On the new Music 1 syllabus
Brad Fuller, Tom Fienberg and I wrote this initial analysis of the new NSW Music 1 syllabus when it was […]
Education, Innovation, Music education, Pedagogy, Research in Music Education, Social Justice
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My “Musical Cryptography” unit of work, updated to meet new NSW Music 7-10 syllabus (2024 for 2026 onwards)
ASME NSW are running a professional learning day tomorrow on our various new syllabi, and I realised that I haven’t
In defence of Explicit Teaching and Critical Thinking
The last few days, I’ve re-posted a couple of articles I played a minor role in authoring for the Australian
Education, Music education, My Research, Pedagogy, Research in Music Education
Evidence is important, but what is the problem?
A re-post of the second article we wrote for the AARE blog recently. This one a bit of a history
Education, Music education, My Research, Research in Music Education
AERO says educators can trust its evidence. Can they really?
This article is re-published from the AARE blog. I’ll be re-posting the second part tomorrow, and a follow-up post soon.
Education, Featured, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology
My “Flip Sample” unit of work for middle/high school (e.g. year 7/8) students, updated to meet the new NSW Music 7-10 Syllabus
(And a GPT Agent for aligning the new Content Points!) I wrote this unit of work in 2021 when YouTube
New Unit of Work planners for Stage 5, NSW Music 7-10 2024 Syllabus
At the moment I’m busy re-working some of my best high school units of work for the new NSW 7-10
Do the recommendations in the Initial Teacher Education report, “Strong Beginnings”, offer any benefits for the music education of Australian children?
On 6 July 2023, the Final report of the Teacher Education Expert Panel was released. At the time, I wrote
Advocating for music education today – can we stay together?
We have many wonderful music education experts here in Australia, and around the world, who each advocate for music education
Education, Music education, Research in Music Education, Social Justice
Our nationally-leading music courses are now under threat
I co-authored the following article with the brilliant Dr Jennifer Carter, the leading expert on music syllabus development in NSW,
Education, Music education, Pedagogy, Research in Music Education
The first drafts of the new NSW HSC Music courses are coming, and they’re not great
I think that might be the first made-up click-baity title I’ve written since I called my 2016 TEDxOxford talk “The
Education, Music education, Pedagogy, Research in Music Education
NESA’s new Music 7-10 syllabus will contribute to teacher workload and burnout
There was a piece called “Teacher burnout fuelling national shortages” on the ABC’s Radio National this morning. The federal government
MusicZettel S3E15 – Finding Our Voice
In this, the final episode of the season, I reflect on some of the (eight!) resources that the amazing Jess
MusicZettel S3E14 – Everything’s a project
This week I’m thinking about the project that I’ll create for our undergraduates and postgraduates at the Sydney Conservatorium of
MusicZettel S3E13 – Explicit Teaching in Music Education
Explicit Teaching (not dissimilar to Direct Instruction) is really in vogue with our local government at the moment, and this
MusicZettel S3E12 – AI and teaching music creation
I know, everyone is writing and podcasting about AI at the moment – YAWN! But the AI generation of music
MusicZettel S3E11 Public blogging, Critical Thinking, & the Worldviews of Music Teachers
Today’s show is sponsored by Abble and their new product the iSlave Mini, as well as by FcDonald’s. Please check
Introducing the 2024 #SCMTME and MC1 Extension cohorts
Any of you who have been reading my blog this century will know that I’m a big fan of getting
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NSW Unit of Work planners for the current and new syllabi
I published these a few weeks ago, and then had an update to my website, and the post was deleted
MusicZettel S3E10 – Teaching music creation in Australia
Having had a grumble about the lack of an evidence-base in the local government’s supposedly “Evidence-based syllabus” in the last
MusicZettel S3E9: The new NSW Syllabus pt. 2 – When ideology gets in the way of educative evidence-based practice
Following on from the last episode of MusicZettel, in which I focused on the positive things about the new NSW
Music Zettel S3E8: The new NSW Syllabus pt. 1 – What is classroom music education for?
I’m asking the big questions today, prompted by the new year 7 to 10 (12 to 16 years) music syllabus
Cool stuff, Education, Music education
A more considered response to the new NSW 7-10 syllabus
The Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) have published my considered thoughts on the new NSW years 7 to
Music Zettel S3E7: Teaching music through sampling
In today’s episode I talk about ways I’ve used samping in my own composition and production, and ways that I’ve
Music Zettel S3E6 – The Maker Movement (pt 2) with Mr Phil
This episode of Music Zettel extends ideas about The Maker Movement for Music Education with a recording of my (lockdown)
Music Zettel S3E5 The maker movement with Caitlin & Rowena
In this episode of Music Zettel I revisit the topic of the Maker Movement in music education – something that
Composition, Cool stuff, Creativty, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology, Pedagogy, Production
Teaching with Flip Sampler by Andrew Huang
I created a whole bunch of resources and a unit of work for high school classes when YouTube sensation Andrew
Live-tooting responses to the new NSW 7-10 Music Syllabus
The new NSW year 7 to 10 music syllabus out. This is a subject dear to my heart, because years
Music Zettel S3E4: Structuring poetry, structuring music
In this episode, I show how setting a poem to music can be guided by the structure of the words,
Music Zettel S3E3: The sound worlds of Agapi
In this episode, I introduce the sound worlds that I created to reflect the narrative in my latest music theatre
Music Zettel S3E2: Rapping about history
In this episode, I explain how to teach composition and production with free resources that I’ve made to go with
Music Zettel S3E1: The story of Agapi
In this episode, I explain the story behind my latest music theatre show, Αγάπη (Agapi) and other kinds of love,