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Jazz Harmony 1
Jazz Harmony focuses on the study of chords and their relationship with each other. This class will review some fundamental harmonic concepts before exploring major and minor scale harmony in depth. The course will also discuss diatonic reharmonization, dominant chord types, modal interchange and the Blues form, through the study of a selected number of jazz standards presented in class. This course may be particularly useful for students wanting to apply for the tertiary jazz...
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Piano for Beginners Level 2
Piano for Beginner Level 2 is designed for the intermediate beginner, who is familiar with the notes of the keyboard, has prior understanding of note reading, and experience with basic scales and playing pieces in 5 finger hand positions. Over 8 weeks, students will be taken through an intensive course of technical work, finger training and exploration of basic piano literature in varying hand positions, as well as ensemble playing. The course will be taken at a speed, best...
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Electronic Music Production ONLINE
Electronic Music Production ONLINE This course will assist students to develop skills in using technology that will enhance and inspire their composing and develop their live electronic music skills. Students will learn how to create electronic music projects that can be applied to various software such as Reaper, Max/Msp, Logic, Studio One, Ableton and VCV Rack for sound design and sequencing. The course is designed to be non-DAW specific so students can use their own software or...
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Beginner Shakuhachi Workshop
If you've always wanted to try the shakuhachi, now's your chance! Shakuhachi Master Bronwyn Kirkpatrick will present this workshop and demonstration introducing shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese bamboo flute. The demonstration/workshop is open to anyone 16 years of age and over and no prior musical experience is necessary. It will interest students who feel drawn to Asian music and philosophies and people who want to find out more about the shakuhachi and its tradition. It may...
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Composing for Film
Held over eight sessions, Emma Greenhill will explore different aspects of Film music, as well as provide opportunities for practical composition in different film contexts. Emma will share her extensive scoring experience covering an eclectic range of film and music knowledge. The course includes in-depth analysis of the film scoring process and techniques and will span various film music genres and their idiosyncrasies and traditions. These sessions will also give insights into...
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Voice Works: enhancing vocal control, communication & care
One in three of the working population are considered professional voice users who need their voices to work effectively. Healthy, efficient and enduring vocal use is based on practical techniques that are common to both good speaking and singing. This practical skills-based workshop aims to provide teachers, professionals and anyone else who would like to use their voice more effectively with the fundamentals of how the voice works, how to use it better and how to look after it....
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Songwriting 1
Songwriting 1 methodically introduces tools, techniques, and strategies for writing and understanding the mechanics of great lyrics, melodies, chords, and song forms. Each class is part lecture, part workshop style, and in each 2-hour class, students with gather tools to generate material for their songs, develop the vocabulary to analyse songwriting techniques through close listening to great songs and songwriters, and receive a weekly project to hone the particular tools of the...
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Barayagal
BARAYAGAL Barayagal is an intercultural collective of singers that gathers to sing songs of culture and stories. Directed by Gamilaraay songwriter Nardi Simpson, we sing to the place we are in and to the places we all come from. First Nations people and the Sydney University community are invited to join our choir. We welcome people who want to sing for the first time, and people who have been singing all their lives. Barayagal is a community choir, hosted by the Sydney...
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Sydney Con Jazz Festival
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL Held over one day the Sydney Con Jazz Festival is a boutique jazz festival presented in conjunction with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Open Academy at the Con and Sydney Improvised Music Association. Sydney Con Jazz Festival 2024 line-up of artists is drawn from the cream of Australian jazz plus some of the best international musicians currently staying in Australia. The festival is designed to be affordable, accessible and show case the best of Jazz...
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Conservatorium Professional Development Survey
CONSERVATORIUM TEACHER PD SURVEY The Conservatorium offers quality music education experiences for everyone. In addition to NESA-accredited workshops run by our Tertiary Music Education staff, our Open Academy run adult Short Courses and Workshops open to the general public that some teachers have used as professional development opportunities. The Tertiary Music Education staff in collaboration with Open Academy are looking to expand the Conservatorium’s offering of specific,...
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