Danielle Davis is a violist and is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in Musicology at Florida State University. Her research interests are in African American musics, Arabic folk singing, Bulgarian Folk singing, musics of the African Diaspora and ethnographic film. Her long -term objectives include combining music education and ethnomusicology to enrich learning experiences beyond traditional lectures. She has created a pedagogical model to affirm Black musicality and identities for Black American string students.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master in Teaching in Music Education from Hampton University, and a Master in Music from Florida State University. She is certified to teach K-12 instrumental music education and has completed teaching assignments working with elementary and secondary orchestra students in the Newport News and Virginia Beach area of Virginia. Danielle currently teaches undergraduate music history courses at Florida State University.