Senior Lecturer (Scholarship)
Pauline has worked as a music education lecturer at the University of Aberdeen since 2012 and she is Programme Director of the BMus (Hons) Education programme and Performance Coordinator in the department. She has over twenty years teaching experience in secondary schools and prior to taking up this University post she was Faculty Head (Expressive Arts) at Harlaw Academy in Aberdeen City and music network co-ordinator for Aberdeen City schools. Pauline continues to spend one day per week teaching music in schools and working as a creative practitioner in various contexts. Pauline's professional career has involved teaching and leading participatory music and arts projects in various different contexts, including in school, out of school and in a range of community settings.
Pauline has a particular interest in digital creativity and music technology. She also has a passion for working on interdisciplinary creative projects.
Pauline has extensive performing experience in a range of genres having performed in classical ensembles, jazz groups, funk / soul bands, brass bands and theatre pits. She currently plays trumpet in the Aberdeen Jazz Orchestra and is trumpeter and vocalist in Aka Ska. Pauline has extensive experience conducting youth music ensembles and working with instrumental ensembles, in particular jazz ensembles, samba bands and junior concert bands. She directs the Aberdeen University Jazz Orchestra and Band as well as the Jazz at the Blue Lamp Community Jazz Big Band. In September 2016 Pauline was part of the Aberdeen City team receiving a Will Michael Jazz Diploma in recognition of showing an outstanding commitment to jazz education.
Pauline is undertaking part time doctoral study at the University of Edinburgh where she is investigating musical improvisation in schools.
Programme Director BMus (Hons) Education
PGDE Music Subject Tutor
Performance Coordinator
School Experience Coordinator
Course Coordinator:
MU301D Musicking and Communities
MU3530 Music Education Studies 1
MU1051/MU1551 Performance 1 and 2
MU2026/MU2526 Performance 3 and 4
MU3024 Performance 5
MU4801 Performance Recital
Director of University Big Band and Jazz Band
Freelance Music Education Practitioner (1 day per week)
Committee Member Scottish Association for Music Education (SAME)
SQA Visiting Assessor (Performance)
SQA Verifier for Music Technology
Adjudicator, SCBF (Scottish Concert Band Festival)
Arts Award Adviser
Member of the Music and Social Intervention Network (AHRC)
External Examiner, University of Huddersfield, BA (Hons) Secondary Music with QTS
Jazz Education
Informal music pedagogy
Aberdeen Performing Arts: Music Hall Babies
Jazz and improvisation in education
MU1051/ MU1551 Performance 1 and 2 (Course Coordinator)
MU1537 Introduction to Contemporary Composition
MU1538 Digital Musicianship: Music Making in the Digital Age
MU2026/MU2526 Performance 3 and 4 (Course Coordinator)
MU3024 Performance 5 (Course Coordinator)
MU3524 Music Education Studies 1 (Course Coordinator)
ED352C Professional Focus: Exploring Music in the Primary School
MU3094 Practical Musicianship Skills
MU4098 Applied Musicianship
MA4/PGDE (Primary) Expressive Arts
Developing Professional Practice 1
Developing Professional Practice 2
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International Journal of Community Music, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 135-155
Contributions to Journals: Articles
International Society for Music Education (Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission), pp. 345
Contributions to Conferences: Posters
Proceedings of the 22nd International Seminar of the ISME Commission on the Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC). Bowe, M., Merrick, B. (eds.). International Society for Music Education pp. 109-119, 11 pages.
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
London Review of Education, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 339 - 357
Contributions to Journals: Articles
International Society for Music Education (ISME), pp. 24
Contributions to Conferences: Posters
