Dr. Donald J. Shetler is an important pioneer in the field of music education. His career encompasses the width and breadth of innovation in the music education field, including the areas of music education technology, string pedagogy, pre-natal neurological development through music stimulation, and many other fields of music instruction. His teaching career at the famed Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester embodies a high water mark in the music education field and it provides a career path leading toward success and relevance for all who wish to follow.