We Can All Make Music.
An
important part of what we do is to try to develop a language which describes
our activities, and the values which lie beneath them, in ways which are easy
to understand. In other words, or more
specifically, paralleling
the words of Martin Luther King: “What [CMV’s attempting] to do is
talk right down-to-earth, in a language that everybody here can easily
understand”. This is not as easy
as it may sound, because so much has been written about music, from so many
different perspectives, that it's quite easy to become totally confused. At the very least, we're trying to be clear
about where we're coming from and where we want to go, and we’ve put
together some text which will hopefully help you to appreciate what we’re
doing (and why).
Here's
what we’ve got so far (and where you can find it):
Quick
fixes: some short answers.
Navigation
bar: introductions.
How
- Practice: some guides to “doing
music”.
Why
- Philosophy: why we do what we do.
Linked
lists: what others are doing and thinking on the subject of community
music.
Reports,
speeches and papers: some of our longer responses to stuff.
Please note: entries marked with an asterisk (*) are
considered “works in progress” and may not be currently available.
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What's so important about making music together? |
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Promo for |
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The training topics not to be missed |
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What we are & what we do |
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Names and functions |
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Our personal backgrounds |
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Background |
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Detailed description of the range |
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Our strategic objectives |
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What happens at Vocal Noshes and singing circles |
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The practice that informs our training curriculum |
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The content of our training |
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What a course in an institution might look like |
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Some pointers for agencies |
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Some practical approaches to the development of group singing |
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What local government could do for/with community music-making |
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What schools could do for/with community music-making |
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What health promoters could do for/with community music-making |
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Notes to help introduce singing together to 'new' agencies |
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Setting up a singing circle - how CMV can help |
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Advocating for something that isn't quite what many think it is |
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Our biggest challenge |
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The pause that refreshes |
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*What's it worth |
Assessing the impact of group singing |
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Looking at ourselves |
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Why we do what we do |
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Our values and vision |
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The values behind singing together |
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The coincidence of medium and message |
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Group singing or singing group - there's a difference? |
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In praise of aural culture |
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Is there a sound if no-one is listening? |
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*Making it up |
We can all improvise |
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How they differ from singing circles |
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*Sessions |
Yet another way of making music together |
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Group singing and music therapy |
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The biological basis of pleasure |
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What scientists and scholars have to say about music's origins |
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Why singing together is essential to child development |
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Why singing together makes us well |
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Why singing together enhances community strengthening activities |
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*Instrumental |
Where are the drummers? |
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*Dancing in the streets |
Song AND dance |
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Perhaps the original function of music is redundant |
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A listing of stuff we've found recently |
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A bibliography of recent science materials about music |
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List and links to people doing stuff like us |
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Links to websites with songs for sale or free download |
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Links to sites of movies and docos about group singing |
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13/6/08 |
Belinda McArdle reports on the research she's completed with her peers |
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23/7/07 |
An article for the Rural Women's Network in which Fay White and Anne-Marie Holley recall the beginnings of the Victoria Sings program |
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7/9/06 |
Speech at the Gorgeous Voices Festival |
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11/9/03 |
Speech to a meeting of music educators |
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17/8/03 |
Report about their expressed wishes |
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25/2/03 |
Speech to an 'arts industry' forum |
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15/2/03 |
Report on a discussion on men and singing |
CMV - making a
sound world together.
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Community Music Victoria Inc.