David G. Hebert
David G. Hebert (; born 1972) is a
musicologist and comparative educationist, employed as
Professor of Music at
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (
Bergen,
Norway), where he leads the Grieg Academy Music Education (GAME) research group. He has contributed to the fields of
music education,
ethnomusicology,
sociomusicology,
comparative education, and
East Asian Studies. Since 2018, he has been manager of the
Nordic Network for Music Education, a multinational state-funded organization that sponsors intensive Master courses and exchange of university music lecturers and students across Northern Europe. He is also a visiting professor in Sweden with the Malmo Academy of Music at
Lund University, and an honorary professor with the
Education University of Hong Kong. He has previously been sponsored by East Asian governments as a visiting research scholar with
Nichibunken in
Kyoto, Japan, and the
Central Conservatory of Music, in
Beijing, China. He also serves in various leadership roles with the
International Society for Music Education.
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