Our experienced award-winning staff are dedicated to providing a high quality learning experience
Our teaching staff bring diverse industry experience, real‑world context and an exceptional commitment to students. They are actively engaged in research, publishing, and professional practice across a wide range of industries, disciplines and cultural domains, ensuring students receive the most current knowledge.
Director Professor Vanessa Tomlinson
Professor Vanessa Tomlinson is a percussionist, composer, improviser, and artistic director. She has held a number of senior leadership roles, including serving as the inaugural Director of the Creative Arts Research Institute. In 2026, she was appointed Director of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU).
Senior executive leadership
Deputy Director
(Learning and Teaching)
A/Prof Donna Weston
From classically trained pianist to studies in audio engineering, to head of a popular music degree is not a usual career pathway, and yet this is exactly the path followed by Associate Professor Donna Weston. She has a personal commitment to supporting all kinds of music, and is passionate about not valuing one more than another.
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Deputy Director (Research)
Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet
Brydie-Leigh Bartleet FAHA is a Professor at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. She is a dynamic research leader, award-winning educator, respected community collaborator, and arts sector advocate. Over the past twenty years she has led an innovative program of research that advances our understanding of the role that music and the arts can play in addressing complex social challenges in communities.
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Deputy Director
(Performance and Partnerships)
Professor Peter Morris
Professor Peter Morris enjoys sharing his passion for conducting, whether it be on the podium, in the pit or in the classroom. His undergraduate and postgraduate students benefit from his varied professional conducting experience spanning orchestral, theatrical, contemporary and commercial film engagements to educational ensembles at all levels.
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