Dr Jennifer Rosevear

Biography/ Background

Jennifer Rosevear is the Head of Music Education at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. Prior to her appointment as a Lecturer in Music Education at the City Campus of the South Australian College of Advanced Education in 1985, she taught music in secondary schools and was a Secondary Music Curriculum Writer, based at Wattle Park Teachers Centre during 1983-4. In 1991 the City Campus of SACAE merged with the University of Adelaide. She coordinated the Music Education stream within the Bachelor of Music, and since 2002, she has been head of the 4-year Bachelor of Music Education program.

2007 - awarded Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science.

2008 - completed Ph.D. with thesis entitled Engaging adolescents in high school music.

 

Research Interests

Research Interests

The role of improvisation and playing by ear in developing musicianship.

The relationship between musical involvement, academic achievement and the development of self-concept in adolescents.

Publications

Selected Publications

Co-Editor of AARME XXIV Annual Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, 2002.

Editor of ASME XIII National Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, 2001.

Editor of revised edition Harmony: a new bridge from traditional to jazz-related harmonic concepts by Eric Bryce. Oakbank: Noble House Publishing, 1997.

Editor of Teaching SACE Musicianship, published by ASME (SA) Chapter Incorporated, 2007.

Secondary Music Guide, Education Department of South Australia, 1986.

 

Selected Journal Articles & Conference Papers (published)

Rosevear, J. Who wants to play a musical instrument? Some models for primary school instrumental music. Proceedings of the 28th International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference, Bologna, 2008.

Rosevear, J. Innovation and tradition in instrumental music in South Australian government schools. ANZARME Conference, Melbourne, 2008.

Rosevear, J. Academic achievement and music: what's the connection? (ASME) XVI National Conference, Perth, 2007.

Rosevear, J. Lessons from teaching practice: self-perceptions of student teachers. In P. de Vries & J. Southcott (Eds.), Proceedings of Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME) XXVIIIth Annual Conference, Melbourne, September, 2006, pp. 95-103.

Rosevear, J. Factors affecting the engagement of high school students in music. On S. Morrison (Ed.), CD-ROM Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Music Education Research Symposium (APSMER05), University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2005.

Rosevear, J. & Crossin, C. Giving voice to musicianship: a case study. In D. Forrest (Ed.), Proceedings of Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) XV National Conference, Melbourne, 2005, pp.207-211.

Rosevear, J. An overview of the musical experiences of adolescents, both at school and outside of school. In K. Hartwig (Ed.), Proceedings of Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME) XXV National Conference, Brisbane, 2003, pp.146-154.

Rosevear, J. Attitudes of high school students towards learning music. ASME XIV National Conference, Darwin, 2003.

Rosevear, J. A preliminary snapshot of the academic achievement and self-concept of music and non-music school students. AARME XXIV National Conference, Adelaide, 2002.

Rosevear, J. Music, self-concept and the academic achievement of adolescents - a pilot study. SELF Research Centre (University of Western Sydney) International Biennial Conference: Self-Concept Research: Driving International Research Agendas, Sydney, 2002.

Rosevear, J. The role of improvisation and playing by ear in music learning. In M. Barrett, G. McPherson & R. Smith (eds.) Children and music: developmental perspectives, Launceston: IMERS, 1999, pp. 278-282.

Rosevear, J. Aural and creative approaches to music education: new sounds in music teaching and learning? in E. Gifford, A. Brown & A. Thomas (eds.) New sounds for a new century. Proceedings of ASME 11th National Conference, Brisbane, July, 1997, pp. 251-255.

Rosevear, J. Aural and creative aspects of music learning: the missing links. Australian Journal of Music Education, 1996 No. 1, pp. 11-17.

Professional Associations

Australian Society for Music Education (ASME). Current ASME National President (2007-2009). Former National Secretary, Chapter Chairperson, National Council member; convenor of the ASME XIII National Conference, Adelaide, 2001.

Member of SSABSA Music Subject Advisory Committee (1984-2008), former Chief Examiner in Music (1986-89, 1994-5).

Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZARME), formerly  Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME) and Association of Music Education Lecturers (AMEL).

International Society for Music Education (ISME)

Australian College of Education

 

Expertise for Media Contact

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Entry last updated: Sunday, 22 Nov 2009