About Kyle

Dr. Kyle Zavitz is a music educator and pianist currently residing in the Greater Toronto Area. His research interests are in Canadian music education policy, curriculum and pedagogy, and musicians’ health and wellbeing.

Kyle’s dissertation won the Council for Research in Music Education Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2022! Link to Kyle’s doctoral thesis, “Exploring Musical Knowledge Within One Canadian School of Music: Ideology, Pedagogy, and Identity.”

Link to Kyle’s most recent solo-authored journal publication, “Perspectives on Social Realism Within North American Higher Music Education.”

Link to the Coalition for Music Education in Canada’s new Policy report prepared by Kyle: “The 2022 National Policy Summit: A Cross-Sectoral Look at Music and Music Education in Canada.”