In 1978 the Association of Music Education Lecturers (AMEL) was formed by a small group of Australian tertiary music educators. Our main focus has always been our annual national conference at which we share research and (very importantly) network with each other.
Nearly two decades later in response to the changing nature of tertiary education and the imperative to complete doctoral studies, the association morphed into the Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME) in 1996. We also wanted to make it clear that anyone interested in research in music education would be welcome to join.
Another decade later we recognised the potential for mutual support and enhanced networking with our colleagues in New Zealand; we formally joined to create the Australian and New Zealand Association for Music Education (ANZARME) which was established in 2008. Over the years we have held conferences in every State of Australia and in both islands of New Zealand, and in turn amassed an extensive and impressive body of research between ourselves which we are keen to share with others. The early work remains in a series of conference proceedings that will soon be made available through this website.
The following table presents information on all past conferences.
Date | Title | ISBN | Location | Convenor | Committee | Editor | Miscellaneous |
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1977, Feb 3-4 | Music Educators’ Seminar | 0 646 14260 7 | Toorak, Victoria | Barbara van Ernst | |||
1978 , May 15-17 1 Association of Music Education Lecturers (AMEL) | Towards a rationale for music education | 0 646 14261 5 | Parkville, Melbourne | Barb van Ernst (Pres), Jenny Bryce (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), Janette Cook, Faye Dumont | Barbara van Ernst, Jennifer Bryce | ||
1979, May 14-16 2 AMEL | Music in Teacher Education | 0 646 14262 3 | St Mary’s College, University of Melbourne | Barb van Ernst (Pres), Jenny Bryce (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), Glynis Dickins, Faye Dumont | Barb van Ernst | Joint national report with ASME | |
1980, May 12-14 3 AMEL | Music in the core curriculum in the 1980s | 0 646 14263 1 | University of Queensland | M. Stuart Collins | Barb van Ernst (Pres), Jenny Bryce (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), John Ashton, Stuart Collins, Ian McKinley, Fred Rees | J.K. Ashton, M.S. Collins | Combined with ASME |
1981, May 13-14 4 AMEL | Music in Teacher Education | 0 646 14264 X | St Mary’s College, University of Melbourne | Barbara van Ernst | Barb van Ernst (Pres), Jenny Bryce (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), Christine Daffy, Noela Hogg | Jennifer Bryce | |
1982, May 14-16 5 AMEL | Policy Making in Music Education | 0 646 14265 8 | Raywood In-service Education Centre, Arbury Park, Adelaide | Ruth Buxton, Graham Terry | Barb van Ernst (Pres), Jenny Bryce (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), | Ruth Buxton, Grahame Terry | |
1983 6 AMEL | Music with the arts curriculum – implications for teacher education | 0 646 14266 6 | Barb van Ernst (Pres), Jenny Bryce (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), | Ruth Buxton,, Grahame Terry,, William Shaw | |||
1984 7 AMEL | Music in the upper primary and lower secondary schools and the problems of transition | 0 646 14267 4 | Launceston | Edward Gifford | Warren Tiller (Pres), Barb van Ernst (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), | Edward Gifford | |
1985 , May 24-26 8 AMEL | The present state of educational research and the behavioural sciences and their relationship to music and arts education | 0 646 14268 2 | Marsfield, Sydney | James Forsyth | Warren Tiller (Pres), Barb van Ernst (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), | James Forsyth | |
1986 May 9 AMEL | Issues and strategies in music education | 0 646 14269 0 | Adelaide | Barb van Ernst, Jenny Bryce | Warren Tiller (Pres), Barb van Ernst (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas), | Jennifer Bryce, Barbara van Ernst | Combined with ASME, |
1987 10 AMEL | Issues in Music Education | 0 646 14270 4 | Melbourne | Barb van Ernst | Trevor Jones (Pres), Jane Southcott (Sec), Jan Stockigt (Treas) | Barbara van Ernst | |
1988 AMEL | No conference as members attended the ISME conference in Canberra (Trevor Jones [Pres], Jane Southcott [Sec], Jan Stockigt [Treas]); AGM held during ISME. | ||||||
1989, Sept. 23-25 11 AMEL | Music education in a climate of change | 0 646 14271 Z | Melbourne | Jane Southcott | Jane Southcott (Pres/Treas), Barb van Ernst (Sec/Treas) | Jane Southcott | |
1990 , Sept 23-25 12 AMEL | Music education towards 2000 | 0 646 14272 0 | Melbourne | Jane Southcott | Jane Southcott (Pres/Treas), Barb van Ernst (Sec/Ed) | Jane Southcott | |
1991 , Sept. 28-Oct. 1 13 AMEL | Music educators: reflective practitioners | 0 646 14273 9 | Hobart | Amanda Wojtowicz, & Margaret Barrett | Jane Southcott (Pres/Treas), Barb van Ernst (Sec/Ed) | Amanda Wojtowicz, | |
1992, Sept 27-29 14 AMEL | The transformation of music praxis | 0 646 14274 7 | Wynyard Hotel, Sydney | Vanda Weidenbach | Jane Southcott (Pres/Treas), Barb van Ernst (Sec/Ed), Jean Callaghan, Susan Sukkar, Mary Murdoch, Deirdre Russell-Bowie, Tim Smith | Vanda Weidenbach, Jean Callaghan | |
1993, Sept. 26-29 15 AMEL | Music education research in Australia | 0 646 170511 | Bribie Island | Edward Gifford | Jane Southcott (Pres), Barb van Ernst (Sec), Robin Stevens (Treas) | ||
1994, Sept. 25-28 16 AMEL | Making connections in music education | 0 646 25879 6 | St. Kilda Road, Travel Lodge, Melbourne | Jane Southcott, Barbara van Ernst, Jennifer Bryce | Jane Southcott (Pres), Barb van Ernst (Sec), Robin Stevens (Treas) | Jane Southcott, Barbara van Ernst, Jennifer, Bryce | |
1995, Sept. 24-27 17 AMEL | The professional development of music educators | 0 646 26885 6 | Wollongong, NSW | Nita Temmerman | Vanda Weidenbach (Pres), Nita Temmerman (Sec), Robin Stevens (Treas), Neryl Jeannerett, Deirdre Russell-Bowie | Neryl Jeannerett, Nita Temmerman | |
1996, Sept. 29-Oct. 2 18 Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME) | Conceptualising music education research | 0 646 322777 X | Sydney University | Vanda Weidenbach | Vanda Weidenbach (Pres), Nita Temmerman (Sec), Robin Stevens (Treas), Peter Dunbar-Hall , Gary McPherson, Bradley Merrick, Carol Richardson | Vanda Weidenbach | |
1997, Sept 28-30 19 AARME | Directions for the 21 st century: research in music assessment & evaluation | 0 9586086-0-1 | Griffith University, Mt Gravatt Campus, Brisbane | Edward Gifford | Vanda Weidenbach (Pres), Jean Callaghan (VP), Jane Southcott (Sec), Robin Stevens (Treas), Helene Matters, Kay Hartwig | Edward Gifford | |
1998, Sept 26-29 20 AARME | Research and development for a new millennium | 0 86422948 8 | Perth | Sam Leong, John Williamson | Judy Thönell, Belinda Yourn | Sam Leong | |
1999 21 AARME | Children and music: Developmental perspectives | 0 85901 831 8 | Launceston, Tasmania | Jean Callaghan (Pres), Ros Smith (VP) , Bradley Merrick (Sec), Robin Stevens (Treas) | International Music Education Research Symposium | ||
2000, June 30-July 3 22 AARME | A community of researchers | 0 9586086 1 X | University of Melbourne | Ros Smith & Jane Southcott | Jean Callaghan (Pres), Brad Merrick (Sec), Robin Stevens (Treas), Jane Southcott, Ros McMillan, David Forrest, Jill Ferris, Maree Macmillan | ||
2001 AARME | Music Educators: Reflective Practitioners | 0 9586086 3 6 | Newcastle | Nita Temmerman | Robin Stevens (Pres), Brad Merrick (Sec), Jane Southcott (Treas), Neryl Jeannerett, Felicia Chadwick, Denise Paterson | ||
2002, June 30-July 3 AARME | Research Matters: Linking outcomes with practice | 0 9586086 2 8 | Adelaide | Jenny Rosevear | Robin Stevens (Pres), Ros Smith (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec) , Jane Southcott (Treas) | ||
2003, Sept. 27-30 AARME | Artistic Practice as Research | 0 9586086 4 4 | Brisbane | Kay Hartwig | Robin Stevens (Pres), Ros Smith (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec) , Jane Southcott (Treas) | ||
2004 AARME | Proceedings | 0 9586086 7 9 | Tweed Heads, Queensland | Kay Hartwig | Robin Stevens (Pres), Ros Smith (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec) , Jane Southcott (Treas) | ||
2005 AARME | Proceedings | 0 9586086 8 7 | Sydney | Peter de Vries | Jane Southcott (Pres), Marilyn Chaseling (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Robin Stevens (Treas) | ||
2006, Sept 24-26 AARME | Music Education: Standards and Practices | 13: 978-0-9803116-0-0 | Melbourne | Jane Southcott Robin Stevens | Jane Southcott (Pres), Marilyn Chaseling (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Nolene Wetherby-Fell (Treas), David Lines (NZ rep) | ||
2007, July 2-4 AARME | Music Education Research: Values and Initiatives | 978-0-980316-3-1 | Perth | Jane Southcott Peter de Vries | Anne Power (Pres), Marilyn Chaseling (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Peter de Vries (Treas) | ||
2008, Oct. 3-5 Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZARME) | Innovation and Tradition: Music Education Research | 9780980000611650 | Melbourne | Jane Southcott | Anne Power (Pres), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Jane Southcott (Treas) | ||
2009, July 3-6 ANZARME | Il Est Bel et Bon: Music Education Research | 9780980311662 | Akaroa, New Zealand | Roger Buckton | Jane Southcott (Pres), David Sell (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Jill Ferris (Treas), Jane Southcott (Publications officer), David Lines (NZ rep) | Graeme Wallis, David Sell | Joint conference of XXXIst ANZARME Annual Conference and 1 st Conference of the Music Educators Research Centre (MERC) |
2010, July 8-11 ANZARME | Magnetic Resonance | Townsville, Queensland | David Salisbury | David Salisbury (Pres), David Sell (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Jill Ferris (Treas) | |||
2011, July 6-8 ANZARME | Research Conversations | Gold Coast, Queensland | Kay Hartwig | David Salisbury (Pres), David Sell (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Jill Ferris (Treas) | |||
2012, Dec. 3-5 ANZARME | Research on the Island | Norfolk Island | Kay Hartwig | Jane Southcott (Pres), David Sell (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec) , Jill Ferris (Treas), Beth Rankin (Publications officer), Stuart Wise, Errol Moore, Lucy Bainger | |||
2013, May 31-June 1 ANZARME | Positions and Perspectives | Melbourne | Jane Southcott, Beth Rankin | Jane Southcott (Pres), David Sell (VP), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Jill Ferris (Treas), Stuart Wise, Errol Moore, Lucy Bainger | |||
2014 ANZARME | Moving forward through research | Queenstown, New Zealand | David Sell, Christine Hainstock | Jane Southcott (Pres), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Jill Ferris (Treas) | |||
2015, Sept. 24-27 ANZARME | Surfing the Zeitgeist | Melbourne | Beth Rankin, Jane Southcott | Jane Southcott (Pres), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Jill Ferris (Treas) | |||
2016, Sept. 22-25 ANZARME | Connecting the disconnected | Auckland, New Zealand | Trevor, Thwaites, Graham McPhail, Robyn Trinnick | Jane Southcott (Pres) Kay Hartwig (Sec), Jill Ferris (Treas) | |||
2017, Sep. 28-Oct. 1 ANZARME | Time and tide | 1835-517X | Perth | Geoff Lowe | Geoff Lowe (Pres) , Kay Hartwig (Sec), Emily Wilson (Treas) | Geoff Lowe | Published in special edition of Australian Journal of Teacher Education (AJTE) 43(5) 2018 |
2018, Oct. 4-7 ANZARME | Waves into the future | Gold Coast, Queensland | Kay Hartwig | Geoff Lowe (Pres), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Emily Wilson (Treas) | Kay Hartwig | Published in special edition of Australian Journal for Music Education (AJME) | |
2019 ANZARME | Winds of Change | Wellington, New Zealand | Vicki Thorpe | Geoff Lowe (Pres), Kay Hartwig (Sec), Emily Wilson (Treas) | |||
2020 ANZARME | Coolangatta, Queensland | Annie Mitchell |