Dr. Emily Dollman

Integrating the latest pedagogical research to your teaching

Whether you are new to music teaching or an established teacher, discover how the AMEB Teaching Syllabuses can help you enhance your studio teaching practice based on the latest research in music pedagogy. Join Dr Emily Dollman, AMEB Teaching Syllabuses contributor and A/Director Music Education and Pedagogy at Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide, as she takes you through the research themes and innovative approaches to teaching and learning that underpin AMEB’s groundbreaking new Teaching syllabuses.

With these world-class syllabuses you’ll be equipped to improve your students’ engagement, motivation and achievement, and ultimately increase the satisfaction you gain from teaching.

About Dr. Emily Dollman

Dr Emily Dollman is the Head of Music Education and Pedagogy at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide, and founding Artistic Director of the Open Music Academy, a TEQSA Expert Adviser, a Council Member for ASME SA and a Board Member for AMEB SA. Emily’s background combines experience as a professional violinist working at the international level, with a long-standing commitment to music education and instrumental pedagogy. Emily has worked with leading orchestras and chamber ensembles in Australia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

As an academic, Emily has focused her research on models of collaboration between professional music organisations and music education providers. Emily is committed to strengthening the role of participatory music making in society and has worked with students ranging in age from primary school to tertiary level as an instrumental teacher, examiner, conductor and Lecturer. Emily has also contributed to the development of AMEB’s latest Teaching Syllabuses, as Syllabus Advisory Committee member, and her most recent publication, Opening Doors: Orchestras, Opera Companies and Community Engagement, investigates the ways in which the classical music industry is reinventing its sense of purpose, never a more important or urgent pursuit than in the present decade.