PUBLICATIONS

Designing Genre-Inclusive Diploma Pathways in Contemporary Theory
Develops a research-informed framework for contemporary theory diplomas (Diploma, Licentiate, Fellowship) for an independent awarding body, including syllabus design, assessment tasks, benchmarking matrices and validity arguments.

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Bass Tone, Patch Literacy, and Ensemble Texture
Extends the “patch literacy” and bass-tone projects by examining how tone, effects, and keyboard sound design operate as shared ensemble resources, linking gear choices, harmonic roles, and groove cognition in higher-music settings.

 

Brushes, Cajón, and Groove Fluency Across Set-Ups
Explores how brush technique and cajón pedagogy can be used to teach shared time, feel and ensemble sensitivity across jazz, popular and hybrid ensembles, building on ongoing “Intentional Pocket Project” workshop research.

 

Re-centring the Decolonising Ear and Listening Across Systems
Develops the concept of plural-modal aural fluency through Arabic maqām, Japanese gagaku and other global tuning systems, connecting intercultural listening, assessment design and higher-education aural-skills reform.

 

Harmonic Flow and Structural Momentum in Contemporary Ensemble Writing
A conceptual and analytical study of how harmonic rhythm, voice-leading and register create “structural momentum” in groove-based composition and arranging, linking small-ensemble writing to emerging work on ensemble cognition.

 

Embodied Ensemble Learning and Flow States
Investigates how multimodal musicking (switching between bass, drums, keys and percussion) shapes flow, self-efficacy and identity formation for emerging musicians, with implications for curriculum design and supervision in practice-based degrees.

 

Ensemble Predictive Cognition and Shared Time
Theorises how bands and small ensembles anticipate musical events together—through cues, micro-timing, and embodied gesture —and how this “predictive pocket” can be scaffolded in rehearsal, studio teaching, and assessment.

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