Dr. Rachel Hocking is a versatile musician with extensive expertise in performance, composition, research, and education. She currently teaches and accompanies at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University, for the Young Conservatorium program, is a lecturer in Piano Pedagogy for the tertiary program, and serves as an examiner in piano, theory, and teaching (including diploma levels) for the AMEB. In addition, Rachel is the Co-Director of Music and Organist at St Andrew’s Uniting, Brisbane, in collaboration with Musica Viva, where she regularly performs with The Sanctuary Choir. She has also worked with choral ensembles across Brisbane and Sydney, accompanying on piano and pipe organ.
As a composer, arranger, and recording artist, Rachel brings a creative dimension to her work. Her compositions are published by Wirripang and she is an Associate Artist with the Australian Music Centre. Her works have been recognised and awarded at a national and international level. Rachel’s prior work and projects include:- music advocacy and research for the Alberts | Tony Foundation (including her report with Dr Anita Collins ‘Fading Notes’), adjudicating and examining in NSW, Queensland and the ACT, manager of Resound (replacing instruments lost in natural disasters), lecturing in primary music education at ACU, lecturing in music and music education at UNSW, working in research and advocacy with the Music Council of Australia, piano teaching and accompanying at Brisbane Boys’ College, Brisbane and The King’s School, Sydney. Rachel has served on a number of councils including MTA NSW and APPCA (Qld conference 2019). Her qualifications include PhD (musicology), BMus with First Class Honours (piano performance), MTeach (secondary music, for which she received the Dean’s medal), GCULT, AMusA, LTCL, ATCL.
