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› MUSIC HELPS SPOKEN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH IMPAIRED HEARING
18/Jul/2019
A new study from the University of Helsinki has found that music, in particular singing, is beneficial to the brain of children with hearing impairment, and the development of their spoken language. Ritva Torppa, a university Lecturer of Logopedics and Speech Therapist, and Professor Minna Huotilainen have published their findings together with those made by other researchers in a comprehensive paper called “Why and how music can be used to rehabilitate and develop speech and language skills in hearing-impaired children”published by Hearing Research. This paper is a comprehensive review of the reasons why music could and should be used for improving the speech and language skills of children with mild to severe hearing impairments with cochlear implants and/or hearing aids, and contains a…
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› Grow, a not-for-profit mental health organisation, is seeking a Choir Leader
16/Jul/2019
Grow, a not-for-profit mental health organisation, is seeking a Choir Leader to help support and develop their community choir! "Our choir currently has 6-7 committed members all of whom hope to develop their skills, confidence and expand their repertoire. We are also hoping to get the choir involved in the…
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› How slow can you sing? – using speed as a rehearsal tool
16/Jul/2019
"How slow can you sing? – using speed as a rehearsal tool" - an article written by Chris Rowbury, Jul 15, 2019, for "Front of the Choir". Doing anything too fast can result in errors and inaccuracies. By slowing a naturally fast song down, you can reveal all kinds of mistakes and problems. We…
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› Creativity Australia offering 10 grants of up to $10,000 to start up your own With One Voice choir
11/Jul/2019
To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, Creativity Australia is offering grants of up to $10,000 to people or groups who are wanting to start their own With One Voice choir. The closing date for round 11 applications is 5:00 pm, Friday 30th August 2019. Applications for the With One Voice grants are NOW OPEN! If you…
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› Music Teacher Brass (Volunteer)
09/Jul/2019
Volunteer musicians required to teach newly arrived young refugees, mainly from Syrian backgrounds(8/10-14-18/18-25y/o) to play brass instruments as part of the marching band The Australian Syrian Charity's music program is one of the programs that empowers ans builds the capacity of newly arrived families of refugees mainly from Syria, to…
Volunteer musicians required to teach newly arrived young refugees, mainly from Syrian backgrounds(8/10-14-18/18-25y/o) to play brass instruments as part of the marching band The Australian Syrian Charity's music program is one of the programs that empowers ans builds the capacity of newly arrived families of refugees mainly from Syria, to…
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› CMVic Consultation: Have Your Say!
09/Jul/2019
We are consulting CMVic members about our Strategic Plan for 2021-2024. Your views on where we should be heading are essential and we would love to hear from you! There are two ways to participate at this stage: A. Click https://forms.gle/7B59g2h96sfo84wY9 to complete a questionnaire. This will be open until 11:00pm Friday 26 July. B. Come to a meeting at Ross House on Thursday 1 August, 2:30-6:00pm A. More about the questionnaire... You may like to think about your answers before you get started: Our current strategic plan identifies eight core values: creativity , empowerment, generosity, inclusivity, integrity, joy, leadership, participation. We believe it is important to keep refreshing our conversations…
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› When did you last tell your singers how grateful you are?
09/Jul/2019
Your singers turn up to choir week after week without fail. It’s very easy to get caught up in the music-making and forget that they don’t have to be there. It’s good to show your gratitude to your singers from time to time. Don’t take them for granted! We all have busy…
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› SONU: SONGS FROM THE HOMELAND
08/Jul/2019
Salvatore Rossano discovers Italian stories and music in the National Library of Australia - Italians have lived in Australia since the first English settlers arrived. Their number was small until the first half of the nineteenth century, when it increased exponentially after the First and Second world wars. They arrived,…
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› Arts and Culture Grant Applications Now Open!
08/Jul/2019
We are inviting applications for Arts & Culture grants as part of the annual Community Grants round. These grants offer up to $10,000 in funding for local individuals, groups and organisations to deliver creative and cultural projects that benefit the Banyule community. Project ideas must be new, original and innovative and…
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› Intercultural Collaboration: An ocean of possibilities
02/Jul/2019
Intercultural collaboration is a slippery and elusive art. I find it a spacious and revealing place to work. It sings to me and draws me in and on. I think it was a mixture of naivety and courage that led me to working in this field. I am a singer, song-writer and creative researcher with an Anglo-Celtic and Scandinavian heritage. What I have learned over the years is that an ocean of possibilities is available when we open our hearts and take the risk to make genuine contact. Read more...