Ms Helen Russell
| Name | Helen Russell |
|---|---|
| Position | Lecturer (Contemporary Music) |
| Section | School of Creative Arts |
| Office | A213 |
| Location | Toowoomba Campus |
| Phone | +61 7 4631 1055 |
| Extension | 1055 |
| Qualifications | BMusic JMI , MMusic Griffith |
| Homepage |
http://www.helenrussellonline.com/ The views expressed on staff homepages may not reflect the views of the University. |
Helen is well known in Brisbane music circles as a jazz bassist and musical director. She has taught sessionally for many years in the jazz programs at the Queensland Conservatorium and the Jazz Music Institute, and since 2015 has been employed as Lecturer in Contemporary Music at the University of Southern Queensland. Her Masters of Music Research centred on her method for teaching aural and theory skills via a cappella singing.
Research interests
Music education, especially ear-training.
Professional memberships
Musicological Society of Australia
Australian Society for Music Education
Currently teaching courses/programs
MUI1007 & 1000 - Theory
MUI2006 - Pop Music History
MUI1001 - Collaborative Music
MUI3011 - Music arranging
MUI2004 - Collaborative music, cabaret.
Teaching experience(Tertiary)
15 Years
Research most recent
Masters of Music
Publications in ePrints
Russell, Helen (2017) A cappella ear training: bringing theory and aural skills together via singing in a jazz program environment. Australian Journal of Music Education, 51 (2). pp. 20-28. ISSN 0004-9484