Research Fields

Since its inception in 1953 and under the guidance of its founder Sir Frank Callaway and his successor Emeritus Professor David Tunley, research at the School of Music has enjoyed an international profile in the areas of music education, historical musicology, composition and performance practice.

With the appointment of international scholar Winthrop Professor Jane Davidson to the Callaway/Tunley Chair of Music, research interests have expanded to include how music is examined as a social science through the study of the psychology of music, music sociology and cultural studies, music and health, music medicine, music and evolution, social anthropology of music and ethnomusicology. Particular fields of interest include:

• Australian Music Studies
• European Music Studies
• Music as a Social Science
• Music Education
• Original Creative Work: Performance and Composition

Within these research fields initiatives are constantly being made to develop:

• Interdisciplinary collaborations across the University
• Interstate collaborations
• International collaborations
• Conference and symposium presentations locally, nationally and internationally
• Grant submissions
• Publications, recordings and performances which meet the ERA research criteria