Donna Weston
Donna Weston is Deputy Director (Learning and Teaching), Head of Popular Music, and Program Director of the Bachelor of Music with Honours at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia. She is also the Conservatorium’s International Advisor. Donna lectures in popular music history and semiotic analysis and has a particular passion for collaborative learning and peer-assessment as integral to popular music education. She is convenor of the Musical Livelihoods stream of the Conservatorium’s Research Centre. As a Program Director over the past 12 years, Donna has made significant and on-going changes to several degree designs, keeping in line with both emerging music pedagogy and research as well as the rapid changes in the music industry. Currently, she is engaged in exploring pathways for the intersection of Popular Music Studies and popular music practice at tertiary level, and musical livelihoods for all music graduates. A significant component of her research is also situated in ecomusicology.
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Tangible Inspiration: Why Example Outshines Empty Influence
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Beyond the Music: Delivery as the Final (and Most Overlooked) Phase of Creation
by Brian Bromberg & José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. In most [...]
Standing Tall When They Want to Cut You Down: Navigating Tall Poppy Syndrome as an Entrepreneur
by Eftihia Arkoudis, D.M.A., Thaddaeus Bourne, D.M.A., & José Valentino [...]
Why Musicianship Matters for Improving Music Business Education
by José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. Abstract This editorial argues that [...]
Helpful Financial Literacy Advice for Creative Entrepreneurs
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Communication, Education, and Demonstration as Pillars of Sustainable Creative Enterprise
by José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. & Derris Lee, M.M. Three [...]