Robert Faulkner
Resume
Robert Faulkner, UWA School of Music, has been active in music education undergraduate courses and as tutor for the new Masters degree in Music Practitioner Studies. Previously he played a leading role in music education in Iceland, where he lived for more than a decade, developing national curriculum both in school and community music. He has been Head of Music at a London inner city comprehensive; head of a rural community music school in Iceland; lecturer in Music Education at the University of Akureyri and at the Icelandic Academy of Arts in Reykjavik; and Deputy Chair of the Icelandic Music Schools Examinations Board. He has directed both children and adult choirs, notably the male voice choir Hreimur which has sung all over Europe and made several recordings.
Apart from articles in leading international journals, based both on his PhD research and research investigating children’s composing, Robert has also written teachers' handbooks and journal articles in Icelandic. He has given papers and workshops in Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Northern Ireland and Canada, as well as in Australia.