Luka Lesson X James Humberstone, locked down 20-21
Luka and I had been working on Odysseus since 2016, but it became clear that our massive orchestral-choral-Hip-Hop-cinematic theatrical work […]
Music education
Drum Programming Minus One, and The Patented Humberstone Four-Finger Technique (Text Book Chapters)
I wrote two chapters for a wonderful new music education textbook, The Music Technology Cookbook, edited by Adam Patrick Bell. The
Empathy in the time of division (viola & electronics)
JamesHumbers · Empathy in a time of division My submission for the 2020 “Art Has To Be Contagious” installation in
Music Zettel S2E5 – Thongaphone!
Well, five episodes in five days, and today’s episode coincides with our public presentation of learning, which you can still
Music Zettel S2E4 – Oh no, virtual choirs.
In this episode of Music Zettel, I look at the theme of Virtual ensembles, multi-screen mixes, and animation in recent
Music Zettel S2E3 – Songwriting, composing, & creativity
In the third Zettel of the week, I take you through a number of songwriting, composition, and other zany creative
Music Zettel S2E2 – Free Resources FTW
In the second episode of this micro-season of Music Zettel, I’m looking at projects undertaken in the stream of digital
MusicZettel S2E1 – The Elephant in the Room
Here I am, back with a second micro-season of MusicZettel, after abandoning the first one just when it was getting
Seeking Innovation as Exploration of Aesthetic (Book Chapter)
My chapter in the new book Creative Research in Music, edited by my colleagues Anna Reid, Jeanell Carrigan, and Neal Peres
#SCMTME, Cool stuff, Innovation, Music education, Music technology
Introducing the #SCMTME cohort of 2020!
That time of the year has come earlier this year, as my Technology in Music Education class at the Sydney
Nurturing Vulnerability to Develop Pedagogical Change Through MOOC Participation and Public Blogging (Book Chapter)
A chapter I wrote with Catherine Zhao and Danny Liu drawing upon data from my MOOC, The Place of Music in
Cool stuff, Music education, Pedagogy, Social Justice
Class, control, and classical music
Last week I was lucky enough to meet Anna Bull, the author of Class, Control, and Classical Music (Oxford University
Music Zettel Ep. 8 – A load of Pollak
We’ve just had three wonderful days with our Maker-in-Residence, Linsey Pollak! In this episode, I reflect on the learning that
Music Zettel Ep. 7 – Teaching like a musician
In this week’s podcast, I interview Brad Fuller, director of music at Northern Beaches Christian School, about his pedagogical approach
Music Zettel Ep. 6 – The Creative Music Movement
This episode features a “flipped learning” video that I made for Key Approaches in Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium
Music Zettel Ep. 5 – Tech skills & industry collaboration
This week we are giving away dozens of free resources for music education and technology! I’ll be reflecting on the
Innovation, Music education, Podcast, Social Justice
Music Zettel Ep. 4 – Music Education & Social Justice
I’ve been to Alice Springs to work on a new project, Ilyawe, and in this episode I introduce the project in
Music Zettel Ep. 4 – longer version – Music Education & Social Justice
This is the longer version of Episode 4 of my podcast, Music Zettel, in which I’ve included more information about
Cool stuff, Music education
Alice Springs makes Zettel 4 a little late
OK, so I know you’re all madly waiting for episode of Music Zettel, my new podcast. OK well maybe not.
Learning Uke, Music education
Learning the ukulele diary 6: am I close?
I thought this week I should review how many chords I’ve learned, which I’m still a bit slow with chord
Music Zettel Ep. 3 – Orff formula arrangements
This week’s episode is drawn from my first two lectures this semester in Composition in Music Education. We look at
Learning Uke, Music education
Learning the Uke diary 5: jamming with my band
If a picture says a thousand words, I expect this video says a million. Enjoy!
Introducing the #SCMTME class of 2019
The Technology in Music Education class that I teach at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music has been one of the
Music Zettel Ep. 2 – Skills every music teacher needs
What are the musical skills that every classroom music teacher needs? I’ve been lucky enough to rewrite our first year
Music Zettel Ep 1 – Introduction
The first podcast in my first ever series – Music Zettel – in which I’ll share ideas and resources from my lecture series this semester at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, in addition to content related to my free MOOC (online short course), The Place of Music in 21st Century Education.
Learning Ukulele Diary 4 – my favourite songs with C, G, F, and Am
As mentioned in my second diary, the only difficult thing about playing the above 4 chords is the change to and
Learning Uke, Music education, Pedagogy
Learning ukulele diary 3: video tutorials amateur, semi-pro, and published paid courses
So you’re in the dress-ups room with your daughter sitting on the throne and what comes into your mind? Yes,
Cool stuff, Learning Uke, Music education, Pedagogy
Learning ukulele diary 1: unboxing :)
As mentioned in my last blog post, I’ve decided to DO THE PROJECT MYSELF, FIRST! and learn a new chord-playing
Key Approaches in Music Education and completing degree accreditation for NESA/AITSL
I’m coordinating a new (for me) Unit of Study (UoS) this coming semester at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Key
Composition, Cool stuff, Creativty, GarageBand, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology, Sibelius
Remixular bells
In this unit of work you will examine how Mike Oldfield built the opening of his seminal progressive rock work Tubular
Composition, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology, Pedagogy
Orff and aural learning-inspired arrangements by Sydney Conservatorium students
Every year at the Sydney Conservatorium I get to take one of my favourite courses, Composition in Music Education. The first