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AUSTA SA Upcoming Events

State Chapter Annual General Meeting – 20th January 2025

All members are welcome to join our AGM from 10am on Monday 20th January.

Email Bethany at sapresident@austa.asn.au if you would like the documents and zoom link.

 

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR STRING PLAYERS and TEACHERS

Baroque Music Workshop & String Ensemble Repertoire Reading Day

Sunday 23rd FEBRUARY 2025

Baroque Techniques with Lucy Macourt & Agnes Weinstein, followed by the popular multi-level

String Ensemble Repertoire Reading Day – Australian Composers. Bring your instrument and some afternoon tea to share.

 

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR STRING TEACHERS & STRING ENSEMBLE DIRECTORS

ABODA & AUSTA Strings Seminar – Prince Alfred College

7pm Thursday 22nd MAY 2025 

 

AUSTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Join us in Sydney from 11-13 July for the 2025 AUSTA Golden Jubilee Conference when we celebrate history and shape the future.

AUSTA’s 2025 Golden Jubilee Conference at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music celebrates the history and vision of a professional community that has transformed the life and work of string players, teachers and makers in Australia for half a century.

The conference will feature presentations, workshops and round table discussions on teaching, learning and performance, working in regional communities, strings in schools, conducting, ensemble development and repertoire, methodology and pedagogy of instrumental development for Double Bass, Cello, Viola and Violin, maintaining instruments, masterclasses, performances and much more

Headline Speakers and Performers Include…

  • Elizabeth Morgan AM – legendary teacher and founding member of AUSTA will speak about the history and vision for AUSTA.
  • Anita Collins – author of The Music Advantage, founder of Bigger and Better Brains and global expert on neuroscience and music talks about Neural Notes: How Learning String Instruments Shapes Brain Development, conducts workshops on working in challenging context and discusses optimising the relationship with parents for the benefit of student learning.
  • Emily Sun – international soloist and professor of violin at the Royal College of Music, London, “possessed of a superb talent” (The Australian), playing with “a searing and poetic tone” (The Guardian) in recital and masterclass.
  • Timothy Kantor – recently appointed to the Sydney Conservatorium talks about The importance of musical interpretation and how to inspire students to develop their own way of interpreting music.
  • Fintan Murphy – one of Australia’s most experienced teachers and presenter of over 400 seminars, summer schools workshops and conference presentations throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America will discuss how teachers learn.

The 2025 Golden Jubilee Conference features presentations, workshops, masterclasses, performances and much opportunity for professional development, networking and social interaction.
We are inviting submissions for presentations of papers and workshops in the following categories:

  • 20-minute short topic presentation
  • Full 45-minute presentation or workshops

The deadline for submission of proposals has been extended to February 15, 2025

AUSTA Conference Member Rates
  • $660 Early Bird
  • $825 after 31 May 2025
Conference Non-Member Rates
  • $825 Early Bird
  • $990 after 31 May 2025
To access AUSTA Member Registration Rates visit our website for your exclusive AUSTA Member discount code.
Enter your code during registration to secure discounted registration.
Be sure to apply the code when registering as we may not be able to refund any overpayments.

 

STUDENT STRING ENSEMBLE WORKSHOPS 

Adelaide

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Seymour College, Gilles Road Jane Hardy gate 6, Glen Osmond

This workshop is for string players from Preliminary to Grade 3 AMEB and is an opportunity for young string players to meet new friends while learning skills needed to successfully play in string ensembles. Free family concert at 3pm.

Ask your teacher which group they think you should register in:

ALBINONI More than 1 year experience
BACH Preliminary – 1 AMEB
CORELLI Grade 2-3 AMEB

BEGINNER ADULT STRING WORKSHOP 

If you are an adult and learning a bowed string instrument, join us for a fun afternoon of playing new string ensemble repertoire and catching up over afternoon tea. Registrations limited. Music will be emailed to you before the workshop to print and bring along.

 

If you are a string player or teacher and interested in running a workshop or performance for AUSTA, please email Bethany Nottage sapresident@austa.asn.au

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March

24mar3:30 pm4:15 pmEnchanted Quest - A Guide to Practising MagicallyA new concept in string teaching, Enchanted Quest is an adventure game for teachers of violin and viola to share with their primary school students of any level of ability.

16mar6:00 pm8:00 pmMelody Mixer - Classical Violin Duet Classical Concert and Catch-UpJoin Marta and Matej Sutora at their violin concert and enjoy a social catch-up afterwards

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June

16jun2:00 pm4:30 pmBeginner String Ensemble for AdultsBeginner Ensemble for Adults

02jun1:00 pm2:30 pmString Ensemble Repertoire Reading Day2024 String Ensemble Repertoire Reading Day for all String Ensemble Conductors and Beginning Teachers

02jun10:00 am12:00 pmStudent String Ensemble WorkshopTerm 2 Student String Ensemble Workshop

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July

27jul1:00 pmSA: Barry Green Music Mastery WorkshopAUSTA International Touring Artist 2024

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