Gregory LeFils Jr.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Music Education

Dr. Gregory W. LeFils, Jr. is a visiting assistant professor of choral music education at Stetson University. His duties include teaching music education classes and supervising student teachers.

  • PhD, music education, Florida State University
  • MM, choral conducting, Texas Tech University
  • BME, Stetson University

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Gregory LeFils Jr.

Biography

Gregory W. LeFils Jr., PhD, is a visiting assistant professor of choral music education at Stetson University. His duties include teaching music education classes and supervising student teachers. LeFils holds a PhD in music education from The Florida State University where his teaching included assisting with music education, conducting and graduate choral literature classes. As a conductor, he was the assistant conductor of various choral ensembles including the Women's Glee Club, Choral Union, Chamber Choir and the Tallahassee Community Chorus.

LeFils' professional experience includes directing two secondary choral music programs in Florida, conducting The Orlando Chorale and The Orlando Chamber Choir, and singing/soloing with the Festival Singers of Florida. His research interests include teacher effectiveness, music teacher curriculum and training, incorporating elements of teamwork into rehearsals, choral improvisation and choral history. LeFils has presented research and educational clinics throughout the region including the annual conferences of Music Education Associations in Alabama and Florida and other workshops for music educators in central Florida. His dissertation is entitled The History of the Stetson University Concert Choir. In addition to his roles as researcher and educator, LeFils maintains an active agenda as a speaker, clinician and adjudicator across the region.

More About Gregory LeFils Jr.

Areas of Expertise

  • Choral Music Education
  • Conducting

Course Sampling

  • FSEM: Principles and Methods of Instruction for Diverse Learners
  • Choral Methods I: Elementary/Middle School
  • Choral Methods II: High School
  • Administering the School Music Program: Marching Bands, Musicals, and & Large Productions
  • Senior Intern Teaching
  • Music Education Professional Development Hour (MEPD)
  • Choir Techniques for Instrumental Music Education Majors

  • Teacher effectiveness
  • Music teacher curriculum and training
  • Incorporating elements of teamwork into rehearsals
  • Choral improvisation
  • Choral history

  • LeFils, Gregory. "Critical Thinking in Rehearsals." ChorTeach 13, no. 1 (2020): 8-11.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Critical Thinking in Rehearsals." Choral Journal. Reprint. 62, no.1 (2021): 69-73.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Assessment Tools and Feedback in Performing Ensembles." Florida Music Director 72, no. 8 (2019): 12-17.
  • LeFils, Greg. "Assessment for Individual Achievement: Creating a Safe and Supportive Music Culture", Teaching Music. April 2022.
    LeFils, Greg. "Teaching Strategies for the Out-of-Balance Ensemble", ChorTeach, 15, no.2 (Winter 2023): 13-19.

Recent Conference Presentations

  • LeFils, Greg. "Bring Your New Students Up-To-Speed Fast!" Conference presentation for the Florida Music Educators Association, Tampa, FL, January 2022. 
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Engaging the 'Few Good Men' in the Choir." Conference Session, Georgia Music Educators' Association, Athens, January 29, 2021.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Rehearsal Strategies: Developing Community within the Ensemble." Conference Session, Georgia Music Educators' Association, Athens, January 29, 2021.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Teaching for Transfer: Making Every Moment Count." Conference Session, Alabama Music Educators' Association, Montgomery, January 23, 2021.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Developing Community in the Choral Rehearsal." Conference Session, Florida Music Educators' Association, San Antonio, January 15, 2021.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Developing Community in the Choral Rehearsal." Conference Session, Texas Music Educators' Association, San Antonio, February 14, 2020.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Choral Rehearsal Strategies: 3 Guys and 30 Gals." Conference Session, South Carolina Music Educators' Association, Columbia, February 7, 2020.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "Improvisation in the Choral Rehearsal." Conference Session, Georgia Music Educators' Association, Athens, January 23, 2020.
  • LeFils, Gregory. "The Choral Program: Building Student Leadership." Conference Session, Florida Music Educators' Association, Tampa, January 10, 2020.