Faculty of Music

• PhD (Deakin University)
• Master of Education (Deakin University)
• BMus. Hons (University of London)
• DRSAMD (Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, UK)

• Editorial Board, International Journal of Music Education : Practice
• Panel of International Reviewers, Global Learn, AACE.
• Institutional Auditor, Malaysian Qualifications Agency.
• Music Assessor, Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

• By-Fellow, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK (2011)
• Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, UK (2011)
• Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London (2010).
• Fellow, Bellagio Study and Conference Centre, Italy, Rockefeller Foundation (1994).
• Resident  Composer / Lecturer , International Institute for New Music, Darmstadt, Germany (1990,1994,1996).
• Guest Composer,  Centre for Intercultural Music Arts, London, UK. (1992, 1994, 1996).
• Composition award, ‘Tathagtha’,  Presented to HM Queen Elizabeth on the 40^th Anniversary Celebrations of HM as Head of the Commonwealth (1994).
• Composition award ‘Embattled Garden’, Japan Foundation (1992)
• Portrait Composer, Austrian Radio (ORF), Composer of the Year Series, Vienna (1992).
• (Composition Fellowship, US-China Arts Exchange, Columbia University, USA.(1991).

• ’Learning Music through Listening: Comparing Western and Non-Western Approaches’,  Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology & Anatomy of Listening Colloquium,  30 Aug -3 Sept, 2011, University of Glasgow, UK .
• ‘Challenges faced by performers of cross-cultural music’, Performance Studies Network International Conference, 14-17 July, 2011, University of Cambridge, UK.
• ‘Publishing Research in International Music  Journals’, International  Symposium on Development of Malaysian Music Industry, 10-11 Nov 2010.  National Academy of Arts, Culture & Heritage.
• ‘Authenticity in Intercultural Composition’, Royal Music Association Annual Conference, ‘Boundaries’ 15-17 July 2010, University of London.
• ‘Congruence and Contradictions in Orchestral Music’, Institute of Musical Research, Symphony Orchestra as a Cultural Phenomenon Conference, 1-3 July 2010, University of London.
• ‘From Transformative Outcome Based Education to Blended Learning’, International Conference on University Learning & Teaching, 28-30 June 2010, University of Hertfordshire, UK (Elsevier Publications 2011, in press).
• ‘Virtual Quality in Transformative Outcome- Based Blended Learning’, In Z.Abas et al.(Eds), Proceedings of Global Learn Asia Pacific 2010 . pp. 752-759, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, ISBN 1-880094-79-7.
• ‘Cycles’  for Piano, Oboe and Tabla or Mridangam’, UPENA UiTM , ISBN 978-967-363-080-6 (Score Publication) (2010).
• ‘External music examiners : micro-macro tasks in quality assurance’, Journal of Music Education Research,  London: Routledge, 2009. Vol. 11  No.4, pp. 473-484, ISSN 1461-3808.
• ‘Transforming Musical Achievement through Outcome-Based Education’, Proceedings, UiTM International Music Conference, 19-20 Oct 2009, Shah Alam ISBN976-967-305-431-2.
• ‘Power dynamics in designing assessment papers for blended-mode learners’, Conference Proceedings, 21^st Annual Asian Open Universities Conference, Open University Malaysia, Putrajaya, 29-31 October 2007.
• ‘Traditional Music Curricular in Undergraduate Music Studies’, Conference Proceedings, 6^th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Music Education Research, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 25-27 July 2007.
• ‘External public music examinations: social and symbolic significance’, Conference Proceedings, 27^th International Society for Music Education World Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 16-21 July 2006, ISBN 0-9752063-6-2.
• ‘Quality assurance: role of external examiners’, Conference Proceedings, Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Assessment, Malaysian Examination Syndicate, 16-19 May 2006.
• ‘Assessment Strategies of Diverse Music Programmes’, Beringin, Journal of National Arts Academy, Vol 2 pp. 47-58, ISSN 18236383 (2006).
• ‘Designing e-curricular: a creative transformation’, Conference Proceedings, 3^rd International Conference on Teaching and Learning, Asian Centre for University Learning & Teaching, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 14-15 March 2006, ISBN -13-978-093-41835-1-6.
• ‘Training needs for Music Educators’, Perspectives of Music Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, UPENA 2006 (book chapter).

• ‘Portrait Concert’, University of Cambridge, UK. 2011
• ‘Mah Meri’,  Music-Dance Theatre, Aborigines Music, Carey Island. 2006
• ‘Titiwangsa’, for Dance & Multimedia, National Theatre,  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2006
• ‘Portrait Concert’, ORF , Vienna, Austria. 1996
• 'Web 1 and Web II ', Sculpture, Painting & Music, City Hall Munich, Germany. 1996
• 'Borne', Music for Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.1996
• ’Aku’, for Dance Theatre, Sutra Arts Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1996
• ‘Nadis-Chakra’, New Forms and Expressions, Music for Sculpture,
  Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1993
• ‘Fatamorgana’, for Dance Theatre, Sutra Arts Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1993
• ‘Embattled Garden’, for Music Theatre, Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1992
• ‘Criss-cross’, for Music-Dance Theatre, Sutra Arts Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1992

Ensemble Works

• ‘Ragaslendro’, Shadows and Silhouettes, Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, Australia. 2011
• 'Depth', Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2005
• 'Dance of the Emerald Moon', XTrax Arts Festival, Manchester, UK. 2003
• 'Cycles', Bern, Switzerland.1998
• 'Desa Paku', Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1996
• 'Laras', Bali, Indonesia. 1996
• 'Tumbok', Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1996
• 'Womb', Arts Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1996
• 'Laras', Living Treasures, Music for Photo Exhibition, Bali, Indonesia. 1995
• 'Sacrifice Returned', Bangkok, Thailand.1995
• 'Gates to Transcendence', ORF, Vienna, Austria. 1995
• 'Pyramid', ORF, Vienna, Austria. 1995
• 'Serbelloni', A Bridge Across, Pittsburgh, USA. 1995
• ’Confluence', Sutra Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1994
• 'String Quartet No 2', ISCM World Music Days, Stockholm, Sweden. 1994
• 'Point of Exit', ISCM World Music Days, Essen, Germany. 1993
• 'Ansioso for String Orchestra', ACL Music Festival, Sendai, Japan. 1992
• 'Tatagatha',  HM Anniversary Concert, Commonwealth Foundation, London, UK.1992
• 'Manu', Sutra Arts Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1992
• 'In Motion', Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1992
• 'Song of Innocence', Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1991
• 'String Quartet No 1', Darmstadt, Germany. 1991
• ’Karma', British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.1990

Solo Works

• 'Jigsaw Blues' for Piano, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 1999
• 'Synthesis' for French Horn, Tokyo, Japan. 1995
• 'Snake Charmer' for Oboe, Seoul, South Korea. 1992

• Interdisciplinary musicology
• Cross-cultural composition & performance issues
• Comparative music learning approaches - neuroscience education
• Music assessment, curriculum design & quality assurance