Carl B. Hancock is Professor of Instrumental Music Education at the University of Alabama. He received his Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Music Education, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Florida State University.
Prior to his 2005 appointment at UA, Carl served as an assistant professor of music education at the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ; 2002-05), graduate assistant with the University Bands and Center for Music Research at Florida State University (1998-02), director of bands at Sebstian River High School (Sebastian, FL;1994-98), music supervisor for North Indian River County Schools (Vero Beach, FL;1994-98), and band and choir director at Santa Fe High School (Alachua, FL; 1992-94).
His service to Alabama’s music educators includes terms as State Collegiate Advisor (2008-10), State Research Chair (2010-12), President-Elect (2012-14), President (2014-2016), Immediate-Past President (2016-2018), and Media Specialist (2016-current). In 2011, Carl was commissioned by the AMEA to conduct the first state-wide Alabama Music Teacher Census.
Nationally, Carl served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education (2010-16) and as National Chair of the Learning and Development, Special Research Interest Group (2008-2010), and the Affective Response, Special Research Interest Group (2004-2006), for the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the Southern Board of the College Music Society (2010-12).
As a researcher, Dr. Hancock investigates issues concerning teacher preparation, band pedagogy, professional development, research dissemination, teacher attrition, and the national supply and demand of music teachers. He has published articles in the Journal of Teacher Education, Journal of Research in Music Education, Psychology of Music, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Journal of Band Research, Arts in Education Policy Review, and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education. He has also presented at numerous state, regional, national, and international symposia including The Midwest Clinic, the Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference (NAfME), the National Conference of the American Educational Research Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the College Music Society National Conference, and the International Symposium on Research in Music Behavior.
Carl Hancock is a member of The National Association for Music Education, the Society for Research in Music Education, the Alabama Music Educators Association, and the American Educational Research Association.