2025-02-17T17:47:12+08:00

Affiliation

Faculty of Education
University of Macau

Accepting applications from PhD/EdD students

Email

katyweatherly@um.edu.mo

Tel

(853) 8822 8774

Fax

(853) 8822 2402

Office

Room 1023, Faculty of Education,

University of Macau, E33,

Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China

Katy Ieong Cheng HO WEATHERLY 何揚晴

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Education, University of Macau

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Music and Music Education
    Columbia University, Teachers College, New York
  • Master of Education (Ed.M) in Music and Music Education
    Columbia University, Teachers College, New York
  • Master of Music (M.M.) in Viola Performance
    The Juilliard School, New York
  • Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Viola Performance
    The Juilliard School, New York

Professional Qualifications

  • Assistant Professor of Music and Music Education (2023 – present)
    University of Macau, Faulty of Education
  • Senior District Manager of Music and Performing Arts (2019 – 2022)
    District of Columbia Public Schools Central Services
  • Education Director (2016 – 2019)
    International Chamber Orchestra of America
  • Orchestra Director and Strings Specialist (2015 – 2019)
    Teachers College Community School
  • Applied Graduate Music Faculty, Graduate Teaching, Research Assistant (2016 – 2019)
    Columbia University’s Teachers College
  • Pre-Kindergarten Music Teacher (2016 – 2019)
    Teachers College Community School

Highlighted Honors and Awards

  • 2025 Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award, awarded by the Center for Music Education Research (USF) [The award is given biannually to only one music education researcher globally who is producing high-quality research at the early stages of their career.]
  • 2024 Junior Researcher Award, awarded by National Association for Gifted Children’s Arts Network [An inaugurated award is given to one junior researcher to recognize his or her excellence in research about high-ability arts education and arts talent development.]
  • 2025 Faculty of Education Teaching Award, awarded by Faculty of Education, UM [The award is given to one full-time academic staff member per year to recognize their outstanding contribution and achievements in teaching.]
  • 2024 Half Blue Award, awarded by Moon Chun Memorial College [The award is given to the top 10% of the affiliated fellows of the college for sporting prowess, artistic excellence, and distinctive contribution to MCMC.]
  • 2023 Washington Performing Arts Gala Honouree, awarded by WPA [The award is given to DCPS Arts team members who have contributed to Washington D.C. through arts services and made an impact on society through the arts.]
  • 2017 – 2019 Florence K. Geffen Fellowship Recipient, awarded by Columbia University [The fellowship is awarded upon scholars who contributes to teaching and research within the Music Education Department.]
  • 2015 – 2018 Enid & Lester Morse Scholar Recipient, awarded by Columbia University [The fellowship is awarded annually to one Juilliard graduate who has made significant contributions to the music teaching and learning community.]
  • 2016 Désirée and Hans Michael Jebsen Fellow Recipient, awarded by Asian Cultural Council [The fellowship is awarded annually to one talented artist from Asia who conducts an exchange program in the United States.]
  • 2015 Morse Teaching Artist Fellowship Recipient, awarded by the Juilliard School [This fellowship provides musicians the opportunity to develop classroom pedagogy and teach music enrichment and musical skills to students in Grades K-12 within schools and community music programs in New York City.]
  • 2012 – 2015 Gluck Community Service Fellowship Recipient, awarded by the Juilliard School [This fellowship provides musicians the opportunity to perform interactive concerts at various community organizations in New York City.]

Katy is also a proud recipient of various scholarships such as Nancy A. Marks Chamber Music Scholarship (2014-15), The Sylvia T. Koski Scholarship (2014-15), Juilliard Alumni Scholarship (2013-14), Genevieve Hustead Scholarship (2013-14), Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau Scholarship (2009 – 15), Postgraduate Scholarship of Macao SAR (2015-16).

Research Area

  • Advocacy in music (community music, gender & race, wellbeing)
  • Creative pedagogy (game-based learning, storytelling, informal music learning, collaborative learning, student-centered learning, AI learning)
  • Gifted & talent development in music (creative studies, high abilities students)
  • Early childhood in music (curriculum development & teacher training)

Chao, C. & Weatherly, K.I.C.H*. (Under revision). Navigating the Double-Edged Sword: A Meta-analysis of the Effect of Digital Games on 21st Century Skills. Educational Research Review. [Q1, 2/760 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH in SSCI edition] *corresponding author

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. & Park, J. J. (Under revision). Creativity Within and Beyond Musical Giftedness: Proposing a MwSIC Model of Creativity. Gifted Child Quarterly. [Q1, 1/62 EDUCATION, SPECIAL in SSCI edition]

Cao, J., Weatherly, K.I.C.H*. & Tang, W. (In press). Striking a chord for gender equity: Dissecting gender representation in Chinese middle school music education textbooks. Music Education Research. [Q1, 3/111 MUSIC in AHCI edition & SSCI] *corresponding author

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (2025). Singing and dancing in the lighthouse: Investigating collaborative learning through a movement-based constructivist framework. International Journal of Education and the Arts. http://doi.org/10.26209/ijea26n2 [Q3, EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH in ESCI edition]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (2024). Using the Model of Generative Change to facilitate informal music learning. British Journal of Music Education. OnlineFirst. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051724000366 [Q1, 16/111 MUSIC in AHCI edition & SSCI]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. & Lin, Y. (2024). A Yin-Yang approach: Investigating students’ beliefs about teaching and learning in music among college students in Macau, China. International Journal of Music Education. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/02557614241289616 [Q1, 10/111 MUSIC in AHCI edition & SSCI]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. & Chao, H. I. (2024). Gamifying composition and player scaffolding: intentional learning for young composers. Music Educators Journal, 111(1), 58 – 65. [Q2, 44/112 MUSIC in ESCI & Q3, EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH in ESCI edition] http://doi.org/10.1177/00274321241275633

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (In press). “Unconscious Rebelliousness”: The polytonal roles of young musicians in an innovative music program. In J.-O. Gullö, R. Hepworth-Sawyer, R. Toulson, & D. Hook (Eds.), Innovation in Music. Routledge.

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (2024). What is Music For? The Power of Community Music Programs. Journal of General Music Education, 38(2), 33-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/2752764624128460 [SCOPUS]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H., Weatherly, C. A., Chen, Y., Lau, P. (2024). A scoping review of empirical studies on informal music learning. British Journal of Music Education. Online First. https://doi:10.1017/S0265051724000202 [Q1, 16/111 MUSIC in AHCI edition & SSCI]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H., Wright, B., & Lee, E. Y. (2024). Digital game-based learning in music education: A systematic review between 2011 to 2023. Research Studies in Music Education. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X241270819 [Q1, 1/111 MUSIC in ESCI edition]

Lin, Y. & Weatherly, K.I.C.H.* (2024). Standardizing “Yikao”: An analysis of the reform in arts college entrance examination (ACEE) in China in 2024. International Journal of Music Education. [*Corresponding author] OnlineFirst. https://doi.org/10.1177/02557614241269062 [Q1, 10/111 MUSIC in AHCI edition & SSCI]

Weatherly, K. I. C. H. (2024). In/Visible Voices: Investigating Asian American Music Teachers’ Experiences Through the Lens of AsianCrit. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, (240), 25-46. https://doi.org/10.5406/21627223.240.02 [Q1, 11/111 MUSIC in AHCI edition]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (2024). Using storytelling to enrich expressiveness among young string players. String Research Journal. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/19484992241266542 [SCOPUS]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. & Liu, V. F. (2024). Exploring the perspectives of Asian American parents on their musically talented children in instrumental education, Music Education Research, 26(2), 140 – 154. DOI: 10.1080/14613808.2023.2294320 [Q1, 3/111 MUSIC in AHCI edition & SSCI]

**Research was recognized by National Association for Gifted Children and was awarded “Junior Researcher Award” by Arts Network**

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. & Weatherly, C. A. (2023). The Lighthouse Framework: Proposing a movement-based constructivist framework for early childhood music education and pre-service education program. Journal of General Music Education, 37(3), 17 – 24. DOI: 10.1177/27527646231211906 [SCOPUS]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (2023). Jumping out of the comfort zone: Promoting collaborative learning through music and movement course in higher education. In Mafalda Carmo (Eds.), Education and New Developments: Vol. II. (pp. 499 – 503).  International Conference on Education and New Developments. https://doi.org/10.36315/2023v2end111

陳芸，何揚晴，李梅 (2023). 基于多元智理論的音樂教學創新與創意實践. 藝術教育: 390, 055-058. [Chinese Core Journal]

  • Presented seminar invited by Hong Kong University, Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education (CAISE). Titled “Bridging Theory, Practice, and Discourse in the Exploration of Musical Giftedness and Talent Among Children” on February 29, 2024.
  • Workshop invited by Wolf Trap Foundation, Virginia, USA. Titled “Combating Anti-Asian Racism Through Music Education” on March 1, 2023.

Weatherly, K.I.C.H.*, Zeng I.S., Chao, H.I., & Lin, Y. (February 2025). Tune In, Recall More:  Exploring the Effects of Musical Mnemonic Devices on Children’s Working Memory. 2025 Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium XV. Tampa, Florida, USA. [*Emergent Outstanding Researcher Award Recipient]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (November 2024). Promising Practices in Gifted Arts Education: Innovation and Groundbreaking Contributions. 2024 National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention in Seattle, USA. [Junior Researcher Award Recipient]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (November 2024). Promising Practices in Gifted Arts Education: Innovation and Groundbreaking Contributions. 2024 National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention in Seattle, Washington DC. [Junior Researcher Award Recipient]

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (July 2024). A Critical Phenomenological Study of Six K-12 Asian American Music Teachers through COVID-19 and Beyond. 2024 International Society for Music Education in Helsinki, Finland.

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (July 2024). Exploring the perspectives of Asian American parents on their musically talented children [poster presentation]. 2024 International Society for Music Education in Helsinki, Finland.

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (July 2024). The Possibilities of AI-Enhanced Personalized Learning in Democratic Music Education. The 4th Possibilities Studies Network at Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (July 2023). Jumping out of the comfort zone: Promoting collaborative learning through music and movement course in higher education. 2023 International Conference on Education and New Developments, online presentation.

Weatherly, K.I.C.H. (June 2023). “Unconscious Rebelliousness”: The polytonal roles of young musicians in an innovative music program. 2023 Innovations in Music at Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Weatherly, K. (November 2022). Rebuilding the Music Community as Leaders through the Lens of Culturally Responsive Framework after COVID-19. 2022 NAfME National Conference – Music Program Leaders Forum in National Harbor, Maryland.

Weatherly, K. (November 2022). Rebuilding the Music Community as Leaders through the Lens of Culturally Responsive Framework after COVID-19. 2022 NAfME National Conference – Music Program Leaders Forum in National Harbor, Maryland.

Weatherly, K. (September 2022). Combating Anti-Asian Racism Through Music Education. 2022 Arts Education Partnership Annual Convening in Baltimore, Maryland.

Weatherly, K. (July 2020). Panel Discussion of Music Education in Washington D.C. Music Education Association Conference, Washington, D.C. – Virtual Setting.

Weatherly/Ho, K. (March 2019). Music as Bridges: Connecting the Underserved Community through Two City Music Programs. Paper was presented in 2019 College Music Society- Northeast Conference at Millersville, PA.

Weatherly/Ho, K. (April 2019). Community-in-the-making: Collaborative Learning in Elementary/Middle School Orchestra Rehearsal. Poster session was presented in 2019 NAfME Eastern/Pennsylvania Music Educators Association at Pittsburg, PA.

Ho, K. I. C. (November 2018). Exploring the Possibilities of a Collaborative Composition Program for Children. Paper was presented in 2018 Nova Contemporary Music Meeting at Nova University, Lisbon, Portugal.

Ho, K. I. C. & Weatherly, C. A. (November 2018). Promoting Equity and Accessibility: Exploring Two Community Music Programs in New York City. Paper was presented in 2018 International Centre for Community Music Research Symposium at St. John University, York, UK.

Ho, K. I. C. & Colon, Y. C. (May 2018). Community building in an after-school music program. Presented in 2018 International Centre for Community Music Research Symposium at Teachers College, Columbia University, NY.

  • Piano Quartet Performance hosted by The Macao Strings Association, Macau, China, 2024.
  • Violin Solo Performance “Havoc in Heaven” 「大鬧天宮」, Clube Militar de Macau, China, 2024.
  • Featured Quartet Performance invited by 李克勤「我們的交響樂」Hacken Lee “Our Symphony”, London Arena, Macau, China, 2023.
  • Viola Solo Performance “Soirées Musicales” at Fundacao Rui Cunha, Macau, China, 2023.
  • Viola Solo Performance “MCMC Matineés Musicales” at Moon Chun Memorial College, University of Macau, Macau, China, 2023.
  • Viola guest artist performance 「弦・醉 — 陳曦與澳門樂團」, invited by the Macao Orchestra, Macau, China, 2023.
  • Violin Solo Performance at University Club, Washington D.C., USA, invited by Washington Performing Arts, 2022.
  • Viola Solo performance with Guangzhou Chamber Music Ensemble and The Macao Strings Association, Macau, China, 2018.

  • Editorial Board Member – International Journal of Music Education
  • Editorial Board Member – Journal of Music, Technology, and Education
  • Columnist – Journal of General Music Education
  • Research Advisory Council Member – Arts Administrators of Color Network
  • Reviewer – British Journal of Music Education, Language & Education
  • Board Member – Macau Orff Association

Courses Taught:

  • Musicianship I
  • Teaching of Music I
  • Music & Movement
  • Master’s & PhD student supervision