UTS MusED program

The International Research Centre for Youth Futures at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Australia Piano Quartet (APQ), Ensemble in Residence, are collaborating to present the inaugural UTS MusED program based on new Australian repertoire. The Resource Kit, Premiere Concert at Sydney Opera House and series of practical educational workshops have been developed by highly-skilled, experienced music educators Robyn Staveley, Peta Harper, APQ and composers.

Robyn Staveley, editor of the MusEd kit and program, and Senior Lecturer at UTS, is widely known as a music educator and writer. She has

more than 40 years experience teaching in schools, for professional organisations, conferences, teacher training and workshops, both in

Australia and internationally. Robyn’s current activities involve research in cognitive neuroscience and its impact on music pedagogy.

Peta Harper, presenter and writer, has been teaching Secondary Music for more than twenty years, has degrees in Music and Education, and completed

post-graduate studies in Austria. She has presented professional development teacher training courses, workshops, and conference presentations nation wide, as well as written education materials for the Sydney Symphony and Musica Viva Education programs. Having been a marker and judge for performance and written components of HSC Music, Peta is highly experienced and well-respected in the field.

Peta and Robyn have worked together on the UTS MusEd program that combines their collective practice, experience, creativity and research into music learning.

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR YOUTH FUTURES &

AUSTRALIA PIANO QUARTET PRESENTS

22 – 27 OCTOBER 2017

TEACHER & STUDENT PROGRAM

STAGE 5 & 6 HSC MUSIC

1,2 & EXTENSION COURSES

UTS MusED

MusED RESOURCE KIT

The UTS MusEd Resource Kit is designed to support students and teachers to achieve maximum results in composition, musicology, aural and performance practice via comprehensive activities as part of the study of HSC Music Courses 1, 2 & Extension. Content also applicable to Stage 5 Music.

The Resource Kit assists schools to meet the syllabus requirements in a practice-based and fully-integrated way, featuring: key lesson plans,

repertoire, video tutorials and techniques in performances, listening and composition.

PREMIERE CONCERT at S ydne y Opera House

The highly acclaimed Australia Piano Quartet (APQ) will perform new commissioned works by Australian composer Ross Edwards together with vibrant works by Elena Kats-Chernin, Lachlan Skipworth and Jack Symonds. Students can engage in direct and personal dialogue with APQ and some composers in the intimate Utzon Room.

ROSS EDWARDS ‘EMERALD CROSSING’ (1999)

ROSS EDWARDS ‘SEA STAR DANCES’ (2017)

ELENA KATS-CHERNIN ‘WINTER’ (2010)

LACHLAN SKIPWORTH ‘POLYCHRONIC’ (2016)

JACK SYMONDS ‘RESPONSORIUM’ (2015)

ESOURCKIT

TICKETS: Online registrations will open on 12 September, 2017. To reserve your place, please email: ircyf@uts.edu.au

About concert

DATE: 27 October 2.00 pm VENUE: Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room PRICES: $45 individual, $30 student group discount ticket (6+) SPACES: Limited spaces available, book early

Optional CD of 5 pieces available for $25

About kit

PRICE: $75 Resource kit (includes USB) + $15 postage Australia-wide

TEACHER WORKSHOP

UTS MusED: HSC Australian Music Education (Music 1, Music 2, Music Extension)

Our day will be spent exploring and developing deep understandings of the repertoire, leading to conceptual development and experimentation with composition techniques.

Teacher Workshops will include:

Experiencing and performing activities from the teaching resource based upon the APQ repertoire for study

APQ performing excerpts of the musical works

Discussion about the pedagogical reasoning behind the activities

The opportunity to discuss with APQ performance practise considerations for development of performance and composition skills

Introducing and exploring new Australian repertoire

Activities that engender personal engagement through playing, improvising and composing

An active, multimodal, creative approach, resulting in deep, personal engagement with the repertoire, concepts and composition ideas.

About workshop

DATE: 22 October 8.30 am – 4.30 pm

VENUE: University of Technology Sydney, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW, Building 10, Level 4, Music room 574

LENGTH: 6 hours PRICE: $220 SPACES: Limited to 35 teachers

NESA accreditation for 6

hours accreditation

Professional Development

Morning tea provided.

STUDENT WORKSHOP

UTS MusED: HSC Australian Music Education

(Music 1, Music 2, Music Extension)

Students and their teachers will receive 10 hours over the two-day practical workshops taught by Music Educator Peta Harper with possible visits from composers.

Student Workshops will include:

Experiencing and performing activities from the teaching resource based upon the APQ repertoire for study

The opportunity to work with students from other schools, providing opportunities to expand instrumental combinations and share and expand a wealth of ideas

APQ performing excerpts of the musical works

APQ to perform some of the student’s composition ideas

The opportunity to discuss with APQ performance practise considerations for development of performance and composition skills

In-depth analysis of the works through practical activities.

Developing an understanding of the repertoire through experimenting, exploring, improvising and composing with key ideas of the repertoire

Playing together, developing conceptual and technical knowledge

Preparation for HSC Music through interaction with the Australia Piano Quartet to further develop composition and performance skills.

About workshop

2-day workshop DATES: Workshop 1 23 – 24 October 8.30 am – 2.45 pm (5hrs each day; total 10hrs) Workshop 2 25 – 26 October 8.30 am – 2.45 pm (5hrs each day; total 10hrs) VENUE: University of Technology Sydney, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW, Building 10, Level 4, Music room 574 LENGTH: 10 hours PRICE: $80 ($40 per day) SPACES: Limited to 30 students (accompanying teachers free) WHAT TO BRING: Your instrument and lunch. PROGRAM: Session 1: 8.30 – 10.30am Break: 10.30 – 11.00am Session 2: 11.00–12.30pm Lunch: 12.30 – 1.15pm Session 3: 1.15 – 2.45pm