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› The Brain Is a Prediction Machine, and Music Reveals How It Works
29/Sep/2021
There is not much evidence for how our brains perceive and decide when ‘something’ – be it a sentence, conversation or piece of music – begins and ends, but a research project from Aarhus University now sheds new light on the role of the brain as a prediction machine. This…
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› Freedom Road Virtual Choir
29/Sep/2021
Freedom Road Bendigo offers you the chance to join The Boite’s Virtual Choir project - in time for Christmas! The fabulous, Stella Savy (Sweet Monas) will guide you in Eric Bibb’s arrangement of Just Keep Going On. Listen here on Spotify. It’s your chance to sing online with…
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› Healesville Community Choir Goes Online
27/Sep/2021
Healesville Community Choir is adapting to rolling lockdowns and has shaken up its Zoom format to make meetings much more fun and creative. Committee member Peter Read said that because of Covid the choir was unable to meet in person and online was the only option. "We tried rehearsing online but…
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› City of Melbourne Quick Response Grants
27/Sep/2021
Assistance of $4000 is available through City of Melbourne's quick response arts grants. Grants are available to artists and small to medium arts organisations across all disciplines and to people from all backgrounds and abilities. Support will be considered for online content, the development of new or unpresented work or…
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› Help please - Choir Numbers Survey (ANCA Vic/Tas)
23/Sep/2021
If you could please take the time to complete this short survey it would be greatly appreciated. Please share this with your colleagues, this survey is not just for ANCA members. https://anca.org.au/choirsurvey In order for ANCA to advocate to State, Territory and Federal…
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› With One Voice Seed Funding ROUND 18 OPEN!
20/Sep/2021
As we continue to work towards our Covid-Normal we have awarded 4 grants of up to $10,000 in 2021 so far through our With One Voice Local Franchise Start-up fund. The final round for 2021 is NOW OPEN!! And we would appreciate if you could share this news amongst your network and friends.…
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› Opportunities for young singers and emerging artists at Victorian Opera
13/Sep/2021
Join VOYCE in 2022 Are you a young singer passionate about opera and musical theatre? Victorian Opera’s Youth Chorus Ensemble (VOYCE) is the ensemble for you. Run by music educator, composer and singer Angus Grant, VOYCE provides weekly training to young singers aged 13-20, focusing on dramatic works and singing,…
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› Calling all Community Music Activists!
09/Sep/2021
Do you embed environmental or climate action messages within your music? Or do you aim to use your music in service of environmental protections or climate action in other ways? If you answered yes to either of these questions, The Research Team at Griffith University would like to…
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› Financial and Other Support for COVID-19
02/Sep/2021
Find out about the financial support available to people and businesses affected by COVID-19 here.
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› World Concertina Day - February 6 2022
02/Sep/2021
Thanks to Stuart 'Fuzzy' Ashburner for notifying us of the first-ever World Concertina Day will be on February 6th, 2022, the 220th anniversary of the birth of Sir Charles Wheatstone, inventor of the English concertina! The following information is taken from the International Concertina Association website: https://concertina.org/world-concertina-day/?doing_wp_cron=1629085368.6935009956359863281250 Stuart is also hoping to get…