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INDEPENDENT MUSIC NETWORK NEWS LATE MARCH 2015 Hi Everyone I’m sending out an IMNN now because I’ll be away for the holidays and there are quite a few notices. There are a couple of PD & Conference notices right at the end because they caused problems with the formatting, so please make sure you scroll to the end, just to check. In the last email, I started a conversation about primary school rock bands and there has been a considerable amount of interest. I’ll put my findings in the Network Meetings section, as I hope this will become a network. I hope you’ve had a great term so far. Best wishes Anne Trigg Music Specialist, Takari Primary School ===================================== CONTENTS ===================================== Network Meetings Professional Learning Conferences News In the Classroom Awards/Grants/Opportunities Resources and Teaching Gig Guide About the IMNN (for those wishing to have notices included, etc.) Extra bit at the end (more PDs & conferences.) ===================================== NETWORK MEETINGS ===================================== PRIMARY SCHOOL ROCK BANDS I’ve had nearly a dozen responses regarding primary school rock bands, four of which are from the country. I would like to set up a meeting in maybe week 3 of term two so we can discuss issues. I have emailed the people who have contacted me. If you have a primary school rock band or are interested in starting one, please let me know and I’ll add you to the conversation. It would be also good to start an online chat page, so if you’re good at setting up something like this, we’d love it if you could offer your services – thanks. Anne Trigg, [email protected] ===================================== PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ===================================== I am delighted to invite you to attend Daytime 2015 - Perth, a Day of Technology in Music Education on Friday, May 1, 2015. DAYTiME is a rare opportunity to hear from some of the most knowledgeable and experienced exponents of the use of music technology in education in the country. It also offers a chance to spend some time with your peers, 'recharging your batteries' and sharing ideas and experiences. Please click the link below to view the conference details and then respond by clicking either the Yes or No button at the bottom of this invitation. Clicking Yes will take you to the Registration page. I do hope you can make it and we look forward to seeing you and many of your colleagues on the day. Certificates will be provided for all attendees. Regards, Keith Huxtable View Conference Details (Control Click to follow link, or email [email protected] Registration Deadline Wednesday, April 29, 2015 [email protected] ================================================================================= ‘Welcome to Music’ Early Childhood Teacher Training Course (for 3-8 years) Presented by Susie Davies-Splitter Includes a range of delightful rhymes, games, songs, folk dances, creative movement, musical stories, world music, percussion instrument activities, drumming, ukuleles and creative play. st, This is a two day 10 hour course in Melbourne March 31st & April 1 12.30pm – 6.00pm daily (Australian Eastern summer time) (Click here for international time zones) If you are not able to be there you can still attend 'online' and if you can't make the date (and the technology works as it should!) you can purchase a recording of all sessions To register click here To download flyer click here and/or to register by fax/post Venue - Music Works Magic, Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick, Melbourne The goals for this course are: To learn how to teach and create a music and movement program, with sample lesson plans How to build teacher confidence To understand the research and benefits of music and movement To learn how to use transition songs between activities To learn new ways to enhance learning across the curriculum (EYLF and AusVELS) To experience hands on practical activities that focus on creativity To understand links between music and maths, literacy and other subjects To develop classroom management strategies To access active and enjoyable music making that is appealing, immediately accessible and easy to teach To learn how to drum and play the ukulele To understand ‘Orff Schulwerk’ principles that will inspire, excite and motivate children to remember, understand and love music [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHERYL BURGEMEISTER To all the teachers who came to Cheryl Burgemeister’s sessions at the Music EDnet DAYTiME conferences in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbournem a huge thank you. Cheryl was delighted to meet primary teachers from the different states who share her passion for technology in the music room. She presented the following workshops: DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS INTERACTIVE POSTERS Notes for all these sessions can now be downloaded (free) from https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7372061/Music%20Room%20Tech/DAYTiME_notes%26File_sharing.zip Also downloadable (free) from the same link: FILE SHARING Cheryl will be in: Perth 1st May Brisbane 29th May Aukland 12th June Maryborough (QLD) 9-12 July ASME SA 30 Sept-2 Oct For details & signup, go to http://bushfirepress.com/pd Mark Leehy Publisher, Bushfire Press [email protected] www.bushfirepress.com Home of the MUSIC ROOM SERIES Music Room 7 - Winner of the APA Best Primary School Teaching Resource - 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------VCE MUSIC PERFORMANCE Music Analysis: Listening Beyond Hearing Workshop With Jenny Gillan, author of the ‘Music Analysis: Listening Beyond Hearing’ eBook. About the presenter: Jenny currently teaches at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. She studied at the University of Queensland (Master of Music Studies) & at the Kodály Institute, Hungary. Jenny has taught at the Melbourne University & the Melba Conservatorium. She is a regular presenter at conferences & workshops in the field of the development of aural & analysis skills. Suitable for students studying VCE Music Performance & their teachers. Topics covered: TERMS & REQUIREMENTS SUITABLE VOCABULARY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC FOCUS ON interpretation and its effect on expressiveness in performance LISTENING STRATEGIES FOR 'UNHEARD' WORKS FOCUSING ON QUESTION ESSENTIALS Suggestions for future practice Venue: South Yarra Community Baptist Church Hall, 12 Surrey Rd, South Yarra. Date: Saturday 23 May 2015 Time: 1.30pm until 5pm Cost: Early Bird Special $55 per student. Payment must be made by the 8th May. After this date price is $77 per student. Fee includes morning tea and a comprehensive set of notes. Teachers accompanying a class attend for free. No refunds will apply after 8th May. Click here for information/booking form Bookings Office and enquiries: Deborah Smith Music Phone: 0421 825 302 Fax: +61 3 9497 1797 Email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTE: Scroll to the end for more notices from the Professional Learning and Conference sections. ===================================== CONFERENCES ===================================== MARYBOROUGH MUSIC CONFERENCE This notice has come via Katherine Anson on “Music Connect” I know this is in QLD but it is well worth the trip if you can go. I went last time and it was fabulous. 4 full on days of PD with more than 500 music educators. They have international speakers as well as leaders from Australia. You could extend your stay there to have a little holiday and claim it back on tax (the work part anyway.) This is the website. https://mmc.eq.edu.au/Aboutus/Pages/Aboutus.aspx I wrote to them asking if there might be a discount for peeps coming from WA. They wrote back saying $500+GST. However, this discount will only be available to registrations of 4 or more from WA so I suggest if there are separate delegates from different schools that they organise to choose one school to register from. I'm going! Click here to - view the Discussion ><https://connect.det.wa.edu.au/redirect/cmty/13501817/discussions?viewDiscussion=24761422> If the link above does not work, try copying the link into the address bar of your browser. https://connect.det.wa.edu.au/redirect/cmty/13501817/discussions?viewDiscussion=24761422 To receive notifications of any updates to this Discussion, click on the subscribe button when you visit the Discussion. [Connect]<https://connect.det.wa.edu.au> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORALFEST 2015 Friday 10 April to Sunday 12, at Wesley College, St Kilda Campus in Melbourne, Victoria. There is still time to register for Choralfest 2015. Tickets are also available for purchase for the Australian Youth Sings concert on the evening of Thursday 9 April, St Pauls Cathedral and the Gala Concert on Saturday 11 April at Wesley College. Head to www.choralfest.org.au for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUNDS GREAT 2015 Thursday 16 July to Saturday 18 July, at Arts Centre Melbourne www.soundsgreat.org.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASME 2015 Wednesday 30 September to Friday October, in Adelaide. The Call for presentations; papers, practical workshops and performing groups to present is still open! Please head to the ASME website for further information and application forms. Applications close March 31, with presenters being notified May 18. Be sure not to miss out on massive savings by booking and paying by 31 March for Super Early Bird deals, or 30 June for Early Bird prices. Head to www.asme2015.com.au for more details. (Also see extra notice at the end of this IMNN) ===================================== NEWS ===================================== AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM – THE ARTS Update: The Australian Curriculum - The Arts will be available to WA schools for familiarisation from Semester 2, 2016. Full implementation will occur by the end of Semester 1, 2018. Find more information on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRUMBEAT QUEST Tomorrow marks a new chapter in the history of DRUMBEAT as we launch DRUMBEAT Quest. It is the world’s first computer game for social and emotional learning incorporating the latest neuroscience on rhythm and emotional control. You can watch a video about the game at www.holyoake.org.au/drumbeatquest We welcome you to watch the live webcast of our launch event, if possible. All you have to do is click the link below tomorrow (Wednesday, March 25), at 9.50am (Australian Western Standard Time). You can watch the formal proceedings from any compatible device. http://main.replay.beingthere.com.au/replay/webcastShow.html?key=mKt1AjTA3tP42cb I hope you can link in. Best wishes, Simon Faulkner [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAM SONG OF THE YEAR WINNNERS Picking up three WA Music Awards late last year, the swift rise of future-oriented poptronica artist KUČKA has continued, on Saturday being awarded the Grand Prize for her song Unconditional at the annual WAM Song Of The Year Awards Party, after earlier in the night securing a win in the Electronic category. Covering 16 diverse categories, the winning songs reflect the extraordinary depth and breadth of WA songwriting talent, featuring a mix of established leaders in their respective genres plus revealing exciting discoveries and hot tips for artists with big futures. Collectively, the category winners have already achieved the following: winning numerous WA Music Awards and previous Song Of The Year category awards; topping iTunes charts; being finalists in the International Songwriting Competition; being nominated for a Deadly award; and dominating triple j and Unearthed airwaves (including Unearthed’s 2014 #1 Most Played track in Australia); plus many have fresh releases or new ones dropping very shortly. Yet for many category winners, their Song Of The Year win is no doubt the first of many accolades to come. As the 2014 Grand Prize Winner, KUČKA walks away with $3,000 cash, recording time at the hit-making Albert Studios in Sydney, the opportunity for a publishing deal with Perfect Pitch Publishing, two days recording at Sonic Lolly, mastering provided by William Bowden of King Willy Sound (Grammy award recipient for mastering Goyte’s Somebody That I Used to Know), a BerkleeOnline music course, 500 CDs pressed by DiskBank, a RØDE Microphones package, plus more. WINNERS HERE! PHOTOS HERE ===================================== IN THE CLASSROOM ===================================== MESWA EXAM PACKS WACE exam packs – check out the last IMNN (see the ASME WA webpage at www.asmewa.com.au) or email Ellen at [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM DENISE GAGNE’S THEMES & VARIATIONS: This song is a great way to teach or review dynamics with your students. The song is repeated 4 times, each time getting a little softer. This is a great way to review dynamics. Review with your students: Music can be loud and soft. When you sing “John Jacob Jingleheimer” always sing the tra-la-lala-la-la-la forte which means loud. Sing “John Jacob Jingleheimer” softer each time you sing it. On the board write: pp pianissimo very soft p piano soft mp mezzo piano medium soft mf mezzo forte medium loud f forte loud ff fortissimo very loud Explain that these words tell about dynamics, or how loud or soft the music is. Explain that when you sing “John Jacob Jingleheimer” sometimes you will be singing forte and sometimes piano. Teach the song by rote. Have 5 students come to the front of the room. Give the first student the f, the second the mf, the third the mf, the fourth the mp, the fifth the p, and the last one an f. The last f (or ff) is for the “la la la la” in the song. The student with the f (or ff) is to hold up his card each time the class sings the “la la la la” part. The first time you sing the song, the student with the f will hold up his card, and the class sings the song “forte”. When you get to the “la la la la” part, the child with the f (or ff) holds up his card and you sing forte. Each time you repeat the song, you sing it a little softer and the child holding the dynamic symbol holds it up. Fun and a great way to review and reinforce teaching of dynamic terms and symbols. The dynamic symbols are included for you to copy in the Musicplay 2 teacher's guide. If you have the Musicplay 2 Digital Resources, there is an assessment slide given at the end of the PPT. For information on the Digital Resources visit www.musicplay.ca [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE QUEST 2015 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT Fairbridge Festival is delighted to announce the winners of The Quest 2015: 12-15 age category SHANNON WHITE - Song-writing for Castles Crumble (John Curtin College of the Arts) ELLA EDWARDS-SMITH - Performance for Coffee (St Mary's Anglican Girls School) TND - Encouragement Award for Hold on Tight (Tom Broadbent, Ned Broadbent, Darcy Steven from Cornerstone Christian College and St Stephen’s School ) 16-18 age category ISLA IMOGEN - Song-writing for Story of a Friend (Great Southern Grammar) CARLA GENEVE - Performance for The Last Tiger (Albany Senior High School) MITCHELL MARTIN - Encouragement Award for Don't You See (Bunbury Catholic College) Congratulations go to all the finalists for making the judges' job a very tough one indeed! The sold-out Quest Final, which celebrated the cream of young West Australian song-writing talent, was held on Saturday March 21 at the MosArts Camelot Theatre, Mosman Park. THE QUEST 2016 Please encourage your students to enter The Quest 2016. We will advise you when the competition is open. In the meantime, stay tuned to The Quest's Facebook page or Fairbridge Festival's website. Contact Leanne Casellas: at [email protected] or on 0449 020536 for more information. BUMP IN AND OUT VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT In the meantime, if you would like to immerse yourself in three days of music and see the 2015 Quest winners perform at Fairbridge Festival, we are looking for volunteers to help with festival set-up and bump out. Days we need covered are: Tues, Apr 7; Wed, Apr 8; Thurs, Apr 9 and Mon, Apr 13; Tues, Apr 14. Helping out on two of these days qualifies you for FREE festival entry. Anything additional to that means we will throw in camping as well! If you want to know more, then contact Woody at [email protected]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASME WA Young Composers Project Are you a composer? Will you be aged 16-20 in September 2015? Would you like your composition performed at a national event? ASME WA is calling for submissions of compositions from eligible students to be considered for the 2015 WA Young Composer. In 2015, each state chapter of the Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) will select a Young Composer who will be invited to attend the ASME XX National Conference in September to be held in Adelaide. ASME WA will fund the airfare, accommodation and student conference registration for one selected WA Young Composer. At the conference a special programme is provided and the Young Composers will be involved in workshops with professional composer Dr Anne Cawrse. The selected students’ works will also be performed at the conference concert by the Australian String Quartet. st Submission date: Friday 1 May, 2015. For further information (including submission forms) please visit our website: http://asmewa.com.au/youngcomposers.htm or contact Catherine Warnock [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarinet Ensemble Day – Clarinet & Saxophone Society of WA Calling all clarinet players in their 2nd or 3rd year of learning: join us for a fun afternoon of clarinet ensemble playing! Parents are welcome to attend and a light afternoon tea will be provided. Date: Sunday 3rd May 2015 Time: 2pm – 4pm, with a performance at 3:30pm for family and friends. Cost: Gold coin donation for CASSWA members; $10 non-members* Venue: Paul Latham Auditorium, Churchlands Senior High School, 20 Lucca Street, Churchlands Registration is required and closes 24 April. Registration form available on our website: www.casswa.com *Become a CASSWA member on the day for $30 and receive FREE entry to our premiere annual event – ClariSaxFeast 2015 ===================================== POSITIONS VACANT ===================================== PIANO TEACHING OPPORTUNITY A music academy in Parkwood is looking for a qualified piano teacher. A few hours' work is available on Saturdays, with the potential of expanding to more hours. The candidate should have a music or music education degree from a recognised university, or have equivalent qualifications. Being able to teach up to the AMEB Grade 8 level is essential. Teaching experience is a strong advantage. An application, which includes a resume, contacts of at least 2 referees and a cover letter/email, should be sent to [email protected] ===================================== RESOURCES & TEACHING ===================================== ARTFILMS Here is the best kept secret: we are proud to announce that the inspiring collection of Artfilms is now available online to the general public. Become a member of the Artfilms community: subscribe to Artfilms-digital and watch more than 700 videos about artists and art processes on your smart TV, computer, iPad and phone. Contemporary Arts Media – Artfilms is a boutique art business. We produce, co-produce and distribute films for education to academic and public libraries, schools, colleges, galleries and specialty shops. Although our primary focus is education - on DVD and online - we understand that artists and art lovers might be also interested in watching our films. We therefore established a Membership option for individuals to be able to subscribe and watch the films in a non-educational, private setting. Please read our Terms of Use Subscription to individuals is £8 (approx. $15) per month for unlimited access currently to nearly 800 art films. The contract you enter is ongoing but you can terminate it at any time. Ready? We will guide you through. Go to http://www.artfilms-digital.com/sign-up [email protected] ===================================== OPPORTUNITIES/GRANTS ==================================== DISCOUNTED TRAVEL FOR MUSICIANS Australian musicians are set to save thousands of dollars a year in touring costs after a new preferred supplier deal negotiated between the Australian Music Industry Network (of which WAM belongs to) and the Travel Beyond Group. In an Australian first, Travel Beyond Group has designed a dedicated travel portal available to members of AMIN’s associated state and territory bodies (WAM Members) which offers discounted Virgin Australia fares (domestically and internationally), heavily discounted accommodation rates and ground requirements. Highlights include: • Savings on all Virgin Australia fare classes between 7% - 20% • Discounted rates and reduced excess on Car Hire • Multiple drivers, flexible driver age below 25 (over the age of 21 and full licence required) • Online portal to book hotels and apartments at best rate including Quest, Mantra, Oaks, Accor, IHG, Starwood, Crown and other boutique properties both in Australia and internationally for groups under 10 • Discounted Virgin Australia Lounge memberships • Excess Baggage allowances continue with Virgin Australia and QANTAS • Free wi-fi and onsite parking at selected hotels and apartments. “Last year AMIN surveyed its members about what discounts and benefits they would like us to negotiate for them to complement the excess baggage deal we negotiated with Virgin Australia in 2011” said AMIN Chair Patrick Donovan. “Well you asked for it – you got it! After discussion with the key travel companies we are thrilled to partner with Travel Beyond Group as our preferred supplier to cut red tape and costs for touring bands. We are particularly thrilled with the 7% discount off the cheapest Virgin Australia flight prices, which will complement the excess baggage discounts and encourage Australian bands to tour more often.’’ “Travel Beyond Group are delighted to be selected as the preferred travel partner of AMIN,’’ said Wonitta Atkins, Business Solutions Manager for the Travel Beyond Group. “The portal is simple to use and offers a travel solution not seen previously in the music industry. We are really excited to be a part of this ‘game changer’ for the industry and look forward to continuing to support local music.’’ The first portal will be set up on the Music Victoria site by March 23 for its annual membership drive, with WAM's following soon afterwards. WAM Members will use their membership numbers to self- register on the portal where all available fares can be seen so the best available deals can be bought. Musicians can book their entire tour on the portal and will be provided with a detailed itinerary. You will need to be a member of WAM to access the deals. [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTIST IN RESIDENCE GRANTS The 2015 AiR Grants Program STREAM 1 funding round is now open. Program guidelines and application forms are available from the ArtsEdge website. Information regarding our AiR grants briefing sessions in Term 2 is here. ===================================== WEBSITES etc ===================================== Not sure if these were the ones I included last time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yaqUI4b974 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvJAgrUBF4w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ude8pPjawKI http://mic.com/articles/106100/12-amazing-things-scientists-discovered-about-music-this-year ===================================== NEWSLETTERS ===================================== RONI’S NEWSLETTER Roni’s newsletter includes the following: WE HAVE FINALLY MOVED ANZAC DAY 2015 Still having trouble find something for Anzac Day service? This collection commemorates The Gallipoli Campaign (1914-1915), consisting of 21 iconic songs arranged for piano, voice, and guitar. KEEP YOUR REGISTRAR HAPPY! One order form, one payment 20% OFF ALL UPBEAT CLASS PRODUCTS Exciting new product from UPBEAT And more!! [email protected] ============================================================================================= MUSIC AUSTRALIA This newsletter is always interesting and has the following sections: International News, National News, Education, Community, Opportunities & Jobs For example, in the Education section: AMEB defends use of recorded accompaniments in exams Endangered Indigenous songs preserved in teaching resource James Morrison opens new jazz school How Geelong celebrates school music! How will you? To subscribe, go to [email protected] ============================================================================================= KMEIA VICTORIA KMEIA National AGM Early Childhood Workshops Jean Heriot Bursary Autumn Seminar- Early Bird Date: 27 March Newsletter Content Request Dates For Your Diary [email protected] ============================================================================================= ===================================== GIG GUIDE ===================================== FAIRBRIDGE FESTIVAL APRIL 10-12 ...once you have flicked through the program, you'll be wanting to know where to get your tickets from...so making it nice and easy, you can snap up your tickets right here. And don't forget the new great buy-now-pay-later option! YOUTHOPIA PROGRAM: Youth program director Liz Newell says: My chief responsibility is to provide engaging, thrilling opportunities for discovery. It’s safe to say the 2015 Fairbridge Festival Youth Program offers plenty of opportunities for discoveries of the excellent kind. The catch is, I can’t tell you what they are, because then they wouldn’t really be your discoveries - would they? These are names I’ve only discovered recently myself, and the thrill of having done so still hasn’t faded. Here's a few highlights: Oh Pep! is an utterly excellent pop-folk quartet who were named the 2014 Folk Alliance Australia Youth Performer of the Year. Joining us from Melbourne-via-Margaret River is Rowena Wise. Currently, she’s one gorgeous voice and super-sweet ukulele skills, and she’s also just 20 years old. Fairbridge is your chance to say you “saw her when...”. For something completely – and I mean completely – different, we have Melbourne trio Kallidad. They describe themselves better than I ever could: “metal mariachi madness”. They wear skeleton face paint and play like every day is Dia de los Muertos. Nobody with a pulse should miss out. But this is a local festival first and foremost, and we happily embrace local talent – as everyone here already knows, there’s a lot of it. We have Koi Child, who are the recent amalgamation of two Fremantle bands, Kashikoi and Child’s Play, to deliver a funky jazz sound. The Katie J White Band join us from the Deep South – that’s Denmark – led by the stunning vocals of Katie herself. There’s also Raksha, who since winning Fairbridge’s own The Quest songwriting competition last year have been tightening their harmonies and tidying their tunes, not to mention we’ll be giving the winners of this year’s competition a shot onstage for the first time. I could go on, but as promised, I’m leaving the rest for you to discover. CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: Children's program director Milu Green says: Fairbridge Festival brings people together on common ground, with one goal…to escape the real world for just a weekend. A core component of our ongoing success is our Children's festival. It is recognised as one of Australia’s leading festivals within a festival, programmed specifically for our youngest audience. Kids encompass the excitement, curiosity and wonder that IS Fairbridge Festival. Here are my personal picks for this year’s program: Among living statues, puppet gnomes, hoola-hooping and a kooky jester, audiences will love Flying Heart Productions’ show, LOVE CASE SUIT NUT…the name says it all. Kids can get hands-on with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Camera Story Photography Workshops and of course the everengaging Paper Scissors Rock, the festival’s very own art space for children of all ages. The Woodshed is just like Grandpa’s workshop…nails, hammers and drills… any budding carpenter will feel at home here! Mic Conway’s National Junk Band will be bringing with them an abundance of musical junk instruments as well as their kids show, RUBBISH!, a highly original performance that promises to be gob-smackingly entertaining about “The Three Rs” : Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Classes are sure to fill those empty tummies and send children home with the skills to HOPEFULLY cook you breakfast in bed! I can guarantee this year’s children’s program will have kids bursting to tell classmates about THEIR Fairbridge Festival experience on that first day back at school. Big kids are welcome too, so please feel free to come and join the fun! ============================================================== INDEPENDENT MUSIC NETWORK NEWS If you have information you want published in the IMNN, you’ll need to send it to me in simple text as I do not include PDF’s – I need to be able to edit notices to fit – and I rarely include attachments. 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If you have changed your school details, please let me know, as it is handy to know which schools are receiving this. Also, if you find that you haven’t received the MNN for a few months, you’ve probably forgotten to send me a change of email address. Please feel free to forward this to colleagues who may not be on the mailing list, or better still, ask them to send me their email address. If you missed an IMNN or you want to find articles from previous newsletters, you can email me for a copy or go to the ASME WA website, www.asmewa.com.au, where the webmasters are kindly posting copies for your information. ===================================== And that’s ALMOST it for this time – I’ve put a couple of notices at the end because for some reason they mess up the formatting – so read on! Anne Trigg [email protected] To unsubscribe, just email me. ===================================== These notices messed up the formatting so they have had to go to the end. AS-May Choral Day Suitable for teachers of primary, secondary and community choirs, ASME’s highly acclaimed “As-May” Choral Day is offered again in 2015 TH MONDAY MAY 11 2014 (8:30am – 3:30pm, morning tea and lunch included) This year we have selected some local experts to provide a wonderful program full of skill building activities, advice and information. The program will be suitable for all choral conductors. It will provide specific information about changing voices and motivating tweens and adolescents This year we have moved to South of Perth Yacht Club Magnificent views and delicious food There are some final details to work out Registration forms and a complete timetable and overview of the activities will be available during the school holidays To register online, visit our website at www.asmewa.com.au For further information, contact ASME WA at [email protected] Time: Registration from 8.00 am, Sessions 8:30 – 3.30 pm Costs: Members: $100 Non-members: $180 Concession: Full-time students, retired or unemployed – $60 Non-member price includes membership to March 2015. PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATIONS CLOSE WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 All payments must be made before the day. South of Perth Yacht Club Coffee Point Duncraig Road, Applecross WA 6153 Venue: LUNCH and MORNING TEA included th Professional Learning Expression of Interest Kagan Training Music Education Workshop To follow up on our Kagan taster sessions, held at Summer School, we will offer a full day of training. We need to know if this is a viable option. We are hoping to run this event in mid to late in June (before the holidays and after report writing is completed) The Kagan Australia organisation has offered us a special price to run an event especially for Music Educators. If you are interested please fill out the expression of interest form at: https://asmewa.wufoo.com/forms/kagan-training-for-music-educators/ ASME XXth National Conference Bulletin March 2015 Reminder As some key deadlines are fast approaching, this is a quick reminder for your calendar! The bi-annual ASME XXth National conference is one of Australia’s most momentous musical conferences, and will be held in Adelaide from 30 September- 2 October, 2015! Highlighting the value of music learning in both formal and nonformal contexts, the three day event is a must for all those involved in the music industry! Apply to Present a Paper, Workshop or bring a Performing Group - Deadline 31 March. Details of the Call for Presentations are on the website or by return email. Online applications via the website are preferred using this LINK. In your application, include your Name; Full contact details; a current biography (up to 100 words) title; abstract and submission type. Closing date for applications is 31st March, applicants will be notified of outcome by Monday 18 May. Super Early Bird’s Register now! Super Early Bird Registrations Tuesday 31 March 2015 Applications Closing Date Tuesday 31 March 2015 Presenters Will Be Notified Monday 18 May 2015 Young Composers Deadline Sunday 31 May 2015 Early Bird Registrations Tuesday 30 June 2015 ASME 2015 Wednesday 30 September to Friday 2 October Platinum Sponsor Discounts are available for registrations booked and paid by the due dates (Super Early Birds by 31 March, 2015 and Early Birds by 30 June 2015). Details of registration costs and an online form are on the website. There is also a downloadable print friendly form if you would prefer. Help us pass the word around, by sending on this information to anyone you know that may be interested. Glenys Gijsbers, ASME XXth National conference office. Gold Sponsors Alfred Australia Music EDnet www.asme2015.com.au
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