“…Teachers play diverse and complex roles in music education. We identified four roles from the surveyed literature, and discuss the roles of professional musician and educator (Austin et al, 2012; Ballantyne et al, 2012; Bernard, 2004; Bouij, 2004; Miksza, 2007; Pellegrino, 2009; Russell, 2012; Scheib, 2006), teacher as partner in education (Fischler, 2007; Macmillan, 2003; Music Teachers National Association [MTNA], 2004), and teacher as role model (Ballantyne et al, 2012; Dwyer, 2015; Leong, 2008; Pitts, 2012).…”