Peter Miksza

Peter Miksza is an Associate Professor of Music Education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and an affiliate member of the Indiana University Cognitive Science Program. He teaches courses in instrumental music education, the psychology of music, learning processes in music, measurement and assessment in music, and research methods.

His research interests focus on:

• Self-regulated music learning
• Musical skill acquisition
• Music teacher preparation
• Music education policy

Dr. Miksza co-authored the influential text 'Design and Analysis for Quantitative Research in Music Education' (2018) with Kenneth Elpus, which has been praised as 'a model of research thinking' and 'unique in its thoroughness' by reviewers. The book provides music education researchers with sophisticated quantitative methods previously uncommon in the field, covering everything from basic descriptive statistics to advanced techniques like structural equation modeling and multilevel analysis.

His scholarly contributions help bridge the gap between rigorous research methodology and practical music education applications, enabling evidence-based decision making in music teaching and learning.