Major projects in Music education and training include peer learning and assessment in popular music and small ensembles, vocal pedagogy, gender, musicians' health and well-being, and cultural diversity in music education.
Our researchers lecture and publish extensively on these topics, both nationally and internationally, and their findings influence practices at Queensland Conservatorium and beyond.
Curriculum development in conservatoires
We are committed to support rethinking pedagogies in tertiary music curricula. This research is led by centre members Dr Gemma Carey and Dr Don Lebler, whose reputations as innovative thinkers in this area continue to grow internationally. Often drawing on examples from popular music pedagogy and peer learning and assessment, their findings already have a significant effect on curriculum development at the Queensland Conservatorium. A new strong focus is merits and myths of one-to-one teaching.
Cultural diversity in music education
One of our long-term strengths, 2011/12 sees the 12th International Symposium on cultural diversity in music education in Singapore, guest lectures in Beijing, a number of important publications, doctoral completions, and an invited consultancy to develop music education in Nepalese schools.
Research team
- Scott Harrison (coordinator)
- Julian Byzantine
- Gemma Carey
- Paul Draper
- Matt Hitchcock
- Don Lebler
- Adele Nisbet
- Huib Schippers