Evan Tobias is Instructor of Music Education at Arizona State University where he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. Prior to his appointment at ASU, Professor Tobias taught a technology in music education course at DePaul University and middle school instrumental and general music in New York.

A specialist in secondary general music, Professor Tobias's recent research focuses on creative uses of technology, issues of social justice, and approaches to integrating popular culture and music in music classrooms. His work is published in the Mountain Lake Reader and upcoming Proceedings of the 2007 Symposium for Music Teacher Education. He is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international conferences including the Music Educators National Conference, Society for Music Teacher Education, International Society for Music Education, International Society for Improvised Music, Association for Technology in Music Education and others. Tobias holds degrees from Northwestern University and the Crane School of Music in SUNY-Potsdam.