



Authors for Our PreK–12 Music Curricula
Meet our Nationally Recognized Authorship Team
Judy Bond
René Boyer
Margaret Campbelle-Holman
Emily Crocker
Diane Cummings Persellin
Lori Custodero
Marilyn Davidson
Virginia N. Ebinger
Robert de Frece
Carol Gnojewski
Mary Goetze
Betsy Henderson
John Jacobson
Michael Jothen
Chris Judah-Lauder
Carol King
Danette Littleton
Ellen McCullough-Brabson
Janet McMillion
Nancy Miller
Ivy Rawlins
Fred Rogers
Sue Snyder
Gilberto D. Soto

Gilberto D. Soto
Associate Professor of Music, Texas A&M International University
Laredo, Texas
Education
B. Ed., B.A., M.M. , Ph.D
Honors and awards:
Presidential Teaching Award; Resolution by the State of Texas House of Representatives for music education community programs in South Texas
Prior publications:
Various book reviews
Role in Spotlight on Music:
- Selected, arranged, and reviewed Hispanic song materials for all grades.
- Selected song materials and wrote lesson strategies for iFiesta de canciones! Vols. 1 and 2.
- Co-authored Multilevel Strategies for English Language Learners.
Areas of interest/expertise:
K–8 music education, early childhood music, Hispanic children’s songs, Classical and Flamenco Guitar Music.