It’s great to be back in my old stomping grounds for the annual music eisteddfod. It’s a really well run event and I’m looking forward to adjudicating the instrumental section. For more details head to http://www.cmta.com.au/ Saturday 8th August Colac Performing Arts and Cultural Centre Entry by gold coin
This week I will be giving a guest lecture on Group Teaching at the University of Melbourne as part of the Masters of Music (Performance Teaching) degree. Although many instrumental teachers prefer one-on-one teaching, group lessons offer a different learning environment where peers can collaborate and different roles can be explored. I’ll be talking about […]
This biennial conference has been held since 2003 and is a wonderful opportunity for those involved in music education to come together to meet, socialise, learn, network and share their ideas with other music education professionals across all sectors. I'm looking forward to presenting a practical workshop on Effective Instrumental Teaching, looking at exploring visual, auditory […]
The wonderful folk in the Bendigo Instrumental Music Program have their annual Music Week, four days of music activities and rehearsals culminating in a final performance. I’m excited to be conducting the Holst Concert Band and have a great program of works to explore throughout the week. The final concert details are: Thursday 25th June […]
I am excited to be a part of of the aMuse professional learning day for instrumental teachers this June. I will be presenting on effective instrumental teaching; looking at student learning styles, lesson planning and giving a 30 minute lesson demonstration. Jennifer Meacham will talk later in the day about bridging the gap between classroom and […]