CMV Events

 

Sunday 12 February

From 1pm

All Sing Instant Choirs

Port Phillip EcoCentre and Christ Church as part of the St Kilda Festival

 

Saturday 18 February  12.30pm-5.15pm

The Fiddlehead Festival

Yinnar Recreation Reserve, Yinnar, Central Gippsland (just south of Morwell)

 

Sunday 19 February

2-4pm

Family Marimba Afternoon

St. Margaret’s Hall, Pitt Street, Eltham

 

Sunday February 26th

10am-4pm

 

Instrumental Leadership Skills Workshop

Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

 

Friday 18 May to Sunday 20 May 2012

Instrumental Leadership/Skill Sharing Weekend

To be confirmed

 

 


 

All Sing Instant Choirs

Digby Hannah and Richard Lawton will run singing sessions open to everyone. At the end of the afternoon participants meet up for a combined ‘Big Sing’.

Digby will run sessions at 1pm and 3pm at the Port Phillip EcoCentre, St Kilda Botanic Gardens, cnr Blessington and Herbert Sts, St Kilda. Richard will run sessions at 2pm and 4pm at Christ Church, cnr Acland St & Eildon Rd, St Kilda. The Big Sing will be at Christ Church at 6pm.

This is a free event presented by Community Music Victoria in conjunction with the St Kilda Festival.

 

Fiddlehead Festival, Saturday 18 Feb at Yinnar

 

 An uncoiling, new fern frond, or fiddlehead, symbolises the return of life after a bushfire. Come along and hear, see and experience the power of music in strengthening and building resilience in Victorian communities at the Fiddlehead Festival.

 

The concept behind the Fiddlehead Festival is to get communities from across Victoria together to share and celebrate with the broader public their powerful experiences of community music making - not only as a means of aiding recovery from disaster such as fire and flood but as an effective way to create vibrant, strong communities. It will provide an opportunity to everyone who attends to participate in and experience community music making first hand as well as hear how music making strengthens communities and see some great performances from community singers, musicians and artists.

 

Stay up to date at the Fiddlehead Festival Facebook page

 

 

Sunday 19 February – Family Marimba Afternoon with Jon Madin

2-4pm at St. Margaret’s Hall, Pitt Street, Eltham.

Family music making with marimbas and Jon’s invented instruments: Echocellos, pole percussion, musical bikes etc. Fun for all ages. Adults and children welcome.

Entry $5 each, includes afternoon tea. Pay at the door.

Enquiries/bookings to Heather McLaughlin, 0425 757 641

A Community Music Victoria events sponsored by the Shire of Nillumbik.

 

 

Sunday 26 February – Instrumental Leadership Skills Day

Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

9:30 arrival; 10am – 4pm

A Skills Development and Networking Day for Would-be, New and Experienced Instrumental Leaders and their support crews. All abilities welcome!

 

·           Learn and PRACTISE fundamental skills needed to get people playing music in community situations

·           Increase teaching confidence

·           Meet fellow leaders and swap stories

·           Learn basic techniques for teaching tunes and songs

·           Get new repertoire ideas and resources

·           Learn how to create a welcoming and inclusive environment

·           Think about and discuss learning aurally and using notation

.           Share ideas about starting a group

·           Have a great play together

 

Cost: The subsidised cost to participants will be $33 and $22 concession (inc. GST).

 

Applications: Download an application form here.

For more information contact Community Music Victoria on 96621162 or cmv@netspace.net.au or contact Lyndal on 0429 439609

 

Facilitation: Lyndal Chambers & Brian Strating are current instrumental leaders and experienced facilitators. With loads of experience, enthusiasm and encouragement you will be feeling better equipped to lead instrumental groups by the end of this day.

 

Please Bring: Instruments, Resource ideas to share, Lunch (or step out to buy food in Flinders Lane).

 

 

May 18th - 20th - Leadership/Skill Sharing Weekend (Venue and program to be announced)

We will be drawing together current leaders and groups to share skills, resources, practices and ideas. There will be lots of music making and fun!

 

 

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Past activities

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