Workshops and Festivals - Conservatorium Open Academy

Sydney Piano Teachers Festival

Thursday 14 and Friday 15 July 9.30am - 6pm each day The Sydney Piano Teacher's Festival is back at the Open Academy! The Festival provides piano teachers with a number of professional development opportunities as well as featuring practical lectures, masterclasses and workshops for students of Levels 1 (AMEB preliminary to 4th Grade) and Levels 2 (AMEB 5th to 8th Grades). DISCOVER newly published piano works by Australian Composers. LEARN key aspects of our teaching practice... [More]

Sydney Piano Teachers Festival

Kirill Monorosi

Piano Teachers Festival 2 Day Ticket

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Thu 14 Jul 2022	9am - 5pm (UTC+10:00)	Recital Hall West - Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Fri 15 Jul 2022	9am - 5pm (UTC+10:00)	Recital Hall West - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Sydney Piano Teachers Festival

Thu 14 Jul
9am - 5pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 8 hours total

Kirill Monorosi

Piano Teachers Festival One Day Ticket – Thursday 14th July

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Thu 14 Jul 2022	9am - 5pm (UTC+10:00)	Recital Hall West - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Sydney Piano Teachers Festival

Fri 15 Jul
9am - 5pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 8 hours total

Kirill Monorosi

Piano Teachers Festival One Day Ticket – Friday 15th July

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Fri 15 Jul 2022	9am - 5pm (UTC+10:00)	Recital Hall West - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The Complete Flute

Held over two days at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Complete Flute, directed by James Kortum, Lecturer in Flute at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Andrew Macleod, Principal Piccolo with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Mardi McSullea, former Head of Woodwind at the University of Melbourne, allows you to work up close with great teaching artists from around Australia. Tuesday, 19 July 2022 Alexander Technique with Penny McDonald Masterclass with James Kortum (2... [More]

The Complete Flute

Tue 19 Jul - Wed 20 Jul 2022
9am - 5:30pm (UTC+10:00)
2 sessions, 17 hours total

2 DAY ENROLMENT 19 & 20 JULY

Masterclass Participant: +$65 (see below for further details and application form)

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Tue 19 Jul 2022	9am - 5:30pm (UTC+10:00)	Recital Hall East - Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Wed 20 Jul 2022	9am - 5:30pm (UTC+10:00)	Recital Hall East - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The Complete Flute

Tue 19 Jul
9am - 5:30pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 8.5 hours total

1 DAY ENROLMENT 19 JULY

Masterclass Participant: +$65 (see below for further details and application form)

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Tue 19 Jul 2022	9am - 5:30pm (UTC+10:00)	Recital Hall East - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The Complete Flute

Wed 20 Jul
9am - 5:30pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 8.5 hours total

1 DAY ENROLMENT 20 JULY

Masterclass Participant: +$65 (see below for further details and application form)

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Wed 20 Jul 2022	9am - 5:30pm (UTC+10:00)	Recital Hall East - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Tertiary Jazz Pre-audition Workshop

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. This three hour workshop includes discussion and demonstration of the process, a mock Jazz aptitude test and the opportunity for some students to have their mock audition critiqued by members of the Tertiary Jazz staff in front of your peers (this is optional). This is an... [More]

Tertiary Jazz Pre-audition Workshop

Sat 30 Jul
2pm - 5pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 3 hours total

Hannah James , Kevin Hunt

THIS IS A FACE TO FACE WORKSHOP
Please email us after you enrol to let us know your instrument and if you want to do a mock audition and we will try to accommodate your request. PLEASE NOTE: there are limited spots for mock audition so not everyone will be able to take a mock audition.
Make sure you read the audition requirements on the Conservatorium’s page. Link has been provided below.

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Sat 30 Jul 2022	2pm - 5pm (UTC+10:00)	Music Workshop - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

The Bite Size Sessions

Bite Size Sessions is a day of diverse short workshops in niche vocal and instrumental skills giving you the tools to branch out into new musical areas you may not have experienced before or focus on a very specific skill in your field. From Melismatic singing, Jazz scatting, and Music Theatre chorus work to African rhythms, Balinese Gamelan and Healthy piano playing we invite you to taste a few workshops across the day. Enrol in 1 workshop - $45 Enrol in 2 workshops - $80... [More]

The Bite Size Sessions

Sat 03 Sep
10:30am - 12pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 1.5 hours total

Jo Fabro

DIVA SOUNDS: MELISMATIC SINGING - JO FABRO

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Sat 03 Sep 2022	10:30am - 12pm (UTC+10:00)	Room 1033 - Gamelan - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The Bite Size Sessions

Sat 03 Sep
10:30am - 12pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 1.5 hours total

Peter Dunbar-Hall

BALINESE GAMELAN - PETER DUNBAR-HALL

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Sat 03 Sep 2022	10:30am - 12pm (UTC+10:00)	Room 1033 - Gamelan - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The Bite Size Sessions

Sat 03 Sep
12:45pm - 2:15pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 1.5 hours total

Virna Sanzone

SCATTING: INTRO TO JAZZ VOCAL IMPROVISATION - VIRNA SANZONE

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Sat 03 Sep 2022	12:45pm - 2:15pm (UTC+10:00)	Joseph Post Auditorium - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The Bite Size Sessions

Sat 03 Sep
12:45pm - 2:15pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 1.5 hours total

Tony Lewis

AFRICAN RHYTHMS THROUGH BODY PERCUSSION - TONY LEWIS

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Sat 03 Sep 2022	12:45pm - 2:15pm (UTC+10:00)	Music Workshop - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The Bite Size Sessions

Sat 03 Sep
2:30pm - 4pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 1.5 hours total

Peter Walsh

HEALTHY PIANO PLAYING - PETER WALSH

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Sat 03 Sep 2022	2:30pm - 4pm (UTC+10:00)	Room 1034 - Keyboard Lab - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The Bite Size Sessions

Sat 03 Sep
2:30pm - 4pm (UTC+10:00)
1 session, 1.5 hours total

Robert McDougall

ON WITH THE SHOW! - ROBERT MCDOUGALL

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Sat 03 Sep 2022	2:30pm - 4pm (UTC+10:00)	Joseph Post Auditorium - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Voice Works: enhancing vocal control, communication and 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.... [More]

Voice Works: enhancing vocal control, communication and care

Sat 22 Oct
10am - 3:30pm (UTC+11:00)
1 session, 5.5 hours total

Christina Wilson

If you are a teacher and your school requires an invoice to pay for you to attend, please ask them to email us at con.openacademy@sydney.edu.au or call 9351 1208. For school invoiced enrolments, payment must be received 1 week before the workshop to ensure that the staff member can attend the workshop.

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Sat 22 Oct 2022	10am - 3:30pm (UTC+11:00)	4026 - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Breeze through the Baroque - The Enquiring Listener

BREEZE THROUGH THE BAROQUE – THE ENQUIRING LISTENER This engaging 90 minute workshop will explore the Music of the Baroque Period. We will look at the characteristic features of Baroque music including the typical instrumental and vocal forces of the time, the types of works written and the pre-eminent composers. Using skills developed in “The Enquiring Listener” course, we will investigate the dramatic impact and technical intricacies of Baroque Music, utilising recordings and... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

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... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Chord Progressions Decrypted

This workshop is designed to assist both instrumentalists and vocalists understand and master the common chord progressions that they encounter every day. Using several real-world examples from various popular genres, students will gain valuable insights into song structures that will accelerate their repertoire-learning skills and provide new options for improvisation and composition. If you’ve ever wondered “how did they come up with that?”, then this workshop is for you. If you... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Cracking Code for Choristers

Cracking Code for Choristers If you have ever been in a choir, intend to join one or just have a desire to understand written choral music more, this course is made for you! In this dynamic 90-minute Workshop Rebecca Scott will show you how to decipher a song using correct musical terminology. You will learn to sing a song using sheet music and discuss what the different musical markings and terms mean. This workshop will demystify any of your fears about how to follow musical... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

CONverge

The Smith Family is one of Australia’s best known charities. The University of Sydney is proud to be a partner in The Smith Family’s emotional literacy programs. Since 2005 the CONverge program, presented by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, has been helping disadvantaged students explore their creative side and build confidence. CONverge seeks to help students explore and develop their musical identities, creatvity and potential by inviting them to participate in an 8 week... [More]