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If the brain processes words and mathematical symbols differently, why not musical symbols too?
Aspects of Whiplash are implausible – but it does reflect the real and insidious bullying culture that exists in music education.
We rightly marvel at the skills of a talented musician, especially witnessing them perform live. But how does someone become so skilled? Obviously hours and hours of dedicated practice is a necessity…
Whiplash, the new film written and directed by American Damien Chazelle, is billed as a drama about an ambitious young drummer and his terrifying teacher. The older teacher is said to “discover” the 19…
Yesterday, Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne and Arts Minister George Brandis announced A$594,000 in funding for a new national music teachers mentorship program. The details have sent music…
The urge to make new music is alive and well among young people in the UK, but not always using conventional instruments in the classroom or school orchestra. A new survey of music education has found…
The Conversation is running a series, Class in Australia, to identify, illuminate and debate its many manifestations. Here, Katrina McFerran discusses how access to music education can reaffirm social…
A broad crisis of confidence has, it seems, beset tertiary music education in Australia. Since returning from Europe in 2006, I have witnessed turmoil of often existential proportions erupt in several…
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer in Musicology, Dan School of Drama & Music, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor and Head of Creative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit; Director of Researcher Development Unit, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
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Professor of Music Theory, Hunter College
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Adjunct assistant professor, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Music Education, Public Voices Fellow, DePaul University
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Professor of Culture and Communication, University of Leicester
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Professor of Music Education, Northwestern University
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Professor of Education Research, School of Education, University of Birmingham
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Professor, School of Education, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor of Music, Culture and Society, City St George's, University of London
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NRF Accredited & Senior Researcher; Lead Coordinator of the South-South Educational Collaboration & Knowlede Interchange Initiative, Cape Peninsula University of Technology