Conferences and Past Presentations

2025

  • Keynote address: Sound Minds: Wellbeing and Performance Under Pressure - presented at the WA Department of Education Specialist Schools Principals and Associate Principals Networking Event

  • Teaching Courage: Helping Students Overcome Performance Anxiety with Science - presented at the West Australian Piano Pedagogy Conference

  • Behind the Closed Door: Demystifying the AMEB Experience - chaired a panel discussion of AMEB examiners at the West Australian Piano Pedagogy Conference

  • Courageous Performance: Pathways for Music Educators - presented at the West Australian Instrumental Music School Services Conference

  • Keynote address: ‘Sound Minds: Wellbeing for Music Students and Teachers’ - presented at the West Australian Instrumental Music School Services Conference

2024

  • ‘The Gutsy Musician – Addressing Our Students’ Performance Skills’ – presented to ANATS singing teachers

  • ‘Performance Courage Express!’ presented to music students at UWA Elevate!

  • ‘Does Practice Really Make Perfect’ – AMEB presentation for parents and music teachers

  • ‘The Young Performer’s Path to Courageous Performance’ – presented twice to music students at All Saints College Music Conference

  • ‘Performance Courage Express!’ presented at the UWA Guitar Fiesta

  • ‘Resilience and Music’ – presented to parents, teachers and students at the UWA Day of Piano;

  • ‘Let’s Mock It!’  - AMEB workshop for teachers and parents

  • ‘Resilience and Music’ – A presentation for music teachers and parents in Kalgoorlie International School of Music;

  • ‘Performance Courage Express!’ presented at the UWA Day of Guitar

2023

  • ‘Optimal Exam Preparation’  - AMEB Workshop for music teachers and parents

  • ‘Do Musicians’ Expectancies and Reflections Influence Their Music Performance Anxiety?’ – UWA CARE Lab Seminar Series

  • ‘Music Performance Anxiety – Does What We Think About It Matter?’ – UWA Conservatorium of Music Seminar Series

  • ‘Building Resilience Through Music’ – AMEB Workshop for parents and music teachers

  • ‘Do Musicians Expectancies Influence Their Music Performance Anxiety?’ presented at the ISME Conference

  • ‘Expectancies and Music Performance Anxiety’ at the UWA Training Sound Performers: making Musical Athletes Symposium about Musicians’ Health

   

2021

  • ‘Teaching Collaborative Piano Skills’ - presented at the AMEB and WAMTA teachers’ workshop.

2018

  • ‘How to get your Students to be the best Musicians THEY can Be’ – presented to piano and singing teachers and examiners at ‘Triple Treat’, a day-conference held by the Australian Music Examination Board (WA);

  • ‘Coping with ‘accompanists’: Keys to Successful Collaboration’ – presented at the National Conference of the Australian Strings Association (AUSTA)

  • ‘Studio Exchange Central’ – presented and moderated two workshops of piano teacher Q&A sessions at the Piano Pedagogy Conference of the WA Music Teachers’ Association;

2017

  • ‘Communication in Performance’ – lecture to 1st year music students, UWA School of Music;

  • ‘What is Pianistic Collaboration and do we really need to teach it?’ – presentation given at the Piano Pedagogy Conference of the WA Music Teachers’ Association;

2016

  • ‘In the Line of Gossip: Musicians talk about Collaborative Pianists’ – presented at ‘Headstart’, UWA PG Research Conference;

  • ‘Everyone has an Opinion: Why do Collaborative Musicians Blacklist Each Other?’ – presentation at the UWA School of Music Postgraduate Seminar Series;

2015

  • ‘Collaborative Pianists: What’s in a Name? Discussing Specific Collaborative Pianistic Skills and the Titles Given to these Pianists’ – Presentation at the Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference