Watch recordings of the recent Dynamic Duo of String Pedagogy weekend featuring the prominent music educators Howard Penny (Cello) and Robin Wilson (Violin) .

Important Information: Please read
The recordings will each be available to watch ONLY for a 7 day window from 9am Monday to the following Monday at 9am.
Attendee’s of the LIVE streamed event will also receive emails with access to these recordings, during the windows of time below, and do not need to register.

Robin Wilson’s Recordings will be available: 
Monday, 10th January 2022 9am – Monday 17th January 2022 9am

Howard Penny’s Recordings will be available:
Monday, 17th January 2022 9am – Monday 24th January 2022 9am

Each presentation day consists of two videos, a presentation and a masterclass, see below for full details of the original sessions.
You can purchase tickets to watch any of the sessions or all of the sessions. Each session’s video link/s will be emailed to ticket holders on the Friday prior to each session. *Please disregard the times on your ticket as they will not reflect accurately the sessions you have purchased*

Registration closes Wednesday 5th January 2022

Location

Online via email Link.
(Link will be emailed to ticketholders on the Sunday 9th January 2022 and Sunday 16th January 2022 respectively)

Robin Wilson – Violin/Viola

Howard Penny – Cello

Dr Robin Wilson

Internationally regarded pedagogue, Dr Robin Wilson is Resident Faculty of Violin at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne, and also teaches on the faculties of the Valdres Festival in Norway and the Keshet Eilon International Mastercourse in Israel. His students are the winners of many national and international competitions, and in 2018 he was honoured with a National Award from the Australian String Teachers Association for outstanding services to string teaching in Australia. 

Robin has performed widely throughout Australasia, the USA and the UK. Solo and chamber recordings appear on Decca, ABC Classics, Ode, Vexations840 and VDE-Gallo. He is a member of the acclaimed ensemble Ironwood, is former leader of the ARCO Chamber Orchestra and has appeared as guest violinist with many leading Australian ensembles. 

Robin’s research was awarded the prestigious 2014 Geiringer Prize from the American Brahms Society. He has presented lectures at leading universities throughout the USA and the UK and given masterclasses throughout Australasia, Singapore, the UK and the USA. He studied with Alice Waten and Janet Davies in Sydney and at the New England Conservatory of Music, USA. He plays a violin by the Gagliano family, made in Naples in 1784.

Howard Penny

Cellist Howard Penny is Head of Strings at Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne (ANAM). He is an internationally renowned soloist, ensemble member, principal, teacher, lecturer, co-director and festival founder. Based in Europe, Howard has been a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for 30 years.

Schedule for release of videos:

Monday 10th January 9am: (expires Monday 17th January at 9am)

Session 1:   ‘Teaching and Developing Vibrato’ presentation with Dr Robin Wilson  

Session 2:  Masterclass with Dr Robin Wilson

Monday 17th November 9am: (expires Monday 24th January at 9am)

Session 1: ‘Dancing with Bach: A Guide to Life After the Preludes in the Cello Suites’ presentation with Howard Penny
Session 2:  Masterclass with Howard Penny

Session times are quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

Ticket Prices:
Single Video Session Price:
$15 for AUSTA members
$30 for non-members
Four Session Pass for all Videos.
$50 for AUSTA members
$95 for non-members

AUSTA – Workshop flyer – Pedagogy

Date: 20 February 2022

Session 1 – 1.30 – 3.00 – Violin/Viola
Session 2 – 3.30 – 5.00 – Cello/Bass

Prices

Members – 1 session $15.00, 2 sessions $25.00
Non-Members – 1 session $30.00, 2 sessions $45.00

Presenters

Upper Strings: Jenny Higgs and Gillian Bailey-Graham

Lower Strings: Louise Butler, Megan Taylor and Henry South

Topics

Move Well to Play Well

Freedom of movement, flexibility and overall posture are critical ingredients in playing well. How do we as teachers develop and encourage these skills in our students?

Essential Repertoire to Build Technique

Which repertoire is most useful for building our student’s technique? Join us to discuss this process in terms of repertoire for beginners, intermediate and advance level students.

Registrations

https://www.trybooking.com/BWWUF

18th & 19th February 2022

AUSTA VIC 2022 Reading Day

Get 2022 off to a musical start by reading through a collection of new music for string orchestra. Enjoy catching up with colleagues in the flesh! The state AGM will also be held this afternoon.

Sunday 6 February 2022: 1 – 4:30pm

VENUE: Glen Waverley Secondary College

13-21 O’Sullivan Rd (Cnr O’Sullivan Rd and Kingsway), Glen Waverley

Cost: Members – $15, Non-members – $40, Concession – $20

A QR Code and sign in sheets will be available for COVID-safe practices. Please download the Service Victoria app in order to register with the QR code on the day. BYO drink and snack for afternoon tea as this will not be provided this year.

Bookings open on January 24 here: https://www.trybooking.com/BWXJJ

PD certificates can be collected on the day upon registration.

All AUSTA Q members are invited and encouraged to attend the 30min AGM via Zoom.  A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants on Saturday 5/2/22.  Further details and the agenda will be emailed shortly.

(Please be aware that this is NOT the AUSTA Q reading day which would usually occur at this time. With the current situation in mind, the AUSTA Q Executive has made the decision to postpone this year’s Reading Day that was originally scheduled for Sunday 6th February. The reading day will be rescheduled as the opening session of the AUSTA Q Mini Conference on Saturday 2nd of April 2022.)

Register your intention to attend the AGM by Friday 4/2/22.

Registration Here
https://www.trybooking.com/BXAFC

Our local composers have been very busy composing over the past few months and AUSTA Q is delighted to be able to provide this invaluable opportunity for string teachers and ensemble directors to gather in person to play through our local composers’ latest new repertoire. This event is being held as part of the Mini Conference and registration for this event is now open also. Please be aware if you want to attend both events please register for both separately using the two links.

Time and Date

Saturday 2nd April 2022 – 8:30am Registration for 9:00am -12:00pm. Please ensure you arrive promptly at 8:30am to allow for COVID Safe check-in.

Explore Asian music adapted for strings with violinist Gabriel Lee, composer Wang Chenwei and musicologist and violist Andrew Filmer. More details on AUSTA WA home page.

Sunday April 10, 1pm AWST (please note this is WA/Perth/Kuala Lumpur time zone, so adjust if this is not your zone).

This online event is held by AUSTA WA in conjunction with the SEA Music Academy Online.  This live online event will be recorded and resold as an AUSTA Encore event. Those who purchase tickets to the live event will receive access to the Encore recording, so please do not buy a second ticket.  Teachers who may like a poster for their studio, please contact wapresident@austa.asn.au for PDF version. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/BYGQF

Position Changes!

A pedagogy workshop led by:

Evgeny Sorkin

Date & Time: 3 April 2022, 3.00-4.00pm

Venue: Zoom

Cost:

AUSTA Member: $15.00

Non Member: $30.00

Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BYCOA

Contact: austaact@gmail.com

Position changes or shifting is one of the topics that has been thoroughly researched by luminary pedagogue Yuri Yankelevich. Mastery of position changes involves freedom of movement along the fingerboard as well as smooth transition between pitches. In the following talk Dr. Evgeny Sorkin will be discussing types of position changes, various technical and expressive aspects of shifting, and methods of building confidence and security when changing positions. Join us for a very informative talk with Evgeny.

Registration is now open!

The AUSTA Q Mini Conference is on again. Register now for the event at BBC, April 2nd and 3rd. This years event kicks off with the Annual Reading Day* (Register separately here) which showcases the works of local composers and others.  AUSTA Q is thrilled to be welcoming guest presenter Janet Davies. See the trybooking link for the mini conference.

“Healing Stage Fright” – an AUSTA WA Zoom presentation by Rupert Guenther.

May 15

1pm AWST time “Healing Stage Fright” – an AUSTA WA Zoom presentation by Rupert Guenther.

Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/BZBAA

Stage-fright is a big issue for some people, and a significant issue for many. If you do get really nervous to the extent that you can’t express yourself or share and enjoy what you really love about music in your performances, this session will enable you to begin to heal your fears around performing, and regain your original inspiration for taking up music in the first place. You will learn practical on-the-spot approaches which will change your whole experience of playing in public, and dissolve the old patterns which caused you to feel anxiety instead of joy. Includes specific take-home techniques and practical tools for on-stage use in even the most demanding performances.
Open to all levels and all instruments including voice, percussion, piano, strings, brass, woodwind etc.

Rupert Guenther has taught his approaches to healing stage-fright in hundreds of workshops and masterclasses for students of all ages in universities, schools and holiday music camps throughout Australia, the UK, Italy, and Austria for over 15 years, including masterclasses at Vienna University for The Performing Arts (Austria), the St Paul Summer Academy (Austria), and Vorarlberg State Conservatorium (Austria). He has presented at The European String Teachers Association (ESTA) international conferences, AUSTA National Conference, The Reflective Conservatoire (The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London), as well as private sessions for some of the world’s top soloists, chamber ensembles, and key players from opera and symphony orchestras in Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in classical violin with Brian Finlayson at The Victorian College of The Arts, 3 years of studies in Vienna (Austria) with the renowned Professor Helfried Fister, and Masterclasses with Professor Igor Ozim throughout Australia and Europe. He has toured and given recitals and live radio broadcasts worldwide for over 20 years, and has released over 28 CDs since 2003 including five CDs commissioned and recorded for Radio ABC Classic FM in Australia. His concerts and recitals include Melbourne International Festival (Australia), The Guildhall Festival (London), London Docklands Museum (UK), Tate Britain London (UK) and further recitals in Italy and Austria.

Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/BZBAA

Download a flyer here: AUSTA WA_Healing Stage Fright

AUSTA ENCORE event – A recording of 90 minute online Zoom presentation on composition and Asian influences, with composer, Chenwei Wang, performer Gabriel Lee and musicologist, violist Andrew Filmer. An inspiring glimpse into Asian composition, opening up possibilities of improvisation for strings and using fabulous footage of performances from the Singapore International Violin Competition. Watch this fascinating presentation, receive interesting PDFs  Bookings open until May 12, viewing is May 14 – 23. Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/BZARK

Explore Asian music adapted for strings with violinist Gabriel Lee, composer Wang Chenwei and musicologist and violist Andrew Filmer. More details on AUSTA WA home page.

An Encore Screening of Position Changes with Evgeny Sorkin

AUSTA ACT is pleased to present an ENCORE SCREENING of Evgeny Sorkin’s presentation Position Changes

A recording of this webinar will be available to watch from Saturday 7th May to Saturday 14th May. The webinar was recorded on the 3rd April 2022.

If you had tickets to the original event, no need to purchase again! You will be sent the link to the Encore.

Position Changes!

A pedagogy workshop led by:

Evgeny Sorkin

The recording will be available to watch from Saturday 7th May to Saturday 14th May

Cost:

AUSTA Member: $15.00

Non Member: $30.00

Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BYWMI

Contact: austaact@gmail.com

Position changes or shifting is one of the topics that has been thoroughly researched by luminary pedagogue Yuri Yankelevich. Mastery of position changes involves freedom of movement along the fingerboard as well as smooth transition between pitches. In the following talk Dr. Evgeny Sorkin will be discussing types of position changes, various technical and expressive aspects of shifting, and methods of building confidence and security when changing positions. Join us for a very informative talk with Evgeny.

Healing Stage Fright, presented by Rupert Guenther

Have your instrument nearby when you watch a recording of this session, which will be available online for over a week – lots to think about, and some new habits to learn, for all teachers and performers. The Zoom link will be sent out to all shortly before the viewing period – this includes those who booked previously, no need to book again.

The recording of this webinar will be available to watch from June 4 – 14th

Bookings close June 3.

Book here

Stage-fright is a big issue for some people, and a significant issue for many. If you do get really nervous to the extent that you can’t express yourself or share and enjoy what you really love about music in your performances, this session will enable you to begin to heal your fears around performing, and regain your original inspiration for taking up music in the first place. You will learn practical on-the-spot approaches which will change your whole experience of playing in public, and dissolve the old patterns which caused you to feel anxiety instead of joy. Includes specific take-home techniques and practical tools for on-stage use in even the most demanding performances.
Open to all levels and all instruments including voice, percussion, piano, strings, brass, woodwind etc.

Rupert Guenther has taught his approaches to healing stage-fright in hundreds of workshops and masterclasses for students of all ages in universities, schools and holiday music camps throughout Australia, the UK, Italy, and Austria for over 15 years, including masterclasses at Vienna University for The Performing Arts (Austria), the St Paul Summer Academy (Austria), and Vorarlberg State Conservatorium (Austria). He has presented at The European String Teachers Association (ESTA) international conferences, AUSTA National Conference, The Reflective Conservatoire (The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London), as well as private sessions for some of the world’s top soloists, chamber ensembles, and key players from opera and symphony orchestras in Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in classical violin with Brian Finlayson at The Victorian College of The Arts, 3 years of studies in Vienna (Austria) with the renowned Professor Helfried Fister, and Masterclasses with Professor Igor Ozim throughout Australia and Europe. He has toured and given recitals and live radio broadcasts worldwide for over 20 years, and has released over 28 CDs since 2003 including five CDs commissioned and recorded for Radio ABC Classic FM in Australia. His concerts and recitals include Melbourne International Festival (Australia), The Guildhall Festival (London), London Docklands Museum (UK), Tate Britain London (UK) and further recitals in Italy and Austria.

AUSTA ACT Reading Day – Please note change in venue

Date & Time: Saturday 30th July 2022, 1.30-4.30pm
Venue: Gillian B-G’s home – contact austaact@gmail.com for the address.

Come along to our annual Reading Day to choose new music for your String Ensembles and network with your peers. We will be reading through the latest releases from Australian and International composers and publishers.

Bring your instruments.

Cost: Members $10.00, Non-Members $25.00

TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CAADE

AUSTA members, please let Louise know if you are coming at austaact@gmail.com

The VCE String Masterclass is now open for booking.
Our string pedagogue for 2022 is Roy Theaker.
This masterclass is for students in Years 11 and 12
preparing for performance examinations. String
students and string chamber groups are invited
to apply. Year 11 IB performers are also welcome.
Performers will have a minimum of 20 minutes
each and more than one work may be presented.
Students need to bring their own accompanist for
works with piano. Performers must register for this
event. (See details below.) Register early to avoid
missing out! Registration opens on June 1.

Date&Time: Sunday August 28, 2-5pm
Venue: Brimacombe Hall, Kingswood
College 355 Station St
Box Hill South VIC 3128
Fees: $40 per performer, one family
member free
Performers must register to receive a special
booking link
Registrations: Janet Fernandes
austavicvcestringmasterclass@gmail.com
Observers: Members $20,
Non-members $30,
Concession $20
Booking link for observers:
https://www.trybooking.com/BZRZT

Klezmer Workshop

A pedagogy workshop led by:

Pip Thompson

For participants at AMEB Grade 5 level or above

Date & Time: Sunday, 7^th August, 2pm – 4pm

Venue: Cook Community Hub Hall. Templeton St. Cook

In this workshop Pip Thompson will teach some of the fundamentals of Klezmer string style. Participants will learn the history of Klezmer music and its place in Eastern European Jewish society, and gain an understanding of the breadth of its influence. Pip will share stories of her own experience playing and researching Klezmer in Hungary, Romania and Moldova.

The workshop will encompass learning some Klezmer melodies, ornamentation styles and accompaniment roles. Pip will demonstrate an older, pre-World War II klezmer style quite different from that heard on many modern recordings. The workshop will culminate in the formation of a string ‘kapelye’ or Klezmer band where all participants can experiment with fulfilling the different roles of a Klezmer band.

As well as learning the basics of this intricate style, participation in the workshop will give an insight into teaching and learning Klezmer-influenced classical music by composers such as Bloch and Shostakovich.

This workshop is for musicians Grade 5 & above as the music is quite complex and is open to both students and adults.

Bring your instruments.

Cost:

AUSTA Member: $20.00
Family: $30.00 for two participants
Student: $15.00
Non-Member: $40.00

Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CAZPD

Contact: austaact@gmail.com

AUSTA VIC presents

2022 String Performers Festival

After a difficult 2020-21, we are very excited to be presenting our eighth String Performers’ Festival – a welcoming, non-competitive performance opportunity for students. String students of all levels are welcome and all performers will receive written feedback and a medallion.

Sunday, 11th September 2022

9am – 2pm

There will be five sessions on the day to choose from.  A Festival Accompanist will be available for Preliminary – Grade 4 pieces on the day.

• • • • Session One:               9.00 – 10.00am   Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Two:              10.00 – 11.00am Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Three:            11.00– 12.00pm  Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Four:              12.00 – 1.00pm   Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Five:               1.00 – 2.00pm     Unaccompanied or BYO accompanist

Cost: $20 per performer / $10 per additional family performer.

Senior players are always welcome to perform at the Festival, however the day tends towards beginner and middle level players.

Bookings are now open and can be made here: https://www.trybooking.com/CAYXJ

For any queries, please contact Hamish Paterson – austavicpresident@outlook.com

A pedagogy workshop led by:

John Ma

Date & Time:

Sunday 30^th October, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm (AEST)

Venue:

Holy Covenant Church,

89 Dexter St, Cook ACT

Cost:

AUSTA Member: $20

Non Member: $40

Student: $15

Trybooking:

https://www.trybooking.com/CCOQB

Contact:

austaact@gmail.com

Workshop is suitable for all bowed string instruments

BYO Instrument and stand

Early Music for Teachers

Over the last few centuries, the norms and aesthetics of Art, Architecture, Society, and Language have changed quite significantly. It would be considered strange to view and literally interpret the works of the past with the expectations of the present with little consideration for the time and place in which they were created. The same is true for Music.

The beginnings of Historically Informed Performance Practice in the 20th century were dominated by the rediscovery of contemporary manuscripts and treatises that cast new light on the interpretation of blobs on a page. The replacement of “traditional modern” ways of interpretation meant that new norms had to be established. Unfortunately, this has led to the perception that Early Music is a strict rules-based method of interpretation and that the contemporary treatises are the end-point of Performance Practice.

Another approach to Early Music suggests that ideas and concepts learnt from treatises and manuscripts are only the beginning of a journey. They serve to inform our basic musical intuition; a home base of academic knowledge to inform our understanding of music. From a solid foundation of historical understanding, we are then free to explore individual expression within this new framework.

In this workshop, John introduces the idea that Baroque and Classical Music are as expressive as later forms of music when viewed through the lens of Early Music. The idea that much of the interpretative treatises only attempt to codify intuitive patterns of human experience, emotions, and patterns of interaction.

This will be followed by a practical workshop on three AMEB Baroque pieces which we will explore and interpret through an Early Music lens. Suitable for all stringed instruments. Please bring your instrument and a music stand.

John Ma

John Ma is a Violinist/Violist and Viola d’amore player specialising in Early Music. He has performed in various roles with groups around the world including Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (NL), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (UK), Academia Montis Regalis (IT), Bach Collegium Japan (JP), Musica Poetica (NL), Apollo Ensemble (NL), Fantasticus (NL), New Collegium (NL), Collegium 1704 (CZ), Helsinki Baroque Orchestra (FIN), B’Rock (BG), Trondheim Baroque Orchestra (NOR).

In Australia, John has appeared with groups such as Pinchgut Opera, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Australian Haydn Ensemble, Australian Bach Akademie, Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Salut!, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, and Sinfonia Australis.

As a teacher and ensemble leader, he is keen to seek a balance between technique and exploration. A robust technique is meaningless if it does not form the basis for a playful exploration and communication with colleagues and audience.

John is an avid gamer, comic book reader, and tech-nerd. He retains an interest in scientific and mathematical developments and tries to stay up to date with the latest news and advances related to his previous studies. He is now based in Canberra where he has decades of learning the finer points of gardening and vegetable growing ahead of him.

Fintan Murphy will present a series of six evening classes on Violin Pedagogy in Term 4.

With sessions focusing on Left Hand set-up, Intonation, Shifting and Fingerboard geography, Scales, Double Stops and Vibrato, the class size is limited to ensure active engagement by participants. This is a wonderful PD opportunity for both developing and established string teachers.

Held on consecutive Thursday evenings from 7.00-9.00pm, the series of six classes commences on October 6 and together cost only $200. Presented in association with AUSTA, the classes will be held at St Kevin’s College, Toorak, with easy access to the Heyington train station.

For further information and to enrol, contact Lachlan Harris at lachlanfharris@gmail.com

Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQYZB35

Fintan Murphy

After studying with Nathan Gutman in Melbourne, Fintan completed further study in Cologne with Helfried Fister, Christoph Poppen and the Amadeus quartet. He completed his Masters degree with Robert Gerle in Washington, D.C. A member of the Melbourne Symphony for many years, Fintan now performs as a recitalist and chamber musician.

A pedagogy workshop led by:

Megan Taylor

ARCM, CATTS, AUSTAT, BMUS (Perf) ANU

Date & Time:

Saturday 22^nd October 2022, 4pm – 5pm (AEST)

Venue:

Online

Cost:

AUSTA Member: $10

Non Member: $15

Trybooking:

https://www.trybooking.com/CCOPV

Contact:

austaact@gmail.com

Mapping out a fingerboard is lifelong fun for cellists, including the travel between positions.

This workshop will be a forum where we discuss how to approach shifting from the earliest years of learning, right up what we do as professionals. We will look at how a good knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of shifting give us certainty and style, and how we provide a left hand base for the bow to operate on in an unencumbered way. What artistic and historical considerations do we consider to help us make choices about the mechanism and style we decide to use? What are all the mechanisms we use at different musical points? How do we organise the bow in relation to shifts?

What have anticipation, ground force, momentum and gravity to do with it? How do our bodies work? How does an understanding of anatomy help the specifics of shifting?

Megan Taylor

Megan Taylor was educated at the NSW Conservatorium of Music High School. beginning cello studies with John Painter.

After spending 1O years in London studying with Raphael Wallfisch and Stefan Popov, and working in a freelance capacity with many ensembles, Megan moved to Copenhagen to study with the European Suzuki Group, beginning a lifelong passion for learning about teaching. After returning to Sydney Megan worked with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and many touring groups such as the Royal Ballet and The Bolshoi Ballet orchestras. She undertook her Teacher Training for Alexander Technique in Sydney and began teaching Alexander Technique in Sydney including training other teachers at the Centre for Alexander Technique Studies. She taught cello at many schools in Sydney and ran many large workshops for cellists and study workshops for teachers with her colleague Pip Jackson (Philippa Harding).

Megan then moved to Canberra to undertake a B Mus (Perf) with Lois Simpson, graduating in 1994. She has been teaching both cello and Alexander in Canberra since then.

Megan has been a cello tutor at Youth Orchestras in Europe, Sydney and Canberra. She considers cello classes or tutorials essential for learning and developing the young cellist, given the highly specialised nature of the fingering system, patterns idiosyncratic for different composers, and the traditions and learning passed down through generations. That is the best fun!

Fintan Murphy will present a series of six evening classes on Violin Pedagogy in Term 4.

With sessions focusing on Left Hand set-up, Intonation, Shifting and Fingerboard geography, Scales, Double Stops and Vibrato, the class size is limited to ensure active engagement by participants. This is a wonderful PD opportunity for both developing and established string teachers.

Held on consecutive Thursday evenings from 7.00-9.00pm, the series of six classes commences on October 6 and together cost only $200. Presented in association with AUSTA, the classes will be held at St Kevin’s College, Toorak, with easy access to the Heyington train station.

For further information and to enrol, contact Lachlan Harris at lachlanfharris@gmail.com

Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQYZB35

Fintan Murphy

After studying with Nathan Gutman in Melbourne, Fintan completed further study in Cologne with Helfried Fister, Christoph Poppen and the Amadeus quartet. He completed his Masters degree with Robert Gerle in Washington, D.C. A member of the Melbourne Symphony for many years, Fintan now performs as a recitalist and chamber musician.

Fintan Murphy will present a series of six evening classes on Violin Pedagogy in Term 4.

With sessions focusing on Left Hand set-up, Intonation, Shifting and Fingerboard geography, Scales, Double Stops and Vibrato, the class size is limited to ensure active engagement by participants. This is a wonderful PD opportunity for both developing and established string teachers.

Held on consecutive Thursday evenings from 7.00-9.00pm, the series of six classes commences on October 6 and together cost only $200. Presented in association with AUSTA, the classes will be held at St Kevin’s College, Toorak, with easy access to the Heyington train station.

For further information and to enrol, contact Lachlan Harris at lachlanfharris@gmail.com

Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQYZB35

Fintan Murphy

After studying with Nathan Gutman in Melbourne, Fintan completed further study in Cologne with Helfried Fister, Christoph Poppen and the Amadeus quartet. He completed his Masters degree with Robert Gerle in Washington, D.C. A member of the Melbourne Symphony for many years, Fintan now performs as a recitalist and chamber musician.

Fintan Murphy will present a series of six evening classes on Violin Pedagogy in Term 4.

With sessions focusing on Left Hand set-up, Intonation, Shifting and Fingerboard geography, Scales, Double Stops and Vibrato, the class size is limited to ensure active engagement by participants. This is a wonderful PD opportunity for both developing and established string teachers.

Held on consecutive Thursday evenings from 7.00-9.00pm, the series of six classes commences on October 6 and together cost only $200. Presented in association with AUSTA, the classes will be held at St Kevin’s College, Toorak, with easy access to the Heyington train station.

For further information and to enrol, contact Lachlan Harris at lachlanfharris@gmail.com

Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQYZB35

Fintan Murphy

After studying with Nathan Gutman in Melbourne, Fintan completed further study in Cologne with Helfried Fister, Christoph Poppen and the Amadeus quartet. He completed his Masters degree with Robert Gerle in Washington, D.C. A member of the Melbourne Symphony for many years, Fintan now performs as a recitalist and chamber musician.

EMERGING STRING TEACHER’S DRINKS AND DISCUSSION

An opportunity for emerging string teachers to wind down from 2022. Connect and share ideas with more experienced string teachers over pizza and drinks. A raffle on the night will also include a year’s free membership with AUSTA among the prizes.

Wednesday 30th November 2022 at 5pm.
LOCATION
Sarah Sands Hotel (upstairs)
29 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Venue is accesible via:

No. 19 Tram – stop No. 19 – app. 20 mins from Flinders St

Jewell station on the Upfield line – app. 5 mins walk from the station

Street parking is available – we strongly suggest the east side of Brunswick Rd

Enter on Sydney Rd – straight up the stairs

CONTACT DETAILS

Hamish Paterson

austavicpresident@outlook.com

Ticket price for emerging teachers – $5 entry

Booking link – https://www.trybooking.com/CDJCI

Please book early to avoid missing out.

Fintan Murphy will present a series of six evening classes on Violin Pedagogy in Term 4.

With sessions focusing on Left Hand set-up, Intonation, Shifting and Fingerboard geography, Scales, Double Stops and Vibrato, the class size is limited to ensure active engagement by participants. This is a wonderful PD opportunity for both developing and established string teachers.

Held on consecutive Thursday evenings from 7.00-9.00pm, the series of six classes commences on October 6 and together cost only $200. Presented in association with AUSTA, the classes will be held at St Kevin’s College, Toorak, with easy access to the Heyington train station.

For further information and to enrol, contact Lachlan Harris at lachlanfharris@gmail.com

Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQYZB35

Fintan Murphy

After studying with Nathan Gutman in Melbourne, Fintan completed further study in Cologne with Helfried Fister, Christoph Poppen and the Amadeus quartet. He completed his Masters degree with Robert Gerle in Washington, D.C. A member of the Melbourne Symphony for many years, Fintan now performs as a recitalist and chamber musician.

Fintan Murphy will present a series of six evening classes on Violin Pedagogy in Term 4.

With sessions focusing on Left Hand set-up, Intonation, Shifting and Fingerboard geography, Scales, Double Stops and Vibrato, the class size is limited to ensure active engagement by participants. This is a wonderful PD opportunity for both developing and established string teachers.

Held on consecutive Thursday evenings from 7.00-9.00pm, the series of six classes commences on October 6 and together cost only $200. Presented in association with AUSTA, the classes will be held at St Kevin’s College, Toorak, with easy access to the Heyington train station.

For further information and to enrol, contact Lachlan Harris at lachlanfharris@gmail.com

Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQYZB35

Fintan Murphy

After studying with Nathan Gutman in Melbourne, Fintan completed further study in Cologne with Helfried Fister, Christoph Poppen and the Amadeus quartet. He completed his Masters degree with Robert Gerle in Washington, D.C. A member of the Melbourne Symphony for many years, Fintan now performs as a recitalist and chamber musician.