Contact

Email

rhiannon.simpson@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Lecturer Music Education
Faculty of Education - Admin
Education
PhD
University of Western Ontario
Masters
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-0306-5147

Dr Rhiannon Simpson

Lecturer Music Education
Faculty of Education
38 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    Space to Play
    DOI: 10.1093/9780197624753.003.0010
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Cinematic Portrayals of Music Teachers 1940–2025: An Analytical Study and Database
    DOI: 10.1177/00224294251358393
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Using Arts Education to Improve School Connectedness for Secondary Students With Disabilities in Flexible Learning Environments.
  • 2025

    Presentation

    SongMakers: How artists and music producers mentor songwriting workshops
  • 2025

    Presentation

    Is music on the timetable? Mapping the provision of classroom music education in Victorian State primary schools.
  • 2025

    Presentation

    On-screen portrayals of music teachers causing treble: A comprehensive database and analysis of music educators in film.
  • 2025

    Media

    Saturday Mornings with Matt Tribe: Music Teachers in Film
Rhiannon Simpson

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2023
David Sell Prize for Outstanding Student Presentation Australian & New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education
2020
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Ontario Provincial Government
2020
Western Summer Teaching Fellow Award The University of Western Ontario
2019
John and Eric Smyth Prestigious Travelling Scholarship The University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Media

    ABC Radio National: Music teachers on screen, and how to score a film
  • 2025

    Presentation

    How music producers teach: A way ahead for music education?
  • 2025

    Presentation

    An analysis of the capital and pedagogical habitus possessed by professional music producers working in a classroom context
  • 2025

    Presentation

    Experiencing and navigating a state of hysteresis: How Australian music teachers responded to policies encouraging the use of informal music pedagogies.