Running a Student-Led Music Label: Design, Delivery and Evaluation of Music Business and Professional Practice Training
The Handbook on Music Business and Creative Industries in Education - Daniel Walzer
Ian Stevenson [+ ]
University of Technology Sydney
Ian Stevenson is a specialist in the field of audible design with over thirty years of experience as an audio engineer, producer, artist, and educator. He is currently senior lecturer in music and sound design at the University of Technology Sydney. His current research is in the areas of sound design, sound studies, soundscape analysis, and music and sound pedagogy.
Jeff Crabtree [+ ]
University of Technology, Sydney JMC Academy
Jeff Crabtree is a speaker, performer, songwriter, and music producer with 100 composition and production credits. He co-authored Living with a Creative Mind, a handbook for nurturing creativity and well-being. He is the founder and director of Zebra Collective, a microlearning platform. Jeff is currently a sessional academic at the University of Technology Sydney and JMC Academy. His doctoral research revealed the extent of workplace and sexual harassment in the music industry.
Monica Rouvellas [+ ]
University of Technology, Sydney Macquarie University University of Sydney
Monica Rouvellas is a solicitor, composer, music producer, and educator. Monica is currently a sessional academic at the University of Technology Sydney, Macquarie University, and the University of Sydney, teaching in the fields of music, business, and law. She is also the founder of Muzikboxx, a music education app for both music teachers and students. Her current research is in the areas of gamified learning, self-regulated learning, immersive sound, and technology and the law.
Description
In their chapter on instructional design in the music business with tertiary students in a music and sound design course, Ian Stevenson, Jeff Crabtree, and Monica Rouvellas identify three primary areas – design, delivery, and student evaluation –, and discuss how these components support self-regulated and authentic learning for educators in the creative industries. Through qualitative analysis of reflective writing and semi-structured interviews, Stevenson and colleagues analysed student participation and project assessment across multiple domains with a university-affiliated record label. Results suggest that mirroring a real-world scenario improved student collaboration, reflective practice, and a sense of autonomy.