Jula Szuster

Jula Szuster

Elder Conservatorium of Music

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Julja Szuster is a musicologist and Visiting Research Fellow at the Elder Conservatorium. Her research interests are music in colonial Australia and 17th Century Italian baroque music and she publishes widely and presents papers regularly at national and international conferences. Julja is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Music Research Online (www.jmro.org.au). From 2008 to 2015 she was a board member and deputy chair (2012-2015) of the Adelaide Youth Orchestra, and from 1999 to 2004 a member and chair (2002-2004) of the SA selection committee of the Fulbright scholarships. From 1996 to 2009 she was the president and is now a committee member (2010-2017) of the SA Chapter of the Musicological Society of Australia. Julja worked for the SA Government for 34 years in music education and arts funding and is a member of the Australian College of Education (MACE).

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2009 - ongoing Managing Editor, Journal of Music Research Online Music Council of Australia
    2007 - ongoing Visiting Research Follow Elder Conservatorium

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    German Can read
    Italian Can read

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    University of Adelaide Australia PhD
    University of Adelaide Australia BA (Hons)
    University of Adelaide Australia BA

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    — Dip T Adelaide Teachers College -

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Tradition and trends in piano recital programming: An investigation of the piano recital in South Australia from 1945 to 2020 Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Yundi Yuan
    2023 Co-Supervisor Waves and grids - New approaches for drumset phrasing in a small ensemble and solo drumset context Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Joshua John Baldwin
    2020 Principal Supervisor Australian Youth Orchestras: An investigation of current models and their engagement with school-aged children. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Jennifer Mary Watkins

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor IMAGINATIVE VISIONS AND MUSICAL COMMUNICATION: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PIANO PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH OF ELEONORA SIVAN (B. 1941) AS APPLIED TO THE PRELUDES OP.34 OF DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Debra Andreacchio
    2020 - 2022 Co-Supervisor A Creative Exploration of Techniques Employed in Pop/Rock Drum Patterns (1965-1992): A dissertation with supporting audio and video recordings Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Enrico Morena
    2016 - 2023 Principal Supervisor The Migration of Souls: Towards the Creation of an Immersive, Music-based, Socio-politically Themed Production Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Cheryl Kaye Pickering
    2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor The South Australian May Music Camp: 1962 - 1986 Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mrs Jennifer Mary Watkins
    2011 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Erard, Bochsa and their impact on harp music-making In Australia (1830-1866): An early history from documents Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rosemary Margaret Hallo

  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2019 - ongoing Board Member Chamber Music Adelaide N/A Australia
    2018 - ongoing Chair Adelaide Chamber Singers N/A Australia

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    1996 - ongoing Founder Musicological Society of Australia, South Australian Chapter - Australia

  • Editorial Boards
    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2009 - ongoing Board Member Journal of Music Research Online - Australia
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