All things related to leadership, self and others. This can include: personal, family, community, educational, organisational, discipline, field, industry, national or global. The leadership role may be the result of a charismatic personality, an anointment, appointment or a democratically elected role. Examples of people and processes, habits and rituals, influencers of significant events, for the benefit of mankind, greatness, for the undoing of mankind, that caused the deprivation of significant peoples, flawed individuals or collectives, their failings, their impropriety. All matters related to those who practice the many and varied styles of leadership….
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 3a This blog represents the third in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 2b, Reference Track Analysis (Page, 2015b). Introduction As I introduced in...
Learning & Teaching (L&T) Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 3a Continuing on from my previous blogs (Page, 2004) in a similar series; I am a practitioner across multiple disciplines. My formal post-compulsory education qualifications include engineering, business, governance, teaching, education and sound production. I have held coal face type positions, project management and consultancy positions,...
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 2b This blog represents the third in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 2a, Reference Tracks (Page, 2015a). Analytical & Critical Listening task As...
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 2a This blog represents the second in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 1c, The 3 Primary Tiers of Active Listening in...
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 1c This blog represents the third in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 1b, Musicking (Page, 2015b). Introduction In a previous post Part...
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 1b This blog represents the second in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 1a, Required skills of a Contemporary Music & Sound-making...
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 1a This blog represents the first in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. (Self-reflection sphere, 2016) Self-learning: the ‘discipline’ required to be a contemporary DIY music practitioner Effective DIY learning requires...
My journey begins…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2014b) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 1st Observation Commencing the doctoral program, I had a relative clear idea of my proposed research study problem. I say relative as, as I have progressed through the many twists and turns of...
A year to remember…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2014b) for the previous blog. My life – music-making and education & learning My journey in music-making commenced a number of decades ago. I made music via physical instruments. I strummed chords on a guitar or piano, hummed or...
Preparing for my research study (Page 2014a) Learning and development Just being me…… I have never considered my self smart. My schooling test results were mainly above-average, but I worked consistently, and often for long hours in order to achieve these. I recall I often looked to those who got the top grades – those...