Biography

Pei-Hsuan Lu is a Ph.D. Candidate at Penn State University. Before moving to State College, she was a licensed music teacher, teaching general music and choir, grades 1st-6th, in Taiwan. In addition, she has instructed piano in studios for over 8 years. Pei-Hsuan's teaching experience gave her a passion for teaching students of diverse backgrounds and heritage cultures. These experiences have been critical to her interest in DEI issues in new media music education, Culturally Responsive Teaching in General Music, and technological music education. Pei-Hsuan holds certificates in Orff-Schulwerk and Kodaly pedagogies. Pei-Hsuan participated in numerous festivals and conferences, including Musikalischer Sommer in Ostfriesland, Germany, the Brancaleoni Music Festival in Piobbico, Italy, and the International Conference on E-Learning and Educational Technology in Taiwan. She loves to share her thoughts and experiences about music through research and teaching.