STAFF PROFILE
Professor David Forrest
Position:
Professor, HRD Coordinator
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
DSC|School of Art
Phone:
+61399253578
Email:
david.forrest@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Professor David Forrest is Professor of Music Education in the School of Art at RMIT University.
Research
A large amount of David’s work has been focused on the development and implementation of policy in music and arts education, at the state, national and international levels. He has published collections of work on doctoral research in music education, visual art education, dance and drama education, and art. He has pursued ongoing research on the Russian composer and educator Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904–87). This work integrates his ongoing research interests in educational philosophy, musicology, music for children, and piano music. The Kabalevsky work has informed his study into the philosophy and practical place of music and the arts in the school curriculum as well as the importance of music for children (as performers and as members of an audience).
Awards
- 2021 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Supervision Excellence
- 2020 Inaugural Member Service Award, International Society of Music Education
- 2015 Honorary Life Membership, Australian Society for Music Education
- 2009 The Council of Professional Teaching Associations of Victoria, Outstanding Professional Service Award
- 2006 Inaugural Fellow of the Australian Society for Music Education (FASME)
In the School of Art, David is the Program Manager of the Master of Arts (Arts Management).
- Dip Music Ed Newcastle, Diploma State Conservatorium Sydney
- B.Music Ed Newcastle, M Creative Arts Wollongong
- Dip TEFL Edinburgh
- PhD Melbourne
Professional associations
- Association of Music Educators (Victoria)
- Australian Association of Research in Education
- Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education
- Australian Music Centre
- Australian Society for Music Education
- International Society for Music Education
- Music Council of Australia
- Musicological Society of Australia
- Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia
- MemberChair, Education Panel (Victoria), Churchill Fellowships
- Publications Editor & National Executive Member, Australian Society for Music Education
- Victorian Institute of Teaching
- Forrest, D.,Jeanneret, N. (2023). An invisible voice for music: Regulatory requirement dictating the provision of music In: Australian Journal of Music Education, 55, 60 - 65
- Forrest, D. (2021). Declarations on Education: The place of music within policy In: The Finnish Journal of Music Education, 24, 18 - 25
- Watson, A.,Forrest, D. (2020). Harnessing the power of music to support humanity in an age of change: An Australian perspective In: Proceedings of the 23rd International Seminar of the ISME Commission on the Education: Ethics and Inclusion in the Education of Professional Musicians of the Professional Musician (CEPROM 2020), Helsinki, Finland, 29-31 July 2020
- Watson, A.,Forrest, D. (2019). The place of house concerts in a musician’s career lifespan In: Proceedings of the 22nd International Seminar of the International Society for Music Education Commission on the Education of the Professional Musician: The Musician’s Career Lifespan, Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, Almaty, Kazakhstan , 11-13 July 2018
- Forrest, D. (2019). House concerts in Australia: Building a musical community In: Australian Journal of Music Education, 52, 86 - 91
- Forrest, D. (2018). Music education: Thoughts, reflections and considerations in 'Uniting voices': Jacinth Oliver Memorial Address, 2017 In: Australian Journal of Music Education, 51, 3 - 12
- Forrest, D. (2018). Policy, the arts and participation: An Australian perspective In: Proceedings of the 19th International Seminar of the ISME Commission on Music Policy: Culture, Education, and Media, Munich, Germany, 10-13 July 2018
- Cabedo-Mas, A.,Nethsinghe, N.,Forrest, D. (2017). The Role of the Arts in Education for Peacebuilding, Diversity and Intercultural Understanding: A Comparative Study of Educational Policies in Australia and Spain In: International Journal of Education and the Arts, Volume 18 Number 11, 18, 1 - 27
- Forrest, D. (2017). Peter, the wolf, and music education In: The International Journal of Arts Education, 12, 27 - 31
- Harvey, L.,More, G.,Forrest, D.,Trail, M.,Godwin, L.,Mcgilp, S. (2017). The value chamber: performance and digital iterations across art, design and education In: Proceedings of the 2017 Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) Conference, Canberra, Australia, 28-29 September 2017
- Agile Opera: chamber opera in a new era. Funded by: ARC Linkage Grant 2013 from (2014 to 2018)
- The spatial ensemble: scaling instrumental resonance and morphology for spatialised performance. Funded by: ARC Linkage Project 2008 Round 1 from (2008 to 2011)
- AHURI Top-Up Scholarship - Tammy Wong: The City as a Curated Space: Towards the Creative City. Funded by: AHURI Top-Up Scholarship (part of the National Housing research Program) pre- 2014 from (2008 to 2011)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
1 PhD Current Supervisions39 PhD Completions and 10 Masters by Research Completions
Music education, Arts education, Arts Management, Music for Children, Piano pedagogy, Russian and Soviet music education, Teacher education, Doctoral education in the arts.