2026 Middle School Mixed All-State Clinician
Joshua Palkki
Joshua Palkki (he/him) is Associate Professor of Music at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he leads the Chamber Choir and Glee Club. Dr. Palkki co-wrote Honoring Trans and Gender-Expansive Students in Music Education published by Oxford University Press in 2021. He holds degrees from Michigan State University (Ph.D. music education), Northern Arizona University (M.M. choral conducting), and Ball State University (B.S. music education). Dr. Palkki has presented at national and international events including the National ACDA Conference, NAfME National Conference, and the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium and is a sought-after guest conductor and scholar on equity and justice topics. He has led honor choirs in California, Nevada, and Kansas (High School Treble All-State Choir, 2025).
Joshua’s writing appears in several choral and music education publications including Choral Journal, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Journal of Research in Music Education, Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music (2nd edition), Routledge Companion of Jazz and Gender, Oxford Handbook of Feminism in Music Education, and the Handbook of Music and Art (Bloomsbury).