In C. Randles & D. Stringham (Eds.), Musicianship: Composing in band and orchestra (pp. 5-14). Chicago, IL: GIA Publishing.
Randles. C. (2013). Culture of creativity: What composition means to students. In C. Randles & D. Stringham (Eds.), Musicianship: Composing in band and orchestra (pp. 137-154). Chicago, IL: GIA Publishing.
Randles, C. (2012). Using the guitar as a tool for creative expression. In S. Burton (Ed.), Engaging Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing.
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Randles, C. (2020). How Little Richard helped launch The Beatles. The Wire. April 14, 2020. https://thewire.in/the-arts/how-little-richard-helped-launch-the-beatles
Randles, C. (2020). How Little Richard helped launch The Beatles. The Conversation. April 14, 2020. https://theconversation.com/making-music-at-a-distance-how-to-come-together-online-to-spark-your-creativity-135141
Randles, C. (2020). Making music at a distance—How to come together online to spark your creativity. Chicago Tribune. April 13, 2020. https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-come-together-online-to-spark-creativity-20200413-bzwodowobneypfddza3gqe5doq-story.html
Randles, C. (2020). Making music during a pandemic—How community sparks creativity. The Wire. April 15, 2020. https://thewire.in/culture/making-music-during-a-pandemic-how-community-sparks-creativity
Randles, C. (2020). Making music at a distance—How to come together online to spark your creativity. The Conversation. April 13, 2020. https://theconversation.com/making-music-at-a-distance-how-to-come-together-online-to-spark-your-creativity-135141
Randles, C. (2017, January). Exercising your musicianship. In-Tune Monthly: The young musician’s textbook, 14(4), 10.
Randles, C. (2017). Why music lessons need to keep up with the times. Iowa Music Educator, Spring/Summer, 40-41.
Randles, C. (2016). Why music lessons need to keep up with the times. Huffington Post. June 5, 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-us/why-music-lessons-need-to_b_10314552.html
Randles, C. (2016). Why music lessons need to keep up with the times. The Conversation. June 2, 2016. https://theconversation.com/why-music-lessons-need-to-keep-up-with-the-times-58268
Invited Book Reviews
Randles. C. (2020). [Review of the book Recording Tips for Music Educators: A Practical Guide for Recording School Groups, by Ronald E. Kearns.]. Music Educators Journal, __(_), __-__.
Randles, C. (2014). [Review of the book Early childhood music therapy and autism spectrum disorders: Developing potential in young children and their families, by P. Kern & M. Humpal (Eds.)]. Psychology of Music, __(_), __-__.
Randles, C. (2014). [Review of the book The psychology of music in multimedia, by S. Tan, A.J. Cohen, S. Lipscomb, & R. Kendal (Eds.)]. Psychology of Music, __(_), __-__.
Randles, C. (2013). [Review of the book Composing our future: Preparing music educators to teach composition, by M. Kaschub and J. Smith (Eds.)]. Music Education Research, 15(3), 371-374.
Encyclopedia/Dictionary
Randles, C., & Webster, P. (in press). Creativity in music teaching and learning. In E.G. Carayannis, Encyclopedia of creativity, invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship (Second Edition) (pp. ___-___). New York: Springer Publishing.
Randles, C., & Webster, P. (2013). Creativity in music teaching and learning. In E.G. Carayannis, Encyclopedia of creativity, invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship (pp. 420-429). New York: Springer Publishing.
Fung, V., & Randles, C. (2011). Music and learning. In Norbert Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (Vol. 5, pp. 2401-2404). New York: Springer Publishing.
Fung, V., & Randles, C. (2011). Social psychology of music learning. In Norbert Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (Vol. 7, pp. 3121-3124). New York: Springer Publishing.
Randles, C., & Pasiali, V. (2011). Cognitive psychology of music learning. In Norbert Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (Vol. 2, pp. 602-613). New York: Springer Publishing.
Randles, C., Kratus, J. (2011). Composition learning in music education. In Norbert Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (Vol. 2, pp. 686-688). New York: Springer Publishing.
Randles, C., & Kastner, J. (2011). Developmental psychology of music. In Norbert Seel (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (Vol. 2, pp. 966-969). New York: Springer Publishing.
Other Scholarship
| 2013. Interview with Teaching Music Magazine on teaching guitar. With Adam Perlmutter. NAfME: Reston, VA. |
Book Series Editor
Routledge New Directions in Music Education Series
Allsup, R., Benedict, K. (writing). Becoming music education: On the contributions of music education philosopher Estelle Jorgensen. New York: Routledge.
Bernhard, C. (in press). Managing stress in music education: Routes to wellness and vitality. New York: Routledge.
Smith, G.D., & Silverman, M. (2020). Eudaimonia: Perspectives for music learning. New York: Routledge.
Williams, D.A. (2019). A different paradigm in music education: Re-examining the profession. New York: Routledge.
Cremata, R., Pignato, J., Powell, B., & Smith, G.D.S. (2018). Music learning profiles project: Let’s take this outside. New York: Routledge.
Shevock, D. (2017). Eco-literate music pedagogy. New York: Routledge.
Musicianship – GIA Publications, Chicago, IL.
Stringham, D., & Bernhard, C. (Eds.) (2019). Musicianship: Improvising in band. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications.
Strand, K., & Kerchner, J. (Eds.) (2016). Musicianship: Composing in choir. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications.