Beyond the Music: Building Communities that Keep Students Coming Back

TUESDAY 14th OCTOBER

Want your students to feel connected, supported, and inspired to stick with music for the long haul?
Join us on ZOOM (check your time zone) for a practical, uplifting session packed with ideas to:
✔️ Foster inclusivity & belonging
✔️ Strengthen student commitment
✔️ Create a positive, thriving culture
✔️ Build communities where young musicians love to learn & grow

Don’t miss this chance to explore strategies that go beyond the music and into what really makes students stay engaged.

Register now and find your zoom link in the confirmation email

REGISTER HERE

Presentation via Zoom only

WA – 4:30pm
QLD – 6:30pm
SA and NT – 7pm
ACT, NSW, TAS and VIC 7:30pm

The ‘AUSTA NQ Celebration of Strings’ Festival is an annual workshop which brings together hundreds of the string players from primary schools in the Townsville region for a great concert celebrating the fun of string playing. For to students up to year 8, in five massive orchestras, our concert promises to be a hit, especially for an auditorium full of adoring family and friends.
Come and enjoy the fun and festivity as these keen string players strut their stuff on the big stage.

Download a copy of the schedule for the weekend here.

The ‘AUSTA NQ Celebration of Strings’ Festival is an annual workshop which brings together hundreds of the string players from primary schools in the Townsville region for a great concert celebrating the fun of string playing. For to students up to year 8, in five massive orchestras, our concert promises to be a hit, especially for an auditorium full of adoring family and friends.
Come and enjoy the fun and festivity as these keen string players strut their stuff on the big stage.

Download a copy of the schedule for the weekend here.

SA String Showcase

The SA String Showcase, presented by AUSTA SA, is a celebration of string playing in all its forms. Open to all ages and levels, it provides a supportive, non-graded and non-competitive chance to perform. Solos, chamber music (duos, trios, quartets), and accompanied works are all welcome.

To ensure every performance shines, we strongly encourage performers to use an accompanist unless their piece is unaccompanied. An official accompanist will be provided by AUSTA SA.

Session Times

1:30pm Concert: For unaccompanied works, chamber groups, or those with their own accompanist/teacher.

3:00pm Concert: For performers using the AUSTA SA accompanist. If booked, arrive at 1:00pm for a compulsory rehearsal. Parents may drop students at 1:00pm and return at 2:45pm.

At its heart, the Showcase is about confidence, progress, and community in SA’s string world.

AUSTA ACT

Workshop For Teachers with John Ma

Date & Time: Sunday 30th November 2025

Venue: Orana Steiner School – Unwin Street Weston

Cost: Members $40, Non-Members $60, Tertiary Students $20 with student ID on the day

Online Registration: www.trybooking.com/DFODM

Contact: austaact@gmail.com

Would you like to know more about historically informed interpretations of repertoire for string instruments? Then bring your instrument and join us for this AUSTA ‘hands on’ practical workshop for teachers.

AUSTA ACT

Christmas Dinner

Date & Time: Saturday 6th December 2025

Venue: Snapper & Co – Mariner Place Yarralumla

Cost: Buy your own dinner

Online Registration: coming

Contact: austaact@gmail.com