An exciting new addition to Summer School in 2012 are the Group Workshops. These workshops will develop the fundamental elements of music and enhance the skills necessary to develop complete musicianship - regardless of instrument, age or stage of learning.
Group Workshops will run from 2:30pm - 3:30pm on Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 January. Summer School participants will go to the same venue for each Group Workshop, with the Group Workshop facilitators moving to a different venue each day. This way, over the three days, everyone will experience each workshop. Ensemble Managers will inform participants of which venue to attend.
The Group Workshops will cover the following non-instrumental disciplines:
Singing is considered the key to all music-making, the use of the voice offers access to music without the technical problems associated with the playing of an instrument. Creating music without the aid of an instrument is a powerful tool that can lead to a highly developed musical ear.
Andrew Wailes enjoys a busy schedule as choral conductor both in Australia and overseas. Andrew has been Conductor of the Melbourne University Choral Society since 1992, Artistic Director of The Australian Children’s Choir since 1998, in 1999 was winner of the prestigious Australasian International Choral Conducting Competition and is currently also Music Director of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra.
Through the Rhythm Workshop, participants will develop a deeper understanding of beat, meter, accent, syncopation and tempo. Simple actions will be used such as the clapping of hands or tapping of feet to improve the flow of music through time, without the added technical demands of playing a musical instrument.
Ray Pereira is an accomplished performer having toured and recorded with many of Australia’s and the world’s leading artists. He has a unique and innovative style of playing, drawing upon West African, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and jazz drumming styles. As an educator, Ray runs regular percussion workshops at schools, universities and festivals throughout Australia as well as coordinating study tours to Ghana.
Physical awareness is a priority of music education to prevent injuries, particularly during stages where students are experiencing rapid physical growth and development. Working with movement coach Robert Schubert, participants will develop an awareness of their bodies when holding, playing and transporting their musical instruments.
Robert Schubert graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1982 then studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada. In 1988, he was appointed Principal Clarinet with the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Japan, a position he held until his return to Australia in 1996. Since 1996 he has held the position of Lecturer in Woodwind at the Victorian College of the Arts. Robert appeared at the International Clarinet and Saxophone Festival in Melbourne in July 2011 as both a performer and teacher of the Alexander Technique and performed at the 9th International Congress of the Alexander Technique in Lugano, Switzerland in August 2011. Photo credit: Ponch Hawkes 2012
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