Daniel Shineberg

Dr. Daniel Shineberg, DMA, MT-BC, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Music Therapy and Director of The Music Therapy Clinic at Arizona State University. As a board-certified music therapist and specialist in behavioral health, Dr. Shineberg has presented their research on trauma-informed care, at-risk teenagers, substance abuse, and mental health at several national music therapy conferences, regional educational conferences, community outreach centers, and non-profit organizations across the country. They also research the effects of receptive music therapy with neurodivergent populations, the use of Hip Hop and Rap in clinical sessions to decrease PTSD, and the social and emotional impacts of music in children’s television programming.

As a performer, Dr. Shineberg served eight seasons (2016–2023) as principal flutist of the Heritage Philharmonic in Independence, Missouri. They have also appeared with the Colorado Mahler Festival Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Topeka Symphony. They currently travel and perform frequently across the United States, having been invited to numerous universities and conservatories to provide outreach presentations, recitals, and masterclasses. Their presentations, “The Mindful Flutist: Adapted Techniques in Trauma-Informed Care for Studio Teaching” and “From Les Six to Sobibor: Cultural Confluence in Leo Smit's Sonata for Flute and Piano,” have garnered great acclaim. They continue to research music written for the flute by composers who perished in the Holocaust.

Dr. Shineberg is also a passionate promoter of new music and has traveled nationally with their recital series “Homelands,” with collaborative pianist James Li. They have commissioned and given world or national premieres of works by Christopher Caliendo, Aaron Riccuci Hill, and Hanki Kim. They have also served on the faculties of Missouri Valley College and Missouri Western State University, teaching both applied flute and music history.

They completed their Doctor of Musical Arts degree in flute performance and a Master of Arts in music therapy (emphasis) at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. They also earned degrees in flute performance from Boise State University and the University of Wyoming. Their flute teachers include Ebonee Thomas, Mary Posses, Jill Felber, Claudia Anderson, Michael Gordon, Jan Gippo, Nicole Riner, and additional studies with Marianne Gedigian.