Fred Spano

Fred P. Spano, Associate Professor of Music Education, is the Coordinator of Music Education for the Department of Music at UNC Charlotte. He served the department previously as Interim Chair. Dr. Spano teaches classes in general music methods, choral methods, and supervises student teachers. His areas of research include diversity topics in music education including LGBTQ+ issues in music education as well as teaching music to students with special needs. He has presented music education research and workshops for state, regional, national, and international conferences, has been published research in music education journals and as co-authored two textbooks with Nicole Robinson and Suzanne Hall, Teaching Elementary music: Integrative Strategies Between Music and Other Subjects and Teaching General Music: A K-12 Experience, and has adjudicated and conducted honor choirs in the Southeast. Spano has several years experience teaching in K-12 schools in the US, Iraq, and Ecuador. Dr. Spano earned the BA degree in Music Education from William Penn University, the MM degree in Music Education from Westminster Choir College, and the PhD degree in Music Education from Florida State University.