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 […]
Music
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
Composition, Creativty, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology, Sibelius, Text books
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
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
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
#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. 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
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.
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
Innovation, Music education, Music technology
SCM Technology in Music Education 2017
It’s that time of year again – my Technology in Music Education course is kicking off here at the Sydney Conservatorium
Composition, Cool stuff, Innovation, Music education, Music technology
Live jamming Ableton-style, with iPads & USB MIDI controllers
I posted an obscure photo last week showing set-up for a lecture I gave the following morning. I’m interested to know
Composition, Creativty, GarageBand, Lesson plans and resources, Music education, Music technology, Production
Songwriting in GarageBand with Musical Cryptography
I developed several units of work to go with my composition Passion for Symphonic Winds, and this electronic version has nothing to
Composition, Music education, Music technology
Soundhouse conference, alongside AMAC 2009
As I write I’m just on the way back from the Soundhouse conference which took place at the Australian Music
Composition, Creativty, Elementary school, GarageBand, Lesson plans and resources, Middle school, Music education, Music for children, Music technology, Sibelius
SixEightThreeFour
This piece is part of my Symphony of the Child, commissioned and premiered by the International Grammar School in Sydney in