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Sounds Great 2015

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 […]

BIMP Music Week

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 […]

aMuse Approaches to Instrumental Music

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 […]

CLASAX Performance Competition

I'm looking forward to adjudicating at the Clarinet and Saxophone Societyof Victoria performance competition. It's amazing to see such talent in local musicians and I admire their dedication to their practice to make such performances possible.  I will be judging the Hugo Stockigt award, the Keilworth 90th Anniversary award, and the balance of Australian Compositions and the […]

Melbourne University Saxophone Ensemble

I will be conducting the University of Melbourne Saxophone Ensemble for their end of semester concert. The program will feature recent compositions exploring the tonal colours of six members of the saxophone family. Nadia Burgess – In Motion Rob Buckland – Altostratus Leonard Bernstein – Slava! Rob Buckland – Flam Tchaikovsky (arr. van der Linden) […]