Zack Moir
Zack Moir

Dr Zack Moir BA MMus PhD PGCAP PFHEA

Professor

 0131 455 2337

  Z.Moir@napier.ac.uk

   

Biography

Prof Zack Moir is Professor of Music and School Academic Lead for Curriculum Design (School of Arts and Creative Industries). He is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Zack’s research interests are in popular music in higher education, music education for social justice, and composition/improvisation pedagogies. Zack is the lead editor of ‘The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Education: Perspective and Practices’ (2019), an editor of ‘The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education’ (2017), and an editor of ‘Action Based Approaches in Popular Music Education (2021).

Zack is the Chair of the International Society for Music Education's Popular Music Special Interest Group and is on the Board of Directors of the Association for Popular Music Education. Zack is also an active composer/musician. Recent compositions include pieces for saxophone and tape, solo cello, and a reactive generative sound art installation for the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

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Conference Organising Activity

  • Conference Organiser - Continental Drift: A century of jazz on record
  • Conference Organiser - Continental Drift: 50 Years of Jazz from Europe

 

Editorial Activity

  • Editor of the Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Education: Perspectives and Practices
  • Editor of the Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education
  • Journal of Popular Music Education - Editorial Board Member

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External examiner for MMus Popular Music , Royal Northern College of Music
  • External examiner for MMus Popular Music Performance, Academy of Music and Sound
  • External Examiner for the INTO Graduate Diploma in Music, Newcastle University
  • External Examiner for MMus Popular Music Performance, University of West London

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

 

Invited Speaker

  • We Are NOT Neutral: A Freirian Critique of (Popular) Music in Higher Education (January 2020)
  • Moir, Z. & Stillie, B. (2019) Haphazard Pathways: Routes to Higher Popular Music Education and Impact on Curricula Design. Presented to City of Edinburgh Council Instrumental Music Service. 7th January 2014
  • Stillie, B & Moir, Z. (2019) The development of new Scottish music qualifications. Presented to City of Edinburgh Council Instrumental Music Service. 8th January 2019.

 

Media Activity

  • 'Featured Thinker' - LILA Interactions (Indian Magazine Site)
  • Newspaper Report Publicity for 'IDDM' (Composition) in The Scotsman
  • Radio Interview for 'IDDM' (Composition) - BBC Radio Scotland
  • Newspaper Report Publicity for 'IDDM' (Composition) in The National
  • National TV Coverage for World's First Real-Time Transatlantic Interactive Recording Session - ITV News
  • National Newspaper Coverage for Transatlantic Interactive Music Making Project - The Hearld

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Association for Popular Music Education - Elected Member of the Board of Directors
  • Association for Popular Music Education (Member)
  • Art of Record Production (Member)

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • 'Your Feedback is Important to Us' - Interactive Sound Art Installation at Edinburgh International Science Festival

 

Reviewing

  • Arts and Humanities in Higher Education
  • Journal of Music, Technology & Education (Book Reviewing)
  • Journal of Popular Music Education (Reviewer and Editorial Board Member)
  • Journal of the Art of Record Production (Reviewer)

 

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Improving the Music Listening Experiences of Cochlear Implant Users: Practical Ideas for Children and Adults

Presentation / Conference
Moir, Z. (2009, November)
Improving the Music Listening Experiences of Cochlear Implant Users: Practical Ideas for Children and Adults. Presented at British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (Annual Conference
No abstract available.

Cochlear Implants and Improved Music Perception

Presentation / Conference
Moir, Z. (2009, September)
Cochlear Implants and Improved Music Perception. Presented at Cochlear Implants and Music Special Interest Group
No abstract available.

Music Listening Experiences of Cochlear Implant Users in Scotland (Findings and Implications)

Presentation / Conference
Moir, Z. (2009, June)
Music Listening Experiences of Cochlear Implant Users in Scotland (Findings and Implications). Presented at Invited Presentation for NHS Special Interest Group

DIALOGUES/concerning (Album)

Digital Artefact
Moir, Z. (2009)
DIALOGUES/concerning (Album). [CD and Online (Streaming and Download)]
No abstract available.

The Musical Listening Experiences of Cochlear Implant Users in Scotland

Presentation / Conference
Moir, Z., & Overy, K. (2009, March)
The Musical Listening Experiences of Cochlear Implant Users in Scotland. Presented at Fifth International Aural Rehabilitation Conference
No abstract available.

Deacon (CD/DVD Set)

Other
Moir, Z. (2009)
Deacon (CD/DVD Set
DVD/CD set of commissioned work for the rehabilitation of adult cochlear implant users, published by MED-EL UK.

Running Practical Workshops for Adult and Paediatric Cochlear Implant Users

Presentation / Conference
Moir, Z. (2008, November)
Running Practical Workshops for Adult and Paediatric Cochlear Implant Users. Presented at NHS Special Interest Group - Invited Guest Lecture (Keynote
No abstract available.

Music and Rhyme for Children and Teenagers with Cochlear Implants

Presentation / Conference
Moir, Z., & Plant, G. (2008, March)
Music and Rhyme for Children and Teenagers with Cochlear Implants. Paper presented at Assessment, Paediatric Habilitation, and Adult Rehabilitation
No abstract available.

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • Principal's Teaching Award Scheme (£8777)
  • Devolved Researcher Award (£1680)
  • Higher Education Academy Workshop and Seminar Grant (£750)

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