Robin Stevens

A Missionary Inheritance: Tonic Sol-fa in India

Robin S Stevens

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION

Choral singing was embraced by many missionaries as a means of attracting potential converts to Christianity. A principal choral s..

Introduction of a Protestant Choral Music Method to Melbourne’s Jewish Community: Raphael Benjamin and Joel Fredman

Robin Stevens

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Music Research Online

One of the principle methods of teaching vocal music literacy during the nineteenth century in Britain was John Curwen’s Tonic Sol..

Overcoming the 'tyranny of distance' in instrumental music tuition in Australia: The iMCM project

Robin S Stevens, Gary E McPherson, Graham A Moore

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Music, Technology and Education

Instrumental and vocal music students in regional and remote areas of Australia are often significantly disadvantaged in their dev..

O’Malley’s ‘Sight Singing and Harmony’ Method: A Nineteenth-century Pedagogical Oddity

Robin Stevens, Stephen C James

Journal article  |  2019  |  Context: Journal of Music Research

This article documents the development and promotion of a choral music pedagogy devised and employed by a Jesuit priest, Joseph O’..

Pathfinder and Role Model: Ada Bloxham, Australian Vocalist and Tonic Sol-fa Teacher

Robin S Stevens

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION

The Australian mezzo-soprano Ada Beatrice Bloxham (1865–1956) was the inaugural winner (in 1883) of the Clarke Scholarship for a p..

The evolution of technology-based approaches to music teaching and learning in Australia: A personal journey

Robin Stevens

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian Journal of Music Education

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool for teaching and learning both in Australia and overseas is no..

The Origins and Foundations of Music Education International Perspectives Preface and Acknowledgements

Gordon Cox, Robin Stevens

Book Chapter  |  2017

The Origins and Foundations of Music Education International Perspectives Introduction

Gordon Cox, Robin Stevens

Book Chapter  |  2017

Our purpose in this book is to assemble accounts of the origins and foundations of music education in compulsory schooling from a ..

The Origins and Foundations of Music Education: International Perspectives

G Cox, R STEVENS

Book  |  2017

South Africa: Indigenous roots, cultural imposition and an emerging national identity

Robin Stevens, Eric Akrofi

Book Chapter  |  2017