AUSTA News 2025
Yuri Djachenko
Yuri Djachenko
Colourstrings - Workshop on skill development
Zoltán Kodály advocated a thorough music education with singing while simultaneously building aural skills, intellectual understanding and emotional development. His philosophy has also been harnessed in instrumental music teaching. Colourstrings is a translation of Kodály's...AUSTA National Conference 2025 Accommodation
AUSTA Golden Jubilee Conference Accommodation Options
The heritage listed building of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 'The Con", our home for the conference, is located in the Royal Botanic Gardens, near the Sydney Opera House on the fringes of CBD. It is an easy to access location with many accommodation options nearby. Conference...Karen Kyriakou
Karen Kyriakou
The Magic in the Method Book Many method books offer the 'nuts and bolts' but their application in Australian instrumental programs likely differ in context from the USA and UK. This session looks at using method books in creative and collaborative...Helentherese Good
Helentherese Good
Empowering Students towards Personal Growth: Attitudes, Words, and Responses to create Acceptance and Safety in Teaching Spaces It is n
o secret that playing a string instrument is hard! So it makes sense to ensure that the environment in which such learning...Olivia Mou
Olivia Mou
"Keep your instrument in the case" - Expert musicians’ non-play practice strategies for string students
Practice is critical to shape expertise and performance readiness. But what sets expert string players apart in their practice? How do experts approach the...
Zoë van Drunen
Zoë van Drunen
The string ensemble class - just an instrumental lesson for a group?
Combining the learning from instrumental lessons, classroom music, and orchestral rehearsals into curriculum-based string ensemble classes. What makes a string ensemble class unique? How does it differ from...Marcel Trusell – Cullen
Marcel Trussell-Cullen
Using AI to rethink violin technique: A Retrospective Study of Leading Violinist’s Videos
Could empirical data extracted from videos of leading violinists change our ideas about violin-playing technique? Might these long-held ideas about violin technique be inaccurate? This research seeks to...Emily Sun
Emily Sun @ AUSTA 2025 Golden Jubilee Conference
Masterclass and recital performance, July 13 2025 Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
11.30 am, Violin Masterclass, Verbrugghen Hall - Emily Sun, Violin Professor, Royal College of Music, London
2.15 pm Recital Emily Sun (violin) & Joseph Havlat...
Fiona Portway
Fiona Portway
Tips and Tricks for Teaching Beginner Violin
Over the years, I have noticed many teachers, even those with years of experience, can feel hesitant about taking on preschool violin students. This presentation, Tips and Tricks for Teaching Beginner Violin, will support...Adele Ohki
Adele Ohki
Small Ensembles, Big Impact: The Power of Junior Chamber Music Programs
A junior string chamber music program implemented in a school-based environment offers the benefit of significant musical, cognitive, and social interactions. Several programs in the U.S. (Chamber Music Centre of...Sandi Oh
Sandi Oh
Inspiring Young Musicians: Repertoire for Beginner String Ensembles
In this presentation, we will explore a selection of original works written by the presenter for beginner string ensembles. We will use these compositions to introduce young students to fundamental musical concepts such...Fintan Murphy
Fintan Murphy
How Teachers Learn
Expert teachers know that their primary student is the teacher herself. Teaching for many decades we need to observe ourselves at work, pay attention to what works and what does not. As we lead the student to progress...Ibolya Mikajlo
Ibolya Mikajlo
Australian violinist Lyndall Hendrickson (1917-2017)…
was a child prodigy, war time performer, and teacher of highly skilled violinists. In the 1930s, Ludwig Schwab expanded Hendrickson’s learning of skills in teaching her Otakar Sevcik’s violin exercises. As a teacher, Hendrickson evolved from...Markiyan Melnychenko CF
Markiyan Melnychenko CF
Performing newly created Violin and Piano Showpiece Arrangements of Ukranian Folk Music.
This presentation will feature the performance of newly created violin and piano showpiece arrangements of Ukrainian folk music, written in the style of historical violinists such as Kreisler,...Rob McWilliams
Rob McWilliams
Putting the Music First - Key Fundamentals of Conducting and Rehearsing Your Ensemble This
session will cover important fundamentals of conducting and rehearsing to improve musicianship and expression in your ensembles. Will cover conducting gesture concepts that support more expressive playing...Sarah Marshall
Sarah Marshall
Pre-Performance Routines to Manage Performance Anxiety
There has been extensive research on the benefits of pre-performance routines (PPR) in assisting athletes with self-regulation of arousal, attentional focus and performance expectancy. Little is known, however, about the use and effectiveness of PPR...Sheau-Fang Low
Sheau-Fang Low
Stop: Revive your string teaching with the Alexander Technique
There is a myriad of challenges for string teachers who combine performance and pedagogy skills, such as managing the expectations of administrators and parents, along with the increasingly screen based learning milieu...Timothy Kantor
Timothy Kantor
A Deeper Understanding: Creative Music Making in the Practice Room
What does it mean to play musically, and how can we inspire and guide students toward a more intentional and thoughtful musical process? While technical development often follows clear paths—scales, etudes,...Susan Hamerton
Susan Hamerton
Enchanted Quest: motivating young learners to consolidate their early set up and bowing proficiency. As teachers we all want our students to learn optimum posture and movement patterns early on, so it falls to us to give explicit, content-rich lessons in...Thomas Gregory
