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
Music education
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
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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
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
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)
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,
Composition, Creativty, GarageBand, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology, Production, Sibelius
Free music education resource for Αγάπη (Agapi) and other kinds of love
As you can see on the dedicated page for my latest collaboration with Luka Lesson, Αγάπη (Agapi) and other kinds
Introducing the 2023 #SCMTME cohort!
The tenth annual presentation of learning for my course Technology in Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will
Exploring the Harmonious Blend of Mindfulness and Music Technology in Education
The following blog post is written by ChatGPT as if I’m a student in my own Technology in Music Education
2nd draft NSW 7-10 Music Syllabus draft is out
Those who’ve followed me on other social media will know that last year I formed a group of music education
Project-Based Learning for digital sound communication
My wonderful colleague Brad Fuller and I published a paper on the pedagogies we’ve developed in a course I originally
Composition, Creativty, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology, Sibelius
The Paul Grabowsky Sibelius Education Kit (from 2006)
There’s a funny story about this one. Sibelius 5 had lots of cool things to show off. A new audio
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Sibelius 7 Music Notation Essentials (Book, no longer in print).
Because this book is no longer in print, I have made the resources and tutorial videos (which are still quite
Stimulating music educator worldview change througha pedagogy of provocation, critical thinking and peer-review
This is the second research article arising from data collected from my MOOC, The Place of Music in 21st Century
#SCMTME, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology
Announcing the #SCMTME & MTeach Extension cohorts, 2022
Yes, it’s that time of year again, when I share my students’ websites with the world! We’re 11 weeks into
Αγάπη (Agapi) and other kinds of love (Music Theatre/Hip-Hop/Intercultural Art)
Premiered at the National Museum of Australia in April 2022, and now touring internationally in 2024! Here is one of
#SCMTME, Music education, Music technology
Introducing the #SCMTME cohort of 2021
Well, who’d’ve thunk it? I’m back again after a quiet 10 months on this blog, to introduce the next cohort