
Event Information
- Location: ECU Mt Lawley
- Date: Monday 17th January – Tuesday 18th January 2022
- Cost (these prices are for members only, please join ASME here before signing up for Summer School):
- Two day registration (full): $200
- Two day registration (concession): $120
- Two day registration (regional): $120
- Single day registration: $120
- Cheques to: PO Box 872, Nedlands, WA 6909
- Direct Debit:
- Account Name: Australian Society for Music Education, WA Chapter
- BSB: 306-050
- Account Number: 415604
- Please include your name in the payment reference.
- Register here: https://asmewa.wufoo.com/forms/p1ff87ix0exdqux/
- We are sorry to inform you that our lunch catering due date has passed. You are still able to register for Summer School, but you will need to provide your own lunch. Thank you for your understanding.
2022 ‘Fire and Passion’ Timetable
Monday, 17th January 2022

- Find out about the offered sessions below:
- Monday Fanfare
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Plenary Keynote
- Dr Geoffrey Lowe – ‘The Place of Music Education – 40 Years of Reflection and Research’
- Monday, Session 1
- Mandy Herriman – ‘Early Years Learning Framework’
- Robyn Veitch – ‘Maximising Learning’
- Ash Bisdee (WAOSA) – ‘Drum Circles with an Orff Twist’
- Rosalie Scott (Kodály) – ‘Are Your Ears Burning? Sound to Symbol Ideas for Lower Secondary Leading to Musical Success.’
- Nick Fielding – ‘The Draft Music ATAR Syllabus – On Paper – What are the changes, big and small, in the proposed Music ATAR syllabuses?’
- Nikki Sullivan – ‘Singers Have Words’ – an ANATS/ANCA Presentation
- Monday, Session 2
- Pippa Chapman – ‘How To Strengthen and Normalise a Culture of Singing and Music-Making in the Early Years’
- Kaboom Percussion – ‘New Percussion Pieces and Games’
- Dr Geoffrey Lowe – ‘Positive Veteran Music Teachers – Who and What Are They?’
- Jane Nicholas – ‘Campfires: May Our Campfires Burn Forever’ – Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives in Music Education – Primary
- Panel Discussion with AUSTA – ‘Crescendo and Don’t Stop The Music: Nurturing instrumental music programs and exploring sustainable ideas as students and the programs move forward.’
- Paul Sealey – ‘An Approach to Teaching WAM Composition in the New ATAR Music Course’
- Helen Bolton – ‘Your Voice – Your Most Valuable Asset: The Implications of Voice Problems on Music Teachers’
- Monday, Session 3
- Mandy Herriman, Robyn Veitch and Mary-Anne Goyder – ‘National Music Teacher Mentoring Program’
- ASME – ‘Country Music Teachers Networking Opportunity’
- Musica Viva – TBC
- (1:30pm Start) Nikki Turner – ‘ATAR Instrumental/Vocal Practical Component’
- (1:30pm State) Dijon Summers – ‘An Approach to Teaching Jazz Composition in the New ATAR Music Course’
- WA Opera/WASO – TBC
- Monday, Session 4
- Hilary Price (Kodály) – ‘Ignite a Passion and Love of Music in Your Students From the Very Early Years with Activities, Ideas and Games to Bring Straight into Your Classrooms’
- Andrew Angel – ‘Using Digital Books to Enhance Teaching, Learning and Organisation in the Music Classroom’
- Edel Taylor and Stephanie Jefferies (AUSTA) – ‘My Brilliant Career – Peri Teaching In Schools’
- Lee Stanley/James Martin – ‘ABODA Primary’
- Kaboom Percussion – ‘New Percussion Pieces and Games’ (Repeat Session)
- Mel Skinner – ‘ATAR Jazz Classroom Application’
- Anita Newhouse – ‘KICKSTART Your Choir!’
Tuesday, 18th January 2022

- Find out about the offered sessions below:
- Tuesday Plenary Presentation
- Tim White, Gabrielle Lee and Steven Hartley – ‘Encouraging Composition’
- Tuesday, Session 1
- Mandy Herriman – ‘Year 3/4’
- Hayley Burns (Kodály) – ‘Fire Up Your Upper Primary Music Programme’
- Panel Discussion (moderated by David Hardie) – ‘So You Want To Put On A Musical?’
- Linda Rossen – ‘Online Creativity with Padlet and Filmora’
- Dr Andrew Sutherland – ‘Fluctuating Emotions and Motivation: Five Stages of Rehearsal and Performance Process’
- Tuesday, Session 2
- Mandy Herriman – ‘Year 5/6’
- Dr Joan Pope OAM (Dalcroze) – ‘Take Measures To Control The Fire’
- Kieran Hurley – ‘Secondary Composition’
- Dr Geoffrey Lowe – ‘Curriculum Design for Coherence (CDC) – Planning for Deep Learning in the Secondary Music Curriculum’
- Mike Gowland – ‘We Don’t Do Aural Tests…’
- Kieran Drew and Leonie Nicholls – ‘A Presentation and Analysis on the Proposed New ATAR Course Designated Contemporary Works’
- Mary-Anne Goyder – ‘Choral Singing and Choice of Repertoire’
- Tuesday, Session 3
- Mandy Herriman – ‘Responding’
- David Hardie – ‘Songwriting for Non Songwriters’
- Dr Joan Pope OAM (Dalcroze) – ‘A Passion for Detail and Delicacy in Music -Through- Movement Studies’
- Jane Nicholas – ‘Let’s Fire Up: Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives in Music Education – Secondary’
- Kieran Hurley – ‘ATAR Film Presentation’
- Chiara Kingwell and Adrian Kingwell – ‘Meaningful Learning Through Cross-Genre Composition: Analyse, Synthesise, Compose’
- James Martin/Lee Stanley (ABODA) – Secondary
- Tuesday, Plenary Gathering
- AUSTA Presentation
- Ann Clarke – Big Sing Along!

ASME WA wishes to acknowledge Edith Cowan University School of Education as the host sponsor for our annual Summer School event since 2019.