School of Education

Mr Jason Boron

Jason is a Lecturer in Music Education and the First Year Coordinator for the Bachelor of Education (Primary) at the School of Education.

Current teaching

• AED2240 - The Arts in Education 2
• AED4261 - Arts as an Active Experience: Music Education Focus (Secondary Y68 students only)
• AED4271 - Music Arts in Education
• AED6160 - Visual Arts and Music Education in Early Childhood
• AED6205 - Teaching the Arts
• AED6271 - Music Arts in Education
• MUE2240 - Music Arts in Early Childhood Education
• MUE4270 - Teaching Music in the Early Primary Years
• MUE4271 - Teaching Music in the Middle and Upper Primary Years
• MUE6270 - Teaching Music in the Early Primary Years
• MUE6271 - Teaching Music in the Middle and Upper Primary Years

Background

Jason Boron is a Lecturer in Music Education at Edith Cowan University and coordinates early childhood and primary music education. Jason’s teaching draws upon 10 years of experience leading music education programs for children from pre-kindergarten to year 12 in both public and independent school contexts.

Jason is the President of Kodály Australia and a past Chairperson of the Australian Society for Music Education Western Australian Chapter. He is an accredited lecturer of the Australian Kodály Certificate and currently facilitates delivery of the Musical Foundations professional development package offered as part of the Music Education Strategy for the Department for Education in South Australia. Jason is also member of the ECU Education Committee and serves as the accredited observer (for the Academic Staff Association) on the University Council.

Jason is a past recipient of the Sarolta Kodály Scholarship awarded by the International Kodály Society and in 2020 was awarded the Vice Chancellor's Staff Excellence Award for Innovative Teaching. Jason maintains regular work with children as a choral conductor for the West Australian Young Voices (WAYV).

Professional associations

• 2021 - Dalcroze Australia (Member)
• 2020 - Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education, ANZARME (Member)
• 2019 - Feierabend Association for Music Education, FAME (Member)
• 2012 - Australian National Choral Association, ANCA (Member)
• 2012 - International Society for Music Education, ISME (Member)
• 2010 - Australian Society for Music Education, ASME (Member)
• 2010 - Kodály Western Australia (also known as the Kodály Music Education Institute of Australia, Western Australian Branch), KMEIA WA (Committee)
• 2009 - International Kodaly Society, IKS (Member)
• 2009 - Kodály Australia (The Kodály Music Education Institute of Australia, KMEIA) (President, Convenor Finance and Strategic Planning Committee)
• 2009 - West Australian Orff-Schulwerk Association (Member)
• 2008 - Australian Society for Music Education Western Australian Chapter, ASME (Member)

Awards and recognition

University and National Teaching Awards

• 2020 - Vice Chancellor's Staff Excellence Award for Innovative Teaching.

National and International Awards

• 2015 - Sarolta Kodaly Scholarship, International Kodaly Society.

Research areas and interests

• Music education
• Teacher education

Qualifications

• Master degree in Kodaly Music Pedagogy, Hungary, 2016.
• Diploma course in Kodaly Music Education, Hungary, 2015.
• Grad Cert in Music, The University of Queensland, 2009.
• Bachelor of Music Education Second Class Honours Division B, The University of Western Australia, 2008.

Research Outputs

Research Projects

• Music teacher professional development and wellbeing from Australian Kodaly Certificate courses, Academic Staff Association of Edith Cowan University, Solidarity Research Fund (SRF), 2024 ‑ 2026, $20,000.

Research Student Supervision