Conservatorium Open Academy

Music Syllabus Interpretation – Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10 Music Elective) Saturday 26 May, 9am -12pm In this workshop, Jennifer Carter will explore best practice approach to teaching and assessing students of Year 9 and 10 elective music. Revisiting the stage 5 course in the Music Years 7 – 10 Syllabus, she will investigate how to incorporate musical content, context and concepts into integrated learning experiences. She will also investigate the new School Certificate and how this wi... [More]

About this Workshop Specific sessions will align with the development of performance, composition and musicology skills in the Music Extension course. Students will be able to fine tune their programmes with the presenters and reflect on their own work to date. Students will set goals in their final preparation and practice for the trial and HSC examinations. [More]

Festival Timetable Saturday 9.00am – 9.30am Registration 9.30am – 10.30am Alice Waten – Violin Playing: The Essential Ingredients Chair of Strings and Associate Professor Alice Waten will open the Violin Teachers Festival with a discussion on the essential ngredients of violin playing. The presentation will cover issues such as tone production, intonation, co-ordination and flexibility, and examine how each of these contribute to students' development. 10.30am – 11.00am Morning Tea ... [More]

Have you been asked to direct a community choir and not sure where to start? Would you like to start your own choir? Then this workshop is for you. Facilitated by one of Sydney’s leading community choir directors, Stuart Davis, this workshop will cover topics such as: choosing appropriate repertoire preparing for rehearsals warm-ups and games rehearsal routine conducting skills organising a concert and much more... Morning tea, light lunch and afternoon tea included. Places are limi... [More]

The SCM and Percussive Arts Society present the NSW Day of Percussion. The SCM & PAS Australia Chapter NSW Day of Percussion 2012 promises to be an exciting day of activities for all percussion students, educators, professionals and aficionados. Headlining the 2012 DOP are Sydney Symphony Percussionists (Richard Miller, Rebecca Lagos, Colin Piper, Mark Robinson), David Clarence, Gordon Rytmeister, Jess Ciampa, Claudia Chambers, Ian Scotland, the Daryl Pratt Sextet and more. There wi... [More]

Technology in the Music Classroom Saturday 23 June, 9am-12pm This workshop is designed to support teaching and learning with technology in the music classroom. Participants will experience a range of multimedia via the internet, exploring software and viewing a variety of work prepared by teachers and students. Samples will include an interactive lesson, and an interactive, multimedia teaching portfolio incorporating all the resources required for a unit of work. Teachers will also ... [More]

Dr Bradley Merrick will present a session to assist teachers of HSC Music subjects in their preparation for upcoming exams. [More]

About this Workshop Students will gain insight into the key components fo the Music 2 course, especially strategies for approaching sight singing, melodic dictation and aural-musicology questions under pressure. Part of this session will also focus on the core composition and musicology essay elements. Students will reflect on their own work and examples by others by making referecne to the marking process. [More]

Please enrol in this class to audition for the Young Women’s Jazz Workshops For a full description of the program click here here [More]

Are you planning to audition for a Conservatorium tertiary degree in jazz? Be well informed about the audition requirements and process so you can achieve your best result in this highly competitive field. Craig Scott, Chair of the Conservatorium’s Jazz Studies Unit leads this 3 hour workshop, which includes discussion and demonstration of the process and the opportunity to try a mock audition if you choose. An invaluable opportunity to ensure your optimum preparation for the “real ... [More]