Books Authored:

Vitale, John L. (1993). Spanish appraisal of the northwest coast: The second Bucareli expedition, 1775.  Dept. of Geography Discussion Series, York University. ISBN: 9781550142068, 55 pp.
 
Chapters in Books:

Vitale, John L. (in press). Visual music: An a/r/tographic screenplay describing the effect of music on film. In Fiction as qualitative research. Patricia Leavy, Editor. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.

Vitale, John L. (in press). We don’t need no education -- we don’t need no thought control: Reflections on achieving musical literacy & the importance of unschooling.” In B. Ekwa Ekoko & C. Rcci (eds.) Self-Directed Learning: What it is, how to do it, and those who have done it . This chapter originally appeared as a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Volume 3(6.0), pp. 01-13.

Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals:

Vitale, John L. (2011). Music makes you smarter: a new paradigm for music education? Perceptions and perspectives from four groups of elementary education stakeholders. Canadian Journal of Education. Volume 34(3), pp. 317-343. 

Vitale, John L. (in press). From Boring to the Sublime: Elementary Teacher Candidates’ Memories and Perspectives of Social Studies Education. Higher Education Studies.

Vitale, John L. (2011). Musical experiences in a visually bias world. Canadian Music Educator’s Journal. Volume 52(4). pp. 19-25.

Vitale, John L. (2011). Formal and informal music learning: Attitudes and perspectives of secondary school non-music teachers. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Volume 1(5), pp 1-14.

Vitale, John L. (2010). And then a hero comes along: Attitudes and perspectives of video games in the elementary music classroom. The Recorder. Volume LII(IV), pp. 14-27.

Vitale, John L. (2009) “We don’t need no education -- we don’t need no thought control: Reflections on achieving musical literacy & the importance of unschooling.” The Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Volume 3(6.0), pp. 01-13.

Vitale, John L. (2008). “Let them jam! Incorporating unschooling pedagogy in the secondary school music classroom.” The Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning. Volume 2(1.3), pp 27-35. 

Papers in Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings:

Vitale, John L. (2011). Reflective practice in the music classroom: An autobiographical case study. Leading Music Education International Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, ON: May 29-June 01, 2011. Publication Format: Scholarship@Western: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/

Peer Reviewed Conferences -- Papers Presented:

Grant, Christina & Vitale, John (2011). Music as an instructional tool in the elementary classroom. A paper to be presented at the Imagination and Creativity in Education Conference, Nipissing University, November 12-12, 2011.

Vitale, John L. (2011). Music teacher moonlighting: Exploring the impact of the teacher performer on pedagogy and learning. A paper to be presented at PRIMO (Ontario Music Educators Association Annual Conference), Nov. 3-5, 2011 at Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville, Ontario.

Vitale, John L. (2011). Music makes you smarter: A new paradigm? Attitudes and perspectives from four groups of elementary education stakeholders. 7th International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI: June 19-22.

Vitale, John L. (2011). Why do we teach music? Exploring the value of music education in elementary schools. Canadian Society for Studies in Education, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB: May 29 – June 02.

Vitale, John L. (2011). The Teacher, the Textbook, and the Curriculum: All Found Guilty of Killing Social Studies. Canadian Society for Studies in Education, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB: May 29 – June 02.

Vitale, John L. (2011). Reflective practice in the music classroom: An autobiographical case study. Leading Music Education International Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, ON: May 29-June 01.

Vitale, John (2011). “Musical competency vs. musical literacy.” Conference on MusicLearning and Teaching, Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding at Oakland University, Rochester, MI: March 10-12.

Vitale, John L. (2010). “Respect me, respect me not: Secondary school teachers’ perspectives on taught vs. self-taught musicians.” Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Concordia University, Montréal, QC:
May 29-June 1. 

Vitale, McCabe, Tedesco & Wideman-Johnson (2010). “Cache me if you can: Reflections on geocaching from junior/intermediate teacher candidates.” Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Concordia University,Montréal, QC:
May 29-June 

Tedesco, McCabe, Vitale, & Wideman-Johnson (2010).  “Interdisciplinary studies using geocaching: Teacher candidates’ experiences.” Microcomputers in Education Conference, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ: March 15-17. 

Vitale, John L. (2010). "Visual Music: Using narrative to describe the effect of music on film."  Arts-Based Research In Music Education: A Professional Development Research Conference. Center for Applied Research in Musical Understanding, Oakland University, Rochester, MI: March 11-13.

Vitale, John L. (2009). An then a hero comes along: Video games in the elementary music classroom. Con Brio 2009: Ontario Music Educator’s Association Annual Conference, Doubletree Hilton, Toronto, Ontario: November 05-07.

Vitale, John L. (2009). The final cadence: The effect of secondary music education in post-secondary non-musical settings. Landscapes of Learning: A Transdisciplinary Conversation in Contemporary Education, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, ON: September 24-26.

Vitale, John L. (2009). Nothing’s going to change my world: alternative pedagogy and            curriculum for alternative secondary school music students. Canadian Societyfor the Study of Education Annual Conference, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON: May 23-26.

Vitale, John L. (2008). And the music plays on . . . or does it? A case study comparing public and catholic school music curriculum compliance in a suburban Toronto community. Texture 2008: Ontario Music Educators’ Association AnnualConference, Doubletree Hilton, Toronto, ON: November 06-08.

Vitale, John L. (2002). “A study of the effect of music on the meanings students gain from film.” American Educational Research Association: New Orleans, LA: April 01-05.

Vitale, John L. (2002). “A study of the effect of music on the meanings students gain from film.” Canadian Society for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON: May 25-28.

Vitale, John L. (1992). “Spanish first impressions of the northwest coast: 1774-1775.” Canadian Association of Geographers, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC: May 12-16.           

Published Articles:

Vitale, John L. (2011). Curriculum dis-chord: Exposing inequality in music education. Our Schools, Our Selves. Volume 20(1), pp. 165-173.

Vitale, John L. (2009). The final cadence:  The effect of secondary music education in post secondary, non-musical settings. Canadian Music Educator’s Journal. Volume 51(2), pp. 29-33.

Vitale, John L. (2009).  Musical experiences, pedagogy & curriculum in the secondary school music classroom: Ushering in a new era of music education. The Recorder. Vol. LI(IV), pp. 41-44.

Vitale, John L. (2007). “The principal principle: Selling the high school music program in           Canada.” Canadian Music Educator’s Journal. Volume 49(2), pp. 26-30.

Unpublished Research:

Vitale, John L. (2003). The effect of music on the meanings students gain from film. Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, AMICUS No. 28062742

Vitale, John L. (1992). Spanish first impressions of the northwest coast during the clandestine voyages of 1774 and 1775: The first and second bucareli expeditions. Master thesis, Department of Geography at York University. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, AMICUS No. 13356694

Unpublished Papers Submitted for Peer Review Publication: 

Vitale, John L. (2011). Reflective practice in the music classroom: An autobiographical case study. A paper submitted to Critical and Reflective Practice in Education.