Overview
Background
Julie Ballantyne is known for her work in the areas of music teacher identities, social justice, music teacher education, and the social and psychological impacts of musical engagement. An Associate Professor in Music Education in the School of Music at the University of Queensland, Australia, she has won commendations and fellowships for her teaching, and also holds leadership positions with organisations such as the International Society for Music Education. Currently Editor-in-chief for the journal Research Studies in Music Education, Julie has published in key journals and has co-edited a book Navigating Music and Sound Education. She enjoys teaching pre-service and in-service teachers at the Bachelor and Masters Level, as well as supervising several PhD students.
Availability
- Associate Professor Julie Ballantyne is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Diploma of Music Performance, Australian Music Examinations Board
- Bachelor of Music, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours) of Education (Secondary), Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
- Journal Editor in Chief, Research Studies in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education
Works
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Featured
2024
Journal Article
Spiralling Engagement Experiences of Creativity (SEEC): a process of research-led arts creation for facilitating experiences of flourishing in participants’ lives
Ballantyne, Julie and Klein, Eve (2024). Spiralling Engagement Experiences of Creativity (SEEC): a process of research-led arts creation for facilitating experiences of flourishing in participants’ lives. Psychology of Music. doi: 10.1177/03057356241232363
Featured
2023
Journal Article
Understanding music teachers’ perceptions of themselves and their work: an Importance–Confidence Analysis
Ballantyne, Julie and Canham, Nicole (2023). Understanding music teachers’ perceptions of themselves and their work: an Importance–Confidence Analysis. International Journal of Music Education, 41 (3), 455-471. doi: 10.1177/02557614221124966
Featured
2020
Journal Article
Teaching careers: Exploring links between well-being, burnout, self-efficacy and praxis shock
Ballantyne, Julie and Retell, James (2020). Teaching careers: Exploring links between well-being, burnout, self-efficacy and praxis shock. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 2255, 2255. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02255
Featured
2016
Book Chapter
Facilitating dissonance: implications for social justice in music teacher education
Ballantyne, Julie, Canham, Nicole and Barrett, Margaret (2016). Facilitating dissonance: implications for social justice in music teacher education. Giving voice to democracy in music education. (pp. 236-251) edited by Lisa C. DeLorenzo. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315725628
Featured
2015
Book Chapter
The intersection of music teacher education and social justice: where are we now?
Ballantyne, Julie and Mills, Carmen (2015). The intersection of music teacher education and social justice: where are we now?. The Oxford handbook of social justice in music education. (pp. 644-657) edited by Cathy Benedict, Patrick Schmidt, Gary Spruce and Paul Woodford. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199356157.013.70
2024
Book Chapter
Preparing for an uncertain future: proposing a reflective-practice pathway towards productive and reflexive professional identities
Ballantyne, Julie (2024). Preparing for an uncertain future: proposing a reflective-practice pathway towards productive and reflexive professional identities. The Sage handbook of school music education. (pp. 569-608) edited by José Luis Aróstegui, Catharina Christophersen, Jeananne Nichols and Koji Matsunobu. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2024
Journal Article
Engaging Emerging Diversities: Navigating Complex and Dynamic Intersections in Music Teacher Education
Ballantyne, Julie and Kallio, Alexis Anja (2024). Engaging Emerging Diversities: Navigating Complex and Dynamic Intersections in Music Teacher Education. International Journal of Education and the Arts, 25 (15) 15, 1-18. doi: 10.26209/ijea25n15
2024
Journal Article
Editorial
Ballantyne, Julie and Kallio, Alexis Anja (2024). Editorial. Research Studies in Music Education, 46 (2), 187-190. doi: 10.1177/1321103x241262095
2024
Book Chapter
The musician teacher
Ballantyne, Julie (2024). The musician teacher. Instrumental music teaching: perspectives and challenges. (pp. 197-212) edited by Nick Beach and Gary Spruce. London, United Kingdom: Trinity College London Press.
2024
Journal Article
Editorial
Ballantyne, Julie (2024). Editorial. Research Studies in Music Education, 46 (1), 3-3. doi: 10.1177/1321103X241240191
2023
Journal Article
Music teacher mothers’ career navigation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Koops, Lisa Huisman, Giotta, Kelsey Kordella, Steuver, Jessica L.G. and Ballantyne, Julie (2023). Music teacher mothers’ career navigation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research Studies in Music Education. doi: 10.1177/1321103x231206017
2022
Conference Publication
“Just watching them spark up!” Orchestral performers’ perceptions of community engagement tours
Ballantyne, Julie and O'Bryan, Jessica (2022). “Just watching them spark up!” Orchestral performers’ perceptions of community engagement tours. Commission for the Education of the Professional Musician (CEPROM) 24th International Seminar, Online, 13-16 July 2022. Malvern, VIC, Australia: International Society of Music Education.
2022
Journal Article
Editorial
Ballantyne, Julie (2022). Editorial. Research Studies in Music Education, 44 (1), 3-4. doi: 10.1177/1321103x221093027
2022
Journal Article
An exploration of the practice habits and experiences of professional musicians
Vellacott, Christine and Ballantyne, Julie (2022). An exploration of the practice habits and experiences of professional musicians. Music Education Research, 24 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/14613808.2022.2053513
2020
Journal Article
Problem-seeking in teacher education: empowering students to grapple with the complexities of the profession
Ballantyne, Julie, Flynn, Libby and Olm-Madden, Tammie (2020). Problem-seeking in teacher education: empowering students to grapple with the complexities of the profession. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 45 (5) 3, 38-61. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2020v45n5.3
2019
Book Chapter
Building a Culture of Ethical, Comparable, Authentic Assessment: Music education in Queensland
Reid, Andrew and Ballantyne, Julie (2019). Building a Culture of Ethical, Comparable, Authentic Assessment: Music education in Queensland. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical and Qualitative Assessment in Music Education. (pp. 465-482) edited by David J. Elliott, Marissa Silverman and Gary E. McPherson. New York, United States: Oxford University Press.
2018
Journal Article
Editorial
Ballantyne, Julie (2018). Editorial. Research Studies in Music Education, 40 (2), 139-139. doi: 10.1177/1321103X18818306
2018
Journal Article
Measuring self-perceptions of creative identity: a cross-cultural comparison of the creative identities of pre-service music teachers in the US and Australia
Randles, Clint and Ballantyne, Julie (2018). Measuring self-perceptions of creative identity: a cross-cultural comparison of the creative identities of pre-service music teachers in the US and Australia. Music Education Research, 20 (2), 231-241. doi: 10.1080/14613808.2016.1249360
2017
Journal Article
A good news story: Early-career music teachers' accounts of their “flourishing” professional identities
Ballantyne, Julie and Zhukov, Katie (2017). A good news story: Early-career music teachers' accounts of their “flourishing” professional identities. Teaching and Teacher Education, 68, 241-251. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2017.08.009
2017
Book Chapter
Using mobile technologies and problem-seeking pedagogies to bridge universities and workplaces
Ballantyne, Julie (2017). Using mobile technologies and problem-seeking pedagogies to bridge universities and workplaces. The Oxford Handbook of Technology and Music Education. (pp. 575-580) edited by S. Alex Ruthmann and Roger Mantie. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199372133.013.54
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Julie Ballantyne is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Music Education and Academic Success: An examination of relationships between formal music education and the 'music effect'
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shaun Brown
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Doctor Philosophy
The missing link: A qualitative study of crossover voice pedagogy among Australian tertiary music institutions.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton
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Doctor Philosophy
A Mixed Method Analysis of Performance Psychology in Percussion Pedagogy within Secondary Instrumental Music Education
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mary Broughton, Dr Stephanie Macmahon
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Doctor Philosophy
Scene Change: Lived Experiences and Demographics of Regional/Rural/Remote Qld Popular and Country Musicians
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elin Charles-Edwards
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Doctor Philosophy
The Singer-Songwriter-Producer: Exploring the Nexus Between Music Technology and Contemporary Songwriting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Robert Davidson, Associate Professor Eve Klein
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Doctor Philosophy
Orchestrating change: Music training as a mechanism of enhancing auditory discrimination for children who have a disability.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rhonda Faragher
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the circumstances and elements, that shape self-employed studio instrumental teachers flourishing in work.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mary Broughton
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
When the song sounds: Exploring the impact of singing-infused classrooms in general primary education.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Graeme Morton
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Unpacking the instrumental case: Early-career instrumental music educator identity in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2023
Master Philosophy
I'm Just a Musician: Multi-Stylistic Portfolio Musicians' Life Histories, Identities, and Competencies
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Eve Klein
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2015
Master Philosophy
The Occupational Identity Development of Early-career Music Teachers
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Adolescent boys' music beliefs, values, and identity work in a single-sex independent school
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Jazz up North Down Under: An inquiry into jazz performance, culture and identity through collaborative recitals in Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
A case study of the life and work of an Australian Orchestral Portfolio Conductor
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Placing identity, identifying place: an investigation of the role of place and identity in the development of artistic thought and practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Viney
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Religious Music in Everyday Life: Adolescents' Identity Work in Catholic Schooling
Associate Advisor
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2011
Master Philosophy
Parental engagement in stringed instrument learning: a case study investigation of the familial factors that shape children's stringed instrument learning.
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Education - music
- Festivals - music
- International Journal of Music Education
- Music - social impact of
- Music festivals
- Music teacher education
- Music teaching
- Social impact of music
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