All Outputs (104)

Popular Music Education (R)evolution (2017)
Book Chapter
Smith, G. D., Moir, Z., Brennan, M., Rambarran, S., & Kirkman, P. (2017). Popular Music Education (R)evolution. In G. Dylan Smith, Z. Moir, M. Brennan, S. Rambarran, & P. Kirkman (Eds.), The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education. Routledge

No abstract available.

Popular Music Making and Young People: Leisure, Education, and Industry (2017)
Book Chapter
Moir, Z. (2017). Popular Music Making and Young People: Leisure, Education, and Industry. In R. Mantie, & G. D. Smith (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Music Making and Leisure. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190244705.013.9

Many young people are involved in music making activities that may be considered as “leisure,” such as playing in bands, making recordings, or live performance. Music making, when considered as a leisure activity, is a cultural or social phenomenon t... Read More about Popular Music Making and Young People: Leisure, Education, and Industry.

Jamming in the 3rd Room. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., Ferguson, P., & Smith, G. D. (2016, December). Jamming in the 3rd Room. Paper presented at Art of Record Production

No abstract available.

Contemporary Music Education: The Importance of Creativity (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2016, November). Contemporary Music Education: The Importance of Creativity. Presented at Invited Guest Lecture

No abstract available.

Routes To Higher Popular Music Education and Impact on Curricula Design (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., & Stillie, B. (2016, July). Routes To Higher Popular Music Education and Impact on Curricula Design. Paper presented at International Society of Music Educators World Conference

No abstract available.

Haphazard Pathways: Routes to Higher Popular Music Education and Impact on Curricula (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2016, July). Haphazard Pathways: Routes to Higher Popular Music Education and Impact on Curricula. Paper presented at International Society of Music Education World Conference, Glasgow, UK

No abstract available.

Music From The Mundane: Found Sounds and Popular Music Composition (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2016, July). Music From The Mundane: Found Sounds and Popular Music Composition. Presented at Invited Guest Lecture

Invited guest lecture.

Futures in Jazz - Education and Industry (Panel Chair) (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2016, July). Futures in Jazz - Education and Industry (Panel Chair). Presented at Continental Drift: 50 Years of Jazz from Europe

No abstract available.

Young People and Popular Music Making: Leisure, Education, and Industry (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2015, September). Young People and Popular Music Making: Leisure, Education, and Industry. Paper presented at SACI Research Conference, Edinburgh, UK

No abstract available.

Reframing popular music composition as performance-centred practice (2015)
Journal Article
Moir, Z., & Medbøe, H. (2015). Reframing popular music composition as performance-centred practice. Journal of Music, Technology and Education, 8(2), 147-161. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.8.2.147_1

This article reports on a qualitative study of four undergraduate students specializing in popular music composition, and examines links and overlaps between three related areas: participants’ interpretations and definitions of the term ‘composition’... Read More about Reframing popular music composition as performance-centred practice.

Improvisation: Practical approaches for composers. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2015, February). Improvisation: Practical approaches for composers. Presented at Invited Guest Workshop, University of Edinburgh, UK

1 day workshop.

Mesmer EP (2014)
Digital Artefact
Moir, Z. (2014). Mesmer EP. [Audio]

No abstract available.

An Ecology of Music Making: Participation, Pressures, and Progressions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, September). An Ecology of Music Making: Participation, Pressures, and Progressions. Presented at Creativities, Musicalities, and Entrepreneurships, Institute for Contemporary Music Performance, London, UK

No abstract available.

'Just Like Clarence' or 'Just Like Jimi': Issues surrounding creativity, originality, and pedagogy in pop and rock improvisation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, April). 'Just Like Clarence' or 'Just Like Jimi': Issues surrounding creativity, originality, and pedagogy in pop and rock improvisation. Paper presented at Improvisation: Educational Perspectives, Edinburgh, UK

No abstract available.

Popular Music Pedagogy: Assessment, Evaluation, and Context (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., & McLaughlin, S. (2014, March). Popular Music Pedagogy: Assessment, Evaluation, and Context. Paper presented at International Festival for Artistic Innovation, Leeds College of Music, UK

No abstract available.

Communicative Improvisation: A practical Workshop (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, February). Communicative Improvisation: A practical Workshop. Presented at Invited practical workshop, University ofEdinburgh, UK

No abstract available.

Improving Access to Musical Activity for Young People (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, January). Improving Access to Musical Activity for Young People. Presented at Invited Guest Lecture, Institute for Music in Human and Social Development, University of Edinburgh,

No abstract available.

The Impact of Cochlear Implants on Musical Experience (2013)
Book Chapter
Moir, Z., & Overy, K. (2013). The Impact of Cochlear Implants on Musical Experience. In V. Bates, A. Bleakley, & S. Goodman (Eds.), Medicine, Health and the Arts: Approaches to the Medical Humanities (246-263). Routledge

No abstract available.

Analysing, Evaluating, and Assessing Musical Improvisation (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., MacDonald, R., Moran, N., & Edwards, M. (2013, July). Analysing, Evaluating, and Assessing Musical Improvisation. Presented at International Conference on Analysing Popular Music, University of Liverpool, UK

No abstract available.

Start With What You Know: Popular Music Analysis for First Year Undergraduate Students (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., Moran, N., & Worth, R. (2013, July). Start With What You Know: Popular Music Analysis for First Year Undergraduate Students. Paper presented at International Conference of Analysing Popular Music, University of Liverpool, UK

No abstract available.