William J. Coppola is Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he teaches graduate courses in music education philosophy, research methodologies, and cultural diversity. He is also co-author of World Music Pedagogy, Volume IV: Instrumental Music Education (2018) and World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII: World Music in Higher Education (2020). He was previously an elementary music teacher for New York City Public Schools in Bayside, Queens.