Welcome to 2021!
Here at DSMusic we are hopeful that face to face workshops will be able to run safely. However, the following events are subject to COVID-19 restrictions and directives and rescheduling may be required. If this is the case you will be contacted via the email addresses used for bookings.
Bookings are now open for the:
VCE Music Performance Workshop 1: Outcome 3 – Music Language: Focus on Analysis
The language & skills you need to succeed in music analysis
Date: Sunday 16 May 2021
Time: 9.30am until 1.30pm (registration from 9.00am)
Venue: Trinity Grammar School, Arnold Hall, Charles Street, Kew, Vic, 3101
Suitable for students studying VCE Music Performance Units 1-4 & their teachers
Based on the analysis textbook Decoding Sound: Music Analysis for the Secondary School, author Deborah Smith will take you through a range of activities designed to teach you how to analyse music for VCE Music Performance.
Click here to download the flyer or click here to book now!
Workshops planned for 2021
VCE Music Performance Workshop 2: Aural & Written Exam Preparation
Revision of requirements and strategies for exam success
Date: Sunday 29 August 2021
Time: 9.30am until 3.00pm (registration from 9.00am)
Venue: Trinity Grammar School, Arnold Hall, Charles Street, Kew, Vic, 3101
Suitable for students studying VCE Music Performance Units 1-4 & their teachers
Deborah Smith, author of the highly successful Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School text book series and the newly released Decoding Sound – Music Analysis for the Secondary School will provide an overview of requirements for the VCE Unit 4 Aural & written examination including exam strategies for success.
Information coming soon.
Individual Professional Learning
Deb offers individual professional learning for secondary school classroom music teachers, and will happily give you a call to organise a chat or visit to help you get the most out of DSMusic resources.
Online Courses
We run several online courses for music teachers and their students.
Contact Deb for more information about the VMPC – VCE Musicianship Preparation Course – for all VCE Music Performance students and their teachers or the 10 Weeks of Solfa course – an introduction to solfa, rhythm names and the other music education tools used to become truly musically literate.
Click here to request a call from Deb.