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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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› Economic Survival Package: Income support for individuals
02/Apr/2020
For all of us who have lost income in the past month because of Corona Virus, this fact sheet is helpful to check what's out there in terms of immediate financial support. It lists all of the help currently available and also includes advice for sole traders. https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/Fact_sheet-Income_Support_for_Individuals.pdf
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› I Lost My Gig
02/Apr/2020
If you've lost work due to Covid-19, use this site to report how you've been impacted. Event cancellations and postponements across Australia and New Zealand are having unprecedented impacts on the creative industries and getting accurate figures is vital to this data being used to help vulnerable people. I Lost…
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› Virtual choir practice: ‘Singing in dark times we can turn our voices to the light’
01/Apr/2020
From my bed, propped up with cushions and with my fancy headphones on, I sip gin and watch the screen as I sing an arrangement of Ball Park Music’s Surrender.“It’s OK, it’s alright, true terror in the middle of the night,…
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› Maurie Richardson’s Rich Resource Share: Part 1
01/Apr/2020
A big shout out and a gazillion thanks to CMVic member, Maurie Richardson, for sharing his thoughts on the best approach to online music making and for this fabulous list of resources which he's taken time to compile and share. This is just part 1; stay tuned for part 2! Although…
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› Calling all Music Group Leaders!
01/Apr/2020
Are you a Facebooker? Come and join the boujee new CMVic Music Group Leaders' Lounge, a smart online space where you're always guaranteed a seat! The lounge was inspired in part by the great success of its sister group, the CMVic Singing Leaders' Lounge, and in recognition of the importance of band and music group leaders being able to connect and share ideas, resources and feedback, particularly during these uncertain times.
Our vision is for the Music Group Leaders' Lounge to offer a way to celebrate instrumental music-making and for music group leaders to show support for each other across the state wide network. The group is private so click here to join. Hope to see you there!
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› Growing Community Music: Summary Report published!
01/Apr/2020
The final report from Growing Community Music’s year of community consultation is now complete, and it’s a magnificent thing! Stage 1 of Growing Community Music, generously funded by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, and led by Project Managers Jane Coker and Lyndal Chambers, created a proposal for a large-scale program to increase the number of Victorian community music leaders and support existing leaders, in many different settings, including necessary training programs, mentoring, and resourcing. To this end Jane and Lyndal conducted community consultations in nine locations around the state, consulted a wide range of community music makers, researched how community music leadership is taught in different countries (see Lyndal's blog about an online course), and have brought all this together in…
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› What to do when you can’t sing in the choir
01/Apr/2020
1. revise your parts - If you’ve ever been in a choir you probably have loads of teaching resources and choir recordings. This is a great opportunity to go back over the repertoire, check that you’ve really nailed your part, and sing against the other parts or whole choir recording. 2.…
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› Banyule Arts & Culture Grants - opening in May
31/Mar/2020
This year Banyule’s annual Arts & Culture Grants round is opening on Monday 4 May! Open to individuals and groups, you can apply for up to $10,000. Make sure you’re ready in time by attending the workshop below on effective grant writing with Debby Maziarz. Keep an eye out for more details…
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› How Shanties and Songs of the Sea Helped Me Weather the Storm of Depression
31/Mar/2020
Interesting account by Blair Thornburgh. "The language of depression can be curiously maritime. It comes in waves; it drowns us; it’s the Mariner’s albatross around our necks. We long for smooth sailing, for hope on the horizon, an even keel." Read more of this article from Chris Rowbury's monthly music…