Listing of
Research Studies
© Robin S. Stevens 2010
The following is a menu for accessing alphabetical listings of all entries in the BAMER database, both
completed and in progress research studies, according to the researchers’ surnames as at 3 March 2012.
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Adams, Z.E. (1995). Recent Developments in the Mainstreaming of Blind Students into Lower Secondary Class
Music. Completed MMusEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Aggett, C. Australian art song: Pedagogical strategies for singers and singing teachers. In progress PhD
thesis, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales.
Alexander, A. (1997). A Study of Current Practice in Flute Pedagogy for Beginner Students in NSW. Completed
MMus(MusicEd) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Allison, D.J. (1985). Music, Non-Verbal Communication and the Visually-Impaired Child. Completed
MMus(Prelim) minor thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Amato, N. (1989). The Design and Implementation of a Keyboard Scale Tutoring System. Completed MSc
thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Anderson, A.J. (1999). The Value of Itinerant Instrumental Teachers in Regional Communities. Completed MEd
thesis, Southern Cross University, New South Wales.
Anderson, F.A. (1997). Musically Gifted Students in the First Year of Secondary School: Identificaiton and
Curriculum Differentiation. Completed MEd thesis, Southern Cross University, New South Wales.
Ap, E. (1998). Finding the Balance: Enhancing Piano Lessons to be Appropriate Learning Experiences for
Young Children. Completed MEarlyChildhood thesis, Macquarie University, New South Wales.
Ap, E.A.P. Parental socialization in music: a cross cultural perspective. In progress PhD thesis, University of
New South Wales, New South Wales.
Ashley, J.V. (1987). The Influence of Early Formal Music Training on the Music Aptitude of Young Children: An
Evaluation of Levels I and II of the Yamaha Junior Music Course. Completed MEd thesis, Murdoch University,
Western Australia.
Ashurst, P. (1997). The Influence of Experience in the Kodály-based Intonation and Rhythmic Techniques on
the Sight Singing Abilities of Adolescent Students. Completed MMus thesis, University of Western Australia,
Western Australia.
Askew, G. (1992). A Buberian Perspective on Music Education: Implications for the Music Curriculum in
Victorian Primary Schools. Completed MEd thesis, La Trobe University, Victoria.
Auh, M.-S. (1995). Prediction of musical creativity in composition among selected variables for upper
elementary students. Completed PhD dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, Overseas - USA (Ohio).
B
Bahr, N. (1996). Relationships between Musicianship and Mathematical Skill. Completed MEd thesis, University
of Queensland, Queensland.
Bahr, N. (1999). The impact of developmental experiences on exceptional pitch labelling skill. Completed PhD
thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland.
Bainger, L.G. (2011). Effective professional development in music for early childhood teachers. In progress
PhD thesis, Monash University, Victoria.
Baker, S. The Flute Syllbus of the AMEB: A History. In progress BMus thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Baker, W.J. (1997). Marketing Musical Images in Australia. Completed MEd(ArtsAdmin) project, RMIT
University, Victoria.
Baker, W.J. (2002). Education Programs of Performing Arts Organisations in Australia. Completed EdD thesis,
RMIT University, Victoria.
Ballantyne, J. (2005). Effectiveness of preservice music teacher education: Perceptions of early-career music
teachers. Completed PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland.
Ban, L. (1976). Problems and Solutions in Adapting the Kodály Method for use in Australia. Completed MA
thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Bannister, R.S. (1996). 'Trained Killers or Creative Artists?': A Participant Observation Study of the Band of
the Australian Army Base, Kapooka. Completed PhD thesis, Deakin University, Victoria.
Barbeler, D. (1997). Experiential learning in musical composition. Completed MMus thesis, Griffith University,
Queensland.
Barber, B. Neurological Processing of Music using Quantative Electrencephalography and Topographcial Brain
Mapping as a Basis for Reviewing of Teaching and Learning Practices in Music Education. In progress PhD
thesis, University of Melbourne (?), Victoria.
Barber, B. (1990). An Analytical Survey of Percussion Education at the Immediate Pre-tertiary Level.
Completed MEd thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Barclay, D. The sound of many voices: Investigating how principals view and influence massed singing in
secondary boys’ schools. Completed EdD dissertation, Australian Catholic University.
Barklay, D.J. (2008). The Sound of Many Voices: Investigating How Principals View and Influence Massed
Singing in Secondary Boys' Schools. Completed EdD, Australian Catholic University, Victoria.
Barrett, B.E. (1990). An Errorless Versus a Traditional Procedure for Teaching Reading of Music Notation.
Completed MEd(SpEd) thesis, James Cook University of North Queensland, Queensland.
Barrett, M.S. (1989). A Process Approach to Teacher Education: Music Curriculum Courses for Generalist
Primary and Early Childhood Education Students. Completed MEd dissertation, Tasmanian State Institute of
Technology, Tasmania.
Barrett, M.S. (1996). Children's Aesthetic Decision-Making: An Analysis of Children's Musical Discourse as
Composers. Completed PhD thesis, Monash University, Victoria.
Bartle, G.A.R. (1966). Music in Australian Schools. Completed MMus thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Barton, G. (2003). The influence of culture on instrumental music teaching: A Participant-Observation case
study of Karnatic and Queensland Instrumental music teachers in context. Completed PhD thesis, Queensland
University of Technology, Queensland.
Bennett, D.E. (2005). Classical Instrumental Musicians: Educating for Sustainable Professional Practice.
Completed PhD thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Bennetts, K.S. (1999). The Status of Music Literacy in Selected Melbourne Primary Schools in the Mid 1990s.
Completed MA thesis, Monash University, Victoria.
Bennetts, K.S. (2008). Boys and Music: A Comparative Case Study of Middle School Boys' Attitudes to Music.
Completed PhD thesis, Monash University, Victoria.
Benton, R.L. (1998). The effect of lip-slur on increasing pitch range in brasswind instrument students.
Completed MEd thesis, Edith Cowan Unviersity, Western Australia.
Berry, A. Developing a Multi-media Approach to Teaching Cello. In progress MPhil, University of Southern
Queensland, Queensland.
Berry, A. (2007). A Study of Australian Composition for Cello Suitable for Intermediate Students. Completed
PhD thesis, Univerisity of Queensland, Queensland.
Berry, L.E. (1993). Melodic Improvisation: Ney, Bansuri and Shakuhachi. Completed MMus(MusEd) thesis,
University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Berry, L.E. (2001). Adolescents' Enjoyment in Listening to Unfamiliar Music: Effects of Contextual Information
and Audiovisual Mode. Completed PhD thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Beston, P. (2001). Composition, Assessment and Pedagogy in NSW Senior Secondary Music Education.
Completed PhD thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Biddiss, C.M. (1996). An Ethnographic Study of Technology-Based Music Composition by Film and Media
Students: Implications for Tertiary Music Education. Completed MEd research paper, Deakin University,
Victoria.
Bignell, B.H. (1995). Active Participation in the Emergence of Musical Phenomena: A Commentary and Guide.
Completed MEd thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Blom, D.M. (2001). Minimal music: Roles and approaches of teachers engaging students with a contemporary
art music through composing activities. Completed PhD thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Blyth, A. (2004). Implementing Curriculum Reform in Music Education. Completed EdD dissertation, Deakin
University, Victoria.
Boadle, B.H. (1977). Music Teaching in Victorian State Primary Schools in Relation to Teacher Training.
Completed MEd thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Boland, R.J. The Problems associated with the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Intelligent Piano
Tutor. Completed PhD dissertation, University of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Bolton, J. (1999). A Multi-Arts Creative Approach to Music Education: Its Impact on Generalist Primary
Teacher Education Students’ Confidence and Competence to Teach Music. Completed MEd research paper,
Deakin University, Victoria.
Bonar, C.M. Investigating the tensions inherent in providing meaningful music education for young adolescents
in the middle years of schooling: an action research project. In progress EdD thesis, Griffith University,
Queensland.
Bonham, G. (1982). Music in Australian Education: An Historical and Philosophical Analysis. Completed MEd
thesis, Canberra College of Advanced Education, Australian Capital Territory.
Boughen, R.E. (1990). Orff, Kodály, Dalcroze and Suzuki: A Comparative and Developmental Study in relation
to the Australian Context. Completed MEd research essay, La Trobe University, Victoria.
Bowden, J. (2011). The intermediate piano student: an investigation of the impact of learning material on
motivation. Completed MMus thesis, James Cook University, Queensland.
Braatvedt, S. (2002). A history of music education in New Zealand state primary and intermediate schools
1878-1989: a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
in the University of Canterbury: University of Canterbury.
Braham, R. (1997). Harmonic Perception in Tertiary Music Students: An Analysis of the Cognitive Musical Skills
associated with Harmonic Perception. Completed PhD thesis, University of Western Australia, Western
Australia.
Braham, R.M. (1997). An Analysis of Aural Perception Teaching Methods in Relation to the Psychology of
Cognitive Development. Completed MMusEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Braham, R.M. (1997). Student cognitive processes in the aural perception of chordal progressions. Completed
PhD thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Braithwaite, M. The Use of Music Therapy in Facilitating the Communicative Behaviours of Children with
Developmental Disabilities. In progress BEdStuds(Hons), University of Queensland, Queensland.
Breen-Clarke, S. (2009). ‘Flamboyance, tweed and a dash of Sctoch whisky’: Franklin Sievright Peterson as
adjudicator at the South Street Competitions, 1901. MMusSts research project, The University of Melbourne,
Victoria.
Brennan, J. (2006). An investigation into the impact of the NSW creative arts K-6 syllabus and teacher
education resources on the teaching of music in NSW government primary schools. Completed MMus(MusEd)
thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Brennan, P.S. (1984). Music Educational and Ethnomusicological Implications for Curriculum Design:
Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Philippine Music and Dance Curricula. Completed PhD thesis,
University of Wollongong, New South Wales.
Bresciani, D. (1987). Yamaha, Suzuki, Kodály and Traditional Music Education: Some Music and Academic
Achievements for (n=273) Students in School Grades 6 and 7. Completed PhD thesis, University of Melbourne,
Victoria.
Bridges, D.M. (1970). The Role of Universities in the Development of Music Education in Australia 1885-1970.
Completed PhD thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Broberg, P. (1994). A study of pre-service students' thinking and making in a multi-arts context. Completed
MEd thesis, La Trobe University, Victoria.
Brockman, E. (2005). Recruitment and Retention of Boys in Choirs in Perth Metropolitan Co-educational High
Schools. Completed BMusEd(Hons) thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Brown, A.R. (1994). Teaching Synthesizer Performance: Issues for an Instrumental Music Program for
Synthesizer. Completed MEd minor thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Brown, J. (1995). De-gendering the Elelctronic Soundscape; Women, Power and Technology in Comtemporary
Music. Completed MEd(T&D) thesis, Southern Cross Universtiy, New South Wales.
Brown, K.G. (1987). A Brass Instrumental Teaching Program for High School Hearing-Impaired Students: An
Exploratory Study. Completed MMus thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland.
Bryant, P. (1996). Musical Thought Process in the Musical Inventions of Young Children. Completed MMusEd
thesis, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
Bryson, J.R. (1969). A Comparison of Bartok's Pedagogic Piano Music with Piano Tutors Currently in Use in
Australia. Completed BA(Hons) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Buchanan, H.J. (2010). Body Mapping: Self-reflective Views of Student Musicians. Completed PhD thesis,
University of New England, New South Wales.
Burke, H. (2002). An Investigation into The Standards Curriculum in Music Education in America, the United
Kingdom and Victoria, 1992-2000. Completed MEd research paper, Monash University, Victoria.
Burke, H. (2010). Conflicts and Misconceptions in the Development of Creative Music Education in Victorian
State Secondary Schools 1950-1988. Completed PhD thesis, Monash University, Victoria.
Burnard, P.A. (1995). A Study of the Relationship between Task Design and the Experiences of Composition in
Senior Secondary Music Students. Completed MMusEd thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland.
Burnard, P.A. (1999). 'Into Different Worlds': Children's Experience of Musical improvisation and Composition.
Completed PhD thesis, University of Reading, Overseas - UK.
Burt, I. Dr A.E. Floyd and his influence on Australian Music Culture, 1915-1974. In progress MMus thesis,
University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Burtenshaw, L.J. (1982). The Development of an Instrument to Evaluate the Musical Achievement of Fourth
Grade Pupils who have experienced the Kodály Method in an English Speaking Country. Completed PhD
dissertation, University of Colorado, Overseas - USA (Boulder).
Burton, R. The Effect of Non-Visual Conductor Activities on the Quality of an Instumental Ensemble as Judged
by Eisteddfod Scores. In progress ? MMus thesis, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Butcher, J.M. (1977). The Introduction of the Music of Ethnic Minority Groups into Queensland State Schools.
Completed MA(Qualifying) thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland.
Butcher, J.M. (1981). The Development of a Guide to assist the Queensland Primary School Teacher in
introducing the Music of Other Cultures into the Classroom, with particular emphasis on the Music of
Australian Aboriginal and Migrant People. Completed MA thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland.
Bygrave, P.L. (1985). Music as a Cognitive Developing Activity: Implications for Learning and the Learning
Disabled Child. Completed MEd thesis, Canberra College of Advanced Education, Australian Capital Territory.
Bygrave, P.L. (1991). Music and the Development of Listening Skills in Children with Learning Difficulties.
Completed PhD thesis, Macquarie University, New South Wales.
C
Caesar, M. (1999). The processes used by high school music instrumentalists when improvising music and the
factors which influence those processes. Completed MEd thesis, University of Canberra, Australian Capital
Territory.
Cain, M.A. (2009). Challenges Music Teacher face when diversifying their programs. In progress PhD thesis,
Griffith University, Queensland.
Caldwell, M. (1980). A Preliminary Survey of the Information Needs of Practical Music Teachers in New South
Wales. Completed MLib thesis, University of New South Wales, New South Wales.
Callaghan, J. (1997). The Relationship Between Scientific Understandings of Voice and Current Practice in the
Teaching of Singing in Australia. Completed PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales.
Callaghan, M. (1983). A Comparison of Music in Certain Selected Independent Schools in England and
Australia. Completed MMus thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Cameron, A.E. (1956). The Class Teaching of Music in State-Supported Schools in Victoria, 1853-1905.
Completed BEd thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Cameron, A.E. (1969). The Class Teaching of Music in Secondary Schools Victoria 1905-1955. Completed MEd
thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Camp, F.M. (2009). Is musical achievement linked to learning styles? An investigation into a Year 6
Instrumental Band Program. Completed thesis MEd, The University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Campbell, M.V. Theorizing Music as a Plurality and Some Resulting Philosophical Implications with Particular
Reference to 'The Arts Framework: P-10' (Ministry of Education Schools Division Victoria 1988). In progress
MA thesis, Deakin University, Victoria.
Carey, G. (1997). The Development of A Master's Degree in Keyboard Performance Pedagogy for
Implementation in Australian Tertiary Institutions. Completed MMus thesis, Griffith University, Queensland.
Carey, G.M. (2004). New Understanding of “Relevant” Keyboard Pedagogy in Tertiary Institutions. Completed
EdD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland.
Carter, J. (2011). Assessment Practice in Year 10 Elective Music in NSW Secondary Schools. Completed
MMus(MusEd) thesis, The University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Carthew, P. (1971). The Place of Music in Rudolf Steiner Curative Education within New South Wales.
Completed BA(Hons) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Cartledge, D.N. (2002). Developing Professional for a Changing World of Work: Identify and Change in the
Australian Army Band Corps. Completed EdD thesis, RMIT University, Victoria.
Cavanagh-Russell, M. (1988). Dalcroze Eurythmics in Performance Courses. Completed MEdSts minor thesis,
University of Tasmania, Tasmania.
Cavenagh, P. (2003). The Slilence that They Give. Completed MEd dissertation, University of Tasmania,
Tasmania.
Ceresoli, M.L. (2010). The Effectiveness of Spectrographic Analysis Software for Identifying and Improving
Tonal Quality in Adolescent Female Vocal Students. Completed research report MMusSts, The University of
Melbourne, Victoria.
Chadwick, F. (1989). Looking at Curriculum Implementation in Music. Completed MEd thesis, University of
New England, New South Wales.
Chadwick, F. (2000). An Australian perspective on talent development in music: The influence of
environmental catalysts upon the provision of opportunities for learning, training, and practice in the musical
domain. Completed PhD thesis, University of New South Wales, New South Wales.
Chalmers, B.A. (1973). A Study of Music Preferences among First Year University Students. Completed MMus
thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Chalmers, B.A. (1976). The Development of a Measure of Attitude Toward Instrumental Music Style.
Completed PhD dissertation, University of Kansas, Overseas - USA.
Chaseling, M.J. (2009). Teaching Music in New South Wales Primary Schools, 1920-1956. Completed PhD
thesis, Deakin University, Victoria.
Cheah, S.Y. What are the knowledge and skills that new piano teachers need to teach a quality music program
successfully in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? In progress MEd research project, RMIT University, Victoria.
Chen, C.Y.A. (1996). Factors Affecting the Self-fulfilment of Secondary School Music Teachers in Western
Australia: Implications for Pre- and In-Service Music Teacher Education. Completed MMusEd thesis, University
of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Chen, H.P. The integration of information technology in music teacher education and school music education in
Taiwan. In progress PhD thesis, RMIT University, Victoria.
Cheong, A.M.E. (2004). The perceptions of non-music option trainee teachers in a Malaysian Teaching Diploma
Course towards the application of musical activities to teaching and learning. Completed MEd(Mus) research
paper, University of Education Sultan Idris, Malaysia.
Cheong-Clinch, C. (1996). Relationshiops between Early Literacy and Music Literacy in Young Children.
Completed MEd thesis, Southern Cross University, New South Wales.
Chi-Cheung Leung, L. The Role of Technologies in the Preservation and Continuation of Traditional Chinese
Culture in Music Education. In progress PhD thesis, RMIT University, Victoria.
Chiel, D. (1999). Solfa: A Critique of its History and Analytical Use. Completed PhD thesis, University of
Queensland, Queensland.
Cleaver, D. (2004). Illuminating Musical Lifeworlds: Phenomenological narratives of the musical lifeworlds of
five senior secondary school students. Completed PhD thesis, University of Tasmania, Tasmania.
Cleland, M.A. (2007). The effects of pedagogical study on the current practice of woodwind instrumental
teachers in the State of Victoria, Australia. Completed MEd thesis, , Monash University, Victoria.
Coates, T.H. (1937). An Investigation into some Phases of Music in State Secondary Schools. Completed BEd
thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Cocks, K. (2001). The Place of the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge in the Extracurricular Context. Completed MEd
thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Cole, J. (1995). The Dalcroze Approach in a Contemporary Context. Completed BMus/BEd(Hons) thesis,
University of New South Wales, New South Wales.
Cole, M.A. (1997). The Role of the Étude in the Development of the Australian Tertiary Violinist. Completed
MMusEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Collins, A. (2004). Boys and Music: What encourages boys to remain involved and motivated in Music
Education in their secondary school years? Completed MEd(ArtsEd) research paper, Deakin University,
Victoria.
Colman, M. (1993). A Study of Aspects of Scale Practice by Teenage Piano Students. Completed MMusEd
thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Comte, M. (1976). Creativity in the General Music Programme at the Junior Secondary Level in Victoria and
South Australia. Completed MEd thesis, La Trobe University, Victoria.
Comte, M. (1983). Arts Education in the State School System in Victoria, Australia: 1945 to 1980. Completed
PhD dissertation, University of Michigan, Overseas - USA.
Connelly, P. (1995). The Viola da Gamba: The Development of its Technique and Pedagogy to the Present.
Completed MMus(Hons) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Connor, P.K. (1999). A Study of Music and / or Muscle relaxation and specific participant variables and their
relationship with state anxiety reduction. Completed MEd thesis, University of Canberra, Australian Capital
Territory.
Coote, D.G. (1989). The Influences of Alfred Cortot in the Performance, Teaching and Research-editing of
Piano Music from the Romantic Era. Completed MMus minor dissertation, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Crawford, R.M. (2007). Authentic learning and digital technology in the music classroom. Completed PhD
thesis, Monash University, Victoria.
Crossland, A.H. (2006). Issues Encountered by Beginning Music Educators during their First Year of Service in
Rural Government Secondary Schools of Western Australia. Completed BMusEd (Hons) thesis, University of
Western Australia, Western Australia.
Crowe, R. (2002). The present state of improvisation in classical music training. Completed BMus(Hons)
thesis, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Cullen, I. Multiculturalism in Music Education in Selected Perth Metropolitan State Primary Schools. In
progress MMus thesis, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
Cullen, I.E. (2001). Analyses of selected recorder instruction manuals currently available in Western Australia.
Completed MEd project, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
Cullen, P.M. (1990). Students' Music Preferences in Three Schools in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.
Completed MEd minor thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Cunningham, J. Investigating effective methods of collecting musical data in a secondary school context. In
progress MEd Advanced Special Project, Queensland.
Curtin-Neeling, C. The Role of the Parents of Young Children in the Teaching and Learning of Music. In
progress MMusEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Cuskelly, J. (2007). The Search for Meaning in Music Education: Reflections on Difference and Practice.
Completed PhD, University of Queensland, Queensland.
