GUIDE TO
MUSIC RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA: Current research organisations and projects
Australia has a wealth of organisations involved in
music research; government, university, or industry based. This diversity of
sources makes much of it difficult to trace or identify. The Music Council has
taken the initiative to bring together over thirty web-based resources for
Australian music research since 2000. This list comprises short descriptions of
websites of organisations that conduct or disseminate music research.
The entries are grouped alphabetically into three
broad categories:
NATIONAL/GENERAL
MUSIC EDUCATION
ORGANISATIONS
MUSIC INDUSTRY
Each entry is structured as follows:
· Name
of the organisation
·
Website address
·
Information about the organisation
·
Information about the website
This list was compiled for the Music Council of
Australia by Leah Coutts, Alicia Maguire and Reilly Smethurst, Queensland
Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University. Please send comments,
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NATIONAL/GENERAL
Asia-Pacific
Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (APSCOM)
http://marcs.uws.edu.au/events/conferences/archive/2002/icmpc7/apscom.htm
The Asia-Pacific Society for the Cognitive Sciences of
Music (APSCOM) consists of the Japanese Society for Music Perception &
Cognition, the Korean Society for Music Perception & Cognition, and the
Australian Music & Psychology Society. “Formed in January 1 2001, the first
official meeting of APSCOM was held during the Spring Meeting of the Japanese
Society for Music Perception & Cognition, May 2001 at Kyushu Institute of
Design, Fukuoka, Japan. The three societies in Japan, Korea and Australia are
managed independently. Under APSCOM the three societies cooperate to: foster
research and collaboration in the cognitive science of music; and promote
communication and friendship among researchers in the Asia-Pacific region.
APSCOM also represents the Asia-Pacific area for the biennial International
Conference on Music Perception & Cognition (ICMPC7). Organisation of ICMPC
is currently overseen by the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of
Music (ESCOM) and the Society for Music Perception & Cognition (SMPC)”.
The website contains information about APSCOM
meetings, office bearers’ contact details, and links to the three societies.
Australasian
Computer Music Association (ACMA)
http://www.acma.asn.au
The Australasian Computer Music Association “provides
a forum for new compositions, information sharing, and research about music
technology and computer music, principally throughout Australia and New
Zealand. ACMA membership includes composers, performers, educators,
researchers, computer scientists and others with an interest in any aspect of
the many forms of electronic music”.
The site includes links to members’ websites,
information on how to become a member, discussion boards, information on
conferences and events, and newsletters. Currently, one does not need to be a
member to subscribe to the discussion list.
Australasian
Cooperative Research Centre for Interaction Design (ACID)
http://www.acid.net.au
The Australasian Cooperative Research Centre for
Interaction Design (ACID) is focussed on discovering “better ways for people to
interact with each other using communication technologies”. Its expertise lies
in “helping people participate in the digital world”. ACID conducts deep and
substantial research in interaction design and user experience design. A
current research project, entitled Adaptive Media, “focuses on increasing
productivity for the provision of interactive entertainment through new
adaptive music processes, and increasing access to interactive media
experiences through the application of generative and self-organising media
systems”.
The website includes information about ACID’s current
and completed research projects, user experience design services, members’
publications, and an education program calendar.
Australia
Council for the Arts
http://www.ozco.gov.au/publications
“The Australia Council is a service organisation
enriching the life of the nation by supporting and promoting the practice and
enjoyment of the arts”. The Council provides over 1700 grants each year to
artists and arts organisations across the country in the fields of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander arts, community cultural development, dance, literature,
music, new media arts, theatre and visual arts/craft. Arts RIPPA is an arts and
cultural policy research digest with the Australian Council for the Arts that
focuses on “qualitative and quantitative research into arts audiences and
participants, as well as analytical research into creative industry
development, arts impacts, infrastructure support for artists and regulatory
and policy instruments. Research initiatives currently in progress include
Indigenous arts infrastructure project, C3 West, Educating for the Creative
Workforce and the World Creativity Summit Presentation.
The Arts RIPPA
site includes overviews of current and planned research projects submitted
to Arts RIPPA, including the organisation hosting the research, a description
of the projects, start and finishing dates, contact details of the main
researcher, and all others involved. The table of contents and consequent
details are in alphabetical order according to the association/company.
Arts RIPPA is distributed in printable PDF format. The Australia Council for
the Arts ‘Arts Resources Site’ shows a list of the most recent publications,
handbooks, essays, reports, music guides, and websites that this organisation
has been given. It includes titles, brief descriptions, and links to the full
reports. By using the resource finder, it is possible to refine searches to
music and specific topics. There are also links to Arts in Australia, Grants,
and Events, and a menu to News & Hot Topics, and The Council.
Australian
Acoustical Society (AAS)
http://www.acoustics.asn.au/index.php
The Australian Acoustical Society was formed in 1964
and “aims to promote and advance the science and practice of acoustics in all
its branches to the wider community and provide support to acousticians”. The
members of the Australian Acoustical Society study and conduct research in
fields of Architectural Acoustics, Environmental Noise, Marine Acoustics,
Engineering Noise Control, Occupational Noise Management, Physiology of
Hearing, Audiology Studies and Musical Acoustics. As part of the society’s research
initiatives, a two-day conference is held annually and several research grants
and awards are offered to its members.
The website contents include the Acoustics Australia
Journal, Acoustic Memorabilia, Code of Ethics, Event Calendar (Australia and
Overseas), Federal Council, Frequently Asked Questions, Links to other sites,
List of AAS and other Noise Conferences, Membership Details, Notices, Grants,
Awards, Job Vacancies, Publications, Standards Committees Representatives,
State Divisions, Subscription Rates and Sustaining Members.
Australian
Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/productsbytitle/B5DEC25B3155FC38CA2572FE007753AE?OpenDocument
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is an agency of
the Australian Government and is Australia's official statistical organisation.
They assist and encourage informed decision-making, research and discussion within
governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and
responsive national statistical service. The most recent survey taken is titled
Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview and “provides a
statistical overview of culture in Australia. Contains information on a range
of topics including employment in culture, time spent on cultural activities,
attendances at cultural venues and events, expenditure on culture, and imports
and exports of cultural goods and services. Also provides profiles of the
cultural sectors, grouped according to the Australian Culture and Leisure
Industry Classification”. In addition, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has
developed several new research programs including The Survey of Attendance at
Selected Cultural Venues and Events.
By using the search engine on the home page - www.abs.gov.au - it is
possible to refine the topics to the arts, or music, or a specific topic within
these, to access the relevant statistics. The menu bar consists of Home,
Statistics, Services We Provide, Census, Themes, Methods, Classifications,
Concepts & Standards, News & Media, Education, and Links.
Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/HOMEPAGE/pc=home
The Australian Communications and Media Authority
(ACMA) was established on 1 July 2005 by the merger of the Australian
Broadcasting Authority and the Australian Communications Authority and is a
statutory authority within the federal government portfolio of Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts. ACMA is responsible for the regulation of
broadcasting, internet, radio communications and telecommunications. The most
recent research initiatives undertaken are halted since 2003 and are listed
under ‘Australian Broadcasting Authority’ content. There are several
publications listed under ACMA material covering areas of radio, internet,
television and telecommunications.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority
website includes information under three headings each with various
subheadings. ‘For the Public’ includes information regarding how regulation
works, content and advertising and consumer and community advice. ‘For
Licensees and Industry’ provides a link to licensing and regulations, service
and technical requirements and content requirements. ‘About ACMA’ includes
general information about this government department.
Australian
Copyright Council
http://www.copyright.org.au/publications/research
The Australian Copyright Council is a non-profit
organisation that was founded in 1968. Its objectives are to assist creators
and copyright owners to effectively exercise their rights, raise awareness
about copyright’s importance, research and identify inadequate or unfair laws
and seek their changes, and to foster cooperation amongst creators and owners
of copyright.
This site shows a list of current and past research
papers within the Australian Copyright Council, with links to the completed
papers. There is also a link to published articles by the council’s staff,
which is grouped in years, starting with the most recent. The search engine
includes a comprehensive search function that searches the content of documents
as well as the website. The navigation menu gives access to the rest of the
Australian Copyright Council’s website, and there are also menus on recent news
and upcoming events. As well as the free information sheets and articles
available on the site, relevant practical guides and discussion papers are
available for purchase in hardcopy from the Council.
Australian
Forum for Acoustic Ecology (AFAE)
http://www.afae.org.au
“The Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology (AFAE) was
formed in 1998 by people interested in the awareness, experience, and study of
sound and soundscapes”. The AFAE is an affiliate of the World Forum for
Acoustic Ecology (WFAE). “The AFAE is now a collection of people across
Australia who listen and who have a professional or personal interest in fields
such as: acoustics, audiology, architecture, digital design, education, health,
landscape, phenomenology, sound art, sound culture and sound design. The
organisation brings together people who aim to promote a culture of listening
to raise awareness generally of issues around listening, sound and sonic
environment; and to encourage discussion, debate, education, practical
activities and research”.
The website contains a link to the WFAE’s bi-annual Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology,
which AFAE members help to print and distribute. The site’s Resources section
contains media from “soundwalks” and the proceedings from the 2003 WFAE
International Symposium.
Australian
Music and Psychology Society (AMPS)
http://marcs.uws.edu.au/links/amps
The AMPS is a society for the discussion of research
that reflects the intersection of psychology and music. It is “a forum for the
discussion of scholarly research on the intersection of music and psychology.
AMPS research seminars are held monthly in the School of Music & Music
Education at the University of New South Wales drawing an audience of staff and
students from Psychology, Music, Music Education, Architecture, Linguistics,
and Physics”.
The menu bars gives links to information about the
society and contact details, Society Series and abstracts from the seminars,
and links to Societies, Conferences, Journals, and Laboratories.
Australian
Music Centre (AMC)
http://www.amcoz.com.au
The Australian Music Centre was established in 1974 to
facilitate and encourage the performance and understanding of music by
Australian composers throughout the world. “The Centre has grown to become the
leading provider of information, publications and scores relating to Australian
music”. The Australian Music Centre is a key partner in the development of
MusicAustralia (see below).
This website is comprised of links to relevant areas
of the AMC. These include Music Search, Membership and Publication, Education,
Projects, Composers, Shop, About Us, and Contact Us. The site includes profiles
of Australian composers, repertoire lists of Australian music, contents pages
of journals such as Sounds Australian, and detailed information on music
courses offered throughout Australia. There is also an online shop selling
scores, CD’s, journal issues, and resource kits.
Australian
Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
http://www.austmta.org.au
The Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is
currently planning the 33rd National Music Therapy Conference to be
held in Melbourne, 19th-20th October and preparing for
the World Conference of Music Therapy 2008 to be held in Buenos Aires. A call
for papers has been issued for both conferences.
The Australian Music Therapy Association website
offers information on the expanding profession of Music Therapy. The menu
includes a link to an index of everything the site contains, making it easy to
find the resources needed. There are also Frequently Asked Questions, a
Journal, Training, Resources, Employment, and Member Services.
Australian
National University: Canberra School of Music
http://www.anu.edu.au/music/index.php
The Canberra School of Music is part of the Australian
National University (ANU), and presents itself as “a synthesis in which
performers, musician scholars, composers, researchers, teachers and the musical
public meet to listen, perform, create, discuss and be energised through the
wonderful world that is music”.
The research link of this
site gives contact details to access information on current research within the
School of Music. The menu bar gives access to the School of Music information,
Contacts and Resources.
Australian
Network for Art and Technology: Embracing Sound Program (ESP)
http://www.anat.org.au/esp
The Australian Network for Art and Technology’s
Embracing Sound Program (ESP) is “bringing together Australia’s vibrant and
diverse sound arts community and connecting it to the broader cultural sector.
ESP encompasses a vast range of practices and activities occurring at the grass
roots level through informal networks, and in well established venues. The
project documents events, facilitates communication between artists and
advocates for financially sustainable sound arts projects. Through
publications, a web portal, DVD productions and a presence at sound art events,
ESP supports and encourages our emerging sound artists, promotes and profiles
mid-career artists, and acknowledges and celebrates Australian pioneers in
sound arts and experimental music”.
The ESP website features links to Australian sound art
resources (i.e. online databases, events, funding, organisations, publications,
blogs and email lists), as well as news, reviews, and information regarding
funding and employment opportunities.
Australian
Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation
(CCI)
http://www.cci.edu.au
“The ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries
and Innovation (CCI) was established in July 2005. It is the first Centre of
Excellence funded outside the science, engineering and technology sectors. The
Centre has an ambitious research agenda organised around three themes: Creative
Innovation, Innovation Policy, and Creative Human Capital”. CCI and innovation
“drives the development of Australia's capacity to maximise the national
economic and cultural benefits of digital content industries. It integrates
research across a range of disciplines to develop new modes of access and
distribution for user-led innovation. It will provide integrated, empirically
grounded solutions to structural, conceptual and policy problems, during an
exciting period when new technologies, end-user activism and semi-professional
practices are challenging traditional models of production and consumption in
the creative value chain. The Centre's research outcomes across six program
areas will improve industry, government, education and creative services in
Australia”.
The website features information about research
programs, projects, presentations, publications, and events.
Australian
Research Council: Linkage & Discovery Projects
http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/lp/lp_default.htm
The Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects
scheme “supports collaborative research and development projects between higher
education organisations and other organisations, including within industry, to
enable the application of advanced knowledge to problems. Typically, research
projects funded under the scheme involve risk”. Information about ARC Linkage
Projects can be found in the ARC annual reports.
The ARC Linkage Projects website features headings
such as Funding Rules, Funding Agreement, Instructions to applicants, and
Funding Outcomes which contains links to information about current, past and
future Linkage Projects.
Australian
Sound Design Project
http://www.sounddesign.unimelb.edu.au/site/index1.html
The Australian Sound Design Project positions itself
as “the first national website and database dedicated to researching and
publishing original works and the discourse relating to sound and its design in
public space. The comprehensive database and cross-referenced web site provides
a platform for further discourse and analytical study. Historical and stylistic
trends can be observed. The language and practice of sound design will be
further developed through ensuing discourse and the importance of sound
profiled for interdisciplinary designers, curators, museologists, acousticians,
communications engineers, architects, urban and regional planners,
environmentalists, sound artists and musicians”.
The menu includes About, Browse, Search, Contribute,
Bibliography, and Links – to organisations, publications, resources and forums
– Papers, News, and Contact. Where appropriate and available, there are links
to full articles and further information. The project resources can also be
discovered through the MusicAustralia service.
Griffith
University: Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre (QCRC)
http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/qcrc
Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre (QCRC)
initiates, realises and supports music research that addresses key issues in
contemporary musical realities. QCRC was established in 2003 as one of Griffith
University's 30 innovative research centres. With over 20 staff involved in
more than 30 projects, research carried out during the past five years has
already begun to resonate in national and international forums. In particular,
the centre has gained a reputation for excellence in the following areas:
performance-based research, learning and teaching, music technology, cultural
policy and cultural diversity, and community music.
QCRC’s current projects include: Sustainable futures for music cultures; Sound Links: Exploring the dynamics of musical communities in
Australia, and their potential for informing collaboration with music in
schools; Places for art, a
project that examines the dynamics of location in experiencing art in
contemporary Australia; the eMERGe digital infrastructure for collaborative
research in music teaching and learning; and Being well, playing better, a national initiative to address some
of the urgent issues surrounding musicians’ health in tertiary institutions.
The QCRC website includes links to Home, Research
Projects, News & Events, Staff Profiles, Research Products, Partnerships,
Research Students and Contact details. There are also links to other elements
of Griffith University and international partners.
Griffith
University: Radio IMERSD
http://www29.griffith.edu.au/radioimersd
“Radio IMERSD is an open-access publication vehicle
for digital arts including creative thought, music, visual media and other
forms of technological imagination from across Griffith University. This
project is one output of the Queensland Conservatorium's IMERSD unit
(Intermedia, Music Education & Research Design), serving as a core
component of the Digital Arts @ Griffith project. Radio IMERSD invites digital
contributions and collaborative ideas from academic staff, practitioners,
visitors, alumni and students in a range of areas including: public speeches,
viva voce and workshop presentations; musical compositions, performances and
sound recordings; commentary and review intended to stimulate critical
discussion. Radio IMERSD is proud to be associated with Apple iTunes and the
Creative Commons Australia project”.
The Radio IMERSD website contains links to podcasts,
NetRadio, events and news. The podcasts include the Concert Series, Public Lecture
series, and the Creative Sparks showcase of new and original audio productions
and compositions.
MusicAustralia
http://www.musicaustralia.org
MusicAustralia is a service developed by the National
Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (a division of the
Australian Film Commission) and cultural organisations around the nation. It
helps to locate, access and navigate a rich store of music and information
about Australian music, musicians, organisations and services, both historical
and contemporary, from a single access point. This national service brings
together artistic work and research about Australian music and music making. It
comprehensively represents the collections of Australian libraries, archives
and cultural organisations, as well as the outcomes of music projects.
The website is easy to use, free to all users able to
perform simple or advanced searching and sorting. One can find, for example,
the first theses written about Australian music, recent books, historical sheet
music, finding aids to the archives of Australian musicians and organisations,
comprehensive lists of sound recordings – both old and new - or information
about artists. Many resources are available online, if the desired item is not
however, the service provides information about what it is, where it is and how
to get it. From MusicAustralia one can also launch a search directly into other
services, including Australia Dancing, PictureAustralia, Google and the new
Australian Research Online service (ARROW).
Musicological
Society of Australia (MSA)
http://www.msa.org.au
The Musicological Society of Australia exists “to
foster greater understanding and valuing of music, musical thinking and musical
life by providing an Australian forum for communication about music,
encouraging excellence in music research and research training, and
facilitating the dissemination of the outcomes of music research”.
http://www.musicresearchanz.com
The Australian and New Zealand Postgraduate Music
Research Register is a database of music and music-related theses completed
since 1917 or in progress for doctoral, masters, and graduate diploma
awards at universities in Australia and New Zealand. The register has been
compiled from library catalogues and in conjunction with some authors,
particularly those whose projects are in progress. The database can be
browsed in its totality, within its subject classifications or in a
combination of classifications. There are currently 39 categories to
choose from. A keyword search is also available.
Music
Council of Australia (MCA)
http://www.mca.org.au
“The purpose of the Music Council of Australia (MCA)
is to bring together all sections of the music community in order to advance a
diverse and vibrant musical life throughout Australia. To achieve this, MCA,
independently and in partnership, gathers and provides information, conducts
research, undertakes advocacy, ensures representation in relevant forums, and
initiates and realises projects that advance musical life.” MCA’s ‘Music in Australia
Knowledge Base’ is among the most comprehensive resources for musicians,
musical scholars and music educators in Australia.
The MCA website’s content is sorted under six
headings: Music in Australia; Publications; Education; Research and Advocacy;
Special Programs; and Connections. The Research and Advocacy content includes
the Journal of Music Research Online, MCA research reports, national and
international policy documents, and past and present MCA advocacy papers.
National
Networked Facility for Research in Australian Music
http://nfram.anu.edu.au/index.shtml
The National Networked Facility for Research in
Australian Music is an organisation that is part of the Australian Music
Centre, from the Australian National University. It “aims to make more
accessible the scattered and often hidden materials and resources related to
Australian music and to build structures that will provide access to, and
knowledge about, all our music-related resources”.
The website allows for research in four modes; Browse,
Search, Collaborate and Communicate. The Browse platform of the site gives
useful links to music-related resources, NFRAM projects & collections,
online publications, and guides to information, with directories of
institutions, industries, societies & associations, and people. There are
menu options that allow visitors to submit research, and a communication link
to subscribe to the NFRAM mailing list, leave suggestions, or join discussions
in the chat room.
Queensland
University of Technology: Creative Industries Research
http://www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/research
“QUT's Creative Industries Faculty is at the forefront
of pioneering international research initiatives in creative industries policy,
applied creative industries research, digital media design, and the creative
and performing arts. The Faculty partners with industry, government and the
community through funded grants, research consultancy, and joint ventures to
interrogate real-world problems and provide solutions. Research within the
Faculty is enhanced through association with three leading federally funded and
industry-supported research centres: the Australasian Cooperative Research
Centre for Interaction Design (ACID), Australian Research Council Centre of
Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI), and QUT’s Institute
for Creative Industries and Innovation (iCi). Many of the Faculty's academic
staff work within the centres on projects which inform government policy and
leadership in the creative industries or produce tangible applied outcomes
which benefit the community”.
The website features a link to QUT ePrints, “an
institutional repository publications which showcases some of the research
output of QUT staff and postgraduate students. Most of the papers deposited in
QUT ePrints are freely available.” The website also contains links to ACID,
CCI, and iCi, as well as information about Creative Industries’ areas of
expertise, supervisors, industry collaboration, research grants, practice-led
research, and events and seminars.
Royal
Children’s Hospital Melbourne: Music Therapy Department
http://www.rch.org.au/musictherapy/research/index.cfm
The Music Therapy Department of the Melbourne Royal
Children’s Hospital aims to use the experience of music to aid the patient in
attaining, maintaining, or regaining optimum levels of functioning or
adaptation in all areas of development. This is achieved through a range of
face-to-face services, resources, and team participation. In addition to
providing regular patient support, the Music Therapy Department has engaged in
a range of research initiatives encompassing both clinical and academic arenas.
The Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital, Music Therapy
website includes general information about Music Therapy, an outline of the
services offered, publications, research/projects, a list of staff, frequently
asked questions, links and contact details. The research projects outlined on
the website include: Peri-operative Music Therapy as an adjunct to analgesic
drugs to address pain control and anxiety, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Outreach Program, Haemophilia Group, Recorded Music in the Day Surgery Unit,
AMTA Inc Reference Group on Acute Paediatric Health, Music Therapy For
Vulnerable Infants and 'First Do No Harm': Group Music Therapy For Anorexic Adolescents.
University
of Melbourne: Faculty of Music
http://www.music.unimelb.edu.au/research/index.html
The Research aspect of the Faculty of Music within the
University of Melbourne is Australia’s premier music research institution, and
enjoys a high international research profile in all four of its main research
areas: Performance, Composition, Musicology/Ethnomusicology and Music Therapy.
Research initiatives of the department include ‘Risky Business’ - a cross
disciplinary investigation of creative arts as an intervention activity for
young people in urban and rural Victoria and Conceiving Connections. The Australasian
Music Research peer-reviewed publication is also available within the
University of Melbourne’s website.
The Faculty of Music, research department website
includes links to Research Projects, Research Expertise, Research Centres (the
Centre for Studies in Australian Music, Early Music Studio, and the National
Music Therapy Research Unit), Faculty of Music Publications and For Research
Students. Research
reports from 1995 onwards are available. The reports give a list of
research staff, theses passed for higher degrees, theses in progress for higher
degrees, research in progress, and published work. The lists give the
researcher’s name and the topic. There is a menu bar that gives access to
Contacting People, an A-Z directory, and About Us.
University
of New South Wales (UNSW)
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/research.html
The Music Science research department of the
University of New South Wales conducts research in music science involving
physicists, engineers and musicians working in collaboration. This department
offers a number of projects and scholarships available to students within the
University. The research areas focused on by this department include: The
player-instrument interaction in wind instruments, The acoustics of the
didjeridu, The acoustics of brass instruments, Coding and perception of auditory
information, The acoustics of the flute, The acoustics of reed instruments,
Acoustics of string instruments, Speech, singing and the acoustics of the vocal
tract, Percussion, Optimising transfer function measurements and A system for
the measurement and assessment of musical sounds.
The research department website includes links to
Research Areas, Collaboration with the School of Music and Music Education,
Student Projects, Scholarships and part-time work, Visiting Researchers, Jobs
and links to various publications.
University
of South Australia (UniSA)
http://www.unisa.edu.au/art/default.asp
Within the School of Art at the University of South
Australia, the ‘Spaces for the soul: the role of art in the creation of
sustainable built environments’ project has been developed. This research
project takes the form of a creative, reflective and analytic investigation –
through theory and practice – into the role of the artist in enabling ‘sustainable’
urban environments.
The School of Art website includes links to About
UniSA, Study at UniSA, Research, Business & community and Resources for
staff. The search tool on the menu bar also allows for comprehensive searching
throughout the entire university webpage.
University
of Sydney: Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM)
http://www.music.usyd.edu.au/research/index.shtml
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music conducts research
in areas of western musicology, ethnomusicology, music education and
experimental research in music performance and production. In addition, SCM is
host to two research centres: PARADISEC and ACARMP. The Pacific and Regional Archive
for Digital sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) is a
cross-institutional, cross-faculty interdisciplinary facility established in
2003 by the University of Sydney (SCM and Faculty of Arts) in partnership with
the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University. Since this
time, PARADISEC has emerged as a national and international leader in the
digital archiving and management of cultural resources.
The website does not expand on information within
these areas of research, but gives an overview of the PARADISEC as well as
outlining other projects undertaken within the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
University
of Tasmania: Faculty of Education: Research
http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/research
As of January 2009, the UTAS Faculty of Education’s
Research website is in development. In future, the site will contain
information regarding research staff, projects and publications; research
seminars; recently completed theses and dissertations; and Research Office
contact details.
University
of Western Australia (UWA)
http://www.music.uwa.edu.au
The music school at the University of Western
Australia is actively involved in research and creative work in the areas of
Musicology, Music Education, Composition, and Performance. Project titles
include ‘Preserving Australia’s Sound Heritage,’ ‘The French Baroque Music
Project: From Scholarship to Performance’, ‘National Review of School Music
Education’, ‘ARC Linkage Project: Misperception in Maths & Music
Education,’ and ‘The Biomechanics of Cello Bowing.’ In addition, the University
of Western Australia hosts the Callaway International Resource Centre for Music
Education (CIRCME). The UWA’s Callaway
Centre is an international centre for music education resources and
research.
The UWA music school site has in-dept descriptions of
each project, but no links to the actual research papers. There is a menu with
links to the rest of the UWA Music School, and also a search engine to the
University of Western Australia website.
MUSIC
EDUCATION ORGANISATIONS
Australian
and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZARME)
http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/education/music-ed/anzarme
The Australian and New Zealand Association for
Research in Music Education (ANZARME) was established at the Annual General
Meeting in 2007 of its precursor, the Australian Association for Research in
Music Education (AARME). In turn, AARME was established at the Annual General
Meeting, held in Newcastle in August 1995, of its precursor, the Association of
Music Education Lecturers (AMEL). The Association of Music Education Lecturers
was established in 1977. The objectives of the association are “to promote
communication between music education researchers and music educators; to
contribute to the further development of music education research and music
education; to encourage community support for music education research and
music education; to bring to public attention issues vital to music education
research and music education; to organise an annual conference; and to issue an
annual publication of articles drawn principally from papers presented at the
annual conference of the Association.
The website content includes the ANZARME constitution
and working rules, membership information and an index of papers published in
proceedings of AMEL and AARME conferences (1978-2007).
Australian
Society for Music Education (ASME)
http://www.asme.edu.au
ASME aims to support “the right of every person to a
musical education, promote quality music education, assist music educators to
develop and extend their professional awareness of the whole spectrum of music
education at a local, national and international level, maintain and develop
the status of music, provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, encourage
Australian music and composers, and develop teaching methods relevant to
Australian students in all contexts”. These are implemented through
publications of journals and newsletters, organising conferences, lectures,
seminars and workshops, and co-operating with all music organisations.
This site gives a list of publications of articles in
the Australian Journal of Music Education. The full articles may be purchased
by printing and sending the order form available via a link in this site. The
site has not been updated since 1998. The menu gives access to contact details
of the National Executive, ASME Chapters, ASME Membership, ASME Conferences,
BAMER, and CIRCME.
Music
Teachers Oz
http://www.musicteachersoz.org
“Music Teachers Oz is an initiative that offers a new
approach to music teacher education, created in response to the National Review
of School Music Education. As part of the project, a Music Teachers Oz website
was developed and launched where pre-service teachers are asked to engage with
case studies, and teachers, music teacher educators and anyone interested in
music education can find resources, news on various topics, and get involved in
discussions”.
“This online initiative bridges the gaps between
research and teaching. In addition to the development of new curriculum models
and the provision of contextualised teacher education, the project also serves
to decrease academic isolation through collaboration between academics,
teachers and pre-service teachers”.
The
‘Bibliography of Australian Music Education Research’ Project (BAMER)
http://www.deakin.edu.au/education/music-ed/bamer
Funded by the Faculty of Education at Deakin
University, BAMER is a collaboration with ASME (Australian Society for Music
Education), that aims to document music education research in a way that is of
practical assistance to researchers. This bibliography can never be complete,
as there are not only research studies being undertaken which have not yet been
identified but, by the time of publication, some of the 'in progress' studies
will have been completed.
The home page of the site has links to General Information
on BAMER, ‘Completed’ Research Studies, ‘In-progress’ Research Studies, and
Electronic Submission of Research Theses Information for Inclusion in the BAMER
Database. The research studies are listed in alphabetical order by surname, but
it is possible to search for topics and keywords in titles also. Though
primarily a bibliography of research theses, it may be possible to find the
full documents, as the names of the universities where they were undertaken is
included. The site also includes links to other music education sites.
The
National Council of Tertiary Music Schools (NACTMUS)
http://www.nactmus.org.au
“The National Council of Tertiary Music Schools
(NACTMUS) was founded in 1993 as the National Council of Heads of Tertiary
Music Schools. It is a non-profit association of Music Schools or Colleges or
Conservatoria or Faculties/Departments which offer specialist music degrees for
the education and training of professional musicians. Membership is available
to eligible institutions or their nominees in all States and Territories in
Australia and overseas. NACTMUS is committed to the achievement of excellence
and diversity across the music sub-disciplines including: research and
scholarship, performance, composition, technology, musicology/ethnomusicology,
pedagogy and therapy”.
The NACTMUS website includes conference publications,
a members contact list, a meetings and events calendar, and an online forum and
examiner database.
MUSIC INDUSTRY
Arts Access
Australia
http://www.artsaccessaustralia.org
“Arts Access Australia is the national peak body of
State and Territory arts and disability organizations working to increase
access and participation in the arts for the one in five Australians with a
disability”. The current areas of work include Audience Development,
International, Making The Journey publication, Regional Development and Policy
and Advice. The Disability access and audience development program is one such
initiative that has grown from these areas.
The Arts Access Australia website includes links to
About, News, Members, Resources, Contact, Search and Home. Within each of these
headings, links to articles and other publications are available.
Australian
Music Association (AMA)
http://www.australianmusic.asn.au
The Australian Music Association is the trade body for
the music products industry, and as such, commissions or participates
in unique research into music in Australia. It aims to help its members
build their businesses proactively and profitably, representing “wholesalers,
manufacturers, retailers and associated services for musical instruments, pro
audio, print music, lighting and computer music products”. The AMA produces
‘Australian attitudes to music’, “a national research project investigating who
plays an instrument, what they play, when and how they learned, why they gave
up (if they have) and also delves into a range of attitudes towards active
music making”.
The AMA website attracts more than 7,000 unique
visitors a week. It provides industry statistics, the results of market research,
a search facility for 'Find a product' and 'Find a retailer', general
information of relevance to the music products industry, Australian Musician
articles and features, and a secured members only page which accesses industry
statistics and other member benefits.
Australian
Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP)
http://www.amrap.org
“AMRAP is a community radio initiative that works with
musicians and community broadcasters to create increased radio airplay opportunities
for contemporary Australian Music. AMRAP has been funded by the Commonwealth
Government through the Community Broadcasting Foundation, the national funding
agency for community broadcasting. The project is managed by the Community
Broadcasting Association of Australia”.
The website features an “On Air” menu which sorts
information about radio programs, music and broadcasters by genre. The website
also features information about AMRAP’s services, news, and a resource section
featuring articles published online.
Clatterbox
www.clatterbox.org
Clatterbox profiles Australian Experimental
Instruments. “It seeks to document and promote the work of experimental
instrument builders, and in so doing extending the general public awareness of
experimental instrument building in Australia”.
The website’s menu includes People, Instruments,
Features, Mediabox, Resources, International, Contribute, About, and Home. The
page gives titles and excerpts of documents, with links to the full articles.
There are opportunities to contact Clatterbox, and search within each menu item
for desired items.
Qmusic
http://www.qmusic.com.au
Q Music is Queensland’s peak body for the contemporary
Music Industry. “Q Music develops, services, and represents all sectors of the
Queensland contemporary music industry on national and international levels.
Situated in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, the heart of new Australian independent
business models and Queensland’s entertainment industry, Q Music provides a
base from which music industry workers from all sectors and regions can
establish networks, create partnerships and share the information that will
drive the next generation of Australian music”.
Q Music has a library of books, periodicals, videos
and other resources relevant to the music industry, which are available for use
by Q Music Members. This site gives links to a list of all the resources held
at Q Music, in the categories of Music Industry Books, Handbooks and Guides,
Journals and Reports, Academic Articles, General Business Resources, and
Videos. The menu bar also gives access to Services, Programs and Events, In
Your Region, Music Industry News, Calendar, Membership, About Us, Fees and
Payments, and Contact.
themusic
http://www.themusic.com.au
“themusic.com.au is the ultimate Australian Music
Business Portal with news, resources and links for Australian music, artists
and all aspects of the Australian music industry. It contains extensive links
to Australian recording and performing artists, all types of music businesses,
music media and radio, recording studios and producers, touring contacts &
facilities, music production, record labels and distribution, venues,
professional services and much more”. It also has the latest news within the
Music Industry, with a link to subscribe to the newsletter.
This easy-to-navigate site has links including How to
do the Music Biz, Music Media Newsstand, In Music & Media and About Us
which includes email addresses for those that run the website.
