More about Jill

Jill is a passionate educator in Early Childhood music.

Jill is in touch with world trends in early childhood music and brings those trends that are relevant to her Classes, Undergraduate teaching at Macquarie University and Early Childhood teacher training.

Her avid interest in the expansive benefits of music at the beginning of life are seen in her Classes, her research participation and her training of undergraduate adults at Macquarie University and privately when training Early Childhood teachers.

Jill is currently very interested in the impact of music when a baby is in the womb.

Here is a snapshot of Jill

B Ed. (ECH). Dip Teach (ECH). Dip Teach (Primary).

Research - co-contributor to Research with Macquarie University, presenting findings in Beijing and co-presenting in Hong Kong

Co-contributor to a Paper accepted by Harvard University.

Session Facilitator (Discussant) at International Society of Music Educators, Corfu Greece

Member, International Society of Music Educators

Australian Kodaly Certificate in Music Education

Accredited teacher, birth - 8 years, Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia

Jill has studied early childhood music with Dr John Feierabend, from the Hartt School Of the University of Hartford, USA, when he visited Australia in 2009 and 2000. He is a world leader in early childhood music education, from music for babies to the teenage years. He is both a song collector and researcher in his field.

Early Childhood Music Experience

Undergraduate Tutor, Macquarie University

Early Childhood Teaching Practitioner,

Macquarie University Music Program for Children

Research Project

Early Childhood Teaching Practitioner, children birth – 5 years

Oasis Youth Support Program, Salvation Army, 2009 – 2010, working together with Dr Peter Whiteman, Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, in a community research project.

Journal Paper

Currently involved in preparing a journal article for submission to the Harvard Education Review, Harvard University, special edition in the arts, together with Dr Peter Whiteman and Dimitri Poulos

Presenter at Conferences

Co-presenter at Early Childhood Music Education Commission of the International Society of Music Educators, Nazareth, Israel 2018

Presenter at Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia Conference Perth in 2018.

Co-presenter at the OMEP conference, Hong Kong, 2011, Meeting the Learning and Development Needs of Our Young Citizens, together with Dr Whiteman and Dimitri Poulos, Psychologist regarding the Oasis Young Parents Music Program

Poster Presentation, Early Childhood Music Education Commission of the International Society of Music Educators, Beijing, 2010, regarding the Oasis Young Parents Program with children birth – 5 years

Professional Development Trainer

Early Childhood Music Professional Development for Early Childhood Staff, specialising in birth – 5 years, for: Abbotsleigh Early Learning Centre, Sir Phillip Baxter Child Care Centre, Woollahra (Benevolent Society), Cranbrook St Marks Preschool, Darling Point, Moriah College, Abbotsford Long Day Care, New Train Family Day Care

Playgroups

Music for Playgroups and Mothers Groups

Children with Additional Needs

Jill believes in the value of inclusion, and has taught children with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, Downs Syndrome and Developmental Delay within normal music groups together with their parents in the group.

Playgroup practical experiences

Co-leader, Castle Hill Baptist Church Playtime, 3 years

Active participant in Playgroup for many years.

Ku-ring-gai Family Day Care, organising playgroups 3 days per week at their Acron Road Centre, 4 years

Julie Wylie Workshop, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, February 2012

Jill met Julie in Rome, at the International Society of Music Education, Early Childhood Music Seminar. Julie is from New Zealand and records wonderfully developmentally appropriate music for children birth – 5 years.

Jill was instrumental in bringing Julie to Sydney to present a workshop for KMEIA NSW. She presented an all day workshop to 40 teachers from private and public early childhood centres in February 2012, at Penrith.


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Personal philosophy

Jill says:

Personal philosophy

Jill says:

“I am an early childhood music education specialist, who is committed to providing high quality early music experiences that nurture the whole child.

I have had the privilege and pleasure of teaching children 0 – 5 years and their families for 11 years for the Institute of Early Childhood Music Program for Children, Macquarie University. I also teach music in the preschool setting.

Personal philosophy

Jill says:

“I am an early childhood music education specialist, who is committed to providing high quality early music experiences that nurture the whole child.

I have had the privilege and pleasure of teaching children 0 – 5 years and their families for 11 years for the Institute of Early Childhood Music Program for Children, Macquarie University. I also teach music in the preschool setting.

I am passionate about the contribution music makes to all our lives. I am especially convinced of the value of the Kodaly method, which is based on using the voice as the children’s first natural instrument, through children’s rhymes and singing games. Pitched instruments require technique and co-ordination, which children can readily learn when they are older. Now is the time to develop a love of music, singing and aural skills.”

Teaching Background

Jill’s early childhood qualifications provide an important foundation for her teaching philosophy and work with children and their families.

Bachelor of Education, Early Childhood
Diploma of Teaching, Early Childhood
Diploma of Teaching, Primary
Teacher’s Certificate, NSW Department of Education
Member, Golden Key International Honour Society Macquarie University Chapter
Member, International Society for Music Education (ISME.org) (Organization that promote music education world-wide with members in over 60 countries
Member, Early Childhood Music Education Commission (ECME)

* Jill has studied the Kodaly method, and has been awarded the Australian Kodaly Certificate in Music Education.

* Jill is an affiliated teacher of the Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia and is known as a Do-re-mi teacher

* Jill has studied extensively in early childhood music education. This
includes an intensive early childhood music course with John Feierabend,
who is a national leader in music education in America. She has also
completed an early childhood music course at the Dalcrose Summer School
in Queensland. She regularly attends workshops to update her knowledge.

* Inclusion is important in her teaching program. Jill has worked with
children with additional needs and their parents in groups. These have
included children with autism, attention deficit disorder and developmental
delay. Jill has also studied in this area.

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