While actively contributing to policy and curricula debates surrounding music education, our researchers are also well-published in several fields of music education research.
Research into music education concentrates on lifespan development, psychological needs theory, and skills bases and competencies for the classroom.
Our researchers regularly write for leading music education journals and have contributed to discussions in various international conferences and symposia ranging from International Society of Music Education biennial conferences to the European Conference on Musical Development.
Researchers
Vocal training
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Associate Professor Nicholas Bannan has been researching an innovative pedagogy for aural discrimination and musicianship, as well as examining vocal training and development in children.
Orchestral training
- Associate Professor Peter Moore has spent many years conducting the West Australian Youth Orchestra, developing Babies Proms for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and researching training techniques.
Community service applications
Winthrop Professor Jane Davidson, Associate Prof Bannan, Assistant Professor Jonathan McIntosh and Research Assistant Professor Robert Faulkner have run ensembles to examine research-teaching and community service connections. This includes projects which explore the interface of music education and therapeutic and health benefits, such as:
- Catch Music - exploring the link between music education and adults living with disabilities
- Music Mayhem - aimed at people living with mental illness
- Making Music, Being Well - using music for health benefits.
University information
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