Research in the Department
Staff in the Department of Music are active in traditional scholarship, writing articles, books and book chapters. Many of these are collaborative ventures as staff share their expertise with each other.
Classical Music
- Eighteenth-century music: Professor John Drummond
- Nineteenth-century music: Dr Graeme Downes
- Analysis of music: Mr Peter Adams, Dr Graeme Downes
- Twentieth-century music: Mr Peter Adams, Professor John Drummond, Dr Anthony Ritchie
- Opera: Professor John Drummond
Contemporary Popular Music
- Film music: Mr Peter Adams
- Folk music: Dr Rob Burns
- Popular music studies: Dr Rob Burns
- Music industry: Dr Rob Burns
- Music and technology: Mr John Egenes
World Music
- Asian music, especially the traditional and popular music and culture of Japan: Professor Henry Johnson
- Pacific music: Dr Jennifer Cattermole
- Latin-American music: Dr Rob Burns
- British folk music: Dr Rob Burns
- World music and music education: Professor John Drummond
- Diaspora music: Professor Henry Johnson
New Zealand Music
- Vocal music and singing teaching: Associate Professor Judy Bellingham
- Community musics: Professor Henry Johnson, Professor John Drummond
- NZ Classical Music: Dr Anthony Ritchie
- New Zealand cultural policy: Professor John Drummond, Dr Jennifer Cattermole
Music and Visual Culture
- Popular music iconography: Dr Rob Burns, Dr Ian Chapman, Professor Henry Johnson