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AUSTA Tasmania – upcoming events
AUSTA Tasmania has the following events planned for the coming months. As registrations open, they will be published under events. Keep the dates free and register early so you don’t miss out. String Teachers Forum – Bow strokes and technique. Date/Venue TBC. Fee: FREE EVENT. Info: Join professional teachers and players in discussions of specific bow strokes and how to approach them in teaching and in practice. AUSTA has invited string teachers and players from Hobart’s leading music schools, the TSO and Conservatorium of Music to present their topics. Student Chamber Music Day: Proposed dates August 18/19. Venue…
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Western Australian Youth Strings (WAYS)
WAYS has two vibrant and thriving orchestras for children between Years 3-8. WAYS and Junior WAYS provide an opportunity for children to start their orchestra-playing journey in a friendly, inspiring environment while achieving great musical and personal heights. Instruments: Violin – Viola – Cello – Double Bass Musical Directors: Mr Ashley Arbuckle OAM – WAYS; Ms Sarah Clare – JWAYS (Junior/Emerging) Check back for the 2019 Prospectus and application forms. To book a visit during rehearsal to see what we’re about, or just more information, please contact the Secretary at secretary@wayouthstrings.org.au, or visit our Facebook page: WAYS – Western Australian…
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How to improve String Technique and Musicianship
(in just twenty minutes a day!) Music, perhaps more than any other human activity, enlists the synthetic cooperation of intellect, creativity and athleticism. As a physician and psychotherapist who spent nearly a decade working with students of classical music, I was deeply impressed by this inextricable interrelationship between mind and body. Eventually I devised a method of practice designed to enhance the technical and musical abilities of string players, and I am pleased to reintroduce it here for Stringendo readers. First, a few general observations. Listening closely to string players one can over time distinguish superior from inferior technical ability…