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recorder, performance, music, social dynamics, entrepreneurship, chamber music

Biography

A highly regarded recorder player performing as a soloist and ensemble musician throughout Australia, New Zealand and Europe; Alana has performed with a number of ensembles including The Royal Wind Music, The New Dutch Academy, Salut! Baroque, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Pinchgut Opera, The Sydney Consort, The Tall Poppeas and The Sydneian Bach Choir. As a soloist, she has performed concerti with The Early Music Ensemble of the Sydney Conservatorium, The Manly-Warringah Symphony Orchestra, Coro Innominata and The Bourbaki Ensemble; she has also teamed up with other Australian artists Rosalind Halton (Harpsichord), Riley Lee (Shakuhachi), Neal Peres da Costa & Daniel Yeadon (continuo) and Ben Carey (sound technologist). To continue studies in Australia and The Netherlands, Alana was awarded a University of Sydney Postgraduate Award, Ian Potter Cultural Foundation Award and PPCA Performers' Trust for further education. A performer of both early and contemporary music, Alana has performed in some of the world's greatest recital and concert halls including; the Sydney Opera House, Wigmore Hall (UK), Amsterdam Concertgebouw (NL), and Konzerthaus Berlin (GR), recorded six CDs, and performed live on radio broadcast in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and The Netherlands.

Alana has recently completed her PhD in music from the University of New England. Her research looked at identity, group processes and management of classical chamber music ensembles. Other areas of interest are performance practice (contemporary and historically informed) and musician entrepreneurship.

Activities

Employment (4)

University of New England: Armidale, NSW, AU

2017-06-26 to present | Senior Lecturer in Music (School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences)
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University of New England: Armidale, NSW, AU

2017 to present | Casual Marker (UNE Business School)
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University of New England: Armidale, NSW, AU

2012 to 2017-06 | Casual lecturer in Music (School of Arts)
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University of New England: Armidale, NSW, AU

2013-02 to 2013-12 | Educational Development and Communications Support Officer (UNE Business School)
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Education and qualifications (6)

Deakin University: Burwood, VIC, AU

2016-02 to 2017-11-09 | Graduate Certificate of Higher Education Learning and teaching (Faculty of Arts and Education)
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University of New England: Armidale, NSW, AU

2014-02-10 to 2017-10-28 | Doctor of Philosophy (School of Education)
Education
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University of New England: Armidale, NSW, AU

2012-02 to 2012-12 | Master of Arts Management (School of Arts/UNE Business School)
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Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten: Amsterdam, NL

2008-09 to 2010-12 | Bachelor of Music (Conservatorium van Amsterdam)
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University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2005-02 to 2007-03 | Master of Music (Performance) (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
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University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2001-02 to 2004-12 | Bachelor of Music (Performance) 1st Class Honours (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
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Professional activities (3)

Australian Society for Music Education: Sydney, AU

2018 to present
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Musicological Society of Australia: Sydney, AU

2015 to present
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Institute of Community Directors: Sydney, AU

2018 to 2019
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Funding (11)

Regional Futures: Creative Development for regional artists

2022-04 to 2022-10 | Grant
Regional Arts NSW (Sydney, NSW, AU)
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Alana Blackburn

Regrowth - New multimedia work for recorder

2020-08 to 2022-12 | Grant
Create NSW (NSW, NSW, AU)
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Alana Blackburn

Research Network

2019 to 2019 | Grant
University of New England (NSW, NSW, AU)
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UNE School of Arts Conference Travel Grant

2018 to 2018 | Award
University of New England (NSW, NSW, AU)
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DVCR Completion Scholarship

2017 to 2017 | Award
University of New England (NSW, NSW, AU)
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UNE School or Arts Excellence in Teaching Award

2017 to 2017 | Award
University of New England (NSW, NSW, AU)
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Keith and Dorothy Mackay Postgraduate Travelling Scholarship

2015 to 2015 | Grant
University of New England (NSW, NSW, AU)
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The modern classical chamber music ensemble: Exploring individual identities, management and group processes

2014-02 to 2017-02 | Award
Australian Education International, Australian Government (NSW, NSW, AU)
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To undertake postgraduate study (Recorder), Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2008-08 to 2009-09 | Grant
Ian Potter Cultural Trust (VIC, VIC, AU)
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Alana Blackburn

Professional Development

2008 to 2009 | Grant
PPCA Performers' Trust Foundation (Canberra, AU)
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Alana Blackburn

A Third Sound: Blending East and West in Contemporary Japanese Compositions for the Recorder

2005-02 to 2006-12 | Award
University of Sydney (NSW, NSW, AU)
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Works (32)

Art Music in Regional Australia

Regional Music Research Group
2024-04-15 | Report
Contributors: Alana Blackburn; Graham Sattler
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Alana Blackburn

Performing Australian electroacoustic works for the Paetzold contrabass recorder

Tempo
2023-04-03 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

Florentine Trecento Musical Iconography and Contemporary Musical Performance Practice

2023-03-27 | Dissertation or Thesis | Author
Contributors: John Stinson; Jason Stoessel; Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

Reducing student anxiety in online tertiary music education through the application of Universal Design for Learning

International Journal on Innovations in Online Education
2022-08-04 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn; McGrath, Naomi
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University of New England Australia

The Armidale Symphony Orchestra: The ecology of a regional orchestra

Musical Ecologies: Instrumental Music Ensembles Around the World
2022-01-01 | Book chapter | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia
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Re-Growth?

2021-12-16 | Artistic output or performance | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

The impact of group identity on the social dynamics and sustainability of chamber music ensembles

Together in Music: Coordination, expression, participation
2021-01-01 | Book chapter | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

Video feedback in tertiary music performance classes

Back to the Future - ASCILITE '21. Proceedings ASCILITE 2021 in Armidale
2021-01-01 | Conference paper | Author
Contributors: Johnson, Carol; Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION IN A FULLY ONLINE TERTIARY MUSIC PROGRAM

International Journal on Innovations in Online Education
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2377-9519
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Blokfluit 2.0 - Blokfluitlessen online

Blokfluitist
2020-09-01 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

Fragments, Figures, Fables

2020-05-24 | Artistic output or performance | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn; Sarah Lawrence
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University of New England Australia

Tilde New Music Festival

2019-01 | Artistic output or performance
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Alana Blackburn

Reflections

2019-01-19 | Artistic output or performance | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

Instrument of torture? In defence of the recorder

The Conversation
2018-11-29 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

Musical and Non-Musical communication: Which informs Which?

Festival Conference of Music Performance and Artistic Research
2018-09 | Artistic output or performance
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Alana Blackburn

The Sound of Silence

Art of Management and Organisation Conference
2018-09 | Artistic output or performance
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Alana Blackburn

Listen to Me: Memory & I am a survivor

2018-07-16 | Other | Author
Contributors: Greenwell, Andree; Cobby Eckermann, Ali; Alana Blackburn; Conner, Holly; Dunn, Jessica
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University of New England Australia

The gig economy is nothing new for musicians – here’s what their ‘portfolio careers’ can teach us

The Conversation
2018-06-21 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

The Canons Database

2018-01-01 | Dataset | Author
Contributors: Jason Stoessel; Alana Blackburn; Collins, Denis
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University of New England Australia

Performing online: Approaches to teaching performance studies in higher education within a fully online environment

Australian Journal of Music Education
2017-01-01 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

The modern classical chamber music ensemble: Exploring individual identities, management and group processes

2017-01-01 | Dissertation or Thesis | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn; Frances Alter; Donna Hewitt
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University of New England Australia

The modern chamber musician’s identity: Individual perspectives of the qualities and characteristics of contemporary ensemble musicians

39th Musicological Society of Australia International Conference
2016 | Conference paper
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Alana Blackburn

The Role Repertoire Choice Has in Shaping the Identity and Functionality of a Chamber Music Ensemble

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition
2016-01-01 | Conference paper | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

Creating Harmony: exploring the organisational factors of contemporary chamber music ensemble

International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology
2015 | Conference paper
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Alana Blackburn

Developing a professional identity and maintaining success within self-managing chamber music ensembles

38th Musicological Society of Australia International Conference
2015 | Conference paper
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Alana Blackburn

Senex et Sonis: Old Sounds

2015-05-29 | Artistic output or performance | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn; Arnott, Joanne
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University of New England Australia

Ethernet Performance - Parramatta Lanes Festival

2015-01-01 | Artistic output or performance | Author
Contributors: Donna Hewitt; Mills, Roger; Alana Blackburn; Thorneycroft, Sarah; Far, Mersedah; Jahangi Zadeh, Babak; Slawig, Martin; Ganburged, Bukhchuluun
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University of New England Australia

Salut! Baroque: Celebrating 20 years

Salut! Baroque
2014 | Artistic output or performance
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Alana Blackburn

Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere: New Media and Virtual Tools Offer Constructivist Learning in Online Music Education

Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (E-Learn) 2014
2014-01-01 | Conference paper | Author
Contributors: Alana Blackburn; McGrath, Naomi
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University of New England Australia

Educating the 'Net Generation': Enhancing student engagement with Web 2.0 tools and mobile technology in music education

Emerging modes and approaches in open and flexible education
2014-01-01 | Book chapter | Author
Contributors: McGrath, Naomi; Alana Blackburn
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University of New England Australia

Moving Online: A Best Practice Approach to Achieving a Quality Learning Experience for Online Education

Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (E-Learn) 2014
2014-01-01 | Conference paper | Author
Contributors: Whale, Sue; McGrath, Naomi; Alana Blackburn; Smith, Llara; Cluley, Timothy
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University of New England Australia

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Benjamin Carey
2012 | Artistic output or performance
Contributors: Alana Blackburn
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Alana Blackburn