School of Teacher Education
Christopher Klopper
Lecturer
HDE UKZN RSA, B Mus(Honours)UP RSA, MMus UP RSA, DMus UP RSA.
Christopher Klopper
Charles Sturt University Faculty of Education
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Dr Christopher Klopper has extensive experience in pedagogy theory and practice through teaching at both state and private schools in South Africa and Botswana, at all levels from pre-primary right through to University level and at co-ed and single-sexed schools as well as curriculum development, design and delivery for the Education Department in the field of NATED 550, OBE: Curriculum 2005 and The Revised National Curriculum Statements and training of teachers in praxis.
Arts Education and more practically an ethnomusicological stance dominate Dr Klopper's field of research and equips him for cultural studies, world musics and community music making programmes. Dr Klopper has extensive experienced in the theory, practice and teaching of the piano, organ, classroom instruments, marimba/xylophone, steel drums, African drumming and dance, theatre and visual art.
Research
- Safety Education Research development
- Effect of Physical demands during a musical performance on Performance quality
- Bridging Gaps in Music Education: developing exemplary practice models using peer collaboration.
- From Global to Local: Transitional experiences, pedagogic approaches and professional challenges amongst international staff at CSU
- Orff:Tswana- a trans-national community music making initiative
- Multicultural Music Education. Navigating music and sound education.
- So you gotta teach music! With what?
Arts Education and in particular music education dominate my field of research.
Research Grants
Funding Organisation |
Title of research project or programme |
Duration |
Funding |
| Charles Sturt University; | Effect of Physical Demands During a Musical Performance on Performance Quality | 1 year | $3000 |
| Carrick Institute of Higher Teaching and learning | Bridging Gaps | 2 years | $1500 |
| Charles Sturt University | From Global to Local: Transitional experiences, pedagogic approaches and professional challenges amongst international staff at CSU | 2 years | $10000 |
| Charles Sturt University | Safety Education Research development | 3 years | $12000 |
| Charles Sturt University | Effect of Physical demands during a musical performance on Performance quality | 1 year | $3000 |
| Charles Sturt University | Faculty Seed Grant | 1 year | $3000 |
| Charles Sturt university | School Seed Grant | $2000 | |
| University of Pretoria bursary | Full academic bursary awarded for DMus | 1 year | R18 500 |
| University of Pretoria bursary | Full academic bursary awarded for MMus | 1 year | R12000 |
| National Research Foundation | Research grant awarded for research activities relating to Doctoral research | 1 year | R8000 |
| Norwegian Concert Institute | Part of the team that submitted the application for funding to the Norwegian Concert Institute | 5 years | R12 000 000 |
Teaching
- Creative Arts I and II (Primary)
- Creative Arts II (Early Childhood)
- Music Elective I & II
- Educational research: Culture, design and development
- Special Topic in Education: Teacher as Researcher
Professional Engagement
- Founding musical director CSU Voices
- Founding musical director Canto Libere
- Board member of Mitchell Conservatorium Inc.
- Committee member of Bathurst Arts Council
- Member of Australian Society of Music Education
- Member of International Society of Music Education
- Review Board member International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Publications
- Klopper, C.J (2006) Steel pan and marimba playing. Musical Arts Education: Research and Practice Book ISBN 1-920051-50-3
- Potgieter, H.M. & Klopper, C.J (2006) Lessons in the musical arts classroom from educators and learners (140-160). The transformation of musical arts education in South Africa. ISBN 1-920051-15-5
- Klopper, C.J (2006) Interdisciplinary arts education. Musical Arts Education: Research and Practice Book (ISBN 1-920051-50-3
- Klopper, C. J (2005) Honouring and deriving a wealth of knowledge offered by mother music in Africa (161-170) cultural diversity in music education: directions and challenges for the 21st century.
- Klopper, C.J (2005)Linking African sounds through collaborative networking (134-142). Emerging Solutions for musical arts education in Africa. Ed. A Herbst ISBN1-920051-11-2
- Klopper, C.J & Dachs, N. (2008) The intentional and deliberate provision of music in early childhood settings in NSW, Australia. Australian Journal of Music Education 2, 31-40.
- Klopper, C.J & Dachs, N (2008) Meeting the goals of Te Whariki through music in the early childhood curriculum Australian Journal of Early Childhood 33:1, 1-8.
- Klopper , C. J (2008) The impact of educator’s skills and training on the delivery of Music in the learning area Arts and Culture within two districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa British Journal of Music Education 25:1, 57-75.
- Klopper, C. J. & Potgieter, H.M. (in press) Nurturing the impoverished stepchild: music education. Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa
- Klopper C.J (2005) Linking world sounds through universal networking. International Journal of Music Education 23:2, 153-158.
- Klopper, C. J (2009) Bringing musical skills to remote schools. Music forum Vol.15 No.2, Feb-April 2009
- Klopper, C. J (2008) Gears of Change Music in Action Winter 2008 Vol 6 Issue1
- Klopper, C.J & Tunrbull, H. (2007) One song. One day. Count us in. Music in Action (August 2007)
- Klopper, C.J (2005) PASMAE 2005 Talking Drum (No 23 September 2005)
- Klopper, C.J (2005) Sharing experience: the mouth piece of musical arts educators. CIIMDA newsletter. (No1 July 2005)
- Klopper, C.J & Nzewi, M. (2005) Sangoma Dance Aesthetics: Choreographing spirituality DVD/Video with educational booklet (June 2005)
- Klopper, C.J (2005) Root yourself. African rhythms (September 2005)
- Klopper, C.J (2004) South African Music Teacher Society (September 2004) - News- Centre for Indigenous African Instrumental Music and Dance Practices - Letters- Arts and Culture Concerns
- Klopper, C.J (2004) Centre for Indigenous African Instrumental Music and Dance. Talking Drum (No 22 December 2004)
- Klopper, C.J. (2007) So you gotta teach music! A case for advocacy in regional Australian teacher education. ASME XVI 40th Anniversary National Conference in Perth, Western Australia.
- Klopper, C.J (2006) It takes a village to perform a dance. 8th international Conference on Cultural Diversity in music and dance education (CDIME) Rotterdam.
- Klopper, C.J (2006) Prevention of a skewed view of Mother Music in Africa 27th International Society for Music Education Klopper, C.J (2006) Making holistic connections: musical arts education in Africa 27th International Society for Music Education
- Klopper, C.J (2005) Honouring and deriving the wealth of knowledge offered by Mother Music in Africa: 7th International Symposium on Cultural Diversity in Music (CDIME), Australia.
- Klopper, C. J & Joseph, D. (2005) Musical arts education in Africa: differentiation, integration and disassociation: 27th Annual Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME).
- Klopper, C. J (2004) Linking world sounds through universal networking: 26th International Society for Music Education.
- Klopper, C.J. (2003) Putting the arts back into Arts and Culture through an interdisciplinary approach: South African Society of Education.
- Research paper accepted at 2004 National Union Educators Conference: The situation of Arts and Culture in South African schools.
- Research paper accepted, presented and published in the South African Society of Education Conference titled: Putting the arts back into Arts and Culture through an interdisciplinary approach.
- TIMR symposium of Philosophy in Music in South Africa, Bloemfontein.
- Research paper accepted at 3rd International Conference of Music Educators: Exeter titled: Multi-disciplinary arts education. A South African perspective.
- Research paper accepted at 29th Hawaii International Conference on Education titled: Putting the arts back into the learning area Arts and Culture.
- Research paper accepted and presented at 4th Biennial PASMAE Conference, Mozambique: Knowledge is power, but power comes through sharing knowledge.
- Research paper accepted, presented and published at 26th International Society for Music Education titled: Linking world sounds through universal networking.
- Research paper accepted, presented and published 3RD PASMAE Conference: Kenya 2003: Linking African sounds through collaborative networking.
- Research paper accepted, presented and published at VIIth International CDIME Symposium, Brisbane, Australia.
- Research paper accepted, presented by co-author and published at 27th Annual Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME).
Books and/or Chapters in Books
Publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals
Non-refereed publications or popular articles
Published full-length conference papers/keynote addresses
Participation in Conferences, Workshops & Short Courses
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Participation in Conferences, Workshops & Short Courses
International