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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Musicast Episode 11: Dr. Christopher Azzara
Dr. Christopher Azzara, Professor at the Eastman School of Music, talks about his work as a teacher, jazz pianist, and researcher with the Musicast Duo! [...]
The New Normal: Starting a Job During a Pandemic
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Holiday Gift Guide: Music Teacher Edition
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Musicast Episode 10: Scott Sheehan- The Future of Music Education
Scott Sheehan, the next president of the National Association for Music Education, sits down to talk with Marissa and Kevin about COVID teaching and what comes next, post-pandemic. [...]
The “New Normal”: Running a Popular Music Program in Australia
Like most, if not all, music institutions around the world, [...]
Research to Practice: Developing Musicianship
The potential for growth when teachers listen to each of their students, help them develop their own musicality, and engage an entire group of them in active listening is just…well, the possibilities are endless. [...]