HDR Project 1 Submission: Methodology

Research Practitioner Series – Part 28c The following represents the formal submission of my Higher Degree Research (HDR) Professional Doctorate Project 1 Document. This 47,000 word (excluding references, bibliography and appendices) document is in many ways equivalent to a traditional PhD Doctoral Program Confirmation Document. The document has been split across 7 blog posts due...

HDR Project 1 Submission: Literature Review

Research Practitioner Series – Part 28b The following represents the formal submission of my Higher Degree Research (HDR) Professional Doctorate Project 1 Document. This 47,000 word (excluding references, bibliography and appendices) document is in many ways equivalent to a traditional PhD Doctoral Program Confirmation Document. The document has been split across 7 blog posts due...

HDR Project 1 Submission: Introduction

Research Practitioner Series – Part 28a The following represents the formal submission of my Higher Degree Research (HDR) Professional Doctorate Project 1 Document. This 47,000 word (excluding references, bibliography and appendices) document is in many ways equivalent to a traditional PhD Doctoral Program Confirmation Document. The document has been split across 7 blog posts due...

Doctoral Pilot Study – Part 24b

Research Study Abstract The aim of this Doctor of Creative Industries Research Project is to investigate both my DIY music and sound-making practice and my self as a practitioner during the process of creating and producing a cultural artefact (EP).  My research study is designed to be a multi-method qualitative study: a practice-based, arts practice...

Who I am……

(Page 2017a) Me, myself, I – the multi-facetted/multi-dimensional practitioner As described in my blog Research Practitioner Part 16 (Page 2017b), I am a multi-facetted/multi-dimensional practitioner – a practitioner across multiple practices of education & learning, research study commitments, creative practice, professional consulting practice and family responsibilities. I concluded that: “All of my practice informs my self; and my...

A practitioner’s first 10,000 hours….

Learning & Teaching (L&T) Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 4a Continuing on from my previous blogs (2015a) in this series. As Ericsson et al (1993, p363} found, it takes an aspiring practitioner approaximately 10,000 hours in proactive deliberate practice to aquire the level of expert performance. It is from this base, that I commence my...

Doctoral Pilot Study – Part 3c

“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring” [David Bowie].  Observations of my practice Since commencing my Doctorate in January 2015, I have immersed my self in researching the industry and field of my practice, attempting to better understand how my practice sits within the very broad fields of music...

Doctoral Pilot Study – Part 2c

My journey continues…. (Page 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2016a) for the previous blog. Year 2016: 5th Observation Part c Whilst I was making headway with the development of my music praxis – significant headway in my opinion – , my actual production plan still did not have the...

Aesthetic Processing

This blog is a continuation of a series. See here for the previous blog (2016a). Psychedelic Rock Music At the outset of my research study, I imagined my creative practice was to be a five (5) track EP of original compositions. The song style was to be a roots-based, a style I had been accustomed to...

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