In Tune for Life

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[ April 13, 2008; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Deborah Smith will run a comprehensive VCE Theory and Aural comprehensive for all Solo Performance students. Music students doing units 1-4 will benefit. Sunday 13th April from 10.00am to 5.00pm. The cost is $49.00 and includes morning and afternoon tea. At Melba Conservatorium of Music, Richmond. For details Phone 9429 6151

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Traits of a great performance from Classical Musical Myths
Tips on making a memorable performance from Mostlywind
Thoughts on truly great performers by Pianist Alfred Brendel
Why Yo Yo Ma is such a great performer
Why Pablo Casals was such a great cellist?
The secrets of becoming a superb musician from Enzine Articles

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VCE Help.com
Northern Metropolitan Region Music
Gippsland VCE Music Performance e-network
Noteable
AMUSE VCE Resources page
MusicAllsorts VCE Technical recital books

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[ April 20, 2008; ]

Mentone Grammar 20th April. Go to the ANATS website for details of starting time etc.

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Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Inc. National Website
Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Inc. Victorian Chapter

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This site is superb from Samantha Coates (Australian Music Educator) who has provided many free worksheets for all ages. A must view!

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[ April 11, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] The Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Victoria Inc PresentsA Repertoire Night of Works from the VCE Prescribed List of Solo Works

Friday 11 April 2008
7.30pm
Methodist Ladies’ College, Barkers Road Kew

Barry Cockcroft, Saxophone
Kate Stockwin, Clarinet
Alison Conrau, accompanist

Cost
Students/members $10
Non members $12
Accompanying parents $5

Enquiries
Jenny Thompson
9822 2973

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The fundamentals of String playing from R. Mueller
The violin site: everything you need for performance
Yehudi Menuhin playing Bach’s Chaconne on You Tube-truly amazing!
Violin Master Class blog: from one of the world’s leading Violinists
Excerpts from Violin Mastery: a Masterclass by Kruetzer
Violin Masterclass on You Tube playing Paganini’s Caprice. Fabulous!
Violin Master Class led by Richard Kilmer from [...]

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Things that singers should avoid: the bible for all vocalists!
Performance advice for singers: selecting correct repertoire and much more..
Voice health by professional singers
Singing tips, audition tips and performing tips from Dream-Quest Singing Academy
Authentic interpretation for vocalists from Historical Singers plus much more-a really useful site
Advice for young classical vocalists from a professional US opera singer. [...]

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Authentic performance of Music: From Bach and Handel to Elvis, Ray Charles, and the Blues Brothers. Great book for all VCE performance students from The International Journakls of the Art in Society.
Baroque Music Performance: Authentic of Traditional? A fabulous discussion for all students performing Baroque music in their repertoire.  
Historically informed performance by Wikipedia 
Musical Perceptions: perceptions [...]

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[ April 17, 2008; ] When: April 17, 2008

Where: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre

Details of the program and online registration.

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Trinity College website in the UK
Trinity College Music representatives in Australia

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Lesson plan with activities to explore Haydn’s Surprise Symphony for upper Primary or Early Secondary
Superb website for upper Primary or early Secondary offering a quiz on Hadyn’s Farewell Symphony from Classics for Kids!
Detailed account of Haydn’s life and music from Lycos
Picture book by Anna Harwell Celenza on Haydn’s Farewell Symphony as listed on Amazon Books
Very [...]

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Official Fiddler on the Roof website from MGM
Fiddler on the Roof: from stage to screen

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Simple relaxation procedures from Cambridge University
Another very good list of simple relaxation techniques from UHealthy
10 easy relaxation techniques
Mental practice away from your instrument

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Superb article describing tips on how to begin performing from memory
Performing music from memory by Wikipedia
Should musicians have to play from memory alone? Susan Tomes of the Guardian offers some very interesting insights
To memorize or not? Simply superb discussion from Strings Magazine

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12 Steps to creating a dynamic String Program: a fabulous site from the Hawksbridge Institute.
Link to a superb article from the Music Educators’ Journal on building a successful String Program
Pedagogy and Practice: developing sound techniques in a string program from Bob and Pam Phillips-worth a look!
Why a string program? Discussion by MENC

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Fabulous detailed practice session for beginning Trumpet students provided by Trumpet Studio
Detailed introductory adive on playing the Trumpet from WikiHow
How to get a sound out of a Trumpet from eHow. Great site for beginners
Great article describing posture, fingerings etc for Beginning Trumpet players from How to Do Things.com
Superb site detailing information for parents prior to learning the [...]