Don Lebler
Griffith University
Don Lebler trained as a drummer in his youth and began working professionally in music while still at high school. Membership of pop groups including the Avengers, Axiom and the Mixtures took him to Europe in the late 1960s where he worked until 1974. After several years based in Sydney, he returned to Brisbane and a career that included teaching, performing, and a major focus on work in recording and television studios. He started teaching at the Queensland Conservatorium in 1995 and accepted a full time position in 2001. His work in the Bachelor of Popular Music program led to an interest in research, completing a Doctor of Education in 2007. He was an ISME CEPROM Commissioner (2010–2016) and led the OLT Assessment in Music project. His research into assessment has produced frequent international speaking invitations and a number of international research collaborations.
