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International Academy of Music Hobart
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25.01.2022 Do you know all THREE notes in the chord of C? The Last Post only uses those three notes! Clap the rhythm first maybe, then see how the three notes are sometimes played an octave higher. Thought we'd support our local Glenorchy Anzac march this morning, it took exactly 1 minute 47 seconds to pass by. Next year I reckon they should include a steam roller or one of those chinese dragons so it lasts a bit longer.
24.01.2022 Happy Birthday this month Julie Andrews, where exactly was that poor lovesick Goatherd she sang about using various octave and minor 7 intervals?
24.01.2022 Huge CONGRATS!! to Caleb who received a High Distinction for his eighth grade piano exam. Caleb started back in our Junior classes before progressing through to individual lessons with Kathy. Caleb leaves us at the end of this year to undertake specialised jazz studies. We hope to have one of his student concert videos available soon.
23.01.2022 Congratulations to Nicholas and Thomas who both passed their recent AMEB exams. Both students learn at IAM Hobart with James Gath.
22.01.2022 Did you miss us this past week? We're back! With online lessons! We'll be in touch with all current students tomorrow. Wahooey!
22.01.2022 Because all these wonderful friendly teachers are qualified. Because they're all TMTA and SCSM registered. Because they're the only accredited licenced Encore academy in Tassie. Because they're the only place in Hobart offering Concert Exams for all instruments. THAT'S why I shop at IAM Hobart! 17 levels of classes, individual lessons in 8 instruments, enrol now for 2020, contact [email protected]
22.01.2022 Great idea for a Christmas Present. Book into one of the New classes for 2021 and find out more about classes for adults and children at http://iamhobart.com.au/ KinderBeat (2 yo) Tue 9.30-10.15, Sat 10.45-11.15 KinderBeat (3-4 yo) Thu 10.15-11.00 Junior (4.5-6 yo) Wed 4.30-5.15, Thu 4.30-5.15, Sat 10.00-10.45... Primary (7-9 yo) 4.30-5.15, Wed 3.45-4.30 Accent (18-102 yo) Mon 6.15-7.00, Thu 11.45-12.30 Microwave (18-102 yo) Wed 6.15-7.00 See more
22.01.2022 Look what our Junior-2 piano student Diana and her dad whipped up on their 3D printer between weekly lessons! A working model of a 12000 year old Ocarina AND a prototype of the new IAM piano, set to strike fear in the hearts of Mr Steinway and his sons.
22.01.2022 Your invitation! Limited seating.
21.01.2022 Rosie has been discovering how to turn her by-ear compositions into music notation using Sibelius music software. Here she is balancing precariously on a footstool with her iPad taking a video of Lyndon showing how to add easier "MIcrowave Music" blues variations to her compositions. Just goes to show, you're never too old, or too short to start playing music, why not contact us to book your free demo lesson? (just don't tell WH&S)
21.01.2022 There I was at Cascade Brewery, just waiting for the rest of our methodist temperance picket line, and who should I see but Lewis our IAM drum teacher with his middle-eastern jazz (what??) trio. He suggested I have a paddle while waiting, and since the brewery is on a rivulet I thought why not?!
20.01.2022 Congratulations to Mr Lyndon's Friday class who've just graduated from Primary-2 to Achiever-1, where they'll discover how to play new keys, new chords, new pop songs, add their own new variations, and write their own new compositions. Achiever is such a high quality musicianship course, and it's fun! Enrolments for all classes next year are now open for anyone aged 2-102!
20.01.2022 Play guitar - tour the world!! Looking for a way to use his new "Microwave" guitar skills, Ken organised his first-ever carols soiree at a couple of local nursing homes and dragged Lyndon along for moral support. The residents insisted on an encore. Microwave Music is a quicker, easier way for adults to learn guitar and keyboard. Book your spot in our new class starting 6.15 Wednesdays? #iamhobart #musiclessons
20.01.2022 Concert time is coming very soon!! Want to know why we encourage everyone to participate in the concert? Check out the information below about what happens in our brains and the skills we develop when we prepare for a concert. We have heard that music education is good for our brains, but how? The answer is in the activities that are fundamental in reaching the goal of performing a piece of music on an instrument. In order to reach a stage where children can perform a piece ...in front of an audience, no matter how large or small, they have to master the following skills. 1. Control of their motor cortex that directs their bodily movements Getting the right note to come out of a musical instrument at the right time with the right sound is an incredible cognitive accomplishment. This is because the human brain needs to coordinate the motor, visual and auditory cortices to synchronise together to produce just one correct note. Imagine the coordination your childs brain is achieving after an entire piece or concert. 2. Control their emotional states and reactions Rehearsals can be frustrating experiences, mainly because bring a whole piece together is a slow and repetitious process. This is actually an act in learning how to learn slowly and sequentially while controlling our emotional responses when we might get bored or frustrated or want to be anywhere else. This control becomes immeasurably more complicated in a performance situation when you add adrenalin and excitement into the mix. Your child has a huge number of stimuli running around in their bodies while they are up on stage performing, and yet they have to keep their wits about them and keep their emotional responses contained in order to contribute their part to a successful performance. 3. Staying flexible and responding to unforeseen events Strange things happen in performance is a common mantra of any musical conductor as well as you have to be ready for anything. If the drumkit player is struggling to restrain his excitement and starts getting faster and faster, the rest of the band needs to get faster with him and adjust on the spot to the new tempo. If the cello section miscount for some reason and come in a bar early, the rest of the ensemble need to make a decision right away do we follow the cellos or look at the conductor and follow them? The ability to adjust our responses is incredibly difficult, because most of the time we just want to start the piece again. But in performance, that just cant happen and you child is responding in the moment to a given circumstance. Remember, this also all happens without a verbal instruction being spoken. These are only three of the cognitive activities that your child is managing right in front of your eyes during this concert. Inside their heads, their brains are working really hard to bring you a polished and seemingly flawless performance. You can read more at www.anitacollinsmusic.com
19.01.2022 Wahooey! It's term two and "Capture the Sock" is back! Find one of Lyndon's socks hidden around the school every week this term and win what's inside; a free lesson, maybe two, maybe a whole term. Kinderbeat, Kids' Classes, Adult Classes, Individual Guitar, Drum, Vocals. Wow. There's a new (washed) sock to capture every week this term at IAM Hobart. It's that easy to win free music lessons!
18.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to all 8 winners of our FREE Guitar/Drum lessons, hope you have a ball trying out a different instrument. Not sure what to wear? Nothing special, just something like this non-bearded drummer will do!
17.01.2022 What do you do when BOTH students in your shared Achiever-2 lesson turn up with opposite broken arms on the same day?? DUETS!! (poor Lily, poor Talulla, clever Miss Sarah)
17.01.2022 Yoohoo! School holidays are the perfect time to learn how to be the next Joni Mitchell or Joe Satriani. IAM is offering a 4-day Guitar Class for beginners 8yo+ at $20 per person for 4 x 45min lessons. October 6th to 9th from 9.30-10.15am Learn how to play riffs, chords and songs. Small class sizes, so book early at [email protected] https://youtu.be/tYThqD2pQbI
17.01.2022 It's been a huge year and thanks to the generosity of our students and their families we have survived. Our numbers are growing and we have added new classes for 2021 to suit every need. New classes are below and check out our website for all class details. Enrol early to avoid disappointment. KINDERBEAT-1 (2-3 yo) Tue 9.30 or Sat 10.45 KINDERBEAT-3 (3-4 yo) Thu at 10.15 JUNIOR-1 (4.5-6 yo) Wed 4.30, Thu 4.30 or Sat 10.00... PRIMARY-1 (7-9 yo) Tue 4.30 or Wed 3.45 ACCENT-1 (18-102 yo) Mon 6.15pm or Thu 11.45am MICROWAVE-1 (18-102 yo) Wed 6.15 www.iamhobart.com.au See more
17.01.2022 One day everybody will learn or RE-learn music this way and the world will be a much better place. We are already have a waiting list for when we r back face2face. Don't wait, book now!
16.01.2022 Learn to play today. Find out more at this info session tomorrow night
16.01.2022 WANT TO MAKE A BONG? (just give this thing a dong) Holiday ffun for the whole ffamily at MONA, compost your own music on the world's largest chromatic glockenspiel, then stick around and the glockenspiel becomes a table for a ffantastic ffeast made from invasive aussie creatures. This is the kinda bong for me.
15.01.2022 Are you the music teacher we're looking for?
15.01.2022 MEET THE TEACHERS! We have such a fantastic team of teachers and this is a great opportunity to share a little about them. One such teacher is Madeleine Dyer who will be performing in Fortuna Desperata 8.30pm December 11 at Salamanca Arts Centre. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/voq-presents-fortuna-desper Maddie has a strong background in solfege (our IAM method to teach aural skills, pitch and sight-reading), piano and vocals. She holds a Bachelor of Music in vocals as well as an AMusA in piano, including a year at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Maddie also teaches music at some of Hobart’s private schools including vocal ensembles and piano. She works as a choir director and is an accomplished accompanist for Eisteddfods and exams. Maddie Dyer B.Mus, AmusA, (Piano, Vocal, Licensed Encore Teacher), SCSM Reg, TMTA Reg
14.01.2022 A huge thank you from Lyndon and the IAM teachers to the enthusiastic parents, children and future students who came along to the info session on Saturday. It was fantastic to meet you all and we can't wait to see you at your next music lesson. #iamhobart #musiclessons #musictuitionhobart #playpiano #playguitar #singinglessons
13.01.2022 Wow, good news travels at warp speed across the universe, just ask Miss Sarah! Our free concert exam rehearsal is now booked out, with students travelling from galaxies far far away! But there's still time to enrol for the first-ever Hobart SCSM concert exams in June (closing date in two weeks March 21). All instruments, all ages, all levels, and all welcome even if you're not a student at IAM. This is a much better way to do exams! Contact Lyndon iamhobart.com.au
13.01.2022 Our Nov 16 EXAM OVERVIEW SESSION has now booked out, but PLACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE on Wednesday January 27 at 12.30. We'll have an actual student exam demo, plus printed programme templates and themes, enrolment forms, as well as info on Theory options. All instruments, including VOCALS and all levels. Please book now if you're interested.
13.01.2022 Excellent Tas Music Teachers Assoc conference today with Mark Gibson, founder of the highly respected ENCORE music education curriculum. Our teachers Jenny, Greg, Lewis, Lyndon, and Amanda all braved a typical 39 degree Autumn day to enjoy some inspiring practical PD.
13.01.2022 Holiday Program at the Academy Studios
13.01.2022 Not many spots left in Term 4, why not enrol now for 2020!?
13.01.2022 More student graduations. Congratulations, playing music is sooo good for our body, mind, and soul!More student graduations. Congratulations, playing music is sooo good for our body, mind, and soul!
12.01.2022 Wow, we've just hosted Hobarts first-ever education-department-recognised concert exams! Really encouraging, really positive exam experience, within a supportive live audience environment. You don't even have to learn at IAM to join in! These innovative exams are Tassie born and bred, and exported around the world. We're offering two FREE overview sessions if you'd like to know how they're structured, where they fit in, and how to prepare for any instrument, any level, any age. Come along this WED 6.30-7.30pm OR this SAT 1.00-2.00pm at IAM North Hobart. We'll also offer a sneak peak at the latest developments for our Microwave Music contemporary programme. For covid safety, all bookings are via our website email please, iamhobart.com.au/contact
11.01.2022 More concert fun the other weekend with one of our students, Sarah, showing how to play a song using just the lyrics and chord letter names. Term 4 starts next Monday! Our evening adult piano class is booked out, but there are still a few places available in our 10.30 Thursday adult piano class. IM for more info.
11.01.2022 IAM remains open for classes and individual lessons. That could change any day, and if it does well move online. Although weve lost students because of CV, weve gained students as well. Weve had many people thank us for staying open but we understand there are pretty strong opinions to close or not to close on both sides, and we dont want to rehash those arguments, but thats our plan for now. At this stage were also still planning to offer Hobarts first-ever SCSM concert exams on the weekend of June 13-14. Those exams are open to anybody, not just IAM students, and they cover all ages, all levels, all instruments and voice. Singing and playing an instrument during this time will do good things for your body, mind, and soul in a way nothing else on earth can! Stay safe, stay sane, stay connected.
11.01.2022 Meet the Teacher. Amanda Lee is a classically trained pianist who teaches all ages at IAM, while performing in music theatre bands, classical ensembles and playing keyboards and vocals at her local church. She is sought after as a skilled and experienced accompanist for Eisteddfods and exams. Join Amanda and the Tasmanian Song Company this Saturday in their last concert for the year, a pre-Christmas treat for all the family. Come and sing along with the choir as they sing th...eir traditional and Australian carols. 2.30pm Saturday 5th December Alma St. Activities Centre - 17 Alma St., Bellerive $15 adults - $10 children (under 15) Book tickets via the link https://www.trybooking.com/BMHLT See more
10.01.2022 IAM's Director, Lyndon Ellis was thrilled to be invited to be adjudicator last weekend at Launceston's Annual Performance Challenge. Covid restrictions meant an international adjudicator could not be flown in for the competition held at the Grand Chancellor over 3 days and 2 nights. Lyndon was asked to take on the role and was, of course, extremely happy to help out, especially given it was the special 25th milestone of the popular event. Lyndon assessed vocals, duets, ense...mble, plus over 12 different instruments including piano, strings, wind, and even a few bagpipes, some 600 students across all ages. This was a new role for Lyndon who was extremely impressed with the standard of musicianship, as was Competition Co-ordinator Michael Stocks. "There were some really high-quality performances. This event helps provide musicians with the ability to know how to perform under test conditions and for an audience." (The Examiner Newspaper 23/11/2020)
08.01.2022 Looking for the perfect Christmas Present? Book music lessons for 2021 at the International Academy of Music and gift a meaningful experience. Email [email protected] or call 0413 289 978. Visit http://iamhobart.com.au/ to find out more.
08.01.2022 It's so good to have real people back at IAM! Individual lessons have now restarted for Piano, Guitar, Bass, Uke, Drums, Vocal, and Microwave Music. Our Strings programme restarts Wednesday June 17, and our Group Classes for ages 2-102 restart in Term 3. Our covid-ready plan is in place, are you ready to play some music, LIVE!?
08.01.2022 Here's a selection of our concert dresser-uppers last weekend!
07.01.2022 Congratulations! Huon, Oscar and Luca all passed their recent CPM Level 2 Guitar exams, thanks in part to our excellent guitar teacher Greg. Exciting changes next year as IAM becomes the only place in Hobart offering concert exams for all instruments, all levels, all ages. Book in now for our free demo exam session on January 29 and watch our teachers show how it's done!
07.01.2022 Want to know why we encourage Everyone to learn music? Check out this amazing TED talk from Anita Collins - one of the newest leading researchers on how music and brain development go hand in hand. Comment your thoughts below! :) https://youtu.be/ueqgenARzlE
06.01.2022 Harper, one of our Achiever-1 piano students, couldn't resist trying out his best "snow angel" on our brand new rock garden. He loves the new look and so do we.
06.01.2022 BIG WELCOME TO MADDIE (B. Mus. AmusA) Our newest IAM teacher will teach Encore classes for kids and adults, individual piano, individual vocal, plus group vocal. Maddie's arrival means we can now offer more NEW classes for all ages and MORE spots for individual lessons. Wahooey! Great to have you on board Maddie. Enrolments for all these new classes plus our extra individual lessons are NOW OPEN! Call, text, message, email, or just drop in.
06.01.2022 Congratulations to Sophie who travelled to Lonnie to make the last Concert Exam of the year. International examiner Matthews Tyson was very impressed with Sophie's performance and the flow of her concert theme. Have you booked for the next Concert Exams on Sunday March 28 yet? All ages, all levels, all instruments, only at IAM #iamhobart #musiclessons #musiclessonshobart
06.01.2022 Members of the Hobart Guitar Society, including our own Greg Clarke (second guitar from right), put on their best shirts and most serious faces, for a mini-concert at the IAM Staff Christmas Party on Saturday. This group rehearses every Thursday evening at IAM and is open to classical guitarists of all levels, contact Lyndon for more details at [email protected]
06.01.2022 Want $50 off a whole term of music lessons? Simply Enrol and Prepay for Term 4 music lessons by THIS Wed Sep 30th, and receive $50 off the normal Term price!!!! Discount applies to: Adult Classes Kids Classes... Individual Lessons (Drums, Guitar, Voice, Violin/strings, Piano, Bass - and more!) Want more info? Visit our website http://iamhobart.com.au/ OR Email us [email protected] #iamhobart #music #musicacademy #musiclessons
06.01.2022 Wow, we've just hosted Hobart’s first-ever education-department-recognised concert exams! Really encouraging, really positive exam experience, within a supportive live audience environment. You don't even have to learn at IAM to join in! These innovative exams are Tassie born and bred, and exported around the world. We're offering two FREE overview sessions if you'd like to know how they're structured, where they fit in, and how to prepare for any instrument, any level, any age. Come along this WED 6.30-7.30pm OR this SAT 1.00-2.00pm at IAM North Hobart. We'll also offer a sneak peak at the latest developments for our Microwave Music contemporary programme. For covid safety, all bookings are via our website email please, iamhobart.com.au/contact
05.01.2022 Congratulations to Dennis who wins a term of free music lessons in our concert dress-up competition. Dennis suffers from Parkinson's and believes his decision this year to learn to play bass guitar is an important therapy and personal statement about living his life proactively. Rock on Dennis! Thanks to everyone who dressed up on the day.
04.01.2022 Limited spaces (and limited doughnuts) still available 10.45-11.30 tomorrow Sat Oct 17. Really worthwhile adult-only overview Q’n’A complete with egg-timer! Discover why IAM is refreshingly different. PLUS how to choose instruments, lessons, teachers, exams, practice tips n stuff. Because of covid restrictions book your place at iamhobart.com.au/contact
04.01.2022 We are so excited to host the first SCSM Concert Exams in Southern Tasmania tomorrow. Find out more about these and other Academy news tomorrow around 11.30am on ABC Local radio when Lyndon chats to Jane Longhurst. This exam program is BOOKED OUT, but come to a free info session on Wednesday 16th September at 6.30pm or Saturday 19th September at 1pm to find out more about Concert Exams and the IAM music classes. International Academy of Music, 41 Burnett Street, North Hobart.
04.01.2022 Thanks to Jamie from Mouse and Mind and Kelly from Poco People, for our newly designed logo. Hot off the press
04.01.2022 BOOK NOW for Term 4 Classes; a great way to learn and to feel part of a musical community. Email [email protected] or visit the website www.iamhobart.com.au #iamhobart #academyofmusic #tasmusicians #tasmusic
04.01.2022 Congratulations to Galen who just completed his Grade-1 Theory exam while exploring all the exciting, practical musicianship skills in our two Accent levels. Accent and Theory can both be started any time of the year. Theory exams can even be done online. Call Lyndon 0413 289978, super cool hat included at no extra cost.
04.01.2022 A safe and merry Christmas from Lyndon, Greg, Jenny, Amanda, Sarah, Maddie, Rex, Lewis. We're open limited hours from tomorrow and reopen with our low-cost all-age holiday programme on Wednesday January 27. Don’t forget to book, especially for our Adult Overview Sessions! #iamhobart #musiclessonshobart
03.01.2022 IAM remains open for classes and individual lessons. That could change any day, and if it does we’ll move online. Although we’ve lost students because of CV, we’ve gained students as well. We’ve had many people thank us for staying open but we understand there are pretty strong opinions to close or not to close on both sides, and we don’t want to rehash those arguments, but that’s our plan for now. At this stage we’re also still planning to offer Hobart’s first-ever SCSM concert exams on the weekend of June 13-14. Those exams are open to anybody, not just IAM students, and they cover all ages, all levels, all instruments and voice. Singing and playing an instrument during this time will do good things for your body, mind, and soul in a way nothing else on earth can! Stay safe, stay sane, stay connected.
03.01.2022 The Music Wiz app is sooo good for helping develop lifelong musicianship skills! It comes built-in with all twenty-three levels of our world-class Encore music syllabus here at IAM.
03.01.2022 Miss Sarah's class graduating from Primary-2 to Achiever, where they'll play over 30 different music exam pieces in just FOUR Encore books! As well as scales, backing tracks, games, singing, percussion, iTunes pop songs, even theory. Wow, IAM Hobart is the only place in Tassie with teachers trained and licensed to teach these engaging, cost-effective classes!
02.01.2022 Lots more graduations, wow! Congratulations especially to the oldies who've completed both our adult Accent levels of piano! Did you know our Encore syllabus is so well respected, that piano examinations around Australia "borrow" around 100 of our songs to use in their own exams. Why not contact Lyndon to start playing? Ages 2-102!
01.01.2022 BIG THANKS to everyone who made last weekend's Student Concerts so much fun. This year Caitlin has been learning "Microwave Music" a quicker, easier way to play contemporary songs without having to read any music at all! More videos soon.
01.01.2022 Relaxing in the Hobart summer sun after our holiday Guitar class. Our first three days of term have just finished and there only are a couple of spots still available if you'd like to play Drums, KinderBeat, Kids' Piano, or Adult Piano. Contact Lyndon at IAM Hobart.
