http://www.victorianopera.com.au/www/html/589-teacher-training-program.asp?intSiteID=1#anchor591

10% off PD course fee if booked this term (term 1, 2011)

Advocating the Arts as vital to tomorrow’s learners …

http://www.p21.org/documents/P21_arts_map_final.pdf

A special workshop on African drumming will be held on Thursday 5 May at Watsonia North Primary School in North East Melbourne. If you would like to join this workshop, please email me on perry.david.j@edumail.vic.gov.au.

Alexander Technique for Musicians: short course, commencing on Monday 16 May!

This course will teach you how to take care of your body while you play and perform music, and increase your self-confidence and comfort as a musician.

Over 6 sessions participants will experience a thorough introduction to the philosophy and practice of the Alexander Technique. There will be masterclass opportunities interspersed throughout the program, which is suitable for musicians of all levels of experience, from beginners to professional.

This course is suitable for senior secondary students, music teachers and any musician who wants to get more out of their practice and performance.

Dates: Monday evenings, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
16th, 23rd & 30th May
6th, 20th & 27th June (no class 13th June, Queens Birthday holiday)

Cost: $265 inc GST
(20% discount for enrolled University of Melbourne students)

Venue: Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Gate 12, Royal Parade
The University of Melbourne
Parkville VIC 3010

Information and enrolments: http://www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au/programs/short

http://www.artmusfair.eu/education/

A European Network Conference on Education of Contemporary Music – from Kindergarten to Generation 50+ in the frame of the “Weimar Spring Festival of Contemporary Music”

That is the artmusfair.EDUCATION from 28 April until 01 May 2011 in Weimar

New Music for New Audiences, under this motto the European Composers’ Forum initiates the first special issue of the ARTMUSFAIR network conferences, named artmusfair.EDUCATION 2011, as part of the XII. Weimar Spring Festival of Contemporary Music. German and European actors and experts from the music scene (composers, musicians, etc.) and music education (teachers, university lecturers, audience developers, etc.) are invited to join together in the three-day networking conference from 28 April until 01 May 2011 in Weimar to take part in round tables, workshops, project presentations and concerts, to update each other on their skills, experiences and different backgrounds to consequently forward the important field of teaching contemporary music in a modern education context.

http://www.flashmusicgames.com/notepair.html

An audio version of the old-fashioned ‘memory card game’. Match the pairs of notes by using your ears …

On Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th May Caulfield Grammar School is hosting the Australia Brass Quintet. Australian Brass Quintet David Elton – Principal Trumpet of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Tristram Williams – International leading young soloist, ensemble musician, improviser and educator. Ben Jacks – Principal Horn of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Michael Bertoncello – Trombonist of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Shannon Pittaway – Bass Trombonist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

There will be opportunities for student workshops and staff professional development with some of Australia’s finest brass musicians. The two days of workshops will finish with a concert to be held in the Cripps Centre at Caulfield Grammar School, 217 Glen Eira Road, East St Kilda.

The Australian Youth Band is entering an exciting new phase, with the establishment of a junior ensemble for young musicians aged 12 -15. Players of brass, woodwind and percussion instruments who have a minimum musical standard of AMEB Grade 2 are encouraged to audition.

Junior Band (JAYB) musicians will have the opportunity to progress through to the Senior Band with the added attraction of international concert tours.

To book an audition time, please contact the band’s Musical Director on 0402-912-772 or music.director@ayb.org.au

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTB58ZmnudA&feature=youtube

breezinthrutheory.com

New, online music theory lessons and drills. You can currently access a free demo of some of the online drill games.

The Song Room research paper – March 2011

http://www.songroom.org.au/research/publications-and-reports

http://www.rocklibrary.com/Library/Entity.aspx?id=f7d00669-7750-4720-94f7-5069669471c8

Creating and developing teams that work
Tuesday 14 June 2011
10.00am – 4.00pm

Presented by Sally Arnold
In this full day workshop you will be introduced to a team building program which will assist in unlocking greater productivity, harmony and personal satisfaction within your music department.

You will work on the following topics in relation to real time challenges within your team/s.

•    Role of leaders and facilitators in teams
•    People and team dynamics (how to identify and treat simple team challenges)
•    Guidelines for team meetings
•    A team vision that is understood by all
•    Goal setting to help deliver the vision

At the end of the day you will have put together a checklist and plan to develop further team-building strategies within your organization.

VENUE
Statewide Resources Cnetre
150 Palmerston Street
Carlton

COST Members $130/Non-members $185

Booking essential
Only 20 places available
Lunch is provided

Enquiries
Kevin Kelley
03 9349 1048
info@amuse.vic.edu.au

ABOUT SALLY ARNOLD
Sally Arnold has always been a creator. Beginning with her career as a flautist leading into her passion for cooking. She opened a gourmet cookware shop then became a department store buyer. Setting up the new concept of boutiques in the home-wares area within a department store. After several great years working in retail buying around the world, Sally returned to the performing arts. Managing a jazz dance studio and then leading into heading up the Corporate Development department of The Australian Ballet. Then followed psychotherapy training in Melbourne with some time spent in the USA. Now Sally combines her business, musical, arts management and psychotherapy background to form Corporate Creative Directions. A program using the power of music, visualization and collage to help business people move through problems, seek solutions to situations, gaining greater staff satisfaction and productivity.

The “Creative Intersections” Summit of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies will bring together government and cultural leaders from over 80 countries to explore how artists can give voice to diverse communities and concerns through collaborations with experts in health and wellbeing, the environment, education, business, new technologies, cultural identity and more. Taking place in Melbourne, Victoria and running from 3–6 October.

http://www.artsummit.org.

http://doublebassblog.org/2011/04/hal-robinson-plays-orchestral-excerpts.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

An instructional video on playing orchestral excerpts on Double Bass, as performed by Hal Robinson.

The visual quality is very raw, but the Double Bass sound is amazing.

A good video to show Middle School students who are studying instruments of the orchestra.

Footscray Gypsies World Music Community Orchestra

This is a world music community orchestra based in Footscray in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Our repertoire focuses on klezmer, gypsy and balkan music. In true gypsy style, our sound will be influenced by whatever wonderful array of musicians turn up.  Whatever your instrument is, we’ll find a place for it.

Our first performance is booked for the 3^rd July as part of the Newport Folk Festival.  Many more opportunities for gigs are in the pipeline.

The Footscray Gypsies meets on alternate Tuesday evenings, 6.30 to 9.00pm @ the Bigwest Festival rehearsal room, above the iconic Dancing Dog Café Level 1, 42 Albert Street in Footscray (close to the train station).

Fees: $15 casual ($40 for 4 weeks/2 months).
Concession: $10 casual ($30 for 4 weeks/2months).
Supper provided.

All ages groups welcome (our group spans from primary to mature adults!)

Bring a music stand, pencil and folder.  Sheet music provided.

If you have any enquiries, visit www.jensmusicschool.com
email: jensmusicschool@hotmail.com or phone 0413 128052

http://www.makingmusicfun.net/pdf/worksheets/composer-employment-application-worksheet.pdf

This fun, free worksheet, asks students to fill in a mock job application, requiring biographical details of a composer. The website www.makingmusicfun.net includes biographical information and other fun activities.

April 2011 saw the launch of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s second album. Gurrumul is a spectacular, Indigenous Australian musician who was born blind, and grew up singing and playing guitar.

Lesson idea: Listen to one of Gurrumul’s tracks (all songs feature his language-of-birth, while some include English as well). Describe the tune, harmonies, vocal quality (which Stinge has described as “the sound of a higher being”), chord progressions, etc … then try to guess what the lyrics mean.

A really positive (UK) article about getting middle school boys to sing!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/05/singing-schools

‘Hearts in Harmony’ – a ‘fun’tastic community music day for all ages at ACU in Fitzroy, presented by the School of Education, Australian Catholic University (ACU).

This day is open to all ages, backgrounds and abilities – no musical experience is required. Join Jon Madin, Geelong’s local teacher/composer/instrument inventor and play some of his wonderful and wacky instruments such as marimbas, echo cellos, shaker rings and musical bikes.

an MCA publication -

Journal of Music Research Online www.jmro.org.au: this refereed journal includes music education research

KMEIA Victoria is holding the “Autumn Seminar” early next term on Friday 6^th and Saturday 7^th May.  This year we have a variety of workshops which are specifically aimed at children in Kindergarten and early primary school – lots of ideas for music-making with little kids!  You can come to both days of the conference, or only one day if that suits you better.

At this year’s Autumn Seminar for the first time an Early Childhood Stream of workshops has been added. The sessions on offer are suitable for those working with children 0-8yrs. If you cannot attend both days it is possible to come for one day only.

Sessions on offer include:

Hushed Moments – Music & Spirituality in Early Childhood

Early Childhood Music Teaching Techniques

Sing Me Another Story – Picture Books for Children

Materials to Nurture Numeracy  and Literacy

Songs, Rhymes & Dances for  the Young and the Young at Heart!

FRIDAY 6 & SATURDAY 7 MAY 2011

Venue: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre in Preston

Key presenters: Daniel Crump & Gail Godfrey (Queensland), Susan Searle, Robert Stewart & Julia Trifonov (Melbourne).

Early Childhood Presenters: Gail Godfrey, Melissa Dods, Anna Mlynek-Kalman

Website: www.kodaly.org – click on ‘Events’ and then ‘Victoria’.

Audio Production and MIDI Sequencing in Logic Pro 9

To register or for more information contact the Short Course Team on 03 9919 1932

COURSE CODE: MA3
DURATION: 3hrs per weeknight for 6 Weeks
COST: $410 inc GST
LOCATION: Music Department, Footscray Nicholson Campus

COURSE DATES AVAILABLE:

• 27 April, 4, 11, 18, 25 May, 1 June (2011)

Have you signed up yet to be part of Making Music Being Well?

This national initiative, which takes place from 16 – 22 May, is a collaboration between
Music: Play for Life and the Australian Music Therapy Association and it’s all about a grassroots celebration of the links between music making and wellbeing.

When you register to participate – it’s FREE – we’ll send you event posters, stickers and brochures and you’ll get access to lots of downloadable resources including event planning and promotional tips.

How you participate is up to you.  The best way to be involved is to take something you may already have planned for that week and hitch it to the national wagon of Making Music Being Well 2011. You don’t have to do something on every day during the week – one event is enough. Your event will be outlined on the MMBW website and you and your group members or students will be helping to shine the national spotlight on an important fact: music is good for you!

Here are a few ideas based on previous years:

• Open the doors to the community for your rehearsal that falls within the MMBW week and turn it into a free performance.
• Take your choir or group to a nursing home, hospital or school.
• Organise a big sing at your workplace.
• Turn a school assembly into a musical celebration and tell students and parents about the value and benefits of making music.
• Convene a drum circle in your school playground.
• Run an open mic session at your local pub or club.
• Organise a gathering of community music leaders and organisers in your area and discuss how you could pool resources and share skills.

Register to be part of it at www.makingmusicbeingwell.org.au

Don’t forget – registration for our biggest school music initiative, Music: Count Us In, opens soon too!

Have you signed up yet to be part of Making Music Being Well?

This national initiative, which takes place from 16 – 22 May, is a collaboration between Music: Play for Life and the Australian Music Therapy Association and it’s all about a grassroots celebration of the links between music making and wellbeing.

When you register to participate – it’s FREE – we’ll send you event posters, stickers and brochures and you’ll get access to lots of downloadable resources including event planning and promotional tips. How you participate is up to you.

The best way to be involved is to take something you may already have planned for that week and hitch it to the national wagon of Making Music Being Well 2011. You don’t have to do something on every day during the week – one event is enough. Your event will be outlined on the MMBW website and you and your group members or students will be helping to shine the national spotlight on an important fact: music is good for you!

Here are a few ideas based on previous years: Open the doors to the community for your rehearsal that falls within the MMBW week and turn it into a free performance. Take your choir or group to a nursing home, hospital or school. Organise a big sing at your workplace. Turn a school assembly into a musical celebration and tell students and parents about the value and benefits of making music. Convene a drum circle in your school playground. Run an open mic session at your local pub or club. Organise a gathering of community music leaders and organisers in your area and discuss how you could pool resources and share skills.

Register to be part of it at www.makingmusicbeingwell.org.au

AND … don’t forget – registration for our biggest school music initiative, Music: Count Us In, opens soon too!

This national initiative, which takes place from 16 – 22 May, is a collaboration between
Music: Play for Life and the Australian Music Therapy Association and it’s all about a grassroots celebration of the links between music making and wellbeing.

When you register to participate – it’s FREE – we’ll send you event posters, stickers and brochures and you’ll get access to lots of downloadable resources including event planning and promotional tips.

How you participate is up to you.  The best way to be involved is to take something you may already have planned for that week and hitch it to the national wagon of Making Music Being Well 2011. You don’t have to do something on every day during the week – one event is enough. Your event will be outlined on the MMBW website and you and your group members or students will be helping to shine the national spotlight on an important fact: music is good for you!

Here are a few ideas based on previous years:

• Open the doors to the community for your rehearsal that falls within the MMBW week and turn it into a free performance.
• Take your choir or group to a nursing home, hospital or school.
• Organise a big sing at your workplace.
• Turn a school assembly into a musical celebration and tell students and parents about the value and benefits of making music.
• Convene a drum circle in your school playground.
• Run an open mic session at your local pub or club.
• Organise a gathering of community music leaders and organisers in your area and discuss how you could pool resources and share skills.

Register to be part of it at www.makingmusicbeingwell.org.au

Teach the chorus melody of Mamma Mia using letter names, or the numbers:

21 21     112321    2   1     4   444 3   1

Put the melody onto keyboards (using finger numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4) or glockenspiels (C, D, E and F)

Talk about the relationship between numbers and pitch names

Play with a recording of Mamma Mia, transposed down into C major (using digital music editing software such as Audacity, Reaper or GarageBand)

Try to sing and play at the same time!

Marimba Music Making  WITH JON MADIN

Date    Thursday 2 June 2011
Time    9.30am – 3.30pm
Venue    150 Palmerston Street, CARLTON
Cost    $130 members/$190 non-members

An amazing smorgasbord of ideas for hands-on music making using marimbas and many other Jon Madin’s ingeniously created instruments. Suitable for any primary or lower secondary music teaching environment. Would be suitable for primary generalists. You will go away with a wealth of repertoire and activity ideas.

About Jon
Jon Madin is a trained classroom music teacher with a background in a wide variety of music-making. His experience includes playing in folk/rock bands, multi-cultural bands, orchestra and early music consorts. He also leads family music workshops and bush dances.

He has also worked extensively in musical instrument design – marimbas in particular, as well as many other experimental musical instruments.

For further information about Jon Madin, check out the Marimba Music website: www.marimbamusic.com.au

ENQUIRIES
Kevin Kelley
Executive Officer
Association of Music Educators (Vic) Inc
150 Palmerston Street
CARLTON Victoria 3053

Phone 03 9349 1048
Fax 03 9349 1052
kevin.kelley@amuse.vic.edu.au
www.amuse.vic.edu.au

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46397.asp

an article illustrating the great work done by music therapists with school-age students

MusicTime! Great Classroom Ideas for Years 5 – 8

Presented by Dr Ros McMillan

Want to finish Semester 1 fired with enthusiasm for Term 3? This workshop, designed for teachers of students in Years 5 – 8, will provide participants with a wealth of ideas for units of work as well as one-off activities that will appeal to students from upper primary to junior secondary.

This is not an easy group to cater for as many Year 7s will experience music for the first – and last! – time in their lives in this school year, while Year 8 students can be one of the most difficult age-groups to engage in music-making of any kind. Upper primary school students, too, are not always the amenable students of earlier years, with most of them having strong views on what makes music as a school subject ‘good’.

Thus, Year 5 – 8 teachers face the difficult task of planning a curriculum that is enjoyable and relevant for their students as well as fulfilling to teach. At the same time they may be required to provide music classes for a one-year, or even one-semester, subject that their school administration believes is all that students need to continue the study of music in later school years.

Working with typical classroom resources, participants at this workshop will be assisted to plan stimulating and rewarding lessons for students of all abilities. Through a variety of hands-on activities, teachers will be shown how to fulfil the requirements of the new Australian Curriculum, one in which a rich, creative and coherent curriculum is at the centre.

COST
$130.00 (members)
$190.00 (non-members)

DATE
Friday 24 June

TIME
9.30am – 3.30pm

VENUE
Statewide Resources Centre
150 Palmerston Street, Carlton
Melway reference — Map 2B:H6

Booking essential
Lunch is provided

http://amuse.vic.edu.au/2011_PL/ros_mcmillan.htm

Ros McMillan has been teaching and researching music education for almost 50 years, including 20 years at the University of Melbourne where she was Senior Lecturer then Head of Music Education, and 13 years as Director of Music at the PresbyterianLadies’ College, Melbourne. For the last decade she has been writing music workbooks for teachers and students with over 10,000 students using her books. Ros is a keyboard player, specialising in improvisation.

On April 12th 2011, a dozen talented teenage singer-songwriters were mentored by John Foreman, Claire Bowditch, Holly Throsby,  Rai Thistlethwayte (Thirsty Merc) and Kavyen Temperley (Eskimo Joe).

The result was the 2011 song for Music. Count Us In (1st September 2011).

Watch this space for free lesson plans, free MP3 material, free Professional Development (for teachers) and free instrumental arrangements. Let’s get more music in more Australian schools!! www.musiccountusin.org.au

The National Folk Festival (Australia) is developing educational resources. These include a free CD of 2009 festival highlights & IWB resources about the fiddle.

http://forteachersforstudents.com.au/NFF/

Fresh off the printing press – Instant Lessons in Music (Vols 3, 4 & 5) – photocopiable /digital lessons designed to enhance school Music programs OR leave for Emergency teachers (without the need for musical competency) – suits 11-16 year old Music classes – written by an Australian teacher for Australian students.

Vol 3: Music in Australia

Vol 4: Everyday musicality

Vol 5: Theory, composition & song-writing

http://australianmusiceducators.ning.com/ is an Australian discussion forum for music educators.  It was set up with the intent of discussing ideas on classroom band programs, but it really is a forum for discussion on any aspect of Australian music teaching from P-12.  At present there is a small group of members, but I am hoping to build it up and draw on a wide range of professional knowledge and experience.

This group is completely FREE (in a monetary sense, not a moral or metaphysical sense).

Please come along and check it out.  The page is run as a ning, which is basically a social network with a particular focus.  It is great for online discussion, linking of video and photo and has facility for you to blog.  All you need to do is create an account.

Why Should the Kids Have All the Fun!

Ooolation! Tasmania Singing Adventure June 30 – July 10 2011
Young Voices of Melbourne, in association with Festival of Voices and Ooolitic Music is running a singing camp for singers aged 18 – 28 (with flexibility) with three outstanding US leaders – Malcolm Dalglish, Moira Smiley, Joshua Kartes and Jeff Fellinger, along with Sydney percussionist Peter Jacob, Amelia Alder and Mark O’Leary.

We will rehearse for 5 days on the beautiful and remote Maria Island, before heading to Hobart’s wonderful Festival of Voices where the Ooolation! Singers will play a key role. We are looking for singers with experience who love music, performing, the outdoors and have a sense of adventure! Malcolm Dalglish has been runnning these camps in the USA for years, but this will be the first time Ooolaion has come to Australia.

More information is available at:
http://www.oooliticmusic.com/

If you are looking for some musical enrichment in the July school holidays this might be for you. Please pass this information on to any senior or past students who might be interested.

The following ideas come from musicroomburns.net

Advocating in these following small ways will get you noticed by the parents and the community:

• Posting students’ works on websites
• Sending students’ musical creations home to parents via CDs
• Inviting parents into the music classroom to participate with their children
• Having your ensembles perform in the community
• Attending community events so parents see the music teacher participating in the community
• When your music students participate in community events or some sort of competitions, write a press release to the local newspaper
• Ask the Board if the students can perform at the beginning of the meeting
• And there are so many more ideas that would be more specific to your situation

http://pom.sagepub.com/

A free online publication – Psychology of Music

2nd Peninsula Winter Music School

A three day music program run by the Peninsula Youth Music Society. School aged and tertiary students will have the opportunity perform as part of an orchestra or be involved in music theatre or participate in the Big Band. Highly experienced musicians have been engaged to work with participants of the Winter Music School. The Ingrid Martin Orchestra for string, woodwind, brass and percussion instrumentalists will rehearse as a full ensemble and also be involved in wind, string and brass tutorials.

Tutors Dr Ingrid Martin and Michael Dahlenburg. The Royal Music Theatre group is for singers, dancers and actors. Tutors Monica Royal and Harlene Hercules. The members of this group will learn works from musicals and receive vocal and dance tutorials. The Eric Budd Big Band is for students with some performance experience on either woodwind, brass, drum kit, guitar or keyboard. The band will perform works from the swing jazz era. Tutor Eric Budd

The Winter Music School will run from 4th to 6th July at Mt Erin Secondary College. For details and brochure ph.9782 2450 or 5975 8841 Or visit www.pyms.org.au to download a form.

RockED Music (Australia) writes and publishes original Primary School Musicals, Recorder and Marimba books and Secondary text books.

New Secondary Music (Rock) text http://mimusicbook.com/

Alison Dodds - RockED Music  t. 0408522398  rocked@tpg.com.au www.rockedmusic.com

Cadence Choir is a new community choir for adults rehearsing on Saturday mornings with Steph Payne www.stephpayne.com.au in Port Melbourne. If you are interested, you will find more details at: http://www.cadencechoir.com.au/Home.html

For enquiries phone Rosemary on 0407 332 725 or email romac@iinet.com.au
Joining a choir is a great means of Personal & Professional Development!!

SCHOOL FOR SONGS

One song to be written, one day to do it – and about 500,000 people to sing it and judge how it sounds. That was the equation faced by a dozen schoolchildren who were coached by leading lights of Australian music yesterday in writing this year’s ditty for the annual Music: Count Us In project. The teenagers were given guidelines for the composition, but Eskimo Joe’s Kav Temperley said: ”I told them to forget about that completely.” The result with his pupils was lyrics about ”pocketful of poo, something about spew”, he said proudly. But it rhymed. ”That’s what we’re saying: it’s gotta be good.” Regurgitative references aside, the Diary’s anthem correspondent, Adam Fulton, reports that the students were beyond chuffed to come from around Australia to get the guidance of Temperley, Clare Bowditch, Holly Throsby and Rai Thistlethwayte for the project, which is designed to raise awareness of the value of music education in schools. By day’s end the song chosen by the project’s ”ambassador”, John Foreman, to be sung by students from about 1600 Australian schools at the same time on September 1 was by Thistlethwayte’s bunch and carries the working titleWe’ve Got the Music. Its chorus: ”Get on your feet / Feel the heartbeat / We’ve got the music / We’re not too proud to say it out loud / We’re not afraid to use it.”

from Sydney Morning Herald 14.4.2011 Matt Buchanan and Rachel Olding

Flinders Quartet (free) program notes for April 2011 concert.

new Australian work: Ian Munro’s String Quartet No.2 ‘A Colonial Sketchbook’

Mozart K.413 arranged for Piano and String Quartet

Debussy String Quartet in G minor Op.10

1. The Keys of Effective Practice

- Specifically for secondary school music students.

- Duration choice 60, 90 or 120 minutes, on site at your school.

- View the 5-minute introductory video  http://www.screencast.com/t/oWMukBI5.

2. Study, Stress and Music

- Relevant for all secondary students, and staff.

- Duration 60 minutes, on site.

- View the 5-minute introductory video  http://www.screencast.com/t/Hue7Du1e6b2.

Dates are limited: June 29, May 10, May 11 (2011) with Michael Griffin

http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/050102ARTSED.pdf

a summary of workforce skills which are taught through Music and Arts education in schools