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› Deborah Cheetham commisioned to compose “Acknowledgement to Country”
23/Nov/2019
Deborah Cheetham, the Aboriginal singer/composer/producer/educator tells us that she has been commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony to compose the music for an Acknowledgement to Country. It will be played at the beginning of every MSO concert. ‘For this project I had the great privilege of working with no fewer than…
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› Festival of Small Halls
23/Nov/2019
You no doubt know of the incredible Woodford Festival that attracts thousands each year to its week-long gathering in southern Queensland. It seems that it is now producing the Festival of Small Halls, a regional music tour that ‘rekindles the time-old tradition of gathering in the local small hall for…
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› 10 Top Tips for Leading Singers
23/Nov/2019
These ten top tips have been provided by "Friday Afternoons", a teaching resource based in the UK. Find at https://www.fridayafternoonsmusic.co.uk/resource/10-top-tips Pitch your songs appropriately for your singers, not for your own vocal range! Always take time to do a proper warm up - it's never time wasted. When…
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› Award for Meritorious Service to Community for Roger King/Boite
23/Nov/2019
On Tuesday, November 19th, at Government House, Roger King, on behalf of The Boite, received the Victorian Multicultural Commission's, 2019 Multicultural Award for Excellence for Meritorious Service to the Community. The Boite - For its work in promoting and recognising the significant contributions of musical artists from diverse cultural backgrounds in…
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› Christmas Song Games for your singers
15/Nov/2019
Christmas Song Games for your Singers - Print up some names of Christmas Songs to be placed on heads for a … “What Christmas Song Am I?” - Some suggestions might include: Little Drummer Boy, JINGLE BELLS, GOOD KING WENCESLAS, Hark! The Herald Angels, Away in a Manger, Silent Night, I…
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› Latrobe music seeks Singing Leader
06/Nov/2019
Latrobe Music is interested in hosting big sing workshops within the Latrobe Valley Region in 2020. So if you're a singing leader and would like to get on board and make this happen please contact. Phillip Chalker at Latrobe Music on 0400 603 367 or email latrobemusic@gmail.com…
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› The acoustics of registers and resonances in singing
02/Nov/2019
The acoustics of registers and resonances in singing, written by John Smith, Nathalie Henrich, Maëva Garnier and Joe Wolfe from the School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia. ABSTRACT The wide range of the singing voice, from below C2 (65 Hz) to above F6 (1397 Hz), requires a…
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› Organise your own Song Swap
01/Nov/2019
Whenever CMVic runs an event, we ask the participants for feedback and without fail responses relate to repertoire (more new songs) and networking (the opportunity to talk with people working in similar areas, to share problems, to learn!). A rewarding and easy way to achieve both objectives is with a Song Swap. I want to organise my own Song Swap! But how? A Song Swap is easy to organise. As few as four people can be successful although the more the merrier - and the more diverse the range of songs offered up. You need: a venue, a facilitator, a date, advertising Can CMVic help? YES!!!! We have a number of people who are skilled in running these events…
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01/Nov/2019
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› Join Melbourne-based street band, Havana Palava!
01/Nov/2019
Havana Palava is learning new repertoire and is looking for new players to join them. It's the pink and black street band that plays around Melbourne in processions and festivals. Acoustic instruments - brass, saxes, percussion - welcome! They meet on Tuesday night every fortnight in north Carlton to practice…