Research staff

Find out more about the staff involved with the Birmingham Music Education Research Group.

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  • Dr Anthony Anderson SFHEA

    Associate Professor in Music Education

    Anthony taught music in schools for 16 years, during which time he was a Head of Performing Arts.  He is an accredited Advanced Skills Teacher and coach, and has worked as an Outstanding Facilitator with the National College for Teaching and Leadership. He is an experienced initial teacher educator having worked in schools as a...

  • Professor Martin Fautley

    Emeritus Professor of Music Education

    After many years as a classroom music teacher, Martin undertook full-time PhD research in the education and music faculties at Cambridge University, investigating teaching, learning, and assessment of classroom composing. His main areas of research are assessment in music education, classroom composing and creativity, policy...

  • Professor Victoria Kinsella-Hadjinestoros

    Professor of Education

    Professor Victoria Kinsella is Professor of Education at Birmingham City University. She has served as both principal and co-investigator on a substantial number of research projects, encompassing diverse settings such as schools, prisons, galleries, and arts centres. Her work notably focuses on music education, creativities,...

  • Dr Luan Shaw

    Associate Professor (Music Education)

    Dr Luan Shaw is Associate Professor (Music Education) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she has taught since 2011.  She leads Pedagogy provision across BMus 4 and postgraduate courses and is Head of the Primary Winds Programme , an initiative she launched at Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in September 2025....

  • Dr Adam Whittaker

    Associate Professor in Music and Head of Pedagogy

    Adam is Associate Professor in Music and Head of Pedagogy at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Adam is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is an internationally recognised scholar in musicology and music education, having given invited lectures and talks at Heidelberg University, the Bodleian Libraries (Oxford), All...

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