01/13/2025
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Eric Johnson will be serving as our next NC-ACDA President-Elect. Eric has demonstrated unwavering dedication to our organization, contributing in various capacities over the years. We deeply appreciate his past commitment to advancing our mission and are excited to see the direction his vision and leadership will take us in the future.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Johnson on this well-deserved appointment. We look forward to all that we will achieve together under his guidance.
Dr. Eric Johnson, a North Carolina native, presently serves as an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC. At Gardner-Webb he conducts the Webb Chorale and teaches courses in music survey, arts integration, conducting, educational methods and supports student teachers in the EdTPA process. Previously Dr. Johnson was the choral director at Holmes Middle School from 2007 until 2016. At Holmes, he directed a vibrant choral program of over 280 students in five choirs and served as a technology specialist and cultural arts lead teacher. His choirs consistently received high praises in adjudicated events and were invited performers at the 2009 North Carolina Music Educators Conference and the 2014 North Carolina American Choral Directors Conference. Earning degrees in 2006 from Appalachian State University in both Music Education, and Sacred Music Performance, he embarked on a diverse career in education, both inside and outside the public-school classroom. Valuing the importance of continued musical and educational growth, Dr. Johnson completed a master’s degree in Choral Music Education from the Florida State University in 2013. In August of 2020, he completed his Ph.D. in Music Education with a choral music concentration at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Johnson has also achieved his level one and two certifications in Orff-Schulwerk.
In addition to his responsibilities in the classroom, Eric Johnson has also worked with many children’s choirs in North Carolina as conductor and consultant culminating with the position of Artistic Director for the Lenoir-Rhyne Youth Chorus, an ensemble in residence at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Dr. Johnson has conducted numerous All-County and District Honor Choirs in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. With a passion for impactful teacher development, he is a sought-after clinician for professional development conferences presenting at state, divisional and national conferences of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). As a performer, Dr. Johnson has served as soloist for many churches, chorus member for Greensboro Opera Company and as a singer in both The Bel Canto Company and Blue Ridge Consort. He has also served a number of churches as a director of music, and is presently serving Viewmont Baptist Church of Hickory, NC. Dr. Johnson has also worked in many capacities on the executive boards for the North Carolina American Choral Directors, and North Carolina Middle School Choral Section and has coordinated state, divisional and national honor choirs for those organizations. Research interests include singer placement and spacing, adolescent vocal development, repertoire selection, assessment practices, adjudicator feedback, and the recruitment and retention of singers.
Gardner-Webb University Department of Music
