In communities the world over, music leaders are quietly transforming lives. These musicians don't sell out stadiums or top the charts,...

From this... As musicians, we often define ourselves primarily through our performance abilities. Whether we are classical...

Leading a group singing session for clinical psychology students at UniSQ As musicians, we often focus intensely on perfecting our...

Cover photo by Colin Michael on Unsplash This post is based on a longer article published in Voice and Speech Review which you can read...

The idea of positively energizing leadership comes from the work of Kim C. Cameron, and recently I came across one of Aesop's fables,...

I love reading books about writing. I find they can really help when motivation is waning. Some of my favourites are: Write No Matter...

As a society, we have impossibly high standards for professional singers and a low tolerance for imperfection. We then apply these same...

Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash There's a well-known analogy within singing voice pedagogy circles that the voice is like a car. The...

In this episode, Dr. Melissa Forbes from the University of Southern Queensland in Australia discusses the relationship between performing...

I recently gave a short presentation on this topic at the SIMM-Posium in Brisbane and I thought I would record a version of it to post...

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Singing has been shown to have a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits for people Parkinson's. My own research has shown that these...

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A recent article of mine (co-authored with Assoc Prof Irene Bartlett) examined the work of health and wellbeing singing group...

There is nothing like an existential crisis to drive you back to the drawing board to reconsider everything you think you know, believe...

"By making space for diverse musics, learning styles, and pedagogical approaches, we shift our attention away from exacting external...

I've spent a great deal of time reading about learning new skills and achieving mastery. Reading highlights include George Leonard's...

As an academic—and particularly as a music academic—I am aware that I occupy an extremely privileged place in society. Academic roles...