Vibrato Workshop with Jeremy Woolstenhulme

Sunday March 21st 12:00 PM AEDT

Join Jeremy Woolstenhulme, world-class performer, educator, and author of the bestselling series String Basics, as he shows you the best ways to introduce vibrato to your string students. Jeremy will offer teaching tips tailored for each instrument.

James de Rozario, National President of the Australian Strings Association (AUSTA), will introduce the workshop. You’ll have a chance to to ask Jeremy all your burning questions live during the workshop.

Register today for this rare opportunity to hear from one of the world’s leading strings pedagogues!

About Jeremy Woolstenhulme

Jeremy Woolstenhulme received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Brigham Young University in 2000, and a Master of Arts degree in cello Performance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2005.

Mr. Woolstenhulme currently serves as the orchestra director at Northview High School in Fulton County, Georgia and taught for 20 years previously in the Clark County School District of Las Vegas, Nevada. He has traveled with his orchestras to London, Washington, D.C., Boston, San Diego, and New York. His orchestra was selected to play at the 2008 and 2017 Midwest Clinic and in 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2018 at the National ASTA Conference.

With a steadily growing number of original and arranged works to his credit, Mr. Woolstenhulme is a commissioned and published composer, many which have been performed around the world. His works have consistently been included as J.W. Pepper Editors’ Choice selections and can be found on festival repertoire lists. He is co-author, with Terry Shade and Wendy Barden of the highly acclaimed string method, String Basics. His specialty is to write for middle and high school orchestras where he composes to teach, challenge, and inspire. He has served as clinician and guest conductor throughout the United States, Canada, Australia (including the prestigious Maryborough Conference) and the People’s Republic of China.

This popular event will include sessions relevant to Studio Teaching, Group Teaching, Ensemble Direction as well as sessions covering Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass.
Encourage your colleagues to come along with you to this event. You will all be sure to return to your teaching activities with a renewed sense of energy and purpose.

Registration is now open: https://www.trybooking.com/BPMUA 

Registration will close on 14th April.

Robin Wilson (Violin) and Howard Penny (Cello) will again be joining us for this wonderful weekend of unmissable workshops. Robin and Howard will expand your knowledge and understanding of complex string playing techniques beyond what you thought was possible.

Dates

Saturday, 18 September –  Sunday, 19 September
Full Schedule Below

Registration closes Wednesday 15th September 2021

Location

Online via Zoom
(Zoom Link will be emailed to ticketholders on the Friday 17th September)

Presenters:

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 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 2019 he will also serve of the faculties of the Valdres Festival in Norway and the Keshet Eilon Violin Mastercourse in Israel. His students are the winners of many national and international competitions, including the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. 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 and the Australian Octet, 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:

Saturday 18th September:

10:00am – 11:30am “Teaching and Developing Vibrato” presentation with Dr Robin Wilson 

12.00pm – 1:30pm Masterclass with Dr Robin Wilson

Sunday 19th September:

10:00am – 11:30am “Dancing with Bach: A Guide to Life After the Preludes in the Cello Suites” presentation with Howard Penny

12.00pm – 1:30pm Masterclass with Howard Penny

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

Audition submissions for masterclasses have now closed. Thank you for sending your audition videos. They are being co-ordinated by the AUSTA-Q committee and successful applicants will be notified via email.

Important information for attendees

If you are unable to attend the Zoom sessions at the scheduled times, it will be possible to purchase tickets to view the videos soon after the event.  Please look out for a newsflash in coming weeks with details.

Ticket Prices:

Single Session Price
$15 for AUSTA members
$30 for non-members
Four Session Pass
$50 for AUSTA members
$95 for non-members
$20 for School-aged Student Rush tickets to be released on 15th September. Limited Availability

Book online here