2023
Instrument Repair Workshops in Launceston and Hobart.
With the value and quality of brass and woodwind instruments on the rise it has never been more important to protect and extend the life of a Music Teacher’s instrumental inventory. If you would like to learn how to maintain your own or your school’s musical instruments and how to avoid them falling into disrepair then these workshops are for you.
Launceston, Saturday 9 September with Duncan Howie. For more information and to register click here.
Hobart, Saturday 16 September with Rob Bester. For more information and to register click here.
Katie Argyle – Live in Launceston, Saturday 17 June.
Katie Argyle
Katie Wardrobe is coming to Launceston for an all-day workshop on Saturday 17 June at Launceston Christian School. This full day workshop caters to both primary and secondary teachers. Katie will cover work for all age groups and show examples that cover students at the various levels.
Discover simple and effective ways to incorporate technology into your music classroom. We’ll look at easy lesson ideas you can use straight away, how to use technology alongside your current curriculum and which software and hardware choices to make.
For further details and to register please click here.
Composition Workshops with Brian West
The Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Society for Music Education (TASME) will be hosting a series of composition workshops for Tasmanian music students and teachers throughout 2023.
The workshops will be presented by highly recognised Tasmanian Composer and Educator, Brian West, and will focus on skill development as well as supporting students with repertoire they may be writing.
The workshops will take place on:
- Tuesday 7 March, 4:00pm to 6:00pm (Elizabeth College, Hobart)
- Tuesday 28 March, 4:00pm to 6:00pm (Elizabeth College, Hobart) – participants from the north are more than welcome via Zoom.
- Tuesday 9 May, 4:00pm to 6:00pm (Venue TBA).
Students from Years 9-12 and the first two years of undergraduate study are invited to participate. Music teachers may also attend, to support their professional learning.
Participants may attend some or all of the workshops. Students who participate in all three workshops will be eligible for nomination as the TASME candidate for the National Young Composers Project at the 2023 ASME National Conference.* The 2023 Conference will be held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music from Monday July 3, through to Thursday July 6. The resident composer will be Holly Harrison and Ensemble Offspring will be the resident music ensemble. For more information about the National Young Composers Project, please read this.
To register and for more information, please go to: https://bit.ly/TASME-Comp-Workshops.
This is a free event! For more information, please contact TASME: tasmemeetings@gmail.com. At least one registered Tasmanian teacher will be present at each session to assist with the supervision of students.
‘Audio 101’ PL Sessions in Hobart and Launceston
‘Audio 101’ is for pre-service/graduate teachers and any interested teachers.
The Hobart session will be run by Nick Boron and supported by Modern Musician. He’ll be giving teachers present a run through of microphone types and their uses, speaker/pa set up and common pitfalls, wireless microphones and systems, as well as good cable management and any questions you may have!
The Launceston session will be run by Peter Stewart and supported by Barratts Music. It will cover similar questions and issues as the Hobart session.
Hobart: Thursday 16 March, 4pm – 5.30pm, Australian Christian College, 7 Golf Links Rd, Geilston Bay To register, book here.
Launceston: Thursday 23 March 4pm – 5.30pm Please note this session has been postponed until May. We will post the new date soon. Launceston Christian School, 452A W Tamar Rd, Riverside To register, book here.
2022
Pre-Service and Graduate Teacher Program
TASME is pleased to offer a professional learning program for pre-service and graduate teachers. The program will include three occasions where participants can meet with experienced music teachers to discuss the ‘ins and outs’ of teaching music and the running of a music department, and the opportunity to visit schools to observe classes and rehearsals, and that with an experienced teacher present to help ‘unpack’ the lesson or rehearsal.
Three meetings will take place with Tasmanian music teachers:
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Sequential unit planning with Jennie MacDonald (senior secondary teacher), Wendy Ross (high school teacher) and Kerry Bennett (primary school teacher) – 4pm to 6pm, Friday 25 March, at Elizabeth College and via Zoom
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Managing a music department resources and budget (both large and small) with Andrea Marks (K-10 teacher) and Paul Radford (7-12 teacher) – 4pm to 6pm, Friday 13 May, at Emmanuel Christian School and via Zoom
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As part of TASME’s professional learning program for pre-service and graduate teachers, we are pleased to offer a meeting with Glenn Schultz, Head of Music at Taroona High School. The session will focus on setting up an ensemble program. Participants can either attend in person at Taroona High School or via Zoom.
The PL session will take place on Friday 9 September, at Taroona High School.
To register interest, please complete this form. This PL program will be managed by Wendy Ross. Please contact Wendy for additional information.
Cost: Free for members, non-members and tertiary students. Attendance includes free membership of ASME for tertiary students.
Composition Workshop with Associate Professor Dr. Maria Grenfell
Coordinator, Composition at the University of Tasmania https://www.mariagrenfell.com.au/
TASME is hosting a composition workshop with wonderful Tasmanian composer, Dr. Maria Grenfell, on Friday 2 September from 2 to 5pm at Elizabeth College, Hobart. The workshop will be for Year 9 to 12 students with an interest in composition and will be particularly useful for senior students preparing composition folios for end of the year assessments.
Maria will share some ‘tips and tricks’ as a professional composer and will be work with students on pieces they are currently writing. Students wishing to attend the workshop should register using this online form: bit.ly/TASME-Composition-Workshop.
Participating students will also have the opportunity to attend the performance of Maria’s composition, Tarraleah, that evening. The work will be performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. TASME is grateful to the TSO for its support.
This a free event! For more information, please contact TASME: tasmemeetings@gmail.com
‘Visiting band conductor Dr. Joanne Heaton – Head of Bands at Haileybury College, Melbourne’
TASME is delighted to bring Dr. Joanne Heaton to Tasmania to work with the Burnie Concert Band and the EMUsicians Primary School Band on Monday 26 September, and to run a conducting masterclass with the Clarence City Band, Hobart on Tuesday 27 September.
For more information about Joanne’s Burnie visit, please contact David Turner (davidmusic@netspace.net.au), Musical Director of the Burnie Concert Band.
For more information about the Hobart conducting masterclass with Joanne, including online registration forms for interested conductors, players and observers, please go to: bit.ly/TASME-Joanne-Heaton. The masterclass is open to any local aspiring or experienced band conductors. Local band musicians are also welcome to join the rehearsal to observe both Joanne and the other conductors at work. This a free event.
For more information, please contact TASME: tasmemeetings@gmail.com.
Joanne’s visit is made possible with the support of the Tasmanian Government and Arts Tasmania.
‘Musicking’ Digitally with Dr. James Humberstone
Saturday 25 June, The Grange, Campbell Town
James Humberstone will introduce us to easily accessible software packages, and how to use them creatively in a student-centered way in the music classroom. James will also focus on ‘musicking’, where theory and aural skills are embedded rather than explicitly taught.
Packages include online notation and digital audio workstations, and Flip for IOS.
Cost: $50 for members, free for (tertiary) students, $130 for non-members, which includes one year’s membership.
Lunch and morning tea will be provided on the day.
To register and for more information, please use this form: https://bit.ly/James-Humberstone-TASME. Please register by 5pm, Tuesday 21 June. Alternatively, for more information, please contact TASME: tasmemeetings@gmail.com.
This workshop is made possible with the support of the Tasmanian Government and Arts Tasmania.
Digitally Band Conducting Masterclass with Dr. Joanne Heaton
September, Burnie and Launceston
Joanne is Head of Bands at Haileybury College, Victoria, Past President of the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association (National), and Life Member of the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association (Victoria). Joanne will work individually with conductors on score preparation and then coach conductors in front of an ensemble. This workshop is open to both those wishing to participate as conductor and to observers.
Cost: $50 for members, free for (tertiary) students, $130 for non-members, which includes one year’s membership.
The exact date of this workshop is to be determined, with more information coming soon.
This workshop is made possible with the support of the Tasmanian Government and Arts Tasmania.
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