Keith Humble

Leslie Keith Humble (1927–1995) was an Australian pianist, composer, and professor of music.

Career Keith Humble was born 6 September 1927 in Geelong, Victoria. He began learning piano at age five, and later formed his own swing jazz band while at school.

He studied at Westgarth Central School and University High School after his family had moved to Northcote, and in 1947 he studied piano with Roy Shepherd at the University of Melbourne's Conservatorium of Music. He returned to Australia in 1966 and founded the Society for the Private Performance of New Music and the Electronic Music Studio at the University of Melbourne's Grainger Centre. This included creating electronic instruments such as the Optronic Workstation, and furthering the work of Percy Grainger.

In 1974 Humble was appointed foundation professor of music at La Trobe University,

Following the death of Keith Humble in 1995, his widow Jill Humble assisted in the opening of The Keith Humble Centre for Music and the Performing Arts at Geelong College. In 2000, Latrobe University named one of their performance spaces the Keith Humble Auditorium in his honour.

Honours As part of the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours, Humble was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia.