Rate My Professor Nathan Scott

Nathan Scott is a Lecturer in Music and Lead Student Academic Conduct Officer in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia, part of the College of Human and Social Futures. He holds a Master of Arts (Music) and Bachelor of Music from the University of Newcastle, Certificate IV in Audio Engineering from SAE International Technology College in Sydney, Graduate Certificate in the Practice of Tertiary Teaching from the University of Newcastle, and Professional Certificate in University Assessment from the University of Newcastle. His academic interests and research specializations center on music technology and recording, digital music production, sound and music for games, computer gaming and animation, music composition and improvisation, network music collaboration, ICT literacy in music education, health and wellbeing through creativity, and rehabilitation technology, particularly music-based recovery for stroke survivors using mobile devices and choral singing. Scott founded the music production discipline at the University of Newcastle and developed one of the world's first online postgraduate coursework programs in music technology, the Master of Music Technology, which educated tertiary students across Australia and internationally. He currently teaches in the Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts program, serves as program convenor and course coordinator, participates in undergraduate program reviews, holds membership on the College of Human and Social Futures Teaching and Learning Committee, and was involved in a Department of Education and Training accreditation panel for a private provider.

Scott has presented internationally and published extensively in music, audio technology, education, gaming, and health applications. Key publications include book chapters such as Lynch S, English H, Drummond J, Scott N, 'Exploring cell-based dynamic music composition to create non-linear musical works' (2024) and Stickland S, Scott N, Athauda R, '"Come together, right now…": Making remote multiparty in-the-box audio mixing a reality' (2024); conference papers like Puddephatt M, Scott N, 'Weaving Lines: The Role of Partimento and Counterpoint in Modern Jazz Guitar Improvisation' (2024), Stickland S, Scott N, Athauda R, 'The DAW Collaboration Framework: Improving Creative Opportunities and Authenticity in Collaborative Online Audio Mixing' (2022), Studley T, Drummond J, Scott NB, Nesbitt K, 'Designing for Stochastic Game-Based Composition with Max and Unity' (2018), and Studley T, Vella R, Scott NB, Nesbitt K, 'A Definition of Creative-Based Music Games' (2018). He coordinated telematics for the 2012 International Space Time Concerto Competition partnering with institutions in five countries using AARNet and Polycom, collaborated with ABC and BBC broadcasters, produced radio content, and managed Newcastle’s BrainWaves Choir for stroke survivors. Selected as an early-career researcher for the CHASS Expanding Horizons forum (2006), he contributed to a work-integrated learning sub-project under an ALTC National Teaching Fellowship (2010). His interdisciplinary collaborations with historians, educators, engineers, and medical researchers advance digital innovations for stroke rehabilitation, real-time global performances, and creative expression.