Associate Professor Dr Andrew Brian Filmer
- Associate Professor
Department of Film and Performing Arts
SDGs Focus
Biography
Associate Professor Dr Andrew Filmer holds awards in teaching, public speaking, research, music performance, and leadership. He has conducted the Selangor Symphony Orchestra and Ensemble Virama, was a Festival Artist at the 48th International Viola Congress, and was Editor of the Journal of the American Viola Society. Andrew’s research has been presented at the University of Cambridge twice, at three International Viola Congresses, and has been published internationally.
Andrew has facilitated workshops for Trinity College London and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, and has recorded on Rattle Records with New Zealand jazz band The Troubles.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- PhD in Musicology, University of Otago, New Zealand (2013)
- MMus in Music Performance, Indiana University South Bend, United States of America (2008)
- BComm in Journalism, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia (2002)
- SFHEA (Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK) (2023)
Research Interests
- Viola performance and repertoire
- Music editing
- Historical musicology
- Film music
Teaching Areas
- Music performance
- Research methods and postgraduate research supervision
- Music theory and musicianship
Courses Taught
- Music Theory and Musicianship
- Research Project
- Creative Project
- Principal Study
- Chamber Music
- Research Methods
- Music History
Notable Publications
- Filmer, Andrew, and Zhangyi Chen. “From Intersections to Crossroads: Navigating Interactions between Performers, Researchers, and Composers” in “Series of Articles on Practice-Centred Research (CIMaCC 2021)”, Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College, Cambridge University (June 2021). http://cimacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MIP-Article-Filmer-Chen.pdf
- Filmer, Andrew, and Ann Rosnida Md Deni. “Powering Up Interactivity in the Use of PowerPoint within an Educational Context” ICEMT 2020: 2020 The 4th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology, 107-111. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3416797.3416845
- Filmer, Andrew. “The Brave New Normal of Online Teaching: From Makeshift to Makeover, Australian and New Zealand Viola Society Journal, No. 48, November 2020. https://ed2dc9a4-415c-442e-8ad4-be071ac1004c.filesusr.com/ugd/3dda4f_2e3fef9626224bc1b3e40230b34615b3.pdf
- Filmer, Andrew. “The Brave New World of Online Teaching: Strategies for Violin and Viola Teachers,” Australian and New Zealand Viola Society Journal, No. 47, June 2020. https://ed2dc9a4-415c-442e-8ad4-be071ac1004c.filesusr.com/ugd/3dda4f_10e589aef62c416b8bd67a7590eda784.pdf
- Filmer, Andrew. “A Critical Guide to Editorial Issues in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante”, European Drama and Performance Studies, Classiques Garnier 1, no. 12, 2019.
https://classiques-garnier.com/european-drama-and-performance-studies-2019-1-n-12-saluts-rappels-et-fins-de-spectacle-xixe-xxie-siecles-a-critical-guide-to-editorial-issues-in-mozart-s-sinfonia-concertante-en.html
Achievements & Accolades
- The Jeffrey Cheah Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Cambridge, 2023.
- Excellent Presentation | Best Presentation, International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology, 2020. Best Presentation for Session 5: Multimedia and Software Assisted Learning, with an Excellent Presentation certificate awarded by the conference organizing committee of the International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology (ICEMT2020).
- Commendation, for the Award for Excellence in Teaching, Sunway University, 2019.
Professional Associations
- Advisor, New Zealand and Australia Viola Society
- Associate, Euroasia Association of Performing Arts
- Head of Jury, Euroasia Association of Performing Arts Strings Competition
- Advisor, Musica Sinfonietta Penang
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