Cameron Elliott Appointed Assistant Professor of Music Education, Instrumental
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Cameron Elliott, M.M.Ed., as assistant professor of music education (instrumental emphasis) beginning this August.
“I am elated to join the faculty at Shenandoah, working alongside world-class faculty who are also world-class people, at a school with a national reputation for musical, creative, and academic excellence,” said Elliott. “Having grown up near Appalachia in North Carolina, coming to Shenandoah and Winchester feels like coming home.”
Elliott is a third-year, all-but-dissertation Ph.D. student in music education at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Prior to starting his doctoral studies, Elliott was a music educator for five years at the middle and high school levels in North Carolina and Utah. His experience includes courses in band, choir, guitar and ukulele. Additionally, he has held previous positions as the assistant director of the Charlotte Pride Band in Charlotte, North Carolina, and director of the Lesbian Gay Band Association’s World Pride Band at the 2019 World Pride Festival in New York City.
“We are thrilled to have Cameron join our Music Education team,” said Director and Professor of Music Education Stephanie Standerfer, Ph.D. “I am looking forward to seeing his relationships with the students, alumni and teachers in the region quickly develop. He brings a wealth of knowledge and skill in instrumental pedagogy that fits perfectly with the program.”
Elliott has been recognized as a 2025 Higher Education Fellow for the Modern Band Summit in Fort Collins, Colorado, and is an in-demand conductor and clinician. He has presented at state and national conferences including various state-level music educators associations, the biennial National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, and the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium on Music Teacher Education. He holds a Bachelor of Music in music education from East Carolina University in North Carolina, and a Master of Music Education with an emphasis in pedagogy from The Hartt School Conservatory at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, as well as a certification in Smithsonian Folkways World Music Pedagogy.
“Following an extensive nationwide search, Shenandoah Conservatory is happy to welcome Cameron Elliott as a member of our music education faculty,” said Interim Dean, Charlotte A. & Verne E. Collins Endowed Professor and Professor of Music (Music Education) Jeffrey Marlatt, Ph.D. “Cameron brings a passion for music teaching and learning and is well suited to inspire the conservatory’s next generation of instrumental music educators. Informed by public school teaching experience, he prioritizes modern band pedagogies and teaching music to special learners to create practical, hands-on learning tailored to real-world classroom scenarios.”
