Research & Writing

Research Interests

Publication and Conference Papers

(2006) Keeping Improvisation Dangerous: the problem of fostering and assessing creative artistry. Paper presented to CETL Conference on Performance Teaching in Higher Education, RNCM, Manchester, July.

(2006) What Makes a Singer a Jazz Singer? Paper presented to Leeds International Jazz Conference, Leeds, March.

(2002) What difference can Continuing Professional Development Make? Paper presented to NAMHE conference, London, May.

(2001) LiTMus Professional Development Study Materials for Musician-Teachers. Available online at www.litmus.rcm.ac.uk, September.

(2001) Teaching Opportunities for Jazz Musicians. In The Jazz Musicians Guide, Jazz Services Ltd.

(2001) Musicians into Teachers:the professional development of performance teachers in higher education Paper presented to the RIME conference, Exeter, April.

(2000) Alone Together: attending to individual needs within group teaching. Conference paper delivered to European Piano Teachers Association, Manchester, June.

(2000) The Performance Teachers' Development Project. Position paper to National Assn of Music in Higher Education (NAMHE) Conference, Edinburgh, May.

(2000) Performance Teachers' Development Project. Website concept and author - now at www.litmus.rcm.ac.uk, May.

(1999) Jazz Singing: damaged voices and confused technique? In Jazz in Education (ed. Lucien Jenkins) Rhinegold, July

(1999) Chasing a tale: tracing the subversion of the 12 bar blues form through the lyric Paper delivered to American Music Colloquium Kings College, London, June. 

(1999) Musicians into Teachers: a professional development issue Conference paper delivered to British Jazz Educators' Assn Leeds, April.

(1999) What makes an effective teacher? Paper delivered to POP-PTDP Conference The future of music performance teaching and assessment in Higher Education, January.

(1998) Performance Teachers' Development Project (PTDP) Study Pack: a scheme of professional development for musicians in higher education University of Southampton.

(1998) Falling through the net. In Examining Music: the content, form and future of music examinations (ed. Lucien Jenkins) Rhinegold, August. 

(1998) NVQs: what are they all about? Music Teacher, June. 

(1996) Dismantling dumb singer syndrome: In proceedings of the British Jazz Educators Conference, Leeds, May.

(1996) Jazzy number. The Singer, January 

(1995) Group dynamics and group instrumental teaching Conference paper delivered to EPTA July. 

(1995) Teaching teachers to improvise and Jazz vocal improvisation Two conference papers delivered to New Zealand Music Educators' Assn Wellington, May.

(1995) Do private music teachers have a preferred learning style? In ISM Music Journal, February. 

(1994) Can Improvisation be Taught?. In Challenging Assumptions II AATEM and Exeter University, pp 8-15. 

 (1994) Mystery and mastery: the roles of vocal improvisation in community settings Conference paper delivered to Voice in Community Music UEA August. 

(1993) Private Lives: report on the survey of private music teachers and their professional development and training Goldsmiths College, University of London. 

(1993) Quality horses for quality courses: matching students with courses in music. In M Shaw and E Roper (eds) Quality in Education and Training Kogan Page, pp 114-119. 

(1993) Home and Away. In Music Teacher. Vol 72 No 5, May. 

(1993) Private Life and Work: getting inside private music teaching. In ISM Music Journal. August 92-93. 

(1992) For Adults Only: music and the adult learner. In Musicians' Union Teacher, Issue No 15, November.