Rate My Professor Rod Davies

Monash University

#524 worldwide#450 in Australia

Arts and Culture Education Music Performing Arts Arts Education Musicology

4.4

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4.08/20/2025

Creates dynamic and engaging lessons.

4.05/21/2025

Creates a collaborative and inclusive space.

5.03/31/2025

Always prepared and organized for students.

4.02/27/2025

Always prepared and organized for students.

4.02/27/2025

Makes learning feel rewarding and fun.

5.02/7/2025

Encourages critical thinking and analysis.

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About Rod

Dr Rod Davies is a lecturer in songwriting and convenor of popular music at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Faculty of Arts, Monash University. He holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology and physiology from Monash University (1995), a Graduate Diploma in Arts (Research) (2014), and a PhD in Music Performance (2019). Over 25 years, Davies has pursued a professional career as a vocalist across live performance, studio recording, music theatre, publishing, and education. He has worked as a solo artist, commercial entertainer, and backing singer for Australian icons John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John, Tina Arena, and Mark Seymour. His session vocals feature on television programs Hey Hey It's Saturday (1996-2010) and Dancing with the Stars (2004-2015), radio, and albums. In music theatre, he performed in Piano Men (1996), wrote Pop! (1999), and directed Kissing Frogs (2003) and Minefields and Miniskirts (2005). From 2006, he signed a songwriting deal with EMI Music Publishing Germany, recording in northern Europe for six years. He joined Monash staff in 2016.