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› Wellbeing Support Session - Music Victoria
31/Jan/2022
Music Victoria in conjunction with the Partners in Wellbeing Program is now offering the Victorian music community confidential mental health support services. Bree Chapman-Stewart is a Mental Health Clinician/Consultant working alongside the MV team and offers free and confidential mental health support. Along with one-to-one sessions,
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› Babies Are Sensitive to Rhyme, Rhythm and Phrases in Children’s Songs
31/Jan/2022
All over the world, parents sing songs and recite rhymes to their young children. Researchers have known for some time that this has a stimulating or calming effect on babies, but it turns out that babies are also sensitive to the language patterns in these rhymes. This is the conclusion…
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› Women Who Sing; A New Daytime Women’s Choir
31/Jan/2022
Hi, my name is Ruth Schoenheimer. I've worked for over thirty years in community music, both on the housing estates in the City of Yarra and in many other locations, running singing groups and choirs for people from many different walks of life. In response to requests…
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› LivingSong’s new term info: Ivanhoe
27/Jan/2022
LivingSong is a genuine community singing group. An acapella repertoire including everything from Irish folk to French choral and African traditional to The Beatles. LivingSong meets on Mondays from 7:30 - 9:00pm at the Livingstone Community Centre, 1 Livingstone St, Ivanhoe VIC 3079 Phone: (03) 9497 2014 Email: community@livingstone.org.au…
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› Epping’s Greenbrook Singers return for Term One
27/Jan/2022
The Greenbrook Singers have been part of the Greenbrook Community Centre in Epping since it began and are still going strong. They meet Tuesdays from 12 - 1 during term to sing everything from folk to pop, gospel to multicultural, golden oldies and more, usually in two or three part…
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› Interested in SInging? Join us at Camberwell Chorale!
17/Jan/2022
Camberwell Chorale is a non-auditioned community choir, which has been delighting audiences with the presentation of quality choral music since 1944. Each performance is in association with the skilled musicians of the Camerata Orchestra and some of Melbourne’s most talented soloists, and our Musical Director for the last 47 years,…
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› Discovering “the space between” when singing
13/Dec/2021
Since singing is a universal form of expression, other cultures can offer different insights into how we approach it. Singing, music and movement have been with us for tens of thousands of years. They have played an important role in human evolution across every culture. Group bonding, communication, healing rituals,…
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› Why sad songs make us feel good
22/Nov/2021
Summary: Researchers explore the psychological and neurobiological basis of why listening to sad music often makes us feel good and lifts our spirits. Source: The Conversation Adele’s new album, 30, is finally available. Last month, hundreds of millions of us streamed its first single, Easy On Me. This song evokes feelings not easily put…
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› MusicNow: education music videos for K-2
02/Aug/2021
Music Education videos from for 4-8 year-olds. They can be used in the classroom or for remote learning. Teachers just press play and sing along! Designed by musicians and educators Ruth McCall and Lanneke Jones to help primary teachers deliver quality music education in the K-2 classroom, these videos can assist…
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› The healing power of choirs
25/Jul/2021
The healing power of choirs: how singing together is good for your mental health. Singing together is something very special and is a unique activity in many ways. The main reason Chris Rowbury leads singing groups is to help people make beautiful music together and to listen to wonderful harmonies being…