(And a GPT Agent for aligning the new Content Points!) I wrote this unit of work in 2021 when YouTube […]
At the moment I’m busy re-working some of my best high school units of work for the new NSW 7-10
Any of you who have been reading my blog this century will know that I’m a big fan of getting
I created a whole bunch of resources and a unit of work for high school classes when YouTube sensation Andrew
In this episode, I explain the story behind my latest music theatre show, 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
The tenth annual presentation of learning for my course Technology in Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will
There’s a funny story about this one. Sibelius 5 had lots of cool things to show off. A new audio
Because this book is no longer in print, I have made the resources and tutorial videos (which are still quite
Yes, it’s that time of year again, when I share my students’ websites with the world! We’re 11 weeks into
In the second episode of this micro-season of Music Zettel, I’m looking at projects undertaken in the stream of digital
In this week’s podcast, I interview Brad Fuller, director of music at Northern Beaches Christian School, about his pedagogical approach
This week’s episode is drawn from my first two lectures this semester in Composition in Music Education. We look at
What are the musical skills that every classroom music teacher needs? I’ve been lucky enough to rewrite our first year
As mentioned in my second diary, the only difficult thing about playing the above 4 chords is the change to and
In this unit of work you will examine how Mike Oldfield built the opening of his seminal progressive rock work Tubular
Every year at the Sydney Conservatorium I get to take one of my favourite courses, Composition in Music Education. The first
This Friday brings one of my favourite events of the year at the Sydney Conservatorium – the Presentation of Learning
Australia’s participation in the war in Afghanistan is the nation’s longest ever military involvement. What happens when an Australian soldier,
I’m teaching at the Sydney University Wingara Mura Bunga Barabugu summer camp for young indigenous Australian songwriters this week …
Last Friday my students in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Technology in Music Education course (from which my MOOC Music in
I developed several units of work to go with my composition Passion for Symphonic Winds, and this electronic version has nothing to
Last week my Sydney Conservatorium of Music Technology in Music Education (#SCMtech) students handed in their main project, worth 50% of the
Long time no blog – but that’s what happens when you take a new job! Since March I’ve been working
In my last blog I outlined some of what I learned from spending a week observing and even participating a
Beginning this week, I’m off on the road with Ensemble Offspring for premiere performances of my Cycles and Circles in addition to
I’ve just completed my fourth commission of the year, and I’m especially proud of this one. I’m going to blog
This term at school we’ve been trying to run IT Pedagogy PD on a wide range of topics. I especially
Blended and Online Learning Update: I’ve made a Facebook page for our class. You don’t have to use it, but
This week we started with a reading exercise instead of the usual learning by copying or by rote. We used
I feel compelled to write about a unit of work just completed with a very talented stage 5 class despite
Avid released their first iPad app only a few weeks ago, and it’s for my favourite ever software title –