THE ONLY WEB PORTRAYAL OF A NATION'S ENTIRE MUSICAL LIFE - DESCRIPTIONS, NUMBERS, ISSUES, FUTURES

KNOWLEDGE BASE

Pianist Barney McAll reminisces: 20 years ago he was a member of Dewey Redman’s quartet. Pianist Chris Cody played in Paris for 21 years, then came home to Sydney. See Mike Nock’s hip hop video, just made with rapper Genesis. Mandy Stefanakis writes profoundly, as she does, beginning with Mozart’s revelatory inventions on childhood’s Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Anne Cawrse began composing as a child and never stopped. VALE John Haddock who worked for Opera Australia for 25 years, was extraordinary. As kids we knew Dulcie Holland’s piano pieces – but not her sophisticated music for adults. Dick Letts laments our sound technicians’ lack of musical skills. Stephen Mould’s new book analyses ten famous conductors’ performance markings on the score of Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony. Women in jazz still face barriers to success. ‘A New Approach’ begins to prepare a national arts plan. The guitar industry has a problem: it needs wood. Queen’s Birthday Australian Honours: not enough musicians.

MUSIC EDUCATION

Community Music Victoria has a state-wide program helping people make music together. Lotti is studying for a Masters in French Horn in Cincinatti. Teacher educators feel undermined by bureaucratic controls and constant criticism. Alleged crowding of the curriculum is a non-issue; focus on the learning experience. The government thinks universities’ role is vocational training; perhaps we would gain from a US-style broader education. An article listing 200 studies of the non-musical benefits of music education.