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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Requests for Success: Music Education Majors Weigh in on Their “Post-COVID” Education Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic was, and some could argue still is, [...]
Last Minute Gift Guide for the Overwhelmed Music Teacher
Rejecting Common Narratives This last minute music teacher gift guide [...]
William’s Song is Our Song
William’s Song is Our Song More than a decade ago, [...]
Using Lyrics as a Springboard for Songwriting with Students
Using Lyrics as a Springboard for Songwriting with Students [...]
Music By the People, For the People of Palestine
Established in 1993, the Edward Said National Conservatory of [...]
Research to Practice: Standards-Based Instruction
Consider what we are intentionally or unintentionally saying we value based on what we cover with our students throughout their time in our classrooms. And, just like that, a conversation about standards-based instruction has entered the chat.