An active clinician and conductor, Dr. Mick has given professional presentations at many state and national music education conferences across the country, and he has conducted all-state orchestras in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, and Wyoming. Additionally, he is the music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and acting president of the New York State Chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Dr. Mick’s research interests include music preferences, performance perceptions, and the vitality of public school orchestra programs. He has taught elementary and middle school orchestra in Texas, and high school orchestra and jazz in New York. Dr. Mick holds degrees in music education from Florida State University (Ph.D.), Ithaca College (M.M.), and Texas Christian University (B.M.E.).