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22.01.2022 Dear ABODASA Music Educators, Thanks to our colleagues in ABODA Qld, the following event is available to us - for free! This Saturday morning (9am AEST), Brian Balmages has very kindly offered an hour of his time to share an insight into the new Virtual Conductor platform on SmartMusic! ... This session will be for both Band and String Orchestra directors. Brian is a great presenter this will be a wonderful opportunity to learn a little about an alternative teaching mode and meet this world renowned composer and clinician. Attendance is free and the Virtual Conductor platform is free too. Register to attend through trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BJMZF Log on and enjoy!

21.01.2022 Great PD opportunities here.....

21.01.2022 COVID-19 Update Due to the uncertainty of the relaxation of restrictions around groups and how schools are negotiating these, the 2020 ABODA SA School Band and Orchestra Festival will not occur in person in August as planned. Stand by for the exciting release of details about our 2020 Online Festival in the coming weeks!

20.01.2022 Greetings! A quick e-reminder to members about tonight’s ABODA National Digital Drinks (7.00 pm AEST) that we’ve been promoting as a National ABODA initiative (and co-hosted by Yamaha). The Facebook link is here: https://www.facebook.com/amanda.morrison.399/posts/10157281528671417 The plan is a forum to look at and discuss some of the issues we face with the road back after COVID-19. I’m planning to cover ways we can be best advocates for our programs to make sure they d...on’t get pushed aside in the rush to make up for lost time in other academic areas as well as recent research regarding health concerns as related to ensemble activities. Thanks! Rob *************************************************************** Prof. Rob McWilliams, Ph.D., M.Mus., B. Mus.Ed Education Outreach Clinician - Yamaha Music Australia 23 Archdale Rd, Ferny Grove, QLD 4055 AUSTRALIA

19.01.2022 A great little video

19.01.2022 A reminder that registrations for the 2020 SA School Band and Orchestra Festival close tomorrow (August 14th). Registration is still open via the online form: https://www.abodasa.com.au/band-festival More details about video recordings and submissions will be available on our website very soon, stay tuned!

14.01.2022 Tonight we wrapped up our three-part series 'Foundations of Conducting'... thanks to our smiling participants, and a big thank you to our host Bryan Griffiths for sharing all of his knowledge! Stay tuned for some more professional development opportunities later in the year!

14.01.2022 Only a few days before this event kicks off... make sure to book your ticket!

14.01.2022 Some great thoughts and exercises here from Dr John Lynch at the Sydney Con

14.01.2022 We are excited to announce the release of our new 'Music Learning Helps Learning Difficulties Resource Series! To celebrate, we have released a professional reading discussing the connections between ADHD and music learning. Click the link below to find out more!

13.01.2022 Today marks the official opening of the 2020 SA School Band and Orchestra Festival! Although it looks a little different online this year, our adjudicators are very much looking forward to viewing your submissions. A special thank you to our long term sponsors Music Education Network for their continuos support, and facilitating the online platform for school submissions and adjudications. Adjudicators this year include John Morrison, Ed Fairlie, Stephen Chin, and Darryl Pope. Stay tuned for more updates and announcements of awards next week!

13.01.2022 ABODA SA are proud to present this series of workshops all about the Foundations of Conducting, as presented by local conductor, educator and musician Bryan Griffiths. Bryan has designed this course for conductors of all ages and experiences, who might like to further their understanding of the role of a conductor, with a focus on movement fundamentals. Check out our event below and book your ticket!

13.01.2022 ABODA SA School Band and Orchestra Festival results are out! All details are available on our website https://www.abodasa.com.au/band-festival Thanks to our team of adjudicators for their excellent work and amazing efforts! Stephen Chin for the String and Orchestra sections Ed Fairlie for the Advanced, Intermediate and Intermediate Plus Concert Band sections ... Darryl Pope for the Novice and Junior Concert Band sections John Morrison for the Percussion Ensembles and Stage Band sections Thanks especially to the teachers and ensemble directors who worked with students under some challenging circumstances to get the job done!

12.01.2022 Registrations for the 2020 SA School Band and Orchestra Festival are now open! Check out our website for more details including the registration form, fees and test piece lists. Looking forward to hearing and seeing you all (online) late Term 3!

12.01.2022 A quick snap of some very insightful discussions at today’s session all about the planning and preparation stages of conducting. A big thank you to our presenter Bryan Griffiths for sharing his knowledge with us!

12.01.2022 ABODA SA School Band and Orchestra Festival 2021 - hold these dates! Wednesday August 11, Thursday August 12, Friday August 13. Details regarding test pieces and repertoire lists will come to light in the new year

10.01.2022 ABODA SA congratulates the staff and students of Concordia College on an extremely successful SA School Band and Orchestra Festival 2020. Whilst the festival was run virtually by video submission, Concordia entered 10 sections! Here is ABODA SA President Darryl Pope presenting Concordia’s Mat Noble with the inaugural Bob Hower Memorial Award for Best Concert Band, the inaugural Mitch Brunsden OAM Award for Best String Ensemble and section prizes for winning Novice Band and Open Orchestra. Full result details on the website: https://www.abodasa.com.au/band-festival

10.01.2022 2020 Band and Orchestra Festival set piece details are now available on our website! The festival will be by online video submission late in Term 3 (more details to come soon). All ensembles will be adjudicated and results and trophies awarded. Registrations will open June 9th. We look forward to your entries! https://www.abodasa.com.au/band-festival

07.01.2022 South Australia was fortunate to have jazz doyenne Don Burrows resident in SA for 6 months in the late 70’s due to the influence and connections of Eric Bryce. Don spent a semester teaching at Salisbury CAE and Sturt CAE. This influence has percolated through music educators for decades. Sadly Don Burrows has passed and the ABODA SA committee decided to acknowledge his influence by creating an award for the Best Emerging Jazz Soloist in the SA School Band and Orchestra Festival 2020 in his name. The successful recipient this year is Wil Davies (Pembroke School). Wil receives the Memorial award and a prize of 3 x 60 minute jazz improv lessons with Adelaide’s own Adam Page. Congratulations Wil!

07.01.2022 Hi ABODA SA members! Many of us are faced with challenges surrounding online Instrumental Music Teaching and online Ensemble Rehearsals. Renowned conductor; Ingrid Martin ( Melbourne) is getting on top of this and has already delivered a good online session sponsored by AMEB. Tomorrow evening ( Thursday) she is going to do a free online session including a Q and A that many will find interesting and valuable. Please her info below; ... Like me, you've probably had your world turned upside down - with no clear path ahead. Had your gigs all cancelled? Me too. Suddenly navigating leading and teaching online with little training or experience? Me too. Missing all your ensemble members? Me too. Home schooling kids and trying to work from home? Me too. Yet in this incredibly challenging time, we have the opportunity to not just survive, but thrive. (More on that...) We're all going to be doing a lot of learning and experimenting over the next weeks and months. Which is great for putting us back in the shoes of those we lead - especially if we haven't sat on the other side of a podium for a while. I want to help us all do well! So... I'm doing my best to share all I know (and some crazy new ideas I'm coming up with on the fly) to help us all navigate this time with creativity, positivity and openness. Whatever challenges you're facing, chances are another conductor is too! We're all in this together, so I'm running a 60 minute Facebook LIVE Q&A this Thursday 16 April, 8pm (AEST). I'd LOVE to see you over the inter webs and help you out! If it's useful, I'll do more. How does it work? Add to your calendar. (Will auto-convert to your local time zone) Click the link in your calendar and join us on Facebook. You can also use this link. You can ask questions via typed chat and I'll answer them live! What if I can't make it? If you can't be there in person send your question via email or Facebook messenger to the Conducting Artistry Page. The video will be saved and available on the Conducting Artistry page immediately after the event. Want More Resources? I've written a bunch of new blog posts on activities you can do with your ensembles, as well as my thoughts on Responding to the Unexpected. Watch the replay of my Online Ensemble Teaching webinar with AMEB, and download your free eBook 'Ensemble Online Basics' via Teachable. Check out the Conducting Artistry YouTube channel for a host of activities you can do with your ensemble students for #rehearsalhomealone like the video below. Got a question, need advice? Email me. Instagram Website Facebook YouTube Copyright 2020 Conducting Artistry, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Conducting Artistry Parcel Locker 10006 22628 106 Whitehorse Road Deepdene, VIC 3103 Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp

05.01.2022 We are looking forward to hosting Bryan again for his workshop all about the planning and preparation stages of conducting, rehearsals and performances! More info including the ticket link can be found in the event:

05.01.2022 SA School Band and Orchestra Festival 2020 update: thanks to all the schools who have entered our virtual festival in this strange COVID-19 year. Our sincere thanks to our Festival adjudicators Ed Fairlie, John Morrison, Stephen Chin and Darryl Pope who have been busy viewing your submissions this week. Thank you to our sponsor Music Education Network for facilitating the upload of videos and scores. Thanks also to Size Music for your ongoing support! ... We are looking forward to sharing the Festival results with you on Monday Oct 12th.

04.01.2022 ABODA SA created the Hal Hall Memorial Award this year to recognise the Best Big Band in the 2020 School Band and Orchestra Festival. Hal was the pioneer of creating Big Bands within educational institutions in South Australia and taught and mentored many SA musicians and Band Directors. The inaugural Hal Hall Memorial Award for Best Big Band was won by the St Mary’s College Big Band. This is the first time an all girls Big Band has won this section of the Festival, go girls! Pictured below is ABODA SA Vice President, Mike Degenhart presenting Hannah Chambers (lead trumpet) with the award.

03.01.2022 Adelaide’s own Bryan Griffiths is sharing his wealth of knowledge with us in this two-hour workshop all about the planning and preparation stages of conducting. Tickets are strictly limited so get in quickly and we’ll see you there!

03.01.2022 Our friends at the Unley Concert Band are seeking a new music director! Check out the link for more info: www.abodasa.com.au//9/unley-concert-band-seeks-new-director

02.01.2022 A great FREE Conducting PD here folks....

01.01.2022 Registrations are open for the 2020 SA School Band and Orchestra Festival! All details can be found on our website, including the registration form and the repertoire list of section test pieces (recently updated for Advanced Strings)