Donna Weston2020-11-10T21:27:41-05:00

Donna Weston

Donna WestonDonna 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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Musicast Episode 28: Creativity in Middle School Orchestra with Matt Shaffer

F-flat Author and middle school orchestra teacher Matt Shaffer sits down with us to share about his work with his students!

Musicast Episode 27: Jazz from Students’ Perspectives with Greg Masters and Eric Rodgers

2 High School students chat with Kevin and Marissa about their jazz education

Musicast Episode 26: Video Games but… Jazz? with Charlie Rosen

Bass player Charlie Rosen sits down with Kevin and Marissa to talk about his work on Broadway, with TV and Videos, and how it led him to creating and arranging for the 8 Bit Big Band.

Musicast Episode 25: Jazz Education- Process Over Product with Patrick Feher

Patrick Feher joins Kevin to talk about jazz in educational settings and how to get started if you're new to the genre!

Musicast Episode 24: Music In Our Schools Month Wrap-up. What is our future?

The Musicast Crew wraps up Music In Our Schools Month with an in-house chat! [...]

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