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SANDRA KIRKWOOD - RESEARCH PORTFOLIO

Community Cultural Music Research Projects: (funding)              year
Purga Music Project                        Community Development Grant        2003-5 Ipswich City Council
Rural Ipswich Music Investigation     Regional Arts Development Fund      2006-7 Arts Qld & Ipswich City Council
Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band History     Regional Arts Development Fund      2008-9 Arts Qld & Ipswich City Council
 
Master of Philosophy Thesis:
Kirkwood, S. (2009) Frameworks of culturally engaged community music practice for rural Ipswich, Australia. Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University. Full text 
 
Conference presentations:
Kirkwood, S. (2007) Creative Communities: What does it mean? National Allied Health Conference, 18-20 July, 2007. Tasmania.

Kirkwood, S. (2008) Reflection on the use of life story narratives. Partners in Practice Conference, Department of Communities. 11-12 March, 2008. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Kirkwood, S (2008) Using psychoethnography to tell the music story of my neighbourhood. Autoethnography Symposium, 17 August, 2008. Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Brisbane.
 
Kirkwood, S. (2008) Frameworks for culturally engaged community music in rural Ipswich, 20-21 September, 2008. Australian Music Therapy Association- Professional Development Seminar. Brisbane.

Kirkwood, S. (2008) Music Health: Findings from focus groups. 20-21 September, 2008. Australian Music Therapy Association - Professional
Development Seminar. Brisbane.
 
Kirkwood, S. (2009)  Beyond reason: Sharing my Indigenous piano story. Music Autoethnography Workshop, 5-6, September, 2009. Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Southbank, Brisbane, Australia. 

Kirkwood, S (2009)  Music without borders: Bridges with communities. Musicological Society of Australia Conference, 26-29 September, 2009, Newcastle, Australia.
 
Kirkwood, S. (2009) Journey with communities: Exploring music stories. ArtsHealth Conference, 7-9 October, 2009, Newcastle, Australia.
 
Kirkwood, S. (2009)  Socio-ecological perspectives of performance health: Optimizing function within an environmental context. Australian Society of Performing Arts Health Conference, 10-11 October, 2009, Southbank, Brisbane, Australia.

Kirkwood, S. (2009) Community-based rehabilitation: Diamonds, diversity and directions of music life projects. OT Australia, Queensland State Conference, 21-22 November, 2009, Southbank, Brisbane. Australia.

Kirkwood, S. (2010) Ethnomusicking: Valued music occupation or audacious antics in the Purga Music Museum. Cultural Diversity in Music Education Conference, 11-12 January, 2010, Sydney, Australia. Full Text.
 
Kirkwood, S. (2010) Finding common ground: Musical and social aspects of reconciliation. Musicological Society of Australia - Queensland Student Symposium, 12 September, 2010, Brisbane, Australia.

Kirkwood, S. (2011) Community recovery: Musical inspirations, creative collaborations, and health reform. Primary Healthcare Research Conference, 13-15 July, 2011, Brisbane, Australia. MP3 sound recording available online (http://www.phcris.org.au/conference/browse.php?id=7048&spindex=3).

Kirkwood, S. (2011). Equity, diversity, and access to performing arts: Managing social inclusion in new frontiers of healthcare. Paper presented at the Australian Society of Performing Arts Healthcare Conference, 22-23 October, 2011, University of Sydney, Australia.

(Powerpoint of most conference presentations are available at http://independent.academia.edu/SandraKirkwood)
Publications:
Kirkwood, S. (2005) The Purga Music Story and Harold Blair. Purga Music Museum. Ipswich. (Available for loan -from Ipswich Library, UQ Library and listed with Music Australia.)
 
Kirkwood, S. (2008) The First Hundred Years of the Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band: A 'Community of Discovery' Approach to Participatory Action Research [online]. In: Strong, Catherine (Editor); Phillipov, Michelle (Editor). Stuck in the Middle: the Mainstream and its Discontents: Selected Proceedings of the 2008 IASPM-ANZ Conference. Auckland, N.Z.: International Association for the Study of Popular Music. 2008: 152-164.
(
Full text available through Informit database).
 
Kirkwood, S. (2009) Turn of the century: Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band 1909-2009. Ipswich. Available for purchase from (www.ipswichthistle.com)
 
Kirkwood, S. (2010) Ethnomusicking: Valued music occupation or audacious antics in the Purga Music Museum. Cultural Diversity in Music Education Conference Proceedings, 11-12 January, 2010, Sydney, Australia.
(
CDIME 10 Program on Conference website). Full Text.

Kirkwood, Sandra (2011). Doing, being and becoming more active through playing part in community-based museum scenarios [electronic version]. Retrieved 15 September, Music Health Australia: Ipswich  (http://www.musichealth.com.au/attachments/File/PublishedKirkwoodFinal.pdf).

Kirkwood S. (2011). Community recovery: musical inspirations, creative collaborations, and health reform. In: 2011 Primary Health Care Research Conference: Program & Abstracts. Primary Health Care Research and Information Service: Australia. www.phcris.org.au/conference/browse.php?id=7048
.

 
Kirkwood, S. (2011). The Drumley Walk: Promoting health through Indigenous eco-tourism [electronic version]. Uploaded 21 November 2012, Music Health Australia: http://independent.academia.edu/SandraKirkwood.

Newspaper articles: 
Most are available at http://www.freewebs.com/purgamusic/newsarticles.htm

2/2/2011 "Be part of song" The Ipswich Advertiser, p. 3.

5/3/2008 “Centenary celebrations seek input” The Ipswich Advertiser, p. 12.
21/2/2008 Perry, S. “Pipe up with your memories” Ipswich News, p. 9.
4/2/2008 Foley, P. “Pipe band prepares for 100th”, The Queensland Times, p. 6.
26/9/2007 Kirkwood, S. “Adding to the historical arts record: Letters to the Editor” The Fassifern Guardian, p. 4.
 
7/8/2007 Korner, A. “Eisteddfod memories survive with sisters, The Queensland Times, p. 11.
 
11/7/2007 Kirkwood, S. “Recalling the song of the bunyip: Letters to the editor”, The Fassifern Guardian, p. 4.
 
5/7/2007 Korner, A. “Bellows blow a rare tune in Purga tale, The Queensland Times, p. 14.
29/9/2006 “Purga people and pianos”, Moreton Border News, page 16.
1/9/2006 “Seniors celebrate” Moreton Border News, page 2.
25/8/2006 “Think music”, Moreton Border News, p. 5.
23/8/2006 “Thinking music: Think Purga Music Project”, The Fassifern Guardian,  p. 14.
4/8/2006 “Music at Purga”, Moreton Border News.

Radio Interview on Community Cultural Music Research (30 mins)
2/9/2008 Radio 4ZZZ Interview: Frameworks for culturally engaged community music practice in rural Ipswich; and Centennial History Project for the Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band.

See also 'Sandra Kirkwood'  at
Academia.edu for copies of research presentations.