It’s great to be invited back to the one-stop-conference for everything related to VCE music. I will be presenting a survival guide for instrumental teachers with some of the approaches I have utilised in the last 11 years of teaching VCE music. How do I go about creating technical work? Why improvisation or sightreading? What’s the […]
I’ll be returning to my education roots with a guest lecture for the Masters of Teaching (Music) students at the Melbourne School of Graduate Education. It’s been 12 years since I was sitting in those classes and I still have notes from the great teachers we had. I will be presenting a session on Effective […]
I’m looking forward to guesting with Georgia Brooks and some great local musicians for an enjoyable afternoon of jazz at the Elephant and Castle in East Geelong. Featuring Georgia Brooks (vocals), Ben Calderazzo (guitar), Rod Gear (bass) and Sean Loughran (drums). Sunday 7th of Feb 3pm – 6pm Free entry
Looking forward to using my orchestral clarinet chops with the Geelong Chorale’s performance of The Creation by Haydn. Considered to be his great masterpiece, this oratorio was inspired by Handel’s Messiah and evokes an essentially optimistic view of humanity. It features bass, tenor and soprano soloists as well as the homegrown Geelong Chorale with some lovely examples […]
I’m looking forward to performing some motivation sax tunes for the marathon runners at this year’s Afterglow Trail Run. It’s always a fun event with lots of creative costuming and use of lights, as well as an amazing run along some of the best parts of the Great Ocean Road. Saturday 28th November I’ll be playing […]