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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The Side Hustle Crossroads: When Passion Meets the Paycheck
Authored by José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. and Thaddaeus Bourne, D.M.A. [...]
Three things you can do that will help you hit the “reset” button mid-year
Ah….winter break. Every December (and also in February, because I [...]
Commercializing Cross-Cultural Instrumentalist Strategies
Abstract This interview with Néstor Torres, facilitated by Dr. José [...]
The Pen of Life: Authorship, Authenticity, and Authority in Creative Enterprise
Abstract This article explores the challenges and opportunities faced by [...]
Respecting Time: The Silent Currency of Creative Entrepreneurship
Abstract This editorial, co-authored by José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. and [...]
A Realistic Take on Creating Opportunities for Student Agency
With both of my sons now in middle school, and [...]