Robert McWilliams

Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Professor Robert McWilliams holds a Ph.D in Music from the University of Minnesota, a Master's degree in Instrumental Conducting from Florida State University, and a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Melbourne. Dr. McWilliams served as Professor of Music and Director of Bands and Instrumental Music Education at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (USA) from 1996 where he also served as Head of the Music Department from 2011 to 2014.

Prof. McWilliams has travelled extensively as a guest conductor and clinician and has conducted and presented at major music conferences in all states of Australia as well as Japan, Hong Kong, the UK, Singapore, Europe, and China, including conferences of the World Association of Symphonic Bands & Ensembles and the Tutti International Youth Music Festival.

Prof. McWilliams has been published in peer-reviewed professional publications as well as Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. In early 2015 he relocated to Brisbane, Australia where he currently works as Yamaha Music Australia’s Education Outreach Clinician, serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Jazz Music Institute and the University of Queensland, and freelances as a musician, educator, conductor, composer/arranger, and adjudicator.