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› Into the Groove in North East Victoria
29/Jan/2020
Brianna Slattery’s always loved rhythm. “I first picked up a Djembe drum when I was about 18 and found it to be really therapeutic, I just loved the tactile experience of drumming, it was something I did for myself. I’d go to the park and drum without really knowing what I was doing so I joined a Samba style drumming group which was my introduction to drumming within a community.” “I became aware of how particularly powerful rhythm is in bringing people together and I felt the strength of the connections I was building with everyone I was playing with. Even though we were a really diverse group we became a tight knit community around our common goal of creating…
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› Music as the food of love and life
20/Dec/2019
Singing and music have added value and richness to every aspect of Peter Gatto’s life from listening to the radio on 3AR with his parents and playing with Wonthaggi Brass Band as a child, through to courting his wife Glenys as a young man in the 1960s. From their very first date, singing remained an integral part of this couple’s love story, featuring consistently in the tapestry of their life together until Glenys’ death from ovarian cancer in 2012.
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› ‘Music Room - keeping the music going in our schools’
22/Feb/2020
MusicRoom Podcast - Writing Songs for Children: Peter Combe interview. Mark Leehy of "The Music Room" and Peter Combe are dedicated to seeing Music continue its presence in education. This is Mark's interview with Peter Combe earlier this month. In this episode, Mark chats with Peter Combe (who has just been awarded the…
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› Singing and tree planting
22/Feb/2020
Here's a great idea for our singing groups! [found in Natural Voice News February 2020] - why not contact your local council and see what you can do?? :-D "Circle of Song, a community choir in Stroud are making efforts to mitigate their environmental impact with a tree planting and…
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› Wellbeing and Integration through Community Music
22/Feb/2020
Natural Voice News member, Laura Bradshaw, was one of the authors of an academic paper on the role of improvisation in a music group of refugees, asylum seekers and local community members, inspired by Dr Sofia Vougioukalou who attended the Oasis World Choir and Band project she facilitates. This is in…
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› Audiences are strange creatures
22/Feb/2020
Chris Rowbury writes about his experience with various audiences in the Natural Voice Network February 2020. I don’t know about you, but I’m seriously affected by the way that an audience responds. The worst is when performing for free outdoors. People have the option to listen or just walk on…
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› Cantabile Choir: Soprano and Alto Singers Wanted
20/Feb/2020
Cantabile is an a cappella chamber choir based in Preston in Melbourne and has been in existence since 1992. We are an SATB choir of around twenty four singers and we sing mainly classical but also contemporary works. We are very fortunate to have received a small grant from the…
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› New Glee Clubs springing up around the state
20/Feb/2020
Melbourne's favourite singalong is thrilled to be launching two new venues this March. Glee Bayside will get together once a month on a Thursday night at the Brighton Beach Bowls Club to celebrate all our favourite artists. Dress up or don't dress up, grab a beer or grab a fizzy water, sing loudly or softly - we don't mind. We just would love you to join in the party and have a sing with Glee! Our first event will be on March 12 and we'll be singing all your favourite Elton John numbers. Hosted by the incomparable Chelsea Plumley (Muriel's Wedding, Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music) your ticket price includes a drink at the bar. And then on March…
Melbourne's favourite singalong is thrilled to be launching two new venues this March. Glee Bayside will get together once a month on a Thursday night at the Brighton Beach Bowls Club to celebrate all our favourite artists. Dress up or don't dress up, grab a beer or grab…
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› Counting Beans ‘n’ Sowing Seeds: A Chat about Funding
20/Feb/2020
The little rows of numbers take up their place across the page of the project spreadsheet. Adopting an orderly fashion, the lines serve the purpose of a groove marked in the soil by a gardener before planting can begin. These rows are the unsung heroes of community music, the basis from which the seeds of community music can grow. They give structure and scaffolding to all CMVic’s projects and programs, forecasting growth, duration and outreach. And while the figures are only the start of the story, it’s all a bit of a chicken and egg situation when it comes to applying for funding. Read more...
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› QUICK NOTES No.177 Portland Music Club
17/Feb/2020
Portland Music Club, Inc. QUICK NOTES No. 177, 1st February, 2020. Tel: 5523 1054. A0039457H. President/Secretary June Roberts, portlandmusicclub1990@gmail.com Tel:(03) 5523 1054. Venue codes and Phone Nos. for booking and enquiries: HPAC Hamilton Performing Arts Centre, 5573 0429; SRHT Helpmann Theatre Mt.Gambier (08) 8723 8741; LHT Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool 5559 4999; PorAC Portland Arts Ctr /Casterton/Heywood 5522 2263; BStM-G Basilica of St.Mary of the…