Professor Judith Brown
EdD, MAA, GradDipEd, HonsBMus, LMusA, AMusA
Acting Dean - School of Education and the Arts/Director Conservatorium of Music
School of Education and the Arts
Centre for Research in Equity & Advancement of Teaching & Education (CREATE)
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Mackay Ooralea
21 - CQCM Director's Office
About Me
Professor Judith Brown AM is the Acting Dean for the School of Education and the Arts and the Director of the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music within CQUniversity, Australia. She is the Vice-President of the Academic Board for CQUniversity taking a leadership role across a broad range of academic activities including university governance, scholarship of learning and teaching, and research as it applies to the arts and education.
In 2017, Judith was awarded a Medal in the Order of Australia for significant service to music education as an academic and teacher, to professional organisations and to the community. In 2010 she received an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation for outstanding contributions to student learning.
She served a four-year term (2020 - 2024) as a Commissioner for the International Society of Music Education (ISME) Commission for the Education of the Professional Musician (CEPROM). This leadership role saw her at the forefront of international music education research in the tertiary sector, with the most recent conference held at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn, Estonia (July 2024).
She is the project manager for several long-running philanthropic projects associated with CQUniversity, including The Safety Circus Applied Theatre Project (since 2013), which is a partnership between CQUniversity and the Daniel Morecombe Foundation; and the Choices Applied Theatre Project (since 1999) with partners including the Queensland Department of Youth Justice and the Queensland Police Service. The Choices Applied Theatre Project won with the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Award for Community Engagement in 2017.
She regularly publishes in the field of music education and is actively involved in research around the scholarship of learning and teaching as it applies to tertiary music education practice. She supervises Masters and PhD students in a range of music education and creative arts projects, and examines research higher degree theses from Australian and international candidates.
Judith was a consultant editor for the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) for their Series 3 Piano for Leisure publications and has served on the Queensland Advisory Committee of the AMEB. A graduate of Elder Conservatorium of Music and CQUniversity, Judith is an accomplished collaborative pianist. She continues to perform with some of Australia’s leading classical and music theatre musicians. She has also adjudicated at eisteddfods and music festivals. Judith is currently a life member and the accompanist for the Mackay Choral Society since 2009.
General
Universities Studied At
- University of Adelaide
- University of Queensland
- Central Queensland University
Universities Worked At
- Central Queensland University
Awards
2017
Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division. For significant service to music education as an academic and teacher, to professional organisations, and to the community.
2017
Winner of the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards for Community Engagement
Project: Choices Applied Theatre project
2013
Business Higher Education Round Table (B-HERT) Award for Best Community Engagement 2013
Project: Choices Applied Theatre project. B-HERT Award description here.
2013
CQUniversity Opal Award for Engaged Learning and Teaching
Project: The Safety Circus Applied Theatre Project
2013
Second round finalist in the MacJannet Prize (The Talloires Network, Tufts University, Boston USA) for exceptional student community engagement activities
Project: Choices Applied Theatre Project
2010
Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) citation for outstanding contributions to student learning.
Citation: For sustained learning engagement and motivation of performing arts students through the presentation of inspirational lecture recitals that foster independent and lifelong learning.
2010
CQUniversity Australia Opal Award for Engaged Learning and Teaching
Project: Choices Applied Theatre Project
2009
CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor's Teacher of the Year Award
2009
CQUniversity Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics and Education Award for teaching excellence.2009
Commendation Queensland Road Safety Awards: Choices Applied Theatre project
1999
Commendation for Vice-Chancellor's Award for Quality Teaching, Central Queensland University
Professional Experience
Judith, Stuart and Friends
Piano concerts in the form of lecture recitals at CQCM Theatre, Mackay. These free concerts commenced in 2001 and there have been 4 lecture recitals per year since then. The concerts feature guest performances from current CQCM staff, senior students and members of the community.
Themes have included:
- Film music
- Rhythm in music
- The roaring 20s
- The age of Enlightenment
- The passionate Romantic
- Brilliant Baroque
- Rare Broadway
- Pop goes mainstream
- A little bit 'folksy'
- Tin Pan Alley greats
- Music of our time
Associate artist (collaborative pianist) in recital with the following artists:
- Paul Tabone (voice)
- Nancye Hayes (cabaret performance - music theatre)
- Peter Saide (cabaret performance - music theatre)
- Geoffrey Collins (flute)
- Jason Redman (trombone)
- Kirsten Kerr (violin)
- Donald MacGregor (cello and violin)
- Kim Kirkman (voice)
- Beth Allen (voice)
- Simone Maurer (flute)
- Alicia Casey (violin)
- Garrick Jones (voice)
- Regis Danillon (two piano works)
- Mark Gasser (two piano works)
- Raymond Connell (voice)
- Gerald English (voice)
- Robert Johnson (horn)
- Daniel Mendelow (trumpet)
- Hao Zhou (voice)
Vocal ensembles
Resident pianist for Formidable, vocal ensemble, 2009 - 2011. Director: Kim Kirkman
CD recording:
Kirkman, K. (Director) (2009), Fully Formed [CD], Mackay: BAKK Studios
Film
1979 Pianist in the South Australian Film Corporation film Breaker Morant, directed by Bruce Beresford.
Professional Memberships
Queensland College of Teachers (Registered teacher continuously since 1982)
Responsibilities
2025
- Acting Dean, School of Education and the Arts
- Head of College - The Arts
- Director, Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music
- Vice-President of Academic Board
2024
- Head of College - The Arts
- Director, Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music
- Head of Course - Bachelor of Arts (CA10)
- Head of Course - Diploma of Arts (CF36)
- Head of Course - Bachelor of Creative Arts (CH72)
2020 - 2023
- Head of College - The Arts
- Director, Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music
- Head of Course - Bachelor of Creative Arts (CH72)
2013 to 2020:
- Deputy Dean, Learning and Teaching, School of Education and the Arts
- Director, Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music
- Head of Course - Bachelor of Music (CG51)
- Head of Course - Bachelor of Theatre (CG72)
- Head of Course - Diploma of Music (CC41)
- Head of Course - Bachelor of Creative Arts (CH72)
2011 - 2013:
- Head of Program - Bachelor of Theatre (CG72)
- Head of Program - Bachelor of Theatre Honours (CB61)
2007 - 2010 Deputy Head of School, School of Arts and Creative Enterprise
2004 - 2007 Acting Director/Sub-Dean, Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM)
2000 - 2004 Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Music Theatre (CQ79)
Key Achievements
Licentiate of Music, Australia (LMusA) in piano, Australian Music Examinations Board
Associate of Music, Australia (AMusA) in piano, Australian Music Examinations Board
Editor
Brown, J. E. (Consultant Editor) (2010) Fifth Grade Piano, Series 3, Piano for Leisure. Australian Music Examinations Board: Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia. ISMN 9790720110059
Brown, J. E. (Consultant Editor) (2010) Sixth Grade Piano, Series 3, Piano for Leisure. Australian Music Examinations Board: Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia. ISMN 9790720110066
Brown, J. E. (Consultant Editor) (2010) Seventh Grade Piano, Series 3, Piano for Leisure. Australian Music Examinations Board: Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia. ISMN 9790720110073
Consultancy Work
2008 - 2011
Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB)
Syllabus consultant for Series 3, Piano for Leisure publications, Grades 5 to Certificate of Completion
2005
Adjudicator, Ingham Festival of Arts
2008
Adjudicator, Ingham Festival of Arts
2009
Adjudicator, Rockhampton Eisteddfod (piano)
2011
Piano workshop for Mackay Branch, Music Teachers' Association of Queensland
1993 - present
Advanced level piano tuition - AMEB higher grades and Diplomas
Advanced level piano accompaniment for instrumental and vocal exams - AMEB higher grades and Diplomas
Recent Research Projects
Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) (2022-2025) (ACT22/416)
Grant: Government Tender (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Schemes: Regional Arts Services 2022-2025, including regional touring Ref No: AF/6611
Total Funding: $992,350.00
Research Supervision
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 3901 Curriculum and Pedagogy
- 3904 Specialist Studies in Education
- 3604 Performing arts
- 3603 Music
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Complete Supervision
Research Interests
Curriculum and Pedagogy - Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy
I am interested in all aspects of learning and teaching of the performing arts at the tertiary level, including active learning and work-integrated learning strategies in the performing arts.
Specialist Studies in Education - Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified
I have published extensively in music education and related fields.
Performing Arts and Creative Writing - Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
I have published in the area of applied theatre and its role in tertiary performing arts curriculum.
Performing Arts and Creative Writing - Music Performance
I am interested in all aspects of music performance and collaborative music performance, and the development of strategies to analyse this including autoethnography and narrative inquiry.
