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10 free Lion King video clips re. making of


May 9, 2013

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJkUKcNcfR0 This is the first of TEN free YouTube clips about the making of the stage production of the Lion King. Classes might talk about musicals, African music, percussion, music to create moods … ENJOY!

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3MBS FM

January 13, 2011

3MBS FM – Program Highlights 3MBS FM is Australia’s leading Community radio station for Fine Music – Classical, Folk and Jazz.

3MBS FM can be streamed live over the internet, making it easy to tune into their “Classically Kids” program from all over the world: Saturday mornings 8-9am (AEST).

3MBS FM 103.5 if you are in Melbourne!

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ACO Education program 2012


November 4, 2011

Read about the ACO Schools’ Program for 2012

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ACO Virtual – 3D


May 9, 2013

http://www.theartscentregc.com.au/whats-on/whats-on-items/aco-virtual

The Gold Coast Arts Centre is launching ACOVirtual – a 3D experience of the Australian Chamber Orchestra for all ages!

Watch the “making of” ACOVirtual HERE

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Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO)

March 7, 2010

Go to resource: The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a professional orchestra, resident in South Australia.

Their education programs include open rehearsals, school student concerts, in-schools performances, and composition competitions.

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ANCA Sing in the City: 16-18 Sept 2011 (Vic)


May 28, 2011

ANCA Victoria is pleased to invite you to the State Choral Festival

‘SING IN THE CITY’ on 16 – 18 September 2011. Registration is now

open for this exciting choral event.

SING IN THE CITY is a unique opportunity for the Choral Community to come

together and do what they do best – SING!

Join us as three of Australia’s legendary choral conductors and two of

our country’s most successful singing teachers share their insights and

talents. This Festival has something for every stage of development of the

choral musician: singers from age 10 to 100, choral conductors, singing

teachers, educators, music students and everyone who enjoys the beauty of

voices raised in song!

You can choose to come as an individual or get your choir to come along;

if you’re a conductor, come and sing or observe rehearsals with a chance

to learn about singing issues from leading teachers. Our three streams will

feature Australian music for Primary students, the best of current

repertoire for Secondary Schools and a complete performance of the Mozart

Requiem in the Community Stream. Repertoire is listed in the brochure.

The Professional Development Stream will offer workshops in breathing,

posture for choirs, a Q&A session with our conductors and a chance to

observe them in action.

Primary Choir Stream

Conductor: Mark O’Leary (Founder and Director of the Young Voices of

Melbourne)

Venue: VCA School of Music

Cost: $300 per choir or $50 per individual

Secondary Choir Stream

Conductor: George Torbay (Hailed by The Sydney Morning Herald as ‘one of

Australia’s leading musical lights’)

Venue: St John’s Southgate

Cost: $300 per choir or $50 per individual

Community Choir Stream

Conductor: Margaret Pride (Music Director for Collegium Symphonic Chorus

Perth WA)

Venue: BMW Edge @ Fed Square

Cost: $300 per choir or $75 per individual

• Professional Development Stream

Presenters: Ron Morris (Speech Pathologist, Audiologist and Counter

Tenor), and Anna Connolly (Senior Lecturer in Voice at the Melbourne Conservatorium of

Music)

Venue: To be advised

Cost: $150 per participant (includes BOTH days)

REGISTRATION & MORE INFORMATION

To download a brochure go to

http://anca.org.au/vic-news-view/sing-in-the-city-209

Online registrations can be made via the link http://tinyurl.com/5szumhe

Registration closes 1 August 2011.

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Article: Students hit right notes (MCUI 2012)


November 2, 2012

THIS article in the Canberra times includes an awesome photo of nearly 2000 kids singing outside Parliament House, Canberra.

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Artists in Residence (Arts Qld)

January 21, 2010

Go to resource: The Artists in Residence program, is run by Arts Queensland and Education Queensland and funded by the Australia Council. The program places artists in primary and secondary schools in Queensland.

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Artists in Schools (NT)

January 21, 2010

Go to resource: Artists in Schools (AiS) NT is a program run by Arts NT and the Department of Education and Training, NT.  The program places professional artists in schools, and is funded by the Australia Council.

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ArtPlay (Melbourne)

January 23, 2010

ArtPlay is an arts centre in Melbourne that provides school and holiday programs for children and youth. Some of these programs are focused on music and each program is linked to the Victorian curriculum. The site also contains links to bookings and advocacy about the value of the arts in education.

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ArtPlay Big Jam in Melb 11/11/12


October 31, 2012

CALLING ALL GUITARISTS, RECORDER PLAYERS, UKULELE-ISTS…

(and flutes, and violins, and clarinets, and saxophones, and bass guitars, and cellos, and marimbas, and percussion… and any other instrument you like)

Do you play an instrument? Would you like to join a band? Come to ArtPlay in the heart of Melbourne on Sunday 11 November to help us form the biggest band ArtPlay has ever seen or heard!

The event is ‘Jump on the Bandwagon’ and the aim is to see how many musicians – all ages, all playing together – it takes to fill ArtPlay with music. In the course of an hour we will create a brand new piece of music, with help from some of Melbourne’s most inspiring and innovative musicians from the jazz, classical and rock music worlds.

‘Jump on the Bandwagon’ is a Big Jam for the whole family, and everyone is invited – mums, dads, brothers and sisters, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles – and anyone else! You can be any age and of any level of musical experience. More experienced players will learn new music, invent riffs and rhythms, improvise a solo, and work alongside musicians from the MSO, the Australian Art Orchestra, and Melbourne’s diverse freelance scene. First-timers will have the unforgettable experience of being part of a large and tight ensemble – like an orchestra but with a few more electric guitars and a lot more percussion.

BYO instrument or play one of ours on the day.

Jump on the Bandwagon

Sunday 11 November

ArtPlay (Birrarung Marr, behind Federation Square)

11am-12noon and 2pm-3pm (choose one session or come to both – no two sessions are the same)

$10 per family

Bookings – ArtPlay, 96647900

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/artplay/WhatsOn/Pages/SpecialEvents.aspx

Created and led by Gillian Howell, leader of Big Jams for Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, City of Manningham, and others.

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Arts in Education (Arts Victoria)

January 21, 2010

Go to resource: Arts in Education provides links for information on arts education organisations and collaborations. The site is run by Arts Victoria, and includes information about artists placement in schools.

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Arts Victoria + Cultural Infusion = Extended School Residency Project


May 4, 2011

Cultural infusion together with Reservoir Views Primary School will work in partnership on a one year arts project that explores and celebrates the cultural diversity of the school community thanks to Arts Victoria.

A series of artists and artistic personnel from Cultural Infusion will work collaboratively throughout the year with students, teachers and parents at Reservoir Views Primary School in various art-forms (including physical theatre, dancing, song writing/singing, visual art, puppetry and multimedia) with the end result being a performing arts production that will feature at the school’s end of Term 3 Concert.

Components of the production will also feature alongside the work of professional artists at the 2012 Australia Day Concert that is viewed by an audience of over 10,000 people. We will keep you posted as this exciting project progresses.

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arts2GO – Regional Arts Victoria

January 23, 2010

Go to resource: arts2GO programs for school students are run by Regional Arts Victoria. Their programs include in-school workshops, school holiday workshops, and in-school performances. Subsidies for performances is available to schools. Their site includes links to Arts on the Road (touring performances), Arts on Call (performances and workshops in-school), and Arts Ongoing (artists in residence). Their events can be searched by age-range and VELS aims.

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ArtsEdge (Western Australia)

July 2, 2010

Go to resource: ArtsEdge (Western Australia) is a collaboration between the education, arts, and cultural sectors in WA. The program facilitates projects and partnerships between schools and professional arts workers, for example, artists in schools (AIR) and professional learning for teachers. ArtsEdge is a partnership between the Dept of Education WA and the Dept of Culture and the Arts WA.

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Australia’s biggest music program: 1st Sept 2011


May 22, 2011

Register your school in Australia’s biggest music program

Our program song has been recorded and is now up on the website for your listening pleasure. There are already 500 schools registered to take part in this year’s program which will unite more than half a million students in the performance of ‘We’ve Got The Music’ on Thursday, 1st September at 11.30am. Don’t forget participation in the program is FREE. The audio files, arrangements, lyric sheet and classroom activity kit: it’s all downloadable once you register your school.

So listen to the song, register now and get your school community on board!

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Ben Northey – Conducting Workshop


May 28, 2011

Ben Northey is the conductor clinician for a seminar, master class and video workshop for school band directors. We are proud to be able to celebrate Ben’s appointment as Associate Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. This special event is presented by The Grainger Wind Symphony in partnership with the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association (Victoria branch). Ben’s services is provided by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the event is assisted with sponsorship from Allans Music + Billy Hydes.

On Wednesday 8 June, at 5.30pm the public Seminar has Ben talking and answering questions about Exploring the Art of Conducting. At 6.30pm, the full participants have a public Conducting Master Class with Ben as clinician but without piano or any instrumentalists. At 7.30pm finger food is provides free. From 8.30pm each full participant in turn conducts The Grainger Wind Symphony in a public Video Workshop with maestro Northey as clinician.

All three sessions are open to the public. You are all encouraged to come to congratulate Ben for his appointment and learn from his experiences in music and conducting from his youth in Ballarat to his studies at University of Melbourne with John Hopkins and at the Sibelius Academy in Finland.  Entry fee includes membership of the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association (Victoria). Apply to come by the due date so catering can be arranged for you

Full participants will conduct in the one hour Master Class a concert band work of their choice, and conduct the same in front of The Grainger Wind Symphony with about 12 minutes of podium time. There is a strict limit of 8 full participants. The first eight places will go to the suitable applicants who pay their fee first. Applications for full participants will close on Friday 1 June.

The venue is the De Young Performing Arts Centre at Carey Baptist Grammar School, 349 Barkers Road, Kew.

Application form, fees and more information can be download from the GWS website, www.graingerwindsymphony.asn.au.

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Cheeky Possums – Primary musicals

March 18, 2011
A new website for original, Australian primary school musicals, with high quality backing tracks, fun scripts and lyrics and lots of extra resources. www.cheekypossummusicals.com.au
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ColdPlay live @ Apple


April 21, 2013

Watch 20 mins worth of ColdPlay performing live on YouTube. Take notes on stage-craft (actions, moves and dress), how they engage the crowd, what percussion is played, and what makes this live performance so exciting. Suggest students incorporate some of these ideas into their own band performances.

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ConnectEd Arts (NSW)


January 21, 2010

Go to resource: ConnectEd Arts is a program run by Arts NSW that provides subsidies for school arts excursions, and funds education programs run by arts organisations. ConnectEd Arts is a partnership with the Department of Education and Training, NSW.

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Cultural Infusion


December 28, 2010

Go to resource: Cultural Infusion co-ordinates authentic multi-cultural performances, workshops and residencies in Australian schools.

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Dalcroze Australia

January 23, 2010

Go to resource: Dalcroze Australia is the official Dalcroze association in Australia and offers courses for teachers. Dalcroze Eurhythmics teaches music through body movement to provide a physical experience of music.  Activities cover improvisation and the use of solfege. The association’s events include conferences, workshops, and their site has links to more information about membership and events, as well as Dalcroze publications.

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Education Program – ACO

December 16, 2009

Go to resource: The ACO, through its national education program, aims to bring performances and musical experiences to students.

The site includes links to performance and education events, school ticket specials, the Parramatta String Players, combined schools workshops, open rehearsals, and special education events.

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free Melb Con concerts May 2012


May 7, 2012

Three upcoming free concerts that may be of interest for your staff and students:

Friday 25 May, 11:00am

Brass and Strings Ensemble Concert

Ideal for: Years 7 – 12

Duration: approx 70 minutes

Venue: Melba Hall, Royal Parade, Parkville

More information: http://www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au/events?id=365

Saturday 26 May, 7:30pm

Wind Symphony and String Ensemble Concert

Ideal for: Years 5 – 12

Duration: approx 75 minutes

Venue: BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

More information: http://www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au/events?id=363

Monday 28 May, 2:00pm

Percussion Ensembles Concert

Ideal for: Years 5 – 12

Duration: 50 minutes

Venue: Victorian College of the Arts, Southbank

More information: http://www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au/events?id=359

Bookings for the Friday and Monday concerts can be made through Anastasia – email rua@unimelb.edu.au or phone 03 8344 3673.

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free Music PD


June 29, 2011

One Song. One Day. Your School, More Music.
Thursday September 1, 11.30 am

Have you registered you school for Music. Count Us In yet? Visit the websitewww.musiccountusin.org.au <http://www.musiccountusin.org.au/> to register and access recordings of the song as well as FREE choral, band and classroom arrangements!

FREE teacher workshops will run early next term to introduce teachers to the song and all of resources and support material available.

Geelong, Mt Waverley, Bendigo, Swan Hill, South Gippsland,
Mornington Peninsula, Mitcham, Mildura, Cheltenham,
South Melbourne, Lilydale, Caulfield, Carlton,
Ivanhoe and Wangaratta

For details visit the aMuse website: http://www.amuse.vic.edu.au <http://www.amuse.vic.edu.au/>

Or

Order FREE teaching kits for your school
by emailing Sue Arney MCUI@amuse.vic.edu.au
<mailto:MCUI@amuse.vic.edu.au>

To download ‘We’ve Got The Music’, and to register your school, go to www.musiccountusin.org.au
<http://www.musiccountusin.org.au/> or check out the wiki http://musiccountusin2011.wikispaces.com<http://musiccountusin2011.wikispaces.com/>

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Free online song-teaching site

July 6, 2011

www.jozzbeat.com/MCUI2011/home

This is a fun way to learn / teach the Music: Count Us In song for 2011 (We’ve Got the Music). In fact, the song will teach itself, all ready for the massed-music-making MCUI event on 1st September, 2011.

If you don’t yet have a free login, and have registered for Music: Count Us In, please send an email to mcui.admin@mca.org.au requesting a Jozzbeat login.

ENJOY!!!

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Hearts in Harmony – community music making 1st May 2011 (Fitzroy VIC)


April 3, 2011

‘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.

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in2arts (Qld)


January 21, 2010

Go to resource: in2arts is run by Arts Queensland, and is a search engine that provides links to arts for children in Queensland. The information is categorised by area, activity, and age. Suggested links can also be sent in to the search engine.

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Kiravanu

September 21, 2010

Go to resource: Kiravanu is an opera written by James Humberstone and Mary Elizabeth, specifically designed for children and integrated with the curriculum.Online resources are available through the site to support performances of Kiravanu in schools. It was first developed in MLC, Sydney, and resources include cross-curricula lesson plans to assist with implementation of this opera production in schools.

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Kita Performing Arts Company (Victoria)

January 23, 2010

Kita Performing Arts Company is an ensemble based in Melbourne and operates throughout Victoria to present traditional and contemporary Asian music and dance. The company runs school programs suited to primary and secondary school students, and teachers notes about each of the presentations are available online. Workshops are also run for students and teachers that introduce Asian performing arts and provide activities for the classroom.

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Lang Lang video clips (piano)

March 22, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lang+lang+piano Lang Lang is a flamboyant young pianist with plenty of showmanship. He pulls huge crowds, and plays Classical music. Watch some YouTube clips with your class and discuss what makes him so appealing to audiences around the world.

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Making Music Being Well: May 16-22, 2011


April 8, 2011

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

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MCUI 2013 trailer


May 7, 2013

Watch the new trailer for Music: Count Us In 2013 HERE www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHAvIYwwZus

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MCUI instrumental parts now online (FREE)


August 15, 2012

Music: Count Us In 2012 song parts for ALL school instruments are now online: www.musiccountusin.org.au

Obtaining a login is free and easy for Australian schools (and home-schools). If there are parts or arrangements you would like, but cannot find, please email: schools.mpfl@mca.org.au

All parts may be played along with the radio version of “Different People (Stand Together)”. ENJOY!!

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MCUI Vic Arts Centre 2012 – register by 19 Oct


October 17, 2012

CLICK HERE FOR FLYER

11-1 free concert – sing and dance – ANZ Pavilion @ Vic Arts Centre (Melbourne) – Music: Count Us In

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Melb Symphony Education Week 2012


May 7, 2012

This June the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will open the doors of the Melbourne Town Hall to over 10,000 school students, parents and teachers for the Orchestra’s Education Week a week solely dedicated to  sharing the joy of music-making through the first-hand experience of live orchestral music.

Across five days, the Orchestra will present 13 concerts for audiences of all ages, including a full spectrum of interactive and educational concerts for school students. From Classic Kids with best-selling children’s entertainer and movie star, Jay Laga’aia, right through to Ears Wide Open with eminent Music Educator, Richard Gill, there really is something for everyone.

Following his innovative concert presentations with the MSO in 2011, UK music educator, Paul Rissmann, will return to Melbourne to host Meet the Orchestra and Meet the Music, two stimulating age-specific programs which offer insight into great orchestral repertoire. Paul has devised and led projects for the BBC Proms, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Conducted by the MSO’s Associate Conductor, Benjamin Northey, Meet the Music, for secondary school students, will dissect some of the biggest symphonic scandals in history. It will also feature the 2011 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year, saxophonist, Nicholas Russoniello, who will be appearing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for the very first time.

Meet the Orchestra, for primary school students, will feature works themed around musical ‘Heroes and Rogues’ and include another of Paul’s signature audience participation pieces (for many, a highlight of last year’s program).

Comprehensive teaching resources have been created for Meet the Orchestra and Meet the Music, and are available for download on the MSO website. Additionally, primary school teachers booking into Meet the Orchestra are invited to join Paul Rissmann for a day of Professional Development specially created to cater for primary school music teachers and generalist teachers with limited musical knowledge on Friday 1 June 2012. Bookings for this VIT-registered PD can be made by calling 03 9626 1198.

Concert tickets for students are available for as little as $10 ($8 for Classic Kids) and teachers attend all Education Week concerts for free. For more information, please phone the MSO Education Department on 9626 1198 or visit www.mso.com.au and follow the tabs to Education Week.

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Melbourne Festival – ed resource packs


June 20, 2011

Melbourne Festival 6-22 October 2011

“For 2011 we will be producing four Education Resource Packs that will be available for free download from our website.  They are packed full with information including teaching notes, classroom activities, assessment suggestions, links and other unique insights.”

http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/news/latest?ed=79&story=10257

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Melbourne International Arts Festival

January 22, 2010

Go to resource: The Melbourne International Arts Festival is held in October each year. The festival provides education programs tailored for schools as well as resource kits that accompany each event. Each kit provides curriculum information, teachers resources, and suggested classroom activities.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

January 22, 2010

Go to resource: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is a professional orchestra and offers education programs to schools. Their site has an education portal to their activities including school programs (for all stages), conducting workshops, artists in schools, teacher resources, work experience, and professional learning. Teachers and schools can register to gain relevant education kits for specific MSO concerts.

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Melbourne Youth Music

January 22, 2010

Go to resource: Melbourne Youth Music (MYM) offers programs and performances to children and young people. The organisation is supported by the Victorian Dept of Education and Early Childhood Development. Their activities include workshops, summer schools, weekend tuition, and they run a number of classical ensembles for youth.

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Moorambilla Voices – Western NSW


March 3, 2012

www.moorambilla.com/

Check out the great work being done with young voices in small towns around Western NSW!

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more free lessons MCUI – We’ve Got the Music


August 31, 2011

More free lessons are available on musiccountusin2011.wikispaces.com

Try out the Boomwhackers playalong movie (played on glockenspeiel or boomwhackers) & Ukulele playalong movie

Some Queensland schools have recently unblocked the JellyBeans style online-percussion and singing videos, which are great fun! LINK IS HERE Most states have been enjoying this site for a few months now :-)

Bring on September 1st @11.30am

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More Than Opera (Victoria)

January 22, 2010

Go to resource: More Than Opera (Victoria) is a Melbourne-based ensemble that aims to provide accessibility to opera.

Their site has access to information about events, including in-school performances specifically targeted for children, through their education programs.

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Mornington Peninsula Choral Festival 2012


April 26, 2012

6th Annual Mornington Peninsula Choral Festival – “Harmonies Unite”

This unique event is a celebration of choral singing on the Mornington Peninsula.

There are five events taking place in the beautiful surrounds of Toorak College and The Peninsula School, Mt Eliza.

Festival Day – featuring Community, Church and School Choirs.

Saturday 2 June, 2.00-5.00 pm in the Toorak College Music Centre and other venues.

Adults – $12; concession – $6; children – free.

Refreshments will be available.

“Let’s Sing” Concerts for School Choirs

Monday 28 May, Tuesday 29 May, Wednesday 30 May  and Thursday 31 May- 7.00 – 9.00 pm in The Ansett Hall, The Peninsula School.

Adults and concession- $6; children free

For more information phone – Sue Gilbert at the Peninsula School – 9788 7839 or email – sgilbert@tps.vic.edu.au

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Music Count Us In – free teaching kit

June 17, 2011

http://www.musiccountusin.org.au/remository?func=select&id=45

The 2011 (free) Teaching Kit for “We’ve Got the Music” just went online. It features free lesson ideas and teaching resources for Primary and Middle School classes, as well as brilliant ideas for inclusion and special needs. It is designed for generalist classroom teachers and music teachers alike.

All feedback welcome. Bring on 1st September 2011!!

If you haven’t signed up, please do, then you’ll be able to view the Teaching Kit.

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Music Count Us In 2011 – teaching kit coming soon


June 1, 2011

Watch this space – the teaching kit for Music Count Us In 2011 is coming soon. It’s full of free ideas to enhance music education delivery in your school, including cross-curricular lesson ideas. Many free ensemble charts are already on the website www.musiccountusin.org.au . Don’t be scared of signing up – it’s really easy!

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Music. Count Us In (MCUI)

February 4, 2010

Go to resource: Music. Count Us In is a music advocacy event that draws attention to the value of music education in schools. Occuring once a year, schools nationwide are invited to sing the MCUI song at the same time. The event has been run since 2007, with around half a million students participating in all types of schools across the country. The MCUI site gives links to the songs performed each year, teaching kits, advocacy kits, and more information about the program. MCUI is linked to Music. Play For Life, a Music Council of Australia campaign for music education in schools.

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Music: Count Us In 2012 has been launched

July 27, 2012

www.musiccountusin.org.au

CHECK  IT OUT! Listen to the new song on the website … sign up for all the great free resources (for both primary generalist teachers AND secondary music specialists) … let us know what you think :-)

FREE teaching kit and lesson plans are coming VERY soon.

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Musica Viva

December 2, 2009

Go to resource: Musica Viva provides around 2500 professional music concerts to venues across Australia.

Their site includes links to their ‘In Schools’ programs, and resources about why music matters.

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Musical Picture Books – Vic Concert – 26 Sept 2011


August 20, 2011

Musical Picture Books
Monday 26 September

Award winning children’s books The Night Garden and The Rainbirds are brought to life at Melbourne Recital Centre these school holidays.

The Rainbirds
David Metzenthen (author)
Sally Rippin (illustrator)

The Night Garden
Elise Hurst (author / illustrator)

The illustrations of these wonderful books will come alive with animation on the big screen, with the stories told through the use of well known orchestral music, including Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

This concert is appropriate for primary school age children.

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National Folk Festival – free education resources

April 19, 2011

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/

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Opera Australia


December 21, 2009

Go to resource: Opera Australia is Australia’s national opera company.

The company consists of the chorus, orchestra, plus many behind-the-scenes technicians, designers, and other production staff.  Opera Australia run school programs, including Oz Opera (where artists visit primary schools) and Opera for students (specifically for secondary students in Victoria and NSW).

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Orff NSW

January 24, 2010

Go to resource: Orff NSW is a non-profit organisation that supports teachers in music education, and is the NSW branch of the national association for Schulwerk methodology.

Their site has links to membership details, workshops, conferences, and further professional learning.

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practical ideas for Music Ed advocacy

April 8, 2011

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
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ShoGo

January 21, 2010

Go to resource: ShoGo, run by Arts SA, is a government site funded by the Australia Council that sells tickets to arts events in South Australia.  Their site has links also to arts companies, venue information and reviews on events. Events are searchable by genre and venue.

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SingFest 2013 – Queensland


February 17, 2013

http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=51305

August 20-23, 2013

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SMH article: Tognetti plays at Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School

June 1, 2011

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/spreading-the-sound-of-music-with-a-10m-violin-20110525-1f34z.html#ixzz1NnD1Fx4F

Richard Tognetti and members of the ACO played for students at Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School (thanks to the support of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation). The article’s content includes advocacy for music education in schools.

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song-writing competition MCUI 2013


March 6, 2013

Music: Count Us In offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a talented young person to have their song sung by over half a million students.

  • A small group of students will be selected by our judging panel to work with a celebrity mentor for the songwriting session in April.
  • Their song will stop Australia in its tracks on October 31st.
  • Students must be quick, work to the brief and send us an optimistic, upbeat song idea of 1-3 minutes by 22nd March.
  • Successful students will receive payment for their work.

Download the brief at musiccountusin.org.au/the-song

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Sydney Symph 2012 Regional NSW tour (May-June)


April 10, 2012

http://www.sydneysymphony.com/education/schools/regional_tour/

Each year the Sydney Symphony travels to regional NSW bringing concerts and workshops to communities who are too far away to attend our Sydney Opera House performances. Our regional tour also includes special performances for school-aged audiences during the day and Professional Learning opportunities for teachers.

In 2012 the Syndey Symphony and Sinfonia are touring to GRAFTON, TAREE and NEWCASTLE from 29 May 29-1 June. For information and  bookings download the form below or email education@sydneysymphony.com

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Sydney Symphony – resources for teachers

February 9, 2010

Go to resource: The Sydney Symphony Orchestra offers programs for school children, and provides in conjunction with these, resources for teachers. Past kits from previous Meet the Music series can be viewed online and requested from the SSO. The site also gives links to Meet the Music events and other educational events.

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO)

March 7, 2010

Go to resource: The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is a professional orchestra, resident in New South Wales at the Sydney Opera House.

The SSO provides education programs including school concerts, links with orchestral players, and workshops for teachers. They also hold a number of education kits written for past and present SSO concerts.

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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

March 7, 2010

Go to resource: The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a professional orchestra resident in Tasmania.

Amongst their events, they offer education programs including concerts for students, open rehearsals, conductor training workshops, and sessions for teachers.

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The Arts Centre, Melbourne

January 23, 2010

Go to resource: The Arts Centre Melbourne provides education programs specifically for school students, including performances and workshops.Their school workshops include music technology training and activities are linked with the Victorian curriculum. Their site contains further information about activities and performance events.

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The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre (NSW)


February 16, 2010

Go to resource: The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre (NSW), located at Penrith in Sydney’s west, offers music education programs for schools and instrumental tuition. Each program is accompanied by education kits to assist teachers with program implementation. Programs are available for school students from kindergarten through to Year 12.

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The Song Room

January 21, 2010

Go to resource: The Song Room offers music programs to school students, particularly those who have no access to music teachers, and disadvantaged students. Their aim is to create self-sustaining music programs in schools.Their programs include professional support for teachers, families, implementation of long term music programs in schools, partnerships with industry and community music groups, and research. Schools can become members of the Song Room and receive access to the website, resources, and training.

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Ukulele orchestra

January 26, 2013

The “Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain” (currently in Australia) have provided free video tutorial and sheet music for “Hot Tamales” via their website.

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Victorian Opera – performances and PD


October 30, 2011

Bookings for the 2012 Education Program are now open at Victorian Opera. This includes a special Cinderella theatre experience for primary pupils in a series of one hour presentations of Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

We will once again offer a Professional Development program for teachers and singers as well as further opportunities to host a workshop in your school with our Outreach to Schools program.

Upper Secondary school groups attending our mainstage productions will have an additional experience preceding a performance with the opportunity to meet with an artist from the production in our new Seminar series.

http://www.victorianopera.com.au/explore/

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VMTA Performance Awards (Vic)


June 20, 2011

VMTA (Victorian Music Teachers Assoc) Performance Awards – entries close Friday July 1, 2011. It’s a great opportunity to gain
performance experience and receive feedback.

Date: Sunday July 24
Venue: Richmond Uniting Church, 314 Church St, Richmond

The sections are:
Primary School Instrumental,

Secondary School Instrumental
(adjudicator: Peter Bandy)

Primary School Piano,

Secondary School Piano
(adjudicator: Janine Sowden)

Entries close Friday July 1.

The prizes in the piano section are named the ‘Patkin Piano Awards’, in
memory of VMTA’s late Vice-President, Nehama Patkin. These awards were a
great success in their inaugural year (last year), and we hope to make this
year even better!

For more information, please contact the VMTA office
Amy Spruce - Office Manager
Victorian Music Teachers’ Association Inc
C 1.4/1 St Heliers St Abbotsford Vic 3067
03 9415 1314
fx 03 9415 1014
vmta@vmta.org.au
www.victorianmusicteachersassociation.org.au
Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 10-3, Thurs 11.30-3

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VSMF – Vic School Music Festival 2013

March 20, 2013

Victorian School Music Festival

The VSMF invites school bands and orchestras to perform in some of Victoria’s premier performing spaces – BMW Edge, Iwaki Auditorium and the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre!! Come and present the results of all that hard work and dedication of ensemble rehearsals, and experience the thrill of performing for your peers.

Regional schools in Victoria’s North (and beyond) are welcome to come to Wangaratta and perform at the fabulous Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, or come to Melbourne – the choice is yours. There will be performances you won’t want to miss!

The festival provides schools with the opportunity to work with leading music educators as Chief Adjudicator. Watch your students transform as an adjudicator works with them (perhaps even repeating what you say…?) and see their eyes light up when they realise how well they can play when working together for the same goal.

It’s the full sensory experience; Young people making music, listening to themselves and their peers making music, watching how it can be done differently and analysing their own performance afterwards by listening to the recording provided. Teachers can measure how their students change when under the pressure of a real performance.

VSMF Dates:

Orchestra Section
May 29, 30, 31 & June 1
Iwaki Auditorium

Jazz Ensemble Section
July 22, 23 & 25th
The Edge, Federation Square

Concert Band Section
August 2, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19 & 20
The Edge, Federation Square

August 9
Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre

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West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO)

March 7, 2010

Go to resource: The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is a professional orchestra resident in Western Australia.

Their events include education and outreach programs such as concerts for school students (including performances of set works), and webcasts and podcasts.

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Western Edge Youth Arts (Victoria)

January 21, 2010

Go to resource: Western Edge Youth Arts is a Western Victorian not-for-profit organisation that provides arts experiences to young people. Their programs include an artist in residence program, and their site has support for professional learning and education kits.

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World’s Biggest Band: 13 July 2013


October 8, 2012

World’s Biggest Band is a chance to make history playing live with Artistic Director and internationally renowned musician James Morrison in Brisbane on Saturday 13 July, 2013 as part of the Queensland Music Festival.

Concert bands, big bands, brass bands, primary and secondary school bands and individual musicians from across Australia are invited to participate.

Participants will download and learn a piece of iconic Australian music arranged by James Morrison specifically for this event.

For more information or to register your expression of interest visit www.qmf.org.au

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Young Blue & Deep Blue Orchestra


August 27, 2011

Deep Blue Orchestra is a new style of energetic orchestral performance. Towns can request a concert (via Deep Blue’s website), and audience members can ask for copies of sheet music in order to participate in one song during the concert.

Deep Blue also promotes young musicians through workshops and their Young Blue program.

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