In 2013, at an industry panel at the Music Production show, the question was posed to the panel “... more In 2013, at an industry panel at the Music Production show, the question was posed to the panel “with tuition fees being so high and rising, is it more worthwhile to spend that money on studio time and learning directly from industry practitioners?” As a lecturer this question was an interesting point, I see myself as an industry practitioner and a lecturer. I have recorded and produced numerous recordings and worked in a number of studio settings, however I have also received a number of grade one observations for my teaching. Does this mean that the knowledge base must be higher than the ability to teach?
Universities appear to focus on subject specialism in the form of research requirements, yet from my personal experience further education focuses more on delivery techniques. There is an obvious difference from a lecturer’s perspective but which one is more beneficial to the learner/ student?
Intrigued, I embarked on a research journey looking at higher education and further education and the links between academia, scholarly activity and institutionalised identity. This paper has been written to the standards of the British Journal for Music Education.
This Paper was developed after reading a number of journal entries by seemingly pretentious auth... more This Paper was developed after reading a number of journal entries by seemingly pretentious authors looking to poke holes in a creative topic. This anger turned to research and changed my perception of musicology and more specifically musicology practices.
The version presented is a re-write as i have developed the area of research further since the ideas conception, and also had retrospective problems with the research.
In 2013, at an industry panel at the Music Production show, the question was posed to the panel “... more In 2013, at an industry panel at the Music Production show, the question was posed to the panel “with tuition fees being so high and rising, is it more worthwhile to spend that money on studio time and learning directly from industry practitioners?” As a lecturer this question was an interesting point, I see myself as an industry practitioner and a lecturer. I have recorded and produced numerous recordings and worked in a number of studio settings, however I have also received a number of grade one observations for my teaching. Does this mean that the knowledge base must be higher than the ability to teach?
Universities appear to focus on subject specialism in the form of research requirements, yet from my personal experience further education focuses more on delivery techniques. There is an obvious difference from a lecturer’s perspective but which one is more beneficial to the learner/ student?
Intrigued, I embarked on a research journey looking at higher education and further education and the links between academia, scholarly activity and institutionalised identity. This paper has been written to the standards of the British Journal for Music Education.
This Paper was developed after reading a number of journal entries by seemingly pretentious auth... more This Paper was developed after reading a number of journal entries by seemingly pretentious authors looking to poke holes in a creative topic. This anger turned to research and changed my perception of musicology and more specifically musicology practices.
The version presented is a re-write as i have developed the area of research further since the ideas conception, and also had retrospective problems with the research.
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Universities appear to focus on subject specialism in the form of research requirements, yet from my personal experience further education focuses more on delivery techniques. There is an obvious difference from a lecturer’s perspective but which one is more beneficial to the learner/ student?
Intrigued, I embarked on a research journey looking at higher education and further education and the links between academia, scholarly activity and institutionalised identity. This paper has been written to the standards of the British Journal for Music Education.
The version presented is a re-write as i have developed the area of research further since the ideas conception, and also had retrospective problems with the research.
Universities appear to focus on subject specialism in the form of research requirements, yet from my personal experience further education focuses more on delivery techniques. There is an obvious difference from a lecturer’s perspective but which one is more beneficial to the learner/ student?
Intrigued, I embarked on a research journey looking at higher education and further education and the links between academia, scholarly activity and institutionalised identity. This paper has been written to the standards of the British Journal for Music Education.
The version presented is a re-write as i have developed the area of research further since the ideas conception, and also had retrospective problems with the research.