Musicians spend a lot of time practicing, but need to spend a lot of time performing as well. It is only through performance that you can really understand what has been achieved, look at how far along you have come and gain inspiration for what the next goal should be. Plus, it’s nice to share your […]
I will be channelling my inner Jan Garbarek to perform alongside the Windfire Chamber Choir and their performance of the Gregorian Mass, Misse de Angelis. The performance of these early chants (sung by the cantor) will be juxtaposed with a modern interpretation of the main themes in a four part version by Claudio Dall’ Albero, sung […]
I am honoured to be adjudicating the instrumental sections of the South Eastern Arts Festival this year. I am always impressed by the talented students from the region and the hard work they have done over the holiday period in preparing their pieces. A great opportunity for performance experience or a chance to workshop pieces. […]
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 […]