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› South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales
02/Dec/2019
Hi Community Music elves, Our anthology, "SOUTH OF THE SUN - AUSTRALIAN FAIRY TALES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY", is calling for entries until 13th December at https://australianfairytales.com/. These include poems and song lyrics! For YA + adults, rated G, the book features contributions by acclaimed guests, with lush illustrations and intercultural inventiveness.…
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› More Successful Than Drugs: Music As An Intervention For Dementia
02/Dec/2019
Aged care homes have unfortunately been in the news for all the wrong reasons of late. Substandard practices by some operators and dwindling resources have been to blame, but recently it has come to light that over-reliance on pharmaceutical drugs to treat dementia has become an alarming problem in Australia’s aged care sector. The…
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› Portland Music Club News
01/Dec/2019
Portland Music Club, Inc. QUICK NOTES, No.176, 1st December, 2019. President/Secretary: June Roberts, email portlandmusicclub1990@gmail.com. 3305. 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…
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› EOI for singing leader in Geelong
27/Nov/2019
Sing Out Geelong Inc. invites Expressions of Interest for a ‘Singing Leader’ position in Geelong. Expressions of interest are invited from Singing Leaders, passionate and experienced, and keen to provide musical direction for a newly formed Geelong based community singing group in 2020. To fulfil the role, you: Love…
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› What stops people singing?
23/Nov/2019
The Natural Voice Network believes that everyone can sing. But when we say that to some people, we get the response: “But not me – I can’t sing at all”. Some people even wear this as a weird badge of pride – but is that just the fear talking?. For others…
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› Music is a vital urban resource. How do we plan for it?
23/Nov/2019
Music is a vital urban resource. How do we plan for it? Written by: Shain Shapiro, Founder and CEO, Sound Diplomacy. Music, like any other resource, is not infinite. If we do not teach, invest and support it, it disappears. When something is wedded into the fabric of everyday life, we ignore…
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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…