I use a few different examination bodies for my music students, and in September I finally took the plunge and put two students through Con Brio Examinations for the first time. The whole experience was superb, with a very quick turn around for results, and some stunning certificates arriving in…
Today saw the culmination of months of intense work, first with organising a music competition with over 300 entrants, finishing today with a winners concert and award ceremony for 47 winners. With this year being the 100th year of the WAMTA Recital & Concerto Competition, I redesigned the website and…
My daughter Ariana is the drummer in The Ruby Keys, and it’s thrilling to see that they have been selected as one of six finalists in the Gozzy Rock: Underground Sounds live music competition for 2024. It’s very exiting to see them featured in the local newspaper and the online…
When time permits, I try to make it to the monthly Park JAM sessions in Victoria Park, where I play keyboard. This involves writing some keyboard arrangements – I generally only get time to notate a couple each month. In time I may offer some of these for sale on…
It’s been a few years since I last presented a workshop on Rockschool exams! I ran a workshop as a webinar this time around, to be able to open it up to teachers outside of Perth. I The Rockschool webinar was well received, with some wonderful feedback from other teachers…