Katie Wardrobe has put together 15 websites to help teach “Carnival of the Animals”
http://midnightmusic.com.au/index.php/2011/06/15-fantastic-free-carnival-of-the-animals-resources/
INVITATION: MASTER OF MUSIC (PERFORMANCE TEACHING)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & INFORMATION SESSION
You are invited to a special public seminar led by Professor Gary McPherson, Director, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
Presenting evidence-based approaches to music performance teaching, this presentation is a preview of the exciting new Master of Music (Performance Teaching) program.
Music educators, undergraduate music students, and those wishing to teach instrumental music in the future are encouraged to come and experience some of the innovative teaching that will feature in this course, as well as find out essential information and ask questions.
Refreshments will be served after the presentation.
TIME & DATE: Saturday 15 October 2.30pm
VENUE: Melba Hall Melbourne Conservatorium of Music The University of Melbourne Gate 12, Royal Parade Parkville
COST: FREE – bookings are essential
BOOKINGS: Anastasia Russell-Head rua@unimelb.edu.au or 03 8344 3673
COURSE INFORMATION: http://www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu. au/grad/mmusperfteach
For 3MBS FM’s Radiothon, Classically Kids is pulling out all the stops on 7th May, 2011…
FREE LESSON IDEA: RECORD THE RADIO SHOW TO PLAY BACK TO YOUR STUDENTS
Our special guest in the studio with us – and our new composer of the month – is French composer Hector Berlioz. Find out what he’s been up to for the last 140 odd years…
There’ll be a quiz to keep everyone on their toes…
Celebrate the birthday of Johannes Brahms…
We look at another AFL club and try to work out where their theme song came from…
And lots more…
Join Classically Kids this Saturday morning for our Radiothon Special, and if you like what we do, keep us on air by becoming a 3MBS subscriber – call 03 9416 1035.
Every subscriber gets a $30 CD voucher from Thomas’ Music and everyone goes in the draw to win a Bernstein Baby Grand, thanks to Bernie’s Music land.
Classically Kids, 3MBS 103.5FM, Saturdays 8am – 9am with Jacqui and Adam.
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!
http://www.3mbs.org.au/?q=node/1816
 William Barton |
William Barton is Australia’s foremost Didjeridu performer and an international cultural ambassador to audiences throughout the world. A musician who seemingly crosses the wide bound from traditional indigenous music to modern day classical presentation with ease. |
Step 1. Just get your school, music class, choir or even just one person from your group to choose a piece of classical or jazz music.
Step 2. Send your request to - 3mbskids@gmail.com
Step 3. We’ll e-mail you back to let you know when we’ll be playing your request.
Step 4. Tune in and listen! Easy as that. You can listen on the radio (in/around Melbourne) and stream the show online (all over the world).
Classically Kids EVERY Saturday from 8am – 9am on 3MBS 103.5 FM, with Jacqui and Adam
ABC Keys to Music – listen to a 4-part series of audio podcasts from May 2009. Richard Gill and Graham Abbott discuss the importance of quality school Music Education for all Australian children.
(Scroll down the webpage to the heading “Music Education Series”)
An opportunity for advanced-level music makers from Victorian Government and Independent Secondary Schools to participate with other like-minded young musicians in the ABODA Victoria Honours Band 2011 with conductor, Andrew Mott. This outstanding ensemble will perform with the ANCA Honours Choir at the Sounds Great Music Educators’ Conference at Melbourne High School.
Go to resource: ABRSM in Australia is the local Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music representative.
ACO Matinee Concerts for Secondary Students Two performances exclusively for secondary school students, led by Richard Tognetti Artistic Director & Lead Violin, Australian Chamber Orchestra and presented by Francis Merson, Limelight Magazine. MOZART Symphony K196/121, "La finta giardiniera" MEALE Cantilena Pacifica SCHUBERT (arr. Tognetti) String Quartet No.14, "Death and the Maiden" *Fri 8 Jun 12pm-1.30pm Sydney - City Recital Hall Angel Place *Tue 19 Jun 11am-12.30pm Melbourne – Melbourne Recital Centre Tickets $20. Teachers can book online www.aco.com.au/Default.aspx?url=/matinee or phone 1800 444 444. During these interactive concerts, students listen for key elements in the music, while learning about performance and ensemble techniques. A broad range of repertoire encompassing Mozart, Schubert and the contemporary Australian composer Richard Meale covers key aspects of the NSW & VIC music curricula. Specially tailored Teacher Resources are provided with each booking, providing students with additional insights into the repertoire. Resources include state-based curriculum notes and exercises, recordings and scores. Concerts are tailored to the music curriculum for stages 4 and 5 for New South Wales and levels 5, 6 and VCE for Victoria.
Open Rehearsal for School Students
Thurs 2 Aug
Students sit within metres of the musicians while they rehearse, getting a behind-the-scenes look at how the Orchestra prepares for concerts. After the rehearsal, students are invited to meet the ACO players. Register your students.
Go to resource: Brass Instruments and Pitch, Percussion Instruments and Pitch, String Instruments and Pitch, & Woodwind Instruments and Pitch are four lessons that cover how to make basic musical instruments. Read more…
Go to resource: The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a professional orchestra, resident in South Australia.
Go to resource: Adventures in Music with the Recorder was developed in 1997 by Ubisoft. Read more…
Go to resource: The AMEB is the most widely-used examinations system in Australia for music, speech and drama.
ArtPlay is an arts centre in Melbourne that provides school and holiday programs for children and youth. Read more…
ArtsAlive.ca – US website with lots of free lesson plans, recordings and interactive Music websites
Australian artists: Alan Vivian, Andy Firth, Barega Saxophone Quartet, Barry Cockcroft, Christina Leonard, Clarion214, Clarity, Continuum Sax, David Griffiths, David Thomas, Floyd Williams, Heather Monkhouse, Irit Silver, Jabra Latham, James Nightingale, Jess Voigt, Joseph Lallo, Katia Beaugeais, Lawrence Dobell, Margery Smith, Martin Kay, Matthew Styles, Michael Duke, Nicholas Russoniello, Peter Jenkin, Philip Arkinstall, Richard Haynes, Robert Schubert, Ros Dunlop & Sue Newsome.
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!
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.
Go to resource: The Australian Music Centre (AMC), located at the Rocks in Sydney, is a comprehensive resource for Australian music. Read more…
Go to resource: ANATS is the professional association for singing teachers in Australia. Read more…
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
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.
Enthusiastic and aspiring musicians and music teachers have been invited to attend Orchestra Victoria’s free intensive two day workshops in Bendigo this Wednesday and Thursday 17-18 August, 2011.
Students will be mentored by professional musicians to improving their ensemble playing and technique. Under the baton of Dominic Harvey, the workshop will conclude with an evening concert on the 18th August at 6:30pm, where the students will play alongside Orchestra Victoria and showcase their new skills to the community.
Music teachers, ensemble leaders and local conductors have also been invited for the two day Professional Development workshop. This unique education model will again be led by Dominic Harvey and will help the students and teachers to extend their skills.
If you would like to attend what promises to be an amazing FREE concert, call The Capital in Bendigo on 03 5434 6100
If you require more information, please contact Orchestra Victoria on 03 9694 3600.
Scroll down for tips on how to practise better. Ideas to share with your students. By Robert Duke.
www.classicalarchives.com/feature/dont_miss_this.html
This is great fun … On May 2, 2011, the Copenhagen Philharmonic amazed commuters at the Copenhagen Central Train Station, as they created a kind of orchestral “flash mob” – performing Ravel’s famed Bolero, with the musicians gradually assembling in place as the work progresses. The video – which shows not only the assembling orchestra, but also the delighted faces of the commuters – has generated overwhelming interest, and indeed has exceeded the orchestra’s expectations.
Go to resource: Boomerang Jam by Susie Davies-Splitter and Phil Splitter, is published by Two Up Music Education, 2000. Read more…
French Bow Exhibition & Conference
The Performance and Pedagogy of Bowed Instruments
Sydney Conservatorium, March 16-17 2012
In collaboration with Lespets-Camden Fine Violins (www.lespetscamdenviolins.com.au) and presenting leading international bow expert Pierre Guillaume (Bruxelles).
The exhibition features the largest exhibition of French bows ever to visit Australia and will include bows by Peccate, Lamy, Sartory, Fetique and others. (approximately 80 bows)
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March 16: Post-Graduate Research Projects
3 pm Bow Exhibition opens
3 pm- 5.30 pm Research PG Presentations & Papers
7 pm Bow Exhibition closes
March 17: String Pedagogy Open Forum
Bow Exhibition opens 2 pm
3 pm Welcome
3.15 Ole Bøhn (Oslo/Sydney): The French Violin School, its influence on violin bow technique, sound production and aesthetics
3.45 Evgeny Sorkin (Sydney): Foundations of Bow Technique- the case for etudes
4.15 Break
4.30 pm Goetz Richter (Sydney): Technical perplexity: what is “bow technique”?
5 pm Keynote: Pierre Guillaume (Bruxelles): Bow construction and bow makers – an overview
5.30 pm Bow Exhibition (closes 7.30 pm)
Pierre Guillaume (Bruxelles)
Pierre Guillaume is one of the world’s foremost bow makers and experts on bows. His work is formed by the French tradition of great bow making including masters such as Ouchard, Morizot and Bazin. His knowledge and expertise is keenly sought by leading artists and string players including Joshua Bell, Heinrich Schiff, Igor Oistrach and Misha Maisky.
Registration for the exhibition/ conference is free.
Full details www.goetzrichter.com
Participants are asked to register on the following link
http://hcip5z5d.fikket.com/event/conference-on-the-performance-and-pedagogy-of-bowed-instruments-french-bow-exhibition
or contact A/Prof. Goetz Richter, goetz.richter@sydney.edu.au
Brass Bedlam: A mad-cap, educational romp through history using brass instruments, song and verse.
Book now for 2012.
kaddis@melbpc.org.au
A joint workshop between the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School for players of all brass instruments from later primary to VCE level.
Directed by Charles MacInnes (Convenor of Brass, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music), participants will have the chance to be part of a group warm up, learn about brass playing techniques, participate in or observe a performance workshop, as well as take part in a large brass ensemble.
This workshop is open to all school-aged brass students (year 5 upwards) of all ages and levels of experience
WHEN: Saturday 23 July, 10:00am – 4:00pm
WHERE: VCASS, 57 Miles Street, Southbank
HOW MUCH: $40 per participant / $20 per observer (teacher)
MORE INFORMATION AND ENROLMENTS: http://www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au/programs/short/brass
http://www.artscareer.com.au/node/6281
Held annually as part of the Alice Springs Desert Festival - and the Alice Springs iNTune Music Conference presented by Music NT - the Bush Bands Bash concert is fast-becoming one of Australia’s pre-eminent emerging Indigenous music showcases.
Successful bands not only have the opportunity to perform their music to a national festival and music industry crowd, they also participate inBush Bands Business.
Bush Bands Business is a 5-day intensive mentoring and professional development program which happens in the lead up to the Concert.
Nationally-renowned arts fund The Seed has also partnered withMusic NT, to provide three mentors from the national music industry to be a part of the 2011 Bush Bands Business program.
Bush Bands Bash is a great opportunity for emerging desert bands to take their music and skills to a new level.
Download the 2011 Application Form, or visit the Bush Bands Business website for more information. Applications close June 3rd, 2011!
Read more about the Bush Bands Bash here and at this link, and view the photo gallery from last year’s Bash on the Music NT Forum.
CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION – the Musical Society of Victoria will conduct a Chamber Music competition for groups of up to six instrumental players up to the age of 23 years on
Sunday May 20th at 2.30 p.m.
Details and entry forms are available on the website at www.msv.org.au or ring 03 9509 7767.
CHAMBER MUSIC SHORT COURSE for school-age students
Students are welcome to participate in this 5 session Chamber Music Course as individuals or as an established group.
Individual students will be assigned to chamber groups based on ability and experience.
The course includes:
Þ Rehearsal and practice techniques for working in a chamber music group.
Þ Coaching
Þ Ensemble exercises (away from instrument)
Þ Student Concert in final session
CONTACT: Course Director: Robin Baker 0435 073 247
When: Sundays 3.30 – 5pm: 5 sessions: Oct 16, Oct 23, Nov 13, Nov 20 and Nov 27
Who: Pianists and string players – minimum Grade 6 AMEB standard or equivalent
Where: VCA, 234 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, Melbourne
Cost: $290 per student for the full 5 sessions
Go to resource: Chinese Instruments is a two-lesson unit published by ArtsEdge, Kennedy Center (USA) and written by Mary Beth Bauernschub. Read more…
The Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Victoria is again holding their
annual VCE masterclass afternoon on Sunday August 7th at 2:30pm at MLC
(Barkers Rd, Kew).
Year 11 and 12 students studying clarinet and saxophone are invited to
apply to play and be workshopped. We are fortunate to have Peter
Rickard, a senior AMEB examiner and Head of Woodwind at Scotch College
as the tutor for the afternoon.
Places will be allocated on a first in, best dressed basis so please
apply soon to avoid disappointment!
Other students, especially those in Year 9 or 10 and contemplating VCE
music, are encouraged to attend as audience members, as is anybody
else who is interested.
All enquiries to Fiona McKellar (fionakmckellar@gmail.com).
Go to resource: Classic Kids (various) is a collection of Classical music recordings that are suitable for children. Read more…
Aston String Quartet plays a ‘classical interpretation’ of a Cold Play song
Play it to any age-group 
http://www.classicsforkids.com/activitysheets/
Dozens of free, colourful worksheets on well-known Classical / Romantic / 20th century works. Most include pictorial listening guides.
String ensembles and Choir ensembles for all students aged 8 – 13.
All standards are welcome! Tuition by professional musicians!
Dates: Friday 9 – Sunday 11
December, 2011
Venue: Collingwood College
Corner of Cromwell St
& McCutcheon Way
Collingwood VIC 3067
Participation Fee: $80
Schedule:
Friday 9 December Rehearsal: 4:00pm – 6:30pm
Saturday 10 December Rehearsals and Tutorials: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided
Sunday 11 December Rehearsals and Tutorials: 9:00am –12:00pm
Final Concert: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Barbeque: 2:00pm
Applications forms are available from Collingwood College
Closing date for applications is 30 November 2011
For more information, please contact Jenny Occleshaw on (03) 9417 6681
jenny_occleshaw@yahoo.com
THIS NING is an online meeting place for teachers to suggest repertoire for class bands (Year 3-10): http://musicteachersnetwork.ning.com/forum/topics/songs-for-kids-in-musical?id=6343590:Topic:2305&page=2#comments Pick a few songs, and ask groups of student to learn them by ear or using the internet. Give them 6 weeks and see what happens!
Go to resource: Cool Cats: the red hot recorder course by Jeff Mead and published by Bushfire Press, is a three level recorder course for primary students. Read more…
Use the 3 main notes from the chorus of this year’s MUSIC: COUNT US IN program song “We’ve Got the Music” to create a 3-tone drum melody.
(1) Group your classroom drums or classroom percussion or junk percussion into three different groups (high, middle and low)
(2) Allocate the lowest drums to B-flat, the middle drums to C and the highest drums to E-flat.
(3) Re-create the chorus melody on 3 different drums: “Get on your feet, feel your heartbeat, we’ve got the music. We’re not too proud to sing it out loud, we’re not afraid to use it.”
Try the activity aurally, playing along with the MP3 found at www.musiccountusin.org.au
(4) Write the drum tune on the board using letters: L = low drums, M = medium drums, H = high drums
LM LM L MM M M M LH M
ML M M ML LM M MMMM LH M
(5) If your school has signed up for “Music: Count Us In”, then you can access the free backing-track (‘For Teachers’ section) and play the drum melody along with the chorus.
This lesson was inspired by “Izo Beat” from Islington Public School
Go to resource: Creating Instruments at Satisfied Mind (USA) is a site that provides instructions on how to make various instruments.
Go to resource: Creative Musical Experiences, by Robert Smith, is published by RIC Publishing, WA, 2006. Read more…
Go to resource: Dalcroze Australia is the official Dalcroze association in Australia and offers courses for teachers. Read more…
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.
La Seconda Prattica with Latitude 37
Following on from the success of last year’s workshop on French Baroque Music, the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, in association with Latitude 37, is excited to present a 3-day winter school focussing on the performance practices of early-17th Century Italy – the turning point that created the baroque period.
Over three days participants will closely examine the repertoire, treatises and documentation of early-17th Century Italian music performance. Special attention in masterclasses and lectures will be given to the practice of improvising and interpretation of the score, focussing on the the implementation of various techniques which are lacking on the printed score but can be recovered from the many extant sources of the period.
The members of Latitude 37 are recognised as exceptional performers of this repertoire and will be joined by two guest artists; bassoonist Simon Rickard, who will return to discuss the diverse and exotic wealth of instruments in use in the early 17th Century, and Melbourne Conservatorium Convenor of Voice, Stephen Grant, as vocal coach.
Dates
Friday 15, Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 July
10:00am – 6:00pm Friday and Saturday
10:00am – 8:30pm Sunday (inc evening concert)
Enrolments close Friday 8 July
Full program details and enrolment forms: http://www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au/programs/short/earlymusic.
This free website from Melbourne Symphony Orchestra offers and interactive tour of the orchestra, using Stuart Greenbaum’s score “90 minutes”.
Explore the orchestra, the conductor, the score and the composer – a lesson or two worth of content – let your students explore and arrange the score.
WARNING: Won’t work on Mac computers
2 hours of Marimba, wacky instruments and echo-cello playing: 20 November @ 2pm – 4pm @ Research, Vic
Here are some questions to accompany the first 55 minutes of Disney’s “Fantasia 2000″ DVD
“Fantasia 2000”
Questions are in same order as the DVD …
1) What instrument does the presenter want to play?
2) What family of instruments is playing while hundreds of whales fly through the air?
3) At the end of the jumping whales, what type of drums are playing?
4) Every minute or so, one instrument plays solo (= on its own) … what instrument is it?
5) When the skater makes a “$” sign with his skate blades, what is the solo instrument?
6) Next, the orchestra plays Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto number ________ .
7) What jumps out of a box?
Is the music happy or grumpy when you see the Jack-in-the-box?
9) Carnival of the Animals starts with pink flamingos and music with trills (= wobbly bits). TRUE or FALSE ?
10) The sorcerer’s apprentice is what kind of animal?
11) What instrument family plays as the sorcerer makes a bat shape out of steam (before the butterfly)?
12) The music for the Sorcerer’s Apprentice is ALL soft and slow. TRUE or FALSE ?
13) When the broom FIRST walks, what instrument family is playing?
14) What happens when Mickey breaks the broom?
15) Pomp and Circumstance music starts with which instrument?
16) When the ark opens, a choir joins in. TRUE or FALSE
Bart Feller is a professor at the Juilliard School, is Principal Flute of
the New Jersey Symphony and plays with the New York City Opera.
He’s coming out in April for a recital, to give masterclasses and private
lessons. The main event is on Tuesday, April 10th (Easter Tuesday). So
this is great opportunity for your students and yourselves to come along
to hear an amazing player and teacher during the school holidays. PD certificates may be arranged.
For a copy of the brochure, email the following address:
Kelly Williams
De La Salle College
April 30, 2012 @ Coffs Harbour Conservatorium 4-6pm
FREE orchestral music in the classroom Professional Development for Primary and Secondary teachers with Sydney Symphony
Accredited with NSW Institute.
Email interest ASAP:
kim.waldock@sydneysymphony.com
http://www.alfred.com/SC/BandResources.aspx
Free fingering charts for band instruments are found here.
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.
www.mtrs.co.uk/subscriptions/KS4.html
Lots of units of work (including audio tracks) for studying many topics, including film music with Year 7-8… 20th century composition with Year 11-12 … using GarageBand … atonal music … much more (free!)
Thanks to MTRS in UK for sharing
jozzbeatinteractive.com/jellymusic-pilot
Jozzbeat is offering FREE access to its new online Music education software (for 5-13 year olds) from February to April 2012. Click on the above link to find out more information. The program suits classroom teachers without ANY musical background, as well as being fun for music specialists. It requires having a digital projector or interactive whiteboard in the classroom, and giving brief feedback after lessons.
Click here to download FREE teaching kits for teaching pop music to Middle School students – using the Musical Futures approach. Handouts include song lyrics, keyboard chord fingerings & guitar chord fingerings.
Thanks to Coombeshead Academy for sharing their resources freely
FunMusicCo has provided us (free) with a weekly practice chart and printable sticker sheet to inspire students to practise this term
George Garzone – Saxophone Workshop
Thursday 11th August, 7pm
@ Melbourne Brass & Woodwind Showrooms
578 North Road, Ormond VIC 3204
Cost: FREE!
Please reserve your place early, space is limited.
sales@ozwinds.com.au
or contact Nick Taylor Ph: 0402 776 495
There’s a wacky, catchy kids song on YouTube – in English, he is “Gummy Bear” … in French he is “Funny Bear”. The first half of the song is in C major, and the melody uses A, C, D & E, so it suits glockenspiels or beginner keyboards.
Lesson idea: Practise alternate hand slapping on thighs: 6 taps starting on left … short rest … 6 taps starting on left … 14 taps starting on right. Play the YouTube clip to Middle School students. Get the kids singing the chorus. Add in the ‘hand slapping on thighs’ pattern during the chorus (it fits with the chorus rhythm). Ask students to figure out the melody, which starts on A.
Extension: see if students can alternate their glockenspiel mallet hands (as per the hand slapping warm-up).
Melody: A A A C A A – - A A A C E E – - E E E D D D D D D D E D C A – -
Further extension: Write the chorus melody on the board as a row of quavers and quaver rests. Ask students to help put in the bar-lines and time signature.
www.essential-music-practice.com/learning-new-pieces.html
This website offers some free games for inspiring multiple repetitions when learning new pieces. Other parts of the webpage offer advice re. practising an instrument at home.
HERE is a free e-book re. how to practice.
The author has also written a book (for purchase).
TWO Music Teacher Network Meetings:
Geelong Music Teacher Network meeting at Roslyn Primary School.
Monday 19th March 2012, 4 – 5.15 p.m.
Roslyn Primary School, 183 Roslyn Road, Belmont.
Topic: Marimbas in the Music Classroom – activities for 5-12 year olds with Heather McLaughlin. An opportunity to meet other teachers and share ideas.
RSVP to Fiona Leen, Leen.fiona.l@edumail.vic.gov.au
Mt Waverley Area Music Teacher Network Meeting
Tuesday 24th April 2012, 4 – 5.15 p.m. (second week of Term 2)
Essex Heights Primary School, Essex Road, Mt Waverley.
Topic: Marimbas and xylophones in the Music Classroom. Tried and true pieces for 5-12 year olds with Heather McLaughlin, followed by sharing of teaching ideas – bring an activity if you wish. A great chance to meet other teachers and pick up some new possibilities for your teaching. RSVP to hosting teacher Lisa Carne, carne.lisa.m@edumail.vic.gov.au or ring the school, 03 98074944
Manhattan School of Music has instituted a groundbreaking distance learning program — the first of its kind at a major conservatory — devoted to exploring the use of state-of-the-art videoconference technology for music education and performance.
Use the internet to take 50 minute classes with your students, or to undertake professional learning for yourself / your community.
Great fun for Middle School aged students with glockenspiels (or keyboards) … view it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXPrUkjENrQ (recorder)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH8Fb1kKsGM (glockenspiel)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBF-_WMY8HU (crockenspiel)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ho9yEAOrI (gameboy)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYabXLTDSxw (ocarina)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjxQARym4DQ (zither)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmG34QB07Bc (mobile phone)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpg2k2C103k (squeakaphone)
Go to resource: Goran Bregovic – Tales & Songs for Weddings & Funerals education kit is provided through the Melbourne International Arts Festival site, and was performed at the festival in 2008. Read more…
Greasy Kid Stuff is a children’s music radio program which has also released albums of music. Read more…
Watch the Gruffalo film on YouTube (about 30 minutes long).
Discuss (or ask students to take notes on) the music which accompanies each new character. Discuss what instruments are used to make the audience feel scared or wary. Brainstorm the ways in which music has been used to turn a 5 minute picture-story book into a 30 minute film.
free lesson plan on Guitar chord families http://www.lessontutor.com/ees_guitar1.html
Curated and organised by dedicated experimental instrument builders Rod Cooper, John Jacobs and Ben Kolaitis, the Hmm… festival celebrates all things handmade in contemporary experimental instrument building and design.
With talks, workshops, performances, makers market and installations Hmm… will showcase unconventional and surprising sound devices from circuit bent toys, handcrafted resonators, hacked TV’s pirate transmitters and fruit controlled synthesizers!
The festival will feature installations and performances from a diverse line-up of renound local, interstate and international experimental sound artists.
Attention Music Teachers and Pianists!
There are still some places left to play in the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music’s Hands On Harpsichord and Fortepiano day on Saturday 19 March – pianists and piano students of all ages are very welcome to attend.
WHEN: Saturday 19 March, 10:00am – 3:00pm
WHERE: Melba Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Gate 12, The University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville
COST: Free
CONTACT: Anastasia Russell-Head – rua@unimelb.edu.au or 8344 3673
Go to resource: Happy Anniversary! Middle Schools Concerts Education Kit (from The Queensland Orchestra) is a kits on the music of three composers celebrating anniversaries in 2009: Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn.
Go to resource: Haunting Music (ArtsEdge USA) is a six-lesson unit that focuses on program music through exploration of ’spooky’ orchestral works by Berlioz and Saint-Saens. Read more…
‘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.
Go to resource: Homemade Instruments is a site that gives instructions for the crafting of instruments from everyday materials.
Indigenous Musicians get to POP!
Thanks to funding received through Arts Victoria’s Community Partnerships, Cultural Infusion is proud to present I.P.O.P. (Indigenous People Out Performing). An exciting new initiative for Melbourne’s emerging Indigenous musicians there will be three sets of workshops delivered during this year focusing on exciting public outcomes.
Up and coming Indigenous musicians who are selected for the program will be given a special opportunity to explore their creative ideas and develop them into polished, recordable tracks. Participants are encouraged to make the most of the free recording sessions and performance opportunities, where they will be able to showcase their song to a wider audience. Guiding them through musical elements ranging from song writing, music production to performance skills is acclaimed Indigenous musician, Joe Geia.
Joe Geia is a renowned singer-songwriter who composed the iconic album Yil Lull from which songs have been re-recorded by the likes of Paul Kelly, Archie Roach and Jimmy Barnes. Hailing from North Queensland, Geia is of Murri Aboriginal heritage. His first album Yil Lull, released in 1988, received widespread critical acclaim and speaks volumes on our national identity.
Places in these workshop series are based on the merit of applicants. Applications are still open for the next series of workshops starting Tuesday 17th May 2011 from 6pm – 8pm. These workshops are running with the support of The Gathering Place in Maribrynong and will be delivered at the phoenix youth Centre in Footscray with the final performance being part of the Indigenous Youth Forum at The Gathering Place on the 24th June.
For more information and an application form please:
Email: info@culturalinfusion.org.au
Go to resource: Instrument Bingo, written by Cheryl Lavender and published by Jenson Publications, combines musical knowledge with the game of bingo. Read more…
In USA and UK, a growing number of students are getting lessons from instrumental experts over the internet (using webcams, Skype, etc). Read the article at the link above.
Go to resource: Instrumental Music Teaching Resource was written by Amanda R Watson and published by the Australian Society for Music Education.
Go to resource: Integrating music into the classroom, by William Anderson and Joy Lawrence, is published by Wadsworth Publishing, California, 1991. Read more…
click here for more information
International Music Prize for Performance, 2011. Applications are accepted from soloists and ensembles.
A remarkable interview with Sir Colin Davis in the Guardian, a portion of it here:
Davis tells me he has spent a lifetime fighting a battle. Not against orchestras, managers, or musicians, but against his ego. “One’s ego becomes less and less interesting as you get older, to oneself and to everyone else. I have been around it too long.
“The less ego you have, the more influence you have as a conductor. And the result is that you can concentrate on the only things that really matter: the music and the people who are playing it. You are of no account whatever. But if you can help people to feel free to play as well as they can, that’s as good as it gets.”
… “All you have to do is learn how to listen,” he says in his soft-focused sotto voce, which makes everything he says sound like the revelation of a closely guarded secret. “If you listen to the music, it will tell you what it’s trying to do. If you try and interfere with it in some way, if you come with some theory about how it goes, then you’re in for trouble. You just have to allow the music to flow. So if you can set it off right at the beginning, then you’ve got nothing more to do.”
“The less ego you have, the more influence you have as a conductor. And the result is that you can concentrate on the only things that really matter: the music and the people who are playing it. You are of no account whatever. But if you can help people to feel free to play as well as they can, that’s as good as it gets.”
The Jacam Manricks Quartet (New York and Aus) in Masterclass is on this Monday the 30th of May starting at 6pm.
If you have any BASS, DRUMS, PIANO and SAXOPHONE students who might be interested in playing jazz and traveling the world for gigs and study, or you yourself would be interested, this is an evening not to be missed!
The masterclasses will not only be a source of great information but also of great inspiration, as some of the finest players in the world take the stage to explain and demonstrate how they do what they do, give you some food for thought, tips on practice & playing and wow you with their musicianship and skill.
There are still some spots available so please email Nick Wilkins to book your place
More details can be found on www.wilkomusic.com
Go to resource: Jozzbeat produces classroom Music, ensemble and percussion resources. Their ‘JellyBeans’ series features large format notation books for 4 part percussion (or IWB resource) with CD accompaniment tracks and lesson suggestions. Jozzbeat also offers Professional Development school workshops.
Kita Performing Arts Company is an ensemble based in Melbourne and operates throughout Victoria to present traditional and contemporary Asian music and dance. Read more…
Experience and learn from the phenomenal and prodigious Lang Lang as he guides three talented young musicians during this one hour master class.
Information
Ideal for young pianists and elective music students.
Listen to the ABC podcast (listen here) of ‘Golden Fur’ – a Melbourne Trio playing “Parallel Collisions” at a live concert.
As the music is playing, ask students for suggestions re. what instruments are being played … and in what manner! There are many really unusual techniques employed in this piece.
Students with access to the internet can then create a Word or OneNote page with information on the trio ‘Golden Fur’ (use Google and www.goldenfur.com.au) and the way in which they play traditional instruments in a contemporary way.
Finally, create a group composition or soundscape which uses unusual techniques of playing classroom instruments. HAVE FUN!!
PS Feel free to record the class creation and email it to schools.mpfl@mca.org.au
Introductory Keyboard Lesson for Middle School
Turn off the keyboards, and explain how to make a chord – play one, miss one, play one, miss one, play one. If a scale is like flowing water, then a chord is a block of ice!
Write up the chord progressions for The Beatles’ song “Let It Be” (which uses only C major, F major, G major and A minor).
Ask students to create chords (sound off!) with one or two hands. The teacher moves around the room, asking students to make the chords of C, F, G and A minor (explaining that the right hand thumb goes on the chord’s name) after which each student (int turn) may turn on the power and practise making chords (out loud this time).
Work through the chords of “Let It Be” as a class of keyboards, with the teacher singing (calling out chords) & playing piano / guitar to accompany.
Ask students to look for patterns in the chord progressions (ie. repeated lines and the fact that every phrases moves to G major in the 2nd chord), then memorise the song chords. Ask for a small group of students to test out their memory and play the whole song as a small ensemble.
To end the lesson, students might have a few free minutes to create their own chord progressions.
ENJOY!
Go to resource: The Listening Mat (published by The Queensland Orchestra) is a double-paged list of musical elements often heard in orchestral music.
VCE Music teachers – do you have a request for a live performance of Australian works?
Fed Square and Patma Music (http://www.patmamusic.org.au/patma.html) will present a new education series in 2012, with a focus on Australian music.
Please e-mail me directly if you would like to hear any particular compositions in live performance (pre-1910 and/or twentieth-century Australian music).
cindy.thomas@fedsquare.com
Concerts will be held in May and September 2012, and will be supported with teacher resources. Feel free to send me any comments or suggestions for programming to suit your students’ needs.
Regards, Cindy Thomas
Cindy Thomas | Fed Square Pty Ltd
Program Manager – Education
free instructions on making a didgeridoo (didjeridu) from PVC pipe
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:
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 CAMP
(It’s for all instruments, actually.)
Need a winter boost for your teaching?
Looking for classroom instrumental ideas?
Enjoy making music with great players?
Appreciate talking with other teachers?
The second weekend of Term 2 VOSA will hold its 18th Marimba Camp ( 29th – 31st July) at Candlebark Farm near Healesville. It’s great for families, but teachers also find it a great boost and a chance to glean ideas for the music classroom while enjoying making music with others and talking things over with our workshop leaders and fellow teachers.
Come for an afternoon, come for a day, or come for the whole weekend.
Sessions for Teachers:
As always, there are workshops specifically designed to boost your teaching skills. Apart from the Saturday afternoon, where everyone learns pieces with our camp presenters, there is a special Sunday morning workshop with Jon Madin offering marimba pieces and the chance to take home your own instrument – one of Jon’s 3-tone aggy-pipe ‘J-Boppers’ which you will make during the session.
Will your school send you?
Many teachers find schools are happy to fund the Marimba Camp as a Professional Learning experience for teachers – especially when they find this is over a weekend and classes will not need to be covered.
Three experienced and inspiring regular camp leaders will all be leading activities: Jon Madin, Andy Rigby and Phil Melgaard. Liz Bennett will also offer a String Ensemble for mixed ages/levels this year.
To register for Marimba Camp, go to the website:
Or ring Judy Johnson, 0438 839 098.
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
Medea: Sasha Waltz and guests was a work performed at the 2009 Melbourne International Arts Festival. Read more…
In September 24-28 we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary Melbourne
International Festival of Brass.
We are selling full passes for secondary students for only $150 which will
enable them to bring their instrument and be involved in warm up sessions,
masterclasses, recitals and seminars with some of the worlds very best
brass players. These events will be at the Australian National Academy of
Music in South Melbourne.
Artists include; Mnozil Brass (Ensemble – Austria), Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba
- Norway), Wycliffe Gordon (Trombone – USA), Radovan Vlatkovic (Horn -
Croatia), Rex Richardson (Trumpet – USA), James Morrison, Australian Brass
Quintet and Ross Irwin Invitational All Star Big Band.
For all tickets and information go to www.mifb.com.au
Join us at www.facebook/brassfest
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.
The inaugural Melbourne Conservatorium Guitar Day is open to secondary school students.
Featuring:
This is a day not to be missed for the serious guitar student!
WHEN: Saturday 18 June, 2:00pm – 7:30pm (twilight concert commences at 6:30)
WHERE: Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Gate 12, Royal Parade, The University of Melbourne VIC 3010
HOW MUCH: $40 per student (teachers $20 to observe)
PRE-REQUISITES: AMEB Grade 4 standard or above (or equivalent). Music reading ability essential.
INFORMATION & ENROLMENTS: http://www.conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au/programs/youth/guitar
Go to resource: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is a professional orchestra and offers education programs to schools. Read more…
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra offers a spectrum of concerts for school students, designed to inspire active participation in music. All the information is now available on the MSO’s website, along with downloadable booking forms and the 2012 concert diary; schools will also receive a MSO Education and Community Outreach brochure at the start of Term 1, 2012. If you have further questions please contact 03 9626 1198, or email education@mso.com.au
Go to resource: Melbourne Youth Music (MYM) offers programs and performances to children and young people. Read more…
http://soundhouse.org.au/packagepop/subscribe.pdf
SoundHouse is an Australian resource-writer, student workshop and Professional Development provider, specialising in multi-media.
The above link will give you more information about on-line resources to help teach classroom guitar, percussion/drum, keyboard and practical theory ($199 per year) or email info@soundhouse.org.au
MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LAUNCHES EDUCATIONAL iPHONE APP
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has launched a new educational iPhone App called MSO Learn, designed to teach children and adults alike about the inner workings of the MSO and its musicians.
Launched to coincide with MSO’s inaugural Education Week (14 – 18 June 2011), MSO Learn for iPhone and iPad is the first App of its kind to offer the user an advanced interactive audio-visual exploration of an orchestra, featuring the different instrumental families, individual instruments and the musicians who play them.
“The MSO is delighted to be able to offer such an interactive and engaging App to complement its comprehensive Education and Community programs,” said Bronwyn Lobb, the MSO’s Manager of Education and Community Outreach.
CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION:
The Musical Society of Victoria will hold a Chamber Music competitions for instrumental groups of up to six people on Sunday May 20th at Ewing Memorial Uniting Church, EAST MALVERN at 2.30 p.m.
Entries close on May 4th. Further details are available on our website: www.msv.org.au under AWARDS/Chamber Music.
Or contact the General Secretary on 03 9509 7767
Go to resource: Multicultural Perspectives in Music is a NSW Department of Education and Training site, and a collaboration between the NSW Creative Arts Unit, Musica Viva Australia, and Sirocco. Read more…
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.
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!
Go to resource: The Childrens Music Workshop provides instrumental education programs to schools in the Los Angeles area using CMW curricula.
Go to resource: Music in childhood: from preschool through the elementary grades, written by Patricia Shehan Campbell and Carol Scott-Kassner. Read more…
Go to resource: Music in Education is a website established by Dr Bob Smith, a retired teacher and author of Creative Musical Experiences. Read more…
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/21/drumskool-the-music-lesso_n_1369161.html?ref=tw
Read this article about how Drumskool in the UK (ages 5-18) is even reducing crime.
The Centre for Music, Mind and Wellbeing at the University of Melbourne, in association with the Melbourne Recital Centre take great pleasure in inviting you to the launch of the Music on the Mind series at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
Professor Gary McPherson, Ormond Professor and Director of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, studies giftedness: the characteristics and development of people who have an unusually high potential for greatness. Tiffany Poon, a 14-year-old piano prodigy, clearly possesses that qualification. A student at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, Tiffany already participates in an active recital schedule, displaying extraordinary artistry, musical maturity, and a rich love for playing the piano. Professor McPherson, working with Tiffany’s family, has observed Tiffany’s growth as a musician over her lifetime. In his pre-concert introduction Professor McPherson will talk about giftedness and traits of child prodigies, including current research in this field, before Tiffany steps to the piano to share her talent in a piano recital that includes repertoire by Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel and Liszt that will leave the audience spellbound (see www.tiffanypoon.com).
When: Tuesday 19 July 2011, 7.30pm
Venue: Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Melbourne Recital Centre
Cnr of Soutbank Blvd and Sturt St
Southbank
Tickets: $25 / $15 concession www.melbournerecital.com.au or call 03 9699 3333
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.
http://www.musiccountusin.org.au/
This year’s program song is about to hit the air-waves. Registration is being accepted by schools for the 2011 massed singing event on September 1st, 2011 @ 11.30am (AEST).
Associated free lesson plans, teaching kits, free MP3, sheet music, and instrumental arrangements will soon be available via the website.
Signing up via the website is free and easy!! http://www.musiccountusin.org.au/
www.musicalfutures.org.uk Musical Futures is a fairly new approach to teaching instrumental music to Middle School students. This website gives you pedagogy ideas, background info, repertoire suggestions (including lyrics and tab), marking criteria, powerpoint presentations to show students about the process of rehearsing, etc. The basic idea is to create class “rock bands” and encourage students to teach / assist each other with a common goal – making contemporary music.
Here are some examples of the free resources shared by teachers who engage in Musical Futures programs:
Let It Be – includes marking / achievement checklist
Scouting for Girls – This ain’t a love song …
Scouting for Girls – She’s so Lovely
Beat It
Beat It with tab
http://www.musicalfutures.org.uk/resource/27646
Half of the students who took part in Musical Futures agreed that they felt better about school as a result. Read more on the above link.
Lesson Idea: In the spirit of “Musical Futures”, give your students access to the MP3 of “We’ve Got the Music” … divide them into groups of 4-6 with drums / guitars / keyboards / ukuleles / percussion, etc … ask them to come up with their OWN version of “We’ve Got the Music” (about 30 mins) simply by using their ears, playing along with the MP3, experimenting and supporting each other … share their performance attempt with the class.
The key factor is that the student performance SHOULD sound different from the original MP3, reflecting the group’s creative interpretation.
“We’ve Got the Music” is the 2011 program song for MUSIC: COUNT US IN
www.musicatschool.co.uk is a free website of Secondary Music teaching ideas, lesson plans and worksheets from UK Music teachers.
For example, here is a worksheet for Year 7’s learning about how orchestral players are seated:
http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/year_7/Instruments_sheets/layout_worksheet.PDF
Musiclopedia – an A to Z directory of websites re. Music Genres, Recording Artists, Orchestras etc.
Melbourne Youth Music’s 2012 Summer School, running from Monday 16 – Saturday 21 January at the Victorian College of the Arts, offers four separate bands, conducted by Monte Mumford, Stephen Hardie, Amy Wert and Tanya Bethune. Join Summer School Artistic Director Andrew Mott for an intensive week of exciting music, new friends and great fun! We still have vacancies in all bands, particularly bassoons and low brass. For more info: www.mym.org.au or phone 03 9376 8988.
Melbourne Youth Music is currently calling for expressions of interest from school and community ensembles who wish to be considered for inclusion in MYM’s 2012 Bands Festival. The MYM Bands Festival began in 2005 and has since then grown to become one of the premier performance opportunities for bands in Melbourne. The Festival is a non-competitive and non-graded event designed to celebrate banding in Melbourne with concert bands, jazz ensembles and also brass bands of all standards encouraged to perform. During the course of each festival we welcome more than 600 performers on stage from across Regional and Metropolitan Victoria. One of the best parts of this event is seeing students and teaching colleagues observe and support each other so attentively in rehearsal and performance.
In 2012, the MYM Bands Festival will again be held at the spectacular BMW Edge Federation Square, and is proudly presented by MYM in partnership with Fed Ed!, Federation Square’s Education Program. For those who have taken part before, please note that due to availability of venue, the festival has moved one week later to fall on the first weekend in June.
2012 MYM Bands Festival Performances:
CONCERT 1 | Saturday 2 June, 1:00pm
CONCERT 2 | Saturday 2 June, 7:00pm
CONCERT 3 | Sunday 3 June, 12:00pm
CONCERT 4 | Sunday 3 June, 5:00pm
Each concert has a duration of 2 hours and will feature four bands.
Participation is free – if you would like to take part, please email MYM as soon as possible with some brief details of your band along with any special requirements you may have. For ease of scheduling, please indicate a 1st and 2nd preference for concert performance dates and times from the information provided. Once groups are finalised, they will issue a draft schedule for the festival which will allow each ensemble a 20 minute sound check ahead of their allocated performance. Please be aware that each ensemble will need to provide at least one stage hand to setup the stage for their requirements, who will be assisted by a member of MYM staff. Bands should provide their own transport to / from the venue as well as arrange for any supervision of ensemble members where required. Each guest ensemble will be invited to prepare 20 minutes of repertoire as well as present a spoken introduction to their program. Tickets for friends and family to attend concerts will be on sale from four weeks prior to the festival through MYM’s box office.
Melbourne Youth Music
T: 03 9376 8988
The National Folk Festival (Australia) is developing educational resources. These include a free CD of 2009 festival highlights & IWB resources about the fiddle.
4MBS Classic FM, Brisbane’s classical music community station, has introduced a new digital radio service, MBS Light. The new service caters for the large number of people who enjoy the lighter classics, such as the music of Andre Rieu.
The service also offers a greater jazz component than 4MBS Classic.
There are plans to further develop content for MBS Light to provide opportunities for Bribane-based artists and performers via the introduction of radio theatre using talented local actors, directors, musicians and composers.
MBS Light has also provided broadcasting opportunities for a dozen additional announcers. 4MBS is one of several community digital radio stations in Brisbane to introduce a new service. For updates on community digital stations visit radius.org.au.
Go to resource: The New York Philharmonic Orchestra Interactive Kid’s Site offers interactive online music games about orchestral instruments, composition, composers, musicians, and conductors.
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.
Go to resource: The Northern Tour Education Kit (by The Queensland Orchestra) is a kit that supports the 2009 concerts ‘Words and Music’ and examines what music conveys (stories, emotions etc).
Watch a demonstration of what O-Generator offers re. teaching world music rhythms on percussion.
Following the success of the 2010 competition, Melbourne Recital Centre is again proud to present the final of the Great Romantics Competition, dedicated to musicians passionate about Brahms, Liszt and Schumann.
The Great Romantics Competition is aimed at up and coming musicians that are attending university or are recently graduated.
This competition provides a platform for finalists to perform in the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, for the prestigious Great Romantics Prize, which includes a combination of cash plus performance and recording opportunities.
Competition repertoire will consist of any work/s of Brahms and/or Liszt and/or Schumann not exceeding 20 minutes in total duration.
Melbourne Recital Centre is once again offering the Elisabeth Murdoch prize of $6000 plus additional prizes to the winning competitor.
Applications close: Friday 22 July 2011
For all enquires please contact MaryRose Harrison on 03 9699 2660 OR maryrose.harrison@melbournerecital.com.au
Orchestra Victoria is thrilled to announce that we will be holding eight Education Workshops for music students in regional and peri-urban Victoria this year.
EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS:
2012
Maryborough: 6 – 7 June
Shepparton: 7 – 8 June
Swan Hill: 14 – 14 June
Hamilton: 18 – 19 July
Mornington: 25 – 16 July
Werribee: 31 July – 1 August
Sale: 9 – 10 August
Bendigo: 24 -25 October
End of Year Concert Hamer Hall Arts Centre Melbourne: 1 December
For details on how to apply please contact:
Joël Murray, Education Development Manager, or
Megan Dennis, Education & Community Coordinator (Monday & Tuesday)
9694 3600 or info@orchestravictoria.com.au <mailto:info@orchestravictoria.com.au>
Go to resource: Orchestra Victoria offers education programs for teachers and students. Read more…
Enthusiastic and aspiring musicians and music teacher are invited to register for Orchestra Victoria’s free intensive two day workshops in Werribee, Bendigo and Hamilton.
Students will be mentored by professional musicians to improving their ensemble playing and technique. Under the baton of a professional conductor, the workshop will conclude with an evening concert where the students will play alongside Orchestra Victoria and showcase their new skills to the community.
Music teachers, ensemble leaders or local conductors are also invited to register for the two day Professional Development workshop. This unique education model is led by a professional conductor with national and international experience and will help you extend your skills. Register now to take part in these personalised, free workshops.
For registrations forms dates and locations please visit http://orchestravictoria.com.au/education
If you require more information, please contact Orchestra Victoria on 03 9694 3600.
Go to resource: The Orff Schulwerk Association of South Australia is a non-profit organisation that supports teachers in music education, and is the SA branch of the national association for Schulwerk methodology. Read more…
Inspiring Performance Skills workshops for Secondary Students
with Living Music Now
Taking advantage of industry experienced musicians with a professional performance background is now becoming increasingly more important with the renewed focus on performance at VCE level. After refining her approach for the tertiary sector Melanie Atma, performer, musician and composer is now in her second year of delivering her unique and inspiring performance workshops specifically for secondary age students.
LMN workshops provide students with confidence building tools that combat nerves, teach the power of mental preparation and the skill of asking for and offering feedback.
· Complimenting the work of instrumental music teachers
· Students perform their own work in an open and supportive environment
· Great for group or solo contexts developing students prior to recitals and performance exams
· Greater on-going enjoyment for both performers and their audience.
· 90- minute workshops presented at your school
Through the use of (More than just a master class) innovative techniques and tools LMN workshops shift the focus away from competition and comparison, encouraging students to reflect upon their own personal goals, acknowledging their own unique gifts & strengths.
For more details visit: www.livingmusicnow.com.au <http://www.livingmusicnow.com.au>
Or contact melanie@livingmusicnow.com.au
A free resource booklet (online) to accompany “Peter and the Wolf” – a puppet animation of the famous Prokofiev work. The original music was written over 100 years ago to inspire school students to enjoy music!
Online game – match the music themes to their animated characters.
Go to resource: Peter Leyden’s Australian percussion band and recorder series is published by Peter Leyden Publishing House, NSW, 1981, and is a series of charts for playing Australian songs. Read more…
http://sharedconcernsstage2.com/
Welcome to the web portal for my PhD project. This project seeks to investigate the ways in which instrumental teachers can improve their teaching practice through collaboration with other instrumental teachers by means of a web based forum. It expects that the forum will facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experiences and become a medium for group problem solving thereby allowing teachers to learn from each others’ experiences and improve their own teaching practice.
A blog for studio piano teachers – lots of ideas for ’student practice incentives’
Go to resource: Popcorn and other sweets is a percussion music teaching resource, published by the NSW Department of Education, 1981. Read more…
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.
Go to resource: Razzamajazz by Susie Davies-Splitter, with Phil Splitter, is published by Two Up Music Education, 1996. The publication contains songs in contemporary styles suitable for primary school students, and comes in a kit form that includes a teacher’s manual and CD.
rocksmith.ubi.com/rocksmith/en-US/home/
A computer game that lets you plug in a real guitar and it will teach you the songs it thinks you should know!
Michael Pilley
Salvo Music Academy Coordinator
7/25 Franklin Road Doncaster East 3109
0413 836 618
‘Saxophony’ – NSW, Australia – Saturday 11 June, 2011
This year the Darling Harbour Jazz Festival is attempting to break the world record for the largest saxophone ensemble ever with 900+ saxophones! They will be playing an arrangement of ‘Waltzing Matilda – Happy Birthday’ (as it’s the Festival’s 21st Birthday). Additionally JozzBeat has built interactive teaching tools for all of the performers so that they can learn their parts and play from memory on the day. It is being delivered online!
There is more info at www.darlingharbour.com/saxophony
Hands-on learning about instruments of the orchestra, presented by San Francisco Symphony.
Go to resource: Sibelius Groovy Music is a software program that assists with teaching music to five to eleven year old students. Read more…
Sistema Australia – A school music education system based on a Venezuelan model. Currently being trialled in Laverton (VIC), the model involves instrumental learning and high-quality performances at school.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16794606
This BBC clip shows a speed-pianist playing 19 notes per second, and compares the concentration with Kung Fu!
www.funmusicco.com/squiltsheet.pdf
FunMusicCo has provided a free worksheet for use with ANY music listening activity.
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Opera House OPEN REHEARSAL Program. For details follow this link:
http://www.sydneysymphony.com/education/schools/open_rehearsals/
FREE ACCREDITED PROFESSSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS
Accredited with the NSW Institute of Teaching, courses for K-6 non specialist and high school music teachers
April 30 Coffs Harbour Conservatorium 4-6pm
May 1 Clarence Valley Conservatorium, Grafton 4-6pm
May 2 Manning Valley Anglican College, Cundletown 4-6pm
May 3 Hunter Valley Grammar School, Newcastle 4-6pm
http://www.sydneysymphony.com/education/schools/regional_tour/
REGIONAL TOUR SCHOOLS CONCERTS – GRAFTON, TAREE, NEWCASTLE
Schools concerts – $10 per child
29 May, 4 pm Grafton (Yr 7-12)
30 May 10 am Grafton (K-6)
31 May 10 am(K-6) and 11.30am (Yrs5-10) Taree
1 June 10 am (K-6) and 11.30 am Newcastle (Years 5-10)
PLAYERLINK APPLICATIONS – RIVERINA AND ALBURY
Applications close this week. Please see link below for more information on participating in Playerlink 2012.
For fifty-one years STATE MUSIC CAMP has hosted an annual camp providing a classical music experience that is engaging, inspirational and enriching for young musicians. In 2012 the camp will be held between Monday, July 2 and Saturday, July 7, culminating with a concert on Saturday, July 7 at 7.30pm at Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University. Rehearsals for the camp will be held at Caulfield Grammar School, Wheelers Hill Campus, Jells Rd, Wheelers Hill.
The 2012 camp as it promises to be a challenging and enjoyable experience. They expect to have students from all over metropolitan Melbourne attending as well as musicians from country Victoria.
There will be two Symphony Orchestras and two String Orchestras involved that cater for students from the age of 6 through to 22.
This year the top orchestra will be performing Symphony No.5 by Shostakovich which is an exciting and challenging work for all instruments.
Please visit the website for more details, application forms and our 2012 brochure at www.statemusiccamp.com.au
This year the State Music Camp (Vic) is celebrating it’s 51st year.
We would like to invite young orchestral musicians from ages 6 – 22 to come and joining us in a great week of music making.
This year the top orchestra is performing the Symphony N.5 by Shostakovich. Please encourage your students to come and experience a wonderful week in terrific facilities, surroundings while working with some of Australias’ leading educators and musicians.
For more information visit our website at www.statemusiccamp.com.au or contact us at info@statemusiccamp.com.au
Also visit us at Youtube to see our orchestras in action from 2010 and 2011.
VENUE: Caulfield Grammar School
Wheelers Hill Campus
74 82 Jells Road
Wheelers Hill
WHEN: Monday July 2nd – Friday July 6th
9am
CONCERT: Saturday July 7th
Robert Blackwood Hall
Monash University
7.30 pm
WHAT: 4 Ensembles
2 Junior String Ensembles
2 Symphony Orchestras
CONDUCTORS: Bishop Orschestra – Mark Shiell (AMEB 7+)
Alexander Orchestra – Simon Brown (AMEB 5+)
Scott Orchestra – Micahel Dahlenberg AMEB Grade 4)
Thomson Orchestra – Cindy Watkin (AMEB prelim – Grade 2 – 4)
APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Monday May 21
AUDITIONS: Sunday May 27 @ Caulfield Grammar School
Wheelers Hill
ABODA Victoria presents
CONDUCTING TECHNIQUE for STRING & ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS
With Malcolm Yuen
Friday 23 March, 2012
Balwyn High School
Music: Live It! Love It! A Life Long Adventure
Jemima Bunn
Instrumental Music Teacher
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Phone: 03 8805 6700
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
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
The first of SSO's accredited Professional Learning for Primary Music teachers will be held at Haberfield Public School based on the repertoire of the Schools Concerts held at the ABC, Ultimo. Using Orchestral Music effectively in the Classroom (Early Stage 1-3) ABC Schools Concerts Stages 1 www.sydneysymphony.com/education/schools/stage_1/ Saturday 10 March 9.30am-3pm Registration from 9am Haberfield Public School, Denman Ave, Haberfield This course is accredited with the NSW Institute of Teachers and will be presented by two very experienced primary teachers, Rita Fin and Vanessa South. Whether or not you are bringing your students to the ABC Concert Series this year, the course should provide you with a number of activities and resources to use in your classroom. The course is designed for specialist and non-specialist music teachers.
For more details see our website: www.sydneysymphony.com/education/professional_learning_program/professional_learning_seminars/
Go to resource: The Sydney Symphony Orchestra offers programs for school children, and provides in conjunction with these, resources for teachers. Read more…
Go to resource: The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is a professional orchestra, resident in New South Wales at the Sydney Opera House.
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Go to resource: The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a professional orchestra resident in Tasmania.
Go to resource: Miss Lyons Music Room is a Victorian Primary Music teacher’s blog, for communicating with the school community and setting fun tasks which encourage instrumental practice at home.
On Friday 1 April 2011, ABODA Victoria will welcome Peter Bandy as he presents a three-hour seminar and conducting event focused on teaching from the orchestral podium. Full registration and event details are now available via the ABODA Victoria website.
Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it — and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
Go to resource: The Arts Centre Melbourne provides education programs specifically for school students, including performances and workshops. Read more…
The Black Arm Band: Dirtsong was a work performed at the 2009 Melbourne International Arts Festival. There is a free Education kit available here. The second half of the activities are specifically Music-related, while the first half are Arts and literacy-related. Read more…
The Black Arm Band: Hidden Republic was a work performed at the 2008 Melbourne International Arts Festival. Read more…
4MBS FM has been involved in the making of this concert and documentary for 28 years.
Read more here: www.cbaa.org.au/news/4MBS-Gothic-Symphony-Documentary-Receives-National-Cinema-Release
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfVg9vn4jCc
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
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. Read more…
1) “I’m going to play you a song about my weekend” …
2) Play (live or on YouTube or CD) ‘Hercules’ from the movie ‘Hunchback from Notre Dame’ … asking students to think about what it has to do with the weekend.
3) Afterwards, ask students if they’ve made any connection/s … hopefully they will offer up answers about watching Cadel Evans win the Tour de France (French bike race).
4) Help students to recall the lyrics, song moods, compositional tools, etc which relate to winning a big race.
5) In small groups, ask students to brainstorm other songs that could be used as background music for a ‘highlights segment’ on the 2011 Tour de France.
Resources: free video footage of Cadel Evans after his huge win http://player.sbs.com.au/cycling#/cycling_08/tourdefrance/tdf_interviews/playlist/Cadel-Evans-post-Stage-20/
Marten Bequest travel scholarships of $20,000
Applications for the 2012 scholarships are now open. Application period is open until 27 January 2012.
The categories that are offered in 2012 are:
To apply for the scholarship you will require the following information:
Go to resource: Trinity College London (TCL) is an instrumental and vocal music examination board and has representation in Australia.
There’s a new way to let students view YouTube clips online … www.viewpure.com. The teacher copies the URL address from a YouTube clip, pastes it onto the viewpure.com website, clicks “create”, and it creates a new webpage (which students can view) with the YouTube clip on its own (without ads or comments). Copy and paste the newly create URL address and give it to your students.
Here’s an example I entered into ViewPure of ACO playing to surfing footage …
http://viewpure.com/m0NJyVCQpIs
HINT: Don’t click on the “Download” button (bottom of ViewPure screen) – it is only advertising!
Go to resource: Upbeat Music Education in the Classroom, produced by Jeffrey Leask, is published by Bojangles Music, NSW, 1984. Read more…
Go to resource: Using Music in the Classroom, an article published on the site “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age” gives resources and hints on incorporating songs with other subjects such as Maths. Read more…
Bookings are now open for the upcoming VCE music workshop on Sunday 25 March 2012 at Charles Pearson Theatre, Melbourne University. This workshop is for students studying VCE Music Performance.
To book online go to
http://dsmusic.com.au/events/introduction-to-vce-music-performance-aural-and-theory/
and follow the link.
Bookings Office:
Stockdale ACS, 300 Huntingdale Rd, Huntingdale VIC 3166
Phone: 03 9535 7000
Fax: 03 8610 1936
Enquiries: Deborah Smith
Mobile: 0421 825 302
Email: dsmusicbookings@gmail.com
This month we have a VCE Preparation Workshop hosted by Neville Shade of Methodist Ladies college on the 9th of August and the George Garzone Masterclass of the 10th of August. Both events start at 7:30pm and doors open a 7pm.
Glenn Foster
The Music Place
339 Clarendon Street
South Melbourne, Victoria, 3205
Australia
Ph# +61 3 9699 9099
Fax: +61 3 9699 9266
melbourne@musicplace.com.au
www.musicplace.com.au
Instrumental Music Teachers and VIT Registration
Frequently Asked Questions
October 2011
This report was prepared by Sue Arney (Secretary – aMuse). It is a summary of the discussion between Sue Arney and Barbara Carter (Group Manager, Registration & Accreditation, VIT) and Robyn Paull (Manager Registration, VIT) on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. This meeting was held to address and clarify some of the grey areas surrounding VIT registration and instrumental teachers in schools.
The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 makes it clear that the Institute regulates and registers school teachers to undertake the duties of a teacher in Victorian schools.
What consultation process took place prior to the changes to VIT registration?
The changes to the Institute’s Permission to Teach Policy are a result of amendments to the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 which followed a a three year period of parliamentary review and consultation with stakeholders and the profession.
A consultation specifically to review the Permission to Policy following the amendment of the legislation, occurred during 2010 and included principals and teachers from government, Catholic and independent schools including both primary and secondary; teachers, LOTE teachers and regional officers of DEECD, Music Co-ordinators, Directors of Music from key independent schools, representatives of DEECD, ISV and Catholic Education and employment agencies and representatives from the AEU and IEU.
What recommendations were made during this process?
Through this consultation process it was recommended that permission to teach should only be sought for positions which required the knowledge and expertise of a qualified and registered teacher and involved the duties of a teacher in the delivery of an educational program. Extra curricular and co-curricular programs which operate outside the required curriculum of a school and require the expertise of instructors other than qualified and registered teachers would not require permission to teach.
It was recommended that Instrumental Music programs which do not require qualified teachers would not require permission to teach where an instructor is not a registered teacher. As such Instrumental Music Instructor or Tutor would be a more appropriate term than teacher to describe these positions.
Why was it necessary to change the Permission to Teach (PTT) category that has existed for many years?
PTT was always meant to be a short-term registration – up to five years – established for those who were actively seeking to complete their teaching qualifications.
There has always been an expectation that teachers who held PTT for this period of time would complete teacher training and move on to gain full registration.
The number of applications for second and subsequent periods of PTT in some areas, including Instrumental Music, where there is no real intention to move towards full registration, had become problematic given the change to legislation. The legislative requirement, that applications for permission to teach would require evidence that the school had first sought to employ a registered and qualified teacher to fill the position, would result in a significant and unnecessary impost for schools with large Instrumental Music programs.
PTT for Instrumental Music and some other programs such as Sports Coaching and faith leadership to work in ‘any Victorian school’will be honoured for the periods currently granted but over time will be phased out.
Even so, schools and Instrumental music instructors in particular schools may decide that the role undertaken by an Instrumental Music Instructor is the work of a school teacher. The school would advertise the position, seeking a registered teacher, but may seek permission to teach for the role if no suitable qualified teacher applies. The permission in this case would be limited to that school and the requirement to make appropriate progress towards qualification as a teacher within three years would apply.
Would it be possible to create a VIT subcategory for Instrumental Music Teachers that takes into consideration the limited training opportunities and short timeline for re-registration?
No. The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 makes it clear that the Institute recognises and regulates school teachers who undertake the duties of a teacher in the delivery of educational programs in Victorian schools.
Extra curricular and co-curricular programs, which operate outside the required curriculum, which comprises the education program of a school, generally require the expertise of instructors other than qualified and registered teachers and would not require registration or permission to teach.
Instrumental music instructors together with sports coaches, faith community leaders, speech and drama tutors, voice coaches, and the like, are able to be employed in schools to provide specialised support to students and the school in their own right and without the requirement for registration as teacher.
How will we ensure teachers working with children in our schools are appropriately checked?
Working With Children legislation now in place in Victoria. Instructors and tutors working in schools in extra curricular and co-curricular programs and who are not required to be registered with the VIT are able to provide an up-to-date Working With Children Check to their Principal, or employer, as evidence of their suitability to work with children.
How will it be possible for Instrumental Teachers who do not currently hold a teaching qualification to undertake a teacher training course if no specific Instrumental Music Teaching course are currently offered in Victoria?
Those who decide to follow the career path of teaching music will need to make a decision about whether or not they undertake a teacher qualification course. This will determine the type of work for which they can be employed.
Several tertiary institutions across Victoria offer a range of diplomas and degrees that will qualify a person as a Music Teacher. The individual needs to make a choice as to how they see their career path. Specialist instrumental music tuition for individuals and small ensembles is different from music teaching as part of a required, general and comprehensive education.
The current teacher training courses are centred around training individuals to be Classroom Music Teachers. There are no courses currently running in Victoria that offer an Instrumental Music Method. How can Instrumental Music Teachers who are currently in our system, and who wish to undertake an appropriate IMT course, do so when there are none available?
They can either undertake an existing Music teacher education course that will qualify them to teach in the classroom, or investigate courses that run interstate either on or off campus with an instrumental music focus.
aMuse would like to work with the VIT to investigate the possibility of relevant and appropriate teacher training courses being established in Victoria.
The VIT encourages aMuse in co-operation with other music teacher associations to approach tertiary institutions with a view to discussing options for Instrumental Music methods within an initial teacher education program.
The VIT is responsible for accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Victoria, and would welcome a submission of such a program from a higher education provider for review.
It could be possible to explore options for recognition of prior learning with higher education providers, particularly for those who already hold a performance degree or diploma; recognition of prior experience and course delivery that would fit with current employment hours. (NB aMuse has begun discussions with a number of tertiary institutions in regard to this matter).
There are currently many experienced Instrumental Music Teachers in our schools, a great number with performance degrees and professional performance experience, who would happily undertake a teacher training course if one was available. At present there is no course in Victoria offering Instrumental Music Teaching as a teaching method. Therefore, how can Instrumental Music Teachers demonstrate that they are seeking to become qualified within the next three years?
An application for PTT registration can still be lodged. The application will ask what teachers have put in place to move towards upgrading their qualifications. In their application teachers can:
· Demonstrate enrolment in a program of initial teacher education, or units that would ensure their eligibility for a teacher education course if they do not yet have an undergraduate degree;.
· Demonstrate strong involvement in professional development activities that enhance their professional learning in music and for teaching;
· Show evidence of a documented PL plan that is supported by the school
· Demonstrate their willingness and desire to undertake further training to update their teaching skills
· Include an endorsement from their school of the above
Cite that they keen to explore the option of an appropriate course when it becomes available
Each application is looked at and considered on its own merits.
Who will determine whether or not an Instrumental Music Teacher should apply for or hold VIT registration.
The decision about whether a position requires a registered teacher is a decision made at the school level. In many schools the nature of the performing arts program and the place of individual components of the program in the curriculum will be resolved after a broad ranging discussion of the curriculum.
If the role of the teacher is delivering part of the required school curriculum then they will need to be registered with the VIT. If they are delivering a program or instructing in an area deemed by the school to be ‘extra curricula’ or ‘co-curricula’ then they will not. The VIT advises that applications for permission to teach from schools seeking to employ teachers in performing arts programs and music programs with a strong instrumental focus will be welcomed. (It should be noted that the school or employer will have advertised for a school teacher for this role in the first instance.)
The only change is that persons registered with permission to teach will be granted permission for three years and will be required to show evidence of progress toward qualification as a teacher should they seek a further period of permission.
Information regarding the decision making process advised by the Institute has been made available to all schools and is accessible from the Institute website www.vit.vic.edu.au on the Principal pages.
Is Instrumental Music considered to be “curriculum”?
The decision about whether or not instrumental music is considered ‘curriculum’, ‘authorized curriculum’, ‘required curriculum’ or ‘core curriculum’ is largely up to each individual Principal and school. The Principal therefore has the responsibility of deciding whether or not IMTs should have VIT registration based on which area of the school or the particular program they are teaching in.
Schools need to be clear about how they see the instrumental music program fitting into their schools overall curriculum program..
The following FAQs address employment issues that are NOT within the jurisdiction of the Victorian Institute of Teaching. aMuse will continue to seek clarification from Human Resources at DEECD and teacher unions on these matters.
aMuse has received concerns from experienced teachers who do not hold a teaching qualification, who have been told by their Principals that due to changes in the VIT policy their employment will cease at the end of the year.
Employment of Instrumental Music Teachers is a school (employer’s) responsibility.
This example is an employment situation and is the responsibility of the Principal.
It is outside the jurisdiction of the VIT.
If Instrumental Music Teachers are not registered with the VIT, who is responsible for their teaching conditions? Eg class sizes, supervision duties etc
The teaching conditions for Instrumental Music Teachers, whether registered with the VIT or not, are the responsibility of the Principal.
Schools are responsible for showing due diligence in the care of all students as well as for their staff. This does not fall within the jurisdiction of the VIT.
The Principal has a duty of care to ensure students are adequately supervised whilst both on school grounds and during excursions, camps and so on. This applies to class sizes, rehearsals, concerts and camps.
(NB: aMuse has agree to put together a Code of Conduct based on current DEECD Duty of Care regulations to distribute to schools in order to remind both Principals and Music Staff of responsibilities in this area
Some other questions raised but not addressed at the meeting held 9 August 2011.
· IMTs without VIT registration and no longer considered ‘teachers’ are unsure about how their employment conditions will be affected. Who will now set the criteria for pay, increments, leave entitlements, hours of duty etc and how will they be transferred across?
· aMuse has also received calls from Instrumental Music Teachers who have contacted their Region with questions about VIT registration and have been told that it is the expected that ALL music teachers hold VIT registration. How will we resolve this conflict?
· How will Instrumental Music Teachers who have, up until now, held PTT registration be affected if their VIT registration is not renewed? Will there TO number disappear? How will their pay structure be affected?
Permission to teach policy: FAQs for principals can be sourced form this page:
http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/registration/categories-of-registration/Permission%20to%20teach/Pages/default.aspx
The renowned State Music Camp of Victoria turns 50.
For fifty years SMC has provided outstanding orchestral experiences for young musicians. The camp offers a rare learning opportunity for students to play music and be tutored by expert musicians and conductors.
Dates: 4 – 9 July (term 2 holidays) Saturday evening gala birthday concert
Rehearsal venue: Huntingtower School, Mt Waverley
Concert venue: Robert Blackwood Hall
We are also keen to hear from past campers who would like to perform in an orchestra as part of the 50-year celebration.
For details visit our website: http://www.statemusiccamp.com.au
Virtual Museum – a factual and informative website (with pictures) about common & obscure musical instruments from around the world
This year’s VMTA Clifford Lecture is to be held at the State Library Theatrette on Sunday August 7, 2.00pm.
It will be presented by Prof Gary McPherson, Ormond Professor and Director,
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
The topic is:
“Evidence based approaches to teaching music to children and adolescents”
Every year, thousands of Australian children begin learning a musical
instrument and embark on an aspect of skill acquisition that is not only
complex and time-consuming, but which also requires years of dedicated
practice and commitment in order to achieve success. A major challenge for
research, therefore, is to find better and more efficient ways for
developing the range of skills required to perform proficiently.
With the above as his context, Professor McPherson will describe recent
research that provides new insight into the nature of musical ability,
development and identity. His presentation will be framed to show how
development is uniquely individual and how various forces act to either
enhance or hinder each learner¹s musical potential. Practical examples will
be included and discussed that teachers may like to consider in their
everyday teaching practice and that have been shown to enhance student
learning and motivation to continue learning and participating well into
adult life.
Tickets: $20 VMTA members/ $25 non-members/ $12 full-time students
To book, simply call 03 9415 1314 or email the office vmta@vmta.org.au.
Booking forms are also downloadable from our website
www.victorianmusicteachersassociation.org.au.
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
VMTA’s Piano Day is on SundayMarch 20. Here are the details:
SUNDAY MARCH 20 – 9.45 – 3.45
Piano Day
Melbourne High School
Forrest Hill, South Yarra
Julie Haskell and Peter Hurley will present on the new Piano for Leisure
series, and Glenn Riddle will present on Certificate of Performance and
bridging the gap between 8th grade and AMusA.
Tickets: VMTA members $30 per session/$70 all day. Non-members: $40 per
session $95 all day. Full-time student all-day special $50.
Bookings: contact the VMTA office on 9415 1314 or email vmta@vmta.org.au.
Forms can also be downloaded from our website
www.victorianmusicteachersassociation.org.au.
The Victorian Music Teachers’ Association will be holding our first Diploma
Piano Masterclass for the year on Sunday, June 5. It will be presented by
Elizabeth Mitchell.
Date: Sunday June 5, 2011
Venue: Richmond Uniting Church, 314 Church St, Richmond
Time: 1.30 – 4.45pm
For more information, please visit our website
www.victorianmusicteachersassociation.org.au or contact the office
vmta@vmta.org.au 03 9415 1314.
VCE masterclass day
… for voice and piano on September 4
at Melbourne High School
Go to resource: Vocal-ease is published by the NSW Department of Education and Training and comes in 4 volumes. It provides a sequential plan for singing activities. Read more…
VOSA will be holding the “Living Music and Dance Conference” on May 27 & 28 at the Darebin Arts Centre. This is a fantastic opportunity to attend a world class music education conference. Our key presenter Lenka Pospisilova is a world class International presenter specialising in the Orff method. Lenka returns to Melbourne having last presented in Adelaide, Australia at the National Orff Conference ‘Creating New Blends’. The conference is geared to classroom teachers and music teachers who work with children in the primary and middle years.
The conference will:
More information can be found on the VOSA website - http://vosa.org/
Ginette Aitchison <ginette_aitchison@hotmail.com>
We’ve got the Music & Music: Count Us In online resources are up and going, Jozzbeat-style. They are accessed via this page:
www.jozzbeat.com/MCUI2011/home
Jozzbeat will give each school a free log-in (after the school has registered for Music: Count Us In at www.musiccountusin.org.au)
OR
Existing customers of Jozzbeat that come through as MCUI registrees can just use their existing JozzBeat website password/username to access the resources.
Grab a group of kids, log on, learn the song, add some percussion, and have a fun lesson
Go to resource: The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is a professional orchestra resident in Western Australia.
Perfect for advancing brass students, former players looking to begin performing again and school leavers who wish to continue making music… all conveniently located in Melbourne’s inner west!
Western Brass is an exciting new brass band that was recently launched in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Following the successful launch, our regular rehearsals will be at 7:30 on Tuesday nights (starting from 29 Nov).
Our aim is to provide an opportunity for people of all cultural backgrounds and various musical experience to participate in a quality music-making organisation, and engage in regular music making activities in the Western suburbs. This brand new band gives the players that graduate from the Youth Band the opportunity to further develop their musical skills in a more advanced ensemble and also provides the opportunity for people of all ages to kick start and/or reinvigorate their music making ambitions in a fun and friendly environment.
As the band grows and develops, more and more opportunities for public performance will be provided and if desired the possibility of competitions will also be incorporated into the activities of Western Brass. Regular performances are planned for the western region and will include many local festivals and events including the Christmas Carols Concert in Yarraville Gardens on Saturday 17 Decemeber.
Come along on Tuesday 29th December 2011 and be part of this exciting new venture.
For more information and to register your interest please email contact@fycb.com.au or call Brenton Burley on 0412 231 929
Go to resource: The Wollongong Conservatorium, located 1 hour south of Sydney, is one of the NSW Regional Conservatoriums.
WSOC & 2MBS Young Composers Award due 1st June, 2011
Here are some links I’ve created with ViewPure to allow students to view/listen to scenes from various films:
Shrek: Hallelujah Harry Potter: Hedwig’s Theme (no visuals) Moulin Rouge: Elephant scene Shrek: Dance Party Top Gun: Highway to the Danger Zone Man from Snowy River: the descent
Lesson ideas: describe how the music matches the images, try to figure out melody/chords, listen for mash-ups, discuss whether the music was written to match the film scene (or vice versa).
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.
Here are some amusing (string) clips to share with students of all ages:
(1) I Will Survive (2) Pachelbel’s Canon (3) Titanic by MozART Group & while you’re having fun … (4) Hedwig’s Theme on Wine glasses
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Their site has links to membership details, workshops, conferences, and further professional learning.