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Associate Professor Roger Malcolm Buckton

Contact

Department: Music

Email: roger.buckton@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3692943

Office: Fine Arts, Block 2, Room 219

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Community music
  • Music education
  • New Zealand Bohemian music
  • Renaissance/baroque wind performance, particularly the flute and recorder
  • Earthquake research

Researcher Summary

Research interests include music education, community music, New Zealand Bohemian music and Renaissance/baroque wind perfrmance (flute and recorder).

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Education: Education Theory
  • Music, Literary Arts and Other Arts: Music History and Musicology; Performance

Resources

  • Staff webpage
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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Buckton R. (2008) Flutes in the Old Village Church Bands of England. Flute focus April(14): 4-6.
  • Buckton R. (2001) Practices and performance : worldly practice - editorial (with Thomas A). Sound Ideas 4(3): 5.
  • Buckton R. (2000) Asian and Western European Music - editorial. Sound Ideas 4(1): 4-6.
  • Buckton R. (1999) Music in early childhood - editorial. Sound Ideas 3(1): 5-6.
  • Buckton RM. (1999) Children's attitudes to music. Sound Ideas 3(2): 6-15.
  • Buckton R. (1998) Tangata whenua and tangata Pasifika : music of the people - editorial. Sound Ideas 2(1): 5-6.
  • Buckton RM. (1998) Buckets of recorders and the affective domain. American Recorder 34(3): 8-13.
  • Buckton R. (1997) Community music centres. Sound Ideas 1(2): 38.
  • Buckton R. (1997) Music and the Arts: an arranged marriage? - editorial. Sound Ideas 1(1): 7.
  • Buckton R. (1984) Arnold Dolsmetch - a point of view. The International Journal of Music Education 3(May): 61-62.
  • Buckton R. (1982) An investigation into the development of musical concepts in young children. Psychology of Music (Special Issue): 17-21.
  • Buckton R. (1979) Singing as part of musicianship courses. The Australian Journal of Music Education 25(October): 54-55.
  • Buckton R. (1977) A comparison of the effects of vocal and instrumental instruction on the development of melodic and vocal abilities of young children. Psychology of Music 5(1): 36-47.
  • Buckton R. (1975) The effects of vocal and instrumental instruction on the development of melodic and vocal abilities of young children. The Australian Journal of Music Education 17(October): 31-34.
Chapters
  • Buckton R. (1988) Vocal accuracy of young children - a New Zealand survey. In Kemp AE (Ed.), A Festschrift for Arnold Bentley (1st ed.): 58-65. Wiltshire: ISME Research Commission.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Buckton R. (2008) Aural traditions and their implications for music education. In Proceedings of the XXXth Annual Conference(December 2008): 26-31.
  • Buckton R. (1997) School music at the crossroads (Major address). In Music for life: 104-116.
  • Buckton C. and Buckton R. (1993) Introducing Medieval and Renaissance Dancing in the Classroom. In Music '93 Conference Year Book: 30-34.
  • Buckton C. and Buckton R. (1993) Life beyond the descant recorder. In Music '93 Conference Year Book: 35-40.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Buckton R. (2010) The Migration of a Music Culture from Bohemia to New Zealand. Grand Valley State University, MI, USA: Czech and Slovak Music and Related Arts, 23-25 Apr 2010.
  • Buckton R. (2009) Where have all the folk songs gone? The non-development of a folk song culture by pakeha in New Zealand. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Musicological Society Annual Conference 2009: Music and Migration, 13-15 Nov 2009.
  • Sell D. and Buckton R. (2009) Where to from here? - a survey of year 13 secondary school music students and their subsequent study intentions. Akaroa, New Zealand: Research in Music Education Conference & 31st Australia New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZARME) Conference, 3-6 Jul 2009.
  • Buckton R. (2007) Music for the people. Christchurch, New Zealand: U3A International Conference, 19-19 Jun 2007.
  • Buckton R. (2006) Up De Booei in colonial New Zealand: Bohemian music and dance revisited. Stout Research Centre, Wellington: Looking at the Overlooked: The study if folklore in New Zealand, 22-22 Apr 2006.
  • Buckton R. (2005) The music and dance of a Bohemian village in Australasia at the turn of the 20th Century. Christchurch, New Zealand: Australasian Sound Recording Association Conference, 29 Jun 2005.
  • Buckton RM. (2001) The music of the New Zealand Bohemians. Auckland, New Zealand: In Taonga of the Asia Pacific Rim NS SME and ISME Regional Conference, 1 Jul 2001.
  • Buckton RM. (1997) Primary School Music at the Crossroads. Christchurch, New Zealand: Major address at MUSIC '97 National Conference, NZ. Society for Music Education, 1 Jan 1997.
  • Buckton R. (1991) Music education in New Zealand: Crisis and challenge. Dunedin, New Zealand: Music 91, 15 Jan 1991.
  • Buckton R. (1988) Recorder reading. Detroit, MI, USA: 22nd National Conference: American Orff-Schulwerk Assoc., 9 Nov 1988.
Performances
  • Buckton R. (2009) Bohemia to Castorbridge (Director). Performed by Folkworks. The Nut Point Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Buckton R. (2009) East, West and In-between (Director), New Zealand Musicological Society Annual Conference 2009: Music and Migration. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Buckton R. (2009) From Bohemia to Castorbridge: Folk music from Bohemia and Thomas Hardy's England (Director). St. Barnabas Church, Stoke, New Zealand.
  • Buckton R. and Le Cocq J. (2009) 14 Pipes and 41 strings. Including works by Milan, Ortiz, Riccio, Handel, Carulli, Sor, Poulenc and De Falla. Performed by R. Buckton (flute, pipes and whistles) and J. Le Cocq (lutes and guitars). St. Barnabas Church, Stoke, New Zealand.
  • Buckton R. and Le Cocq J. (2009) Annual RSPCA Canterbury Concert and Lunch Fundraiser 2009. The Nutpoint Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Bond R., Salzmann E., Kraemer W., Boyd A., Westenra S., Caukwell B., Larsen S., Buckton R., Le Cocq J. and Lever R. (2008) The Silver Swan and Other Animals: A late afternoon platter of early music and poetry. Performed by R. Bond (poet), E. Salzmann (cello), W. Kraemer (recorder), A. Boyd (soparno), S. Westenra (soprano), B. Caukwell (bass), S. Larsen (violin), R. Buckton (Renaissance flute/recorder), J. Le Cocq (lute/archlute), R. Lever (bass viol), D. Smith (lute). Platform Arts Festival, Great Hall, The Arts Centre, Christchurch.
  • Buckton R. (2008) Three carols for dudelsack and orchestra, by Philip Norman, with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand. [Solo with orchestra].
  • Buckton R. and Le Cocq J. (2008) 14 pipes and 41 strings. Nut Point Gallery, Christchurch.
  • Buckton R. and Le Cocq J. (2008) 14 Pipes and 41 strings. Including works by Dowland, Kuffner, Giuliani, Sor, Poulenc and Milhaud, and traditional tunes from Scotland, Ireland and Bohemia. Performed by R. Buckton (flute, pipes and whistles) and J. Le Cocq (lutes and guitars). Nut Point Gallery, Canterbury and St Barnabas Church, Stoke, Nelson.
  • Buckton R., Le Cocq J. and Pickard N. (2008) Music concert - Jonero. Wanaka.
  • Mews D., Major M., Buckton R. and Salzmann E. (2008) The Fortepiano in Recital: concert featuring the fortepiano in solo and accompaniment roles. In the Platform Arts Festival. Great Hall, The Arts Centre, Christchurch.
  • Buckton RM. (2004) Two Czech Folk Songs - sung with dudelsack accompaniment. Roznov Music Festival, Moravia. [Folk music].
  • Buckton RM. (2004) Two Czech Folk Songs sung with dudelsack accompaniment. Quimper Music Festival, Brittany, France. [Folk music].
  • Buckton R. (2001) Recorder concerto with University Chamber Orchestra. Christchurch: McDougall Art Gallery. .
  • Buckton R. (2001) Te Hau Taki. Director/performer: Opening of University of Canterbury, Performance Research Centre.
  • Buckton RM. (2000) Te Hau Taki - Bohemian-Maori Music Ensemble. Strakonice Hrad (castle). [Strakonice, Czech Republic: International Bagpipe].
  • Buckton R. (1998) Puhoi - New Zealand Bohemian Music and Dance Ensemble. Director/performer: Six performances: International Bagpipe Festival, Strakonice, Czech Republic; Egerland Museum, Markt. [Concert].
  • Buckton R. (1982) Kynges Companye: Performances at International Society for Music Education XVth International Conference, Bristol, UK. Colston Hall, Bristol, UK. [Early Music Performance].
  • Buckton R. (1982) Kynges Companye: performances in Aberdeen Internatinal Festival of Music and Arts. Cowdrey Hall. [Early Music Performance].
Other
  • Buckton R. (2009) A Bohemian dudelsack went to New Zealand. The Heimatbrief 20(1): 4-6. [Newsletter Article].
  • Buckton R. (1994) Medieval to modern musical cameos (Arrangements with commentary for two recorders). : 24. New York: Sweet Pipes. [Published sheet music].
  • College Consort. (1974) The exotic circle (LP Record). Auckland: Kiwi Recordings. [Sound recording].
Reports
  • Buckton B. and Sell D. (2009) Where to From Here? Senior Secondary School Students in Music and their Tertiary Study Preferences.Commissioned by University of Canterbury, University of Otago and CPIT. 42pp.
Authored Books
  • Buckton R., Buxton C. and Palmer R. (1993) Music Education for Young Children. (1st ed.). Wellington: Learning Media. Ministry of Education.
  • Buckton R., Buxton C. and Palmer R. (1992) Music Education: Standard Two to Form Two. (1st ed.). Wellington: Learning Media. Ministry of Education. 257.
  • Buckton R. and Buckton C. (1989) MUSIKit Recorder. (2nd ed.). Auckland: The Recorder Centre. 40.
  • Buckton R. and Manins S. (1987) Optimal ages and stages: in developing musical activities and concepts, affective response to music, instrumental and vocal training: a survey of the research literature. (1st ed.). Christchurch: University of Canterbury. 62.
  • Buckton R. (1983) Sing a song of six-year-olds. (1st ed.). Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 59.
Oral Presentations
  • Buckton R. (2010) The migration of a music culture from Bohemia to New Zealand. Tabor, DA, USA: Address to Czech Heritage Preservation Society, 17 Mar 2006.
  • Buckton R. (2010) The Migration of Music Culture from Bohemia to New Zealand. New Ulm, MN, USA: Presentation to German-Bohemian Heritage Society, 31 May 2006.
  • Buckton R. (2009) Connections with research perspectives in New Zealand. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK: Research Perspectives in Music: Sharing Practice, Research Students' Seminar, 30 Mar 2010.

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