Live Online Training for AUSTA MEMBERS ONLY.

Hone your iPad and tablet skills.

AUSTA is pleased to present two live online music technology training sessions for members only.  You can join either or both sessions from your computer, from anywhere in Australia.

The sessions will be presented by Katie Wardrobe from Midnight Music.

You simply join the session by clicking on a special link that you will be given ahead of time.  Once you join, you will see the presenter (Katie) and she will also show you her computer screen.

Can’t attend live? No problems – both session will be recorded and the videos will be made available for members to watch after the live session takes place.  If you can attend live, you will have a chance to ask Katie questions during the session.

The Online Training Sessions:

1. Tech Tips for String Teachers [Sunday 20 August]

We will cover:

– easy ways to record student lessons and performances using gear you probably already have

– tried and tested apps/software for music theory, ear-training and literacy

– how to create your own backing (play-along) tracks

– tech tools for assessing learning

– great ways to increase your productivity (and help keep you sane!)

– PD certificate provided (90 minutes of training)

Date: Sunday 20 August, 3pm AEST (1pm AWST)

Length: 90 minutes

Check your email for the link to join the session.

2. Streamline Your Music Library [Sunday 17 September]

We will cover:

– transforming your paper library into a digital one: how and why

– which apps to use to READ music in rehearsals and performances (including annotating scores, linking pages for ninja page turns, adding backing tracks, organising scores into set lists/groups/categories)

– how to scan scores for the purpose of transposing them or re-arranging them: the process

– which software/apps to use for scanning music

– what are the software/app options for notation (we’ll cover options for you as the teacher and also for your students)

– PD certificate provided (90 minutes of training)

Date: Sunday 17 September, 3pm AEST (1pm AWST)

Length: 90 minutes

Please note: The link to join this session will be emailed to members closer to the session.

Look forward to seeing you there!

With the duo “Old Vienna”
Jacek Slawomirski – Violin
Dorothy Slawomirski – Piano

Cottesloe Civic Centre
“Music for Pleasure 2017” Concert Season

Sunday, August 20^th 3:00 pm

War Memorial Town Hall
109 Broome Street, Cottesloe

Recital program based on the most popular pieces composed and arranged by F. Kreisler – the great Austrian violinist, composer, arranger, editor and plagiarist.

Memorable evergreens in the “Very Viennese” mood & style.

Kreisler – Pugnani       Preludium & Allegro
Tartini – Kreisler          “Devil’s Trill” Sonata
Mozart – Kreisler          Rondo “Haffner”
Brahms – Kreisler         Hungarian Dance
Interval: 20 minutes (Refreshment to be served)

Kreisler                         Caprice Viennese
Heuberger – Kreisler   “Midnight Bells” from Operetta “Opernball”
Kreisler                          Three Viennese Dances from Operetta “Sissi”
Kreisler                         Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Schön Rosmarin
Kreisler                          La Gitana
Granados- Kreisler      Dance Espagnole
de Falla – Kreisler         La Vida Breve – Dance
Albeniz – Kreisler          Tango

Tickets: Cash at the door $20 (adult) $15 (concession)

Bookings: 0402 331 950, jaceks@iinet.net.au
Pre-ordered tickets to be paid at the door.

Bow technique and sound production are central to the art of violin playing. Expressive performance originates from the bow. The sounding interpretation of musical structure and the aesthetic features of a performance are dependent on a thoughtful use of the bow.

Nevertheless, much talk and analysis of the bow and bow technique occurs in purely mechanical terms without regard for an artistic use of the bow. This seminar explores some fundamental ideas about bowing and bow technique to promote efficient and effective foundations of sound production. We concentrate on simple and effective practice methods to develop performance.

Presented in Collaboration with AUSTA (NSW) – Free Admission

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/string-forum-some-thoughts-on-bowing-and-sound-tickets-32563476234

A free one-day masterclass opportunity, designed for students who want to boost their confidence, polish their performance skills and maximise their WACE performance exam result.  Students play to WAAPA’s performance staff, and receive encouragement, advice, strategies, skills and tips for releasing their inner virtuoso, building their confidence, and optimising their exam result.

Strings Saturday 26th August 2.00pm – 4.00pm with Alexandre Da Costa

Other instruments have workshops on Sunday 6th August

WAAPA – ‘Future Stars’ and ‘Ace Your WACE’ courses

Mirmir Chamber Music Festival – Melbourne 2017

The Mimir Chamber Music Festival proudly presents its 5^th season in Melbourne from the 28 August-3 September at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Recently celebrating its milestone 20^th anniversary in the United States, Mimir features leaders of North America’s top orchestras, Grammy-nominated recording artists, and faculty from celebrated conservatories. Join us to hear why the New York Times called Mimir a “hotspot” for Classical music and Clive O’Connell writes, “This is what chamber music-making is about….” For more information, please visit our website at:

http://mcm.unimelb.edu.au/community-engagement/mimir-chamber-music-festival-2017

Mirmir Chamber Music Festival – Melbourne 2017

The Mimir Chamber Music Festival proudly presents its 5^th season in Melbourne from the 28 August-3 September at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Recently celebrating its milestone 20^th anniversary in the United States, Mimir features leaders of North America’s top orchestras, Grammy-nominated recording artists, and faculty from celebrated conservatories. Join us to hear why the New York Times called Mimir a “hotspot” for Classical music and Clive O’Connell writes, “This is what chamber music-making is about….” For more information, please visit our website at:

http://mcm.unimelb.edu.au/community-engagement/mimir-chamber-music-festival-2017

Professor Brian Finlayson – Bow strokes!

Right hand technique for violin and viola.

Come along and hear Professor Brain Finlayson discuss how he teaches bowing technique. Learn tips and tricks on how to give your students the skills to open up new and challenging repertoire. And get an insight into the topics that will be discussed at the 2018 National Conference.

Bring your instrument!

Bookings at: https://www.trybooking.com/308330

Members: $20

Non-members: $50

Brian Finlayson
Melbourne-born violinist Brian Finlayson studied with Brian Blake and Dorothy Gleadall in Australia and later withValery Klimov. In Cologne he studied with Igor Ozim, the Amadeus Quartet and Günter Kerr, performing concerts and touring throughout USA, Canada, France and Germany as a soloist and member of the Heidelberger Kammerorchester.

In 1983, he became concertmaster of the Australian Philharmonic and the Australian Pops Orchestra and was a principal teacher of violin and viola at the Victorian College of the Arts, the Melbourne State College and Victorian Education Department. During this time he founded two youth Chamber Orchestras, the Australian String Ensemble and the Junior Strings of Melbourne, which gave successful tours throughout Japan, Europe and Australia. In 1989 Brian was awarded the Advance Australia
Award for achievement in Music in Australia.

In 1990 he took up his current position as a tenured Professor of Violin, Viola, Chamber music and Orchestra at the Carinthian State Conservatorium in Austria. He formed the Ensemble ammerakademie
which has performed throughout Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Germany and the Orchestra Academia Ars Musicae Chamber orchestra comprising the foremost professional performers from orchestras in Alpe-Adria area (Italy, Austria and Slovenia).

Brian has collaborated in Cologne, Jerusalem and New York with Isaac Stern, Julliard Quartet, Emerson Quartet and Leon Fleischer at Stern’s chamber music courses in 1999, 2000 and 2001. In 2012 he received the Carinthian Cultural prize for achievements in music in Austria. He has performed solo concerts in Portugal, USA, Austria, Italy and Slovenia and taught all over the world, including the USA, Austria, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Slovenia and Australia. He sits on National and International violin and chamber music juries.

His students are professional members of internationally renowned string quartets and have won many National and International competitions. They hold positions as Professors at Carinthian State Conservatorium, Graz Conservatorium, Porto Conservatorium Portugal, and music schools in Austria, Spain, Germany, Italy, Thailand and Australia.

Live Online Training for AUSTA MEMBERS ONLY. 

SESSION TWO

Hone your iPad and tablet skills.

AUSTA is pleased to present two live online music technology training sessions for members only.  You can join either or both sessions from your computer, from anywhere in Australia.

The sessions will be presented by Katie Wardrobe from Midnight Music.

You simply join the session by clicking on a special link that you will be given ahead of time.  Once you join, you will see the presenter (Katie) and she will also show you her computer screen.

Can’t attend live? No problems – both session will be recorded and the videos will be made available for members to watch after the live session takes place.  If you can attend live, you will have a chance to ask Katie questions during the session.

The Online Training Sessions:

1. Tech Tips for String Teachers [Sunday 20 August]

See Events for Sunday 20 August for information on what was covered.

SESSION TWO:  Streamline Your Music Library [Sunday 17 September]

We will cover:

– transforming your paper library into a digital one: how and why

– which apps to use to READ music in rehearsals and performances (including annotating scores, linking pages for ninja page turns, adding backing tracks, organising scores into set lists/groups/categories)

– how to scan scores for the purpose of transposing them or re-arranging them: the process

– which software/apps to use for scanning music

– what are the software/app options for notation (we’ll cover options for you as the teacher and also for your students)

– PD certificate provided (90 minutes of training)

Date: Sunday 17 September, 3pm AEST (1pm AWST)

Length: 90 minutes

Please note: The link to join this session will be emailed to members closer to the session.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Held during the September School Holidays, the Upper Hunter Orchestra camp caters for orchestral musicians of all ages (minimum age 8 years unless parent is present). Minimum playing level is Grade 3 AMEB or equivalent. The camp also includes a Junior Strings section for string players of Preliminary – Grade 2 level or equivalent. The camp is non-residential – a link for accommodation options is included on the attached brochure. http://www.uhcm.com.au

For further information contact Jennifer Kershaw – Phone: 0427 984 384, email: jennifer_kerhsaw@uhcm.com.au

String players frequently lead a battle against their left hand, where paranoid preoccupation with intonation fuels insecurity and anxiety. The “burden of intonation” determines much of the psycho-physical attitudes to the left hand. Too often performers forget that once their sound is heard it is too late for them to intervene effectively (pace Flesch!).

Intervention in performance must occur before the sounding reality takes its revenge. So what is then the benefit of reactive and corrective learning and teaching methods? And what are effective ways to make peace with our left hands and work on a more organic and natural way of playing?

This sessions explores a comprehensive approach to the left hand, including outlining functional elements, psycho-physical factors and implications for practice and development. We will propose some concrete and simple ways to improve playing efficiently.

Presented in Collaboration with AUSTA (NSW) – Free Admission

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/string-forum-the-left-hand-is-your-friend-tickets-32563485261