Lloyd McArton

Lloyd is a Canadian musician, teacher, and researcher. He is Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Lethbridge and is working towards completing his PhD dissertation at University of Toronto's Faculty of Music. His dissertation research explores independent music scenes and how people learn to organize musical lives within them. Other areas of research and contributions to publications have included exploring the inequitable variance in opportunities for musical learning, and devising ways to address those discrepancies through more widespread access. Outside of academia, Lloyd works, creates, and facilitates others’ learning as a DIY-focused musician and educator. For the past decade, he has been spending most of his musical time composing, recording, producing, and performing as a guitarist and saxophonist in the band Lost Cousins. Prior to his appointment at the University of Lethbridge, Lloyd taught courses in popular music and music education at the University of Toronto, as well as in Montessori schools.