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› Assembling online: Five discussions about Inclusion, Disruption and Connection in Community Music
23/Jun/2020
It is something of an understatement to say that recent months have transformed our modes of assembly. COVID-19 has forced us to rethink and regroup how we gather, and the extraordinary proliferation of musical and other creative activity that we have seen on our screens and been part of since March is testament to how important the experience of assembly is to our spirit, our sense of community, and our intellectual nourishment. The pivot to online gatherings has seen many artistic plans and projects fall by the wayside in 2020 and perhaps beyond, and many of us are grieving these “untold losses” of art and artists and creative experiences that might have been.
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› CMVic Response to COVID-19
19/Mar/2020
CMVic recognises the impact of the current situation regarding COVID-19 on all communities and are working to see how we can help. Many of our community will be impacted in various ways. We welcome all the initiative being taken by leaders and groups for online activities, and we are developing ideas about how we can support them. We expect that all our physical events up until the end of July will probably have to be postponed to later in the year, but we will be reviewing this situation regularly and updating our policy as necessary. Due to the health and wellbeing of our team being paramount, Community Music Victoria has now implemented a work from home policy. This will…
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› COVID-19 and Risk: Information for Community Music Makers
02/Jul/2020
Community Music Victoria has collated a reading list of information intended to help any community music group leaders or participants to consider the risks and requirements involved in returning to community group music making 'in real life'.
It is important to note that the collation of this information is ongoing, that it is subject to change and is intended for guidance only.
The information can be found under the 'resources' section of the website, here.
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› Living with COVID-19 (to the tune of Leaving On a Jet Plane)
01/Jul/2020
Big thanks to Community Singing Leader, Leigh Cawood, who got in touch to share this parody she wrote to share with her 'Soup and Sing' singers. Pre-COVID,her group would get together about once a month to sing their hearts out. Leigh says, "thanks for all the work you do to keep us…
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› Help with Leading Community Music Online
01/Jul/2020
As physical distancing measures continue in Victoria, music leaders have never been more essential in bringing connection, joy and wellbeing to communities across the state. At the same time, the work of leading community music has never been so complicated due to the demands of learning new and ever-changing technologies and systems. CMVic is here to support you to use online technologies to complement your practice: Check out our new Leading Community Music Online resource - this will continue to evolve over the coming weeks. Members of CMVic can book a one-to-one tech help appointment with our Online Tech Advisor, Craig Barrie. Email: craig@cmvic.org.au with your issue and when you are available for a…
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› Join the CMVic Monthly Giving Circle
01/Jul/2020
Join CMVic's Monthly Giving Circle! Community Music Victoria is in an exciting phase and we are busy doing what we do best: developing, implementing and delivering a rich program of music making opportunities and projects to deliver across Victoria which are open to everyone. As an independent, not-for-profit, membership based organisation Community Music Victoria relies on a mix of Government funding, membership fees, sponsorship and your donation to exist. Your support is fundamental to the future of CMVic and to our broadening the take up of community music making in Victoria. Through your efforts, over the last couple of years we’ve been able to: Create hundreds of new songs and tunes to share with our communities at over a dozen major festivals and events Provide mentoring support all over Victoria to over 30 new singing…
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› Want to place your group or online event in our e-newsletter?
01/Jul/2020
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We can list your group and online event on our website. We receive a lot of requests, so to improve the chance of inclusion into our next edition of Shout!, email your details to communications@cmvic.org.au or contact us, with the following details (in text not PDF or JPEG formats). We look forward to hearing from you!
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› AUSLAN WORKSHOPS FOR BEGINNERS
01/Jul/2020
Australian sign language LEARN TO COMMUNICATE IN SOCIETY Suitable for people who are working in the Health, Retail, Education, or Media sector's and for use in the Community These lessons are in person and taught by Community Advocate Phillip Chalker. These lessons start with the alphabet and numbers, then will…
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› ‘YOU WON’T BRING US DOWN’ MCUI song
01/Jul/2020
‘YOU WON’T BRING US DOWN’ - MCUI 2020 SONG ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAND TOGETHER.
The Music: Count Us In 2020 song 'You Won't Bring Us Down' draws on themes of young people standing up for
what they believe in, inspired by climate change and the recent Australian bushfires.
Full story can be read at https://musicaustralia.org.au/program/countusin/.
Song can be heard at https://musicaustralia.org.au/program/countusin/the-song/2020-program-song/.
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› How Can My Students Study Music Online?
01/Jul/2020
HOW CAN MY STUDENTS STUDY MUSIC ONLINE? We hear this question all the time, especially now, and we've been answering it for years. We've long seen the value in versatile-delivery and high-quality courses that are available to support all students in their music education - not just in Australia, but…