or pe ▁and ▁finished ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁music ▁under ▁Anne ▁Bo yd ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁Further ▁conduct ing ▁and ▁composition ▁studies ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁Vienna , ▁Paris ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁– ▁mainly ▁for ▁or chestra , ▁per cussion ▁and ▁vocal ▁ens emb les ▁– ▁are ▁of ▁a ▁spiritual ▁or ▁med itative ▁nature ▁and ▁include ▁P ray er ▁D ances , ▁J our ney , ▁and ▁Trans formation . ▁ ▁He im ▁gained ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁( hon ours ) ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁practice ▁psych iat ry ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Church ill ▁Fellow ship ▁to ▁research ▁the ▁th era pe ut ic ▁effects ▁of ▁music ▁in ▁clin ical ▁settings . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁psych iat ry , ▁He im ▁works ▁in ▁private ▁practice , ▁sub special izing ▁in ▁psych other apy . ▁He ▁teach es ▁medical ▁under grad u ates ▁and ▁lect ures ▁to ▁tra ine e ▁psych iat rist s . ▁He ▁research es ▁on ▁the ▁arts / he alth ▁interface ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Senior ▁L ect urer ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁In ▁music , ▁He im ▁held ▁academic ▁lect uring ▁posts ▁in ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W oll ong ong ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle ▁and ▁lect ured ▁( cas ual ) ▁at ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of