Paul R. Lehman, Professor of Music Education, has taught in the public schools of Ohio and at the University of Colorado, the University of Kentucky and the Eastman School of Music. He has also held an appointment as music specialist with the United States Department of Education in Washington. He has served the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), now known as the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), as chair of the National Commission on Instruction and the Music Education Research Council; as a member of the editorial committee and as book review editor of the Journal of Research in Music Education; and as national president (1984-86). Active as a consultant and lecturer, he is the author of several books and more than 50 articles on curriculums and teacher education. He has coordinated the recent effort to develop national standards for music instruction in the nation's elementary and secondary schools.
From the guide to the Paul Lehman Papers, 1942-2000, 1942-2000, (Special Collections in Performing Arts)