Sydney Conservatorium of Music: Recent submissions
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The impact of music therapy on the social behaviours of children with autism in a structured outdoor inclusive setting
Published 2010-09-02The aim of this study was to examine the impact of music therapy (MT) on the development of three specific social skills – joint attention, imitation and turn-taking – in children with autism (N = 4). The development and ...Open AccessThesis -
The implementation of Music Life Skills in Schools for Specific Purposes
Published 2010-07-30This mixed methods study explores the implementation of Music Life Skills in Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs) in New South Wales, focusing on the perceptions of educators and their programming methods, in order to ...Open AccessThesis -
Australian perspectives on Indigenous music education
Published 2010-02-19This study examined the contextual and philosophical pretexts underpinning the learning and teaching of music indigenous to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Papua New Guinean peoples through the eyes of six Australian ...Open AccessThesis -
Primary school band programs: Attitudes of students, parents and music staff
Published 2010-01-28This study aimed to discover how primary school band programs are organised and for what reasons these instrumental ensembles are constructed as extra-curricular, curricular, or co-curricular activities. It explores what ...Open AccessThesis -
Karen indigenous music and dance learning in an Australian non-formal context: A case study in maintenance and transmission
Published 2010-01-21This study examines the viability of transmission and maintenance of Karen indigenous music and dance in an Australian non-formal context. Qualitative in design, the research comprised an ethnographic case study of an ...Open AccessThesis