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
Pedagogy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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, 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
Composition, Cool stuff, Music education, Music technology, Pedagogy
On Hip-hOpera, the Glitter Gang, Humberrants, and becoming Senior in 2017
You’ve probably noticed that my blogging rate has somewhat spiked in the past couple of days. As 2016 creaked to
Innovation, Music education, Music technology, Pedagogy
My MOOC, 9 months after release
I really should have re-posted one of the many press releases or interviews I participated in about the MOOC (Massively Open
Innovation, Music education, Music technology, Pedagogy
My #TEDxOxford talk
I’m just in the middle of a blog reflecting on the year that was, and realised that I hadn’t actually blogged
Innovation, Music education, Music technology, Pedagogy
Raising the Bar
A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be asked to speak at one of the Unversity of