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Welcome
Welcome to Music Australia’s first e-news of 2020, which features:
- A report on the bushfire impact on the South Coast of NSW written by the Live Music Office's John Wardle, symbolic of the fire impact in multiple states. Our hearts go out to everyone in the music community impacted over these past months. We applaud all musicians and organisations currently involved in presenting fundraising performances, from stadium concerts to performances in small local clubs and halls;
- Lior announced as our 2020 Mentor for Music: Count Us In;
- Integrating live performance into music education;
- Federal funding of regional arts projects;
- Indigenous music providing insights into ancient land management practices;
- Simone Young's appointment at the SSO;
- The BBC's music education campaign focusing on primary school resources;
It was also great to see a new report which highlights the contribution music and arts events make to the tourism industry.
For more national and international music news don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Cheers,
Paul Saintilan
CEO, Music Australia
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INTERNATIONAL
The BBC’s ‘Bring the Noise’ Music Education Campaign
In the UK, the BBC has launched a website resource called Bring the Noise that is aimed at helping teachers of classroom music teaching at the primary level. It focuses on learning activities that are easy and engaging for kids. Full story
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C LIMATE CHANGE
The devastating bushfires that crossed the east coast and other states over the summer and last year caused not only loss of life, property, infrastructure, habitat and wildlife, but also shut down regional economies, with the tourism, cultural and hospitality sectors critically affected. The Live Music Office has been listening to artists, industry, and venues on the ground through this time and providing industry, agencies and government with updates where regional issues have been communicated. Full story
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 CLASSICAL
With Simone Young’s appointment as the SSO’s new chief conductor, there has understandably been much attention on gender representation in conducting. However, Young’s own views centre on the music. We look at these and the overall significance of her appointment. Full story
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 CLIMATE CHANGE
Musicians in the classical sector have helped out massively in bushfire relief campaigns across the country this summer. We do a national round-up of benefit concerts to see what has taken place and flag imminent events on the horizon. Full story
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EDUCATION
Music: Count Us In (MCUI), Australia’s largest school music initiative, is thrilled to announce one of Australia’s most treasured singer-songwriters Lior as the mentor for 2020. Full story
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EDUCATION
Bringing live concert experiences to young people is an important part of their educational experiences, and it can be done by offering in-school concerts by visiting performers or taking students on excursions to live concerts. We briefly survey the options. Full story
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 Regional Festivals Awarded $550,000 In Federal Funds
Grants totalling $550,000 have been awarded to 20 regional arts projects around Australia in the Federal Government’s Festivals Australia funding scheme. Three recipients offering music programs are the Desert Song Festival (NT), Upstream (Albury-Wodonga, NSW/VIC), and Mount Gambier Fringe (SA). Full story
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 Indigenous Songs Are Storehouses Of Ecological Knowledge
A new area in the study of Indigenous song traditions is how they can teach us about sustainable land management practices. A new paper looks at the songs of Aboriginals in the Central Australian deserts and what ecological information they hold. Full story
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 All the latest music opportunities - here and online!
Access our complete suite of Opportunities at your leisure on our website. Your one-stop-shop for all the latest music information: competitions, awards, funding, jobs, conferences, events, workshops, resources and more. View the OPPORTUNITIES section on our website now! And the latest opportunities are below.
To share an Opportunity send us an email.
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Upcoming Awards and Competitions:
Nominations now open
Presented each year by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre, the Art Music Awards recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music.
Applications close 21 May 
The search for Australia’s best young ensembles has begun! Whether you play the violin, classical guitar, marimba or sing Musica Viva is looking for secondary students to enter Strike A Chord. The competition prize pool is worth over $16,000 with cash and development prizes awarded to groups throughout the competition. 12 aspiring finalists will have the opportunity to perform at Melbourne Recital Centre during the Finals Weekend!
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Workshops, Seminars & Programs
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Workshops just around the corner:
Armidale Music Foundation Choral Weekend
6 - 8 March, NEGS Armidale
This annual weekend workshop run by the Armidale Music Foundation invites choristers from all over Australia to work with Paul Holley, one of Australia's leading choral directors. The repertoire for this year is Saint-Saens's Messe di Requiem.
Piano Teacher Booster Days
18 - 19 April, Sydney
Booster Days are designed to reinspire your approach to teaching beginner to intermediate students. This event will provide you with new insights into how and why whole body learning works with presentations from Robyn Staveley (neuroscience principles in education), Anthony van den Broek (Taubman Approach to piano) and Susan Head (Whole Body Learning).
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Applications closing soon for these Festival and Conference Opportunities:
6 - 12 April, Brisbane
Seven days of early music bliss with workshops, concerts, masterclasses and a short story writing competition on the theme of early music (Mediaeval, Renaissance & Baroque eras).
DAYTiME – A Day of Technology in Music Education
15 May, Melbourne
Presented by Music EDnet, DAYTiME is an annual one-day professional development conference focusing on the effective integration of technology in music education. It offers a unique opportunity to hear from some of the most knowledgeable and experienced exponents of the use of technology in music education, as well as some time to network with your peers and share ideas and resources.
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Applications closing soon for these Funding opportunities:
The Winston Churchill Fellowship Trust
Applications close 30 April
The Churchill Fellowship award offers a life-changing opportunity to travel overseas to learn more about a topic or issue you are passionate about! Use the new knowledge and experience you gain from experts and specialists around the world to make a difference in Australia.
Flinders Quartet 2020 Composer Development Program
Applications close 29 May
Flinders Quartet invite emerging composers to submit a short work (up to 8 mins) for string quartet. Up to six composers will be invited to workshop their compositions with FQ and this year’s composition mentor, Katy Abbott, resulting in a professional recording and performances in Melbourne and Sydney in August.
Rural Assistance Authority – Natural Disaster Grants
Grants of up to $15,000 may be provided to eligible arts/cultural small businesses and non-profit organisations to contribute towards the costs of clean-up and removal of debris, including hire of equipment, restoration and replacement of damaged assets and stock including safety inspections, essential repairs, purchase, hire or lease or equipment and stock essential to the immediate resumption of trading; relocation to and leasing of, temporary premises when immediate re-opening and more.
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Applications closing soon for these Jobs & Auditions:
JOBS
Applications close 6 March
An exciting opportunity has opened up in the Philanthropy and External Relations Team for an External Relations Manager.
Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Creative Learning Producer
 Applications close 6 March
An exceptional opportunity currently exists for a suitably experienced and dedicated individual to join us in the full-time term role of Creative Learning Producer.
City of Adelaide, Curator – Creative City
Applications close 1 March
As part of the Community & Culture Program, in the Curator, Creative City role you will develop and deliver exhibitions across City places and spaces that present and celebrate Council’s Archival and Civic Collections.
RESOURCES
Murray Arts NSW & VIC Creative Industries Bushfire Impact Survey
If you are professional artist, a creative business, museum, gallery or collective living or operating in the Murray Arts footprint, Towong Shire Council, Greater Hume Council, Indigo Shire Council, City of Wodonga, AlburyCity and Federation Council and have suffered direct impact from the bushfires, do this survey!
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Our favourite upcoming events and performances from our community
I.C.E.HAUS #9
29 February, Parramatta
I.C.E.HAUS is putting on one last show, with an all-stars mixed bill featuring the Graveyard
Boyz, Johnny From the Burbs, Jerrah Patston from Club Weld, Floral Sheets and VV.
Handel’s Messiah
14 March, City Recital Hall, Sydney
Performed by the Sydney Chamber Choir, experience the Baroque masterpiece that shocked authorities, disrupted traffic and brought a king to his feet. Book now with the promo code HANDEL15 to receive 15% off standard tickets!
Musica Viva presents Goldner String Quartet and Piers Lane
4 – 23 April, Various Locations
Australia's most recognised and beloved pianist, Piers Lane, joins his dear friends the Goldner String Quartet in a national tour that marks the Quartet's 25 years of sustained musical brilliance. This quintessence of homegrown musical royalty plays works glowing with warmth and melody. Use promo code GOLDNERLANE20 to save 20% on full-priced tickets when booking online.
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Key Supporters
- The Australian Government through the Department of Education & Training
- City of Sydney
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