Building resilient school communities through tailored arts programs.

The development of a decision matrix to guide and support the provision of effective arts programs in schools

KS McFerran, AHD Crooke, M Steele, G McPherson, J Hattie

2022-01-01

In the current education climate, Australian schools are encouraged to provide arts programs, yet there is little dedicated fundin..

The importance of passionate individuals for navigating school arts provision in 19 Australian schools

Katrina Skewes McFerran, Alexander HD Crooke, Megan Steele, John Hattie, Gary E McPherson

2021-10-31

Arts programs are increasingly recognized for their role in promoting student development and cohesive school communities. Yet, mo..

Improvising Using Beat Making Technologies in Music Therapy with Young People

Alexander Hew Dale Crooke, Katrina Skewes Mcferran

2019-03-01

This article offers insights into using various music technologies associated with beat making culture in music therapy improvisat..

Project Summary Report: Building Schools Through the Arts (BuSTA)

A Crooke, Katrina McFerran

2018-08-13

Music and Music Education in People's Lives: An Oxford Handbook of Music Education

GE McPherson, GF Welch

2018-04-25

Music and Music Education in People's Lives is one of five paperback books derived from the foundational two-volume Oxford Han..

A life’s journey through music

G McPherson

2018-01-01

Keynote Address: 2018 International Society for Music Education World Conference

Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence: An Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Vol 2

Gary McPherson, Graham Welch

2018-01-01

Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence is one of five paperback books derived from the foundational tw..

Understanding sustainability in school arts provision: stakeholder perspectives in Australian primary schools

Katrina Skewes McFerran, Alexander Hew Dale Crooke, John Hattie

2018-01-01

Although the notion of sustainability is popular in rhetoric associated with arts programmes in Australian schools, shared meaning..

The Child as Musician: A handbook of musical development

GE McPherson

2016-09-24

This book is a handbook of musical development from conception to late adolescence. Within twenty-four chapters it celebrates the ..

Foreword

null Marshall, M Ledbury

2016-09-20

Analyzing musical prodigiousness using Gagné's Integrative Model of Talent Development

F Gagné, G MCPHERSON

2016-09-10

We survey three interlocking talent development models: a) the Differentiating Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT), the Developm..

Musical prodigies: Interpretations from psychology, education, musicology and ethnomusicology

GE McPherson

2016-09-10

What makes a prodigy? Although child prodigies can be found in various disciplines such as music, mathematics, chess, and art, the..

Musical prodigies within the virtual stage of YouTube

F de Mink, G MCPHERSON

2016-09-10

This chapter examines YouTube as a medium for accessing the videos of young music performers. Comparisons of the characteristics o..

Building gifts into musical talents

G MCPHERSON, A Williamon

2016-09-01

Processes of musical identity consolidation during adolescence

G MCPHERSON, P Evans

2016-08-31

Musical prodigies: Early manifestations, development and outcomes

G MCPHERSON

2016-06-18

Presentation to the Mozart and the Mind symposium. Continuing Medical Education (CME) symposium, sponsored by Mainly Mozart, June ..

Exploring the academic and psychosocial impact of El Sistema-inspired music programs within two low socio-economic schools

MS Osborne, GE McPherson, R Faulkner, JW Davidson, MS Barrett

2016-06-01

We sought to understand the potential for positive non-musical outcomes for economically and socially disadvantaged primary school..

Applying self-determination and self-regulation theories for optimizing music performance

G MCPHERSON, P Evans, E Kupers, J Renwick

2016-04-01

In this chapter, we explain research related to motivation and practice quality as a means of outlining our thoughts on how musici..

Musical potential

G MCPHERSON, S Hallam

2016-01-14

The 2nd edition of the Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology updates the original landmark text which provided a comprehensive revie..

Playing an Instrument

G MCPHERSON, J Davidson, P Evans

2016-01-01

Learning to play a musical instrument is one of the most widespread musical activities for children. While much research in the pa..

Videoconferencing for teaching and learning using highly interactive pedagogy

G Moore, R Stevens, G McPherson

2015-12-06

Motivation to study music in Australian schools: the impact of music learning, gender, and socio-economic status

Gary E McPherson, Margaret S Osborne, Margaret S Barrett, Jane W Davidson, Robert Faulkner

2015-12-01

This study extends an eight-country mapping exercise undertaken (McPherson & O’Neill, 2010; see RSME issues 2010-2011) to now incl..

Musical literacy: Reading traditional clef notation

Janet Mills, Gary McPherson

2015-09-01

This chapter discusses what it means for a child to be “musically literate.” It focuses on the fundamental aspects of learning to ..

Underlying mechanisms and processes in the development of emotion perception in music

E Schubert, G MCPHERSON

2015-09-01

This chapter proposes a spiral model to explain the development of the perception of emotion in music from infant to adolescent. D..

Foreword

P SMYTH

2015-01-01

Musical Prodigies: Early Manifestations, Catalysts and Outcomes

G MCPHERSON

2015-01-01

One of the most contentious debates in psychology, education, biology and other related disciplines centres on the source of excep..

Practice quantity, practice quality, motivation, and their roles in improving performance

P Evans, G MCPHERSON

2015-01-01

Background For musicians in the highest levels of training in music conservatories, practice is one of the key activities for deve..

Enabling Tailored Music Programs in Elementary Schools: An Australian Exemplar

Katrina Skewes McFerran, Alexander Hew Dale Crooke

2014-09-30

The genetic basis of music ability

Yi Ting Tan, Gary E McPherson, Isabelle Peretz, Samuel F Berkovic, Sarah J Wilson

2014-06-27

Music is an integral part of the cultural heritage of all known human societies, with the capacity for music perception and produc..

The Child as Musician: A Handbook of Musical Development

Gary McPherson

2012-03-22

© Oxford University Press 2006. All rights reserved. This book is a handbook of musical development from conception to late adoles..