J. J. "Joe" Weigand was born and raised in Emporia. He
attended Emporia State Teachers College majoring in
violin and music education. He took his master's and
doctoral degrees in music education from The University
of Kansas. Weigand taught in St. Mary's, Kanopolis,
Hanover, Solomon, and Lawrence. He also held
positions at the Chanute Community College and
Emporia State University. While at Emporia, he was
band and orchestra director at the Roosevelt High
School. He was guest professor at the University of
Michigan, the University of Idaho, and the University of
New Mexico. He served as secretary for the KMEA and
for many years was editor of the Kansas Music Review.
He was a prolific writer on music education and served
as a member of the editorial committee of the Journal of
Research in Music Education.