Rob Thorne

1987 - 2011. Musician.

Based from out of Palmerston North.

Original, creative, alternative music

-voice, guitar, bass

-koauau, nguru, pu, pakuru, roria

-Oblique flute, horn, mouth percussion-harp

-Composition, Arrangement, Improvisation

-Performance, Recording

-Production, Technical, Educational

-Solo, Bands, Collaboration

-Street Performance

-Free Noise, Experimental, Alternative rock

-Lo-Fi -Do-it-yourself ethic

-the Free Creative ethic

-Music, Free Noise and Empowerment

-Live Musical Performance & Improvisation

-Film Score, Foley/Sound Effects

-Managerial, Funding, Administrative

-Public relations, promotion

-Graphic design

-Event & Tour management

-Product management

Ethnomusicology and Cross-cultural research

-Indigenous music

-Taonga Puoro, Traditional Maori musical instruments

-Free Noise concepts within Ancient/Indigenous music

-Instrument making, invention & design

-The maker/player

-Research, Synthesis, Analysis, Reporting

-Workshops, demonstrations and lectures

2011. Matariki Taonga Puoro Workshops: Great Barrier Island Primary Schools (Contract).

2010-2011. Full-Time Masters Student, Massey University, Palmerston North.

2009. Music from Junk Workshops with Junk&Disorderly (Contract).

2007 - 2008. Specific-exhibition Co-curator / Researcher. Koauau: The Music Within Exhibition. Re-release. Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North. -Exhibition Research, Conception, Method, Field. -Exhibition Object Creation, Text, Images. -Research synthesis and analysis. -An exhibition that demonstrates and embodies the post graduate research undertaken during 2002/2003 regarding Taonga Puoro and the koauau. National museums tour 2003-2007. Re-released 2007-2008. (By Invitation)

2007-2011. At-home father.

2005-2006. Lecturer: World of Work Courses. UCOL, Palmerston North.-Work skills based course to empower intellectually disabled students. -Lesson/Lecture preparation, delivery -Motivation, Production and Music Studies -Art -Communication -Computers -Maori Studies (Powhiri, Whakapapa) -Recreation & Leisure -Work Theory/Experience -Lesson management & planning, curriculum preparation and delivery -Empowerment and Facilitation, Student support. -Other: -Alternative Therapies Lectures: Level 1-3 Nursing Students. -STAR classes: Awatapu, Freyberg, St. Peters, Man. Com. High. -STAR Tasters, 2005 (PNGHS, PNBHS, Hato Paora, etc).

2003 - 2006. Guest Lecturer / Workshop Facilitator. Massey U./Boston International Post-Grad. Honours Program. -Workshop design, delivery & facilitation. -Instruct/demonstrate in researching, playing, making & reconstructing Taonga Puoro. Global Ecology Program of students from around the world based out of Boston (Central NZ leg).

2005. Workshop Facilitator Te Manawa, Palmerston North. -Te Manawa Matariki Programme, 2005. -Workshop conception, design & facilitation. -Administration, Funding.

2004 - 2005. Digital Text Editor. Disability Services, Massey University, Palmerston North. -Editing duties of OCR virtual texts for students with a disability.

2004. Speaker. Australasian Musicology Conference, Vic. Uni., Wellington. -Traditional Maori Musical Instrumentation and Construction. -Lecture preparation and presentation. (Published).

2004. Resident Artist. New Pacific Academic Arts, New Pacific Studios, Mt. Bruce. -Artists Residency. Composition and Performance research. - Research into traditional Maori instruments and native NZ birds. -Funded by Creative NZ and New Pacific Studios.

2004. Music as Therapy Facilitator / Tutor. UCOL, Palmerston North. -Group courses for intellectually disabled adults. -Music as therapy -Empowerment, encouragement and pragmatic endorsement -Lesson management & planning -Teaching & Facilitation -Student support.

2004. Maori Studies Lecturer. UCOL, Palmerston North. -For students with an intellectual disability. -Whakapapa. -Powhiri.

2004. Music as Therapy Facilitator / One to One Tutor. Awatapu College/Anne Watson, Palmerston North. -Individual 'booster' & 'troubleshooting' music as therapy sessions. -One to One Music as therapy -Empowerment, encouragement and pragmatic endorsement -Lesson management & planning -Teaching & Facilitation -Student support

2004. Workshop Facilitator & Speaker. Te Manawa/Nelson Museums, Onetahua Marae, Golden Bay. -Museum Education Team member -Nelson Museum Education Team Instruction Workshops/Lectures. -Workshop design and facilitation/Lectures. -Weekend hui to instruct and inspire Nelson Museum Education Team in playing and making Taonga Puoro in preparation for Koauau: the Music Within exhibition.

2004. Workshop Assistant / Demonstrator, Hau Manu Group. Te Papa Museum, Wellington. -Museum Education Team member, Te Papa Demonstration. -Demonstrator. -Matariki Festival workshops to instruct and inspire general public in playing/making Taonga Puoro.

2004 - 2005. Workshop Facilitator & Speaker. Private Consultant Kei Kona Te Ha, Me Te Wairua Conference Series, Rotorua. -Rotorua Taonga Puoro: Instruction Workshops and Lectures. -Workshop design, delivery and facilitation. -Lectures. -International conference/hui to inform, instruct and inspire experts, practitioners, academics and amateurs from around the country and world, in researching, playing and making Taonga Puoro. Hau Manu Group.

2004. Workshop Facilitator. Massey University, Palmerston North. -First level Creative Processes English Media Program. -Workshop design, delivery and facilitation. -University level course about creativity and the creative process.

2002 - 2004. Marker / Tutor. Massey University, Palmerston North. -1st, 2nd and 3rd Level Social Anthropology Undergrad. Program. -Assessment and marking of Readings, Essays, Book reviews, Research papers.

2002 - 2003. Specific-exhibition Co-curator / Researcher. Koauau: The Music Within Exhibition. Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North. -Exhibition Research, Conception, Method, Field. -Exhibition Object Creation, Text, Images. -Research synthesis and analysis. -An exhibition that demonstrates and embodies the post graduate research undertaken during 2002/2003 regarding Taonga Puoro and the koauau. National museums tour 2003-2007.

2001 - 2004. Lecturer / Tutor. Creative Journeys Ltd., Palmerston North. -Music & Art as Therapy Facilitator -Meaningful group courses for intellectually disabled adults. -Music as therapy, -Art as therapy, -Enterprising ventures, -Life skills including Cooking, -Literacy and numeracy, -Nature Studies, -Empowerment, encouragement and pragmatic endorsement, -Activity management, -Course & Lesson conception, planning, facilitation, -Student support, -Driving, -Overnight camp, -Administration and Management responsibilities.

1999 - 2000. Administrator. The Stomach, Creative Sounds Society, Inc., Palmerston North -Organisation/facility to foster creativity in youth/music. -Office management, Accounts, Bookings, -Publications, Public relations, Networking, -Funding applications, Public fundraising.

1997 - 1999. Management Committee Member Volunteer. The Stomach, Creative Sounds Society, Inc., Palmerston North. -Managerial and political restructuring, Policy formation and action, -Staff hiring & management, -Public meeting procedure, Community group co-ordination. -Event organisation.