Issue 521 (July – September 2023) of the Presto magazine is now available! In this issue, you’ll find a run down of the recent Recital & Concerto Competition, get to know WAMTA Council member Inna Fursa, and find tips on teaching rhythm.
Entries are now open for the next monthly student concert (“Student Forum”) to be held on Saturday 7th October 2023. This is one of our most popular perks of WAMTA membership, open to students of WAMTA teachers. Entries will close on Wed 4th October 2023, or when an hour long…
Join us for a Masterclass with Geoffrey Lancaster on 30th September 2023 at Zenith Music, Claremont, commencing at 2:30 pm. Five students at a Grade 6 level or above are invited to present one piece for Geoffrey. The pieces being performed so far are: Please register students to perform below….
Join your music teacher colleagues for a cuppa and a chat at VANS, 1 Napoleon St, Cottesloe, on Sunday 29th October from 10am. Your WAMTA Council host is Inna Fursa. Please RSVP below so that we can reserve an appropriately-sized table!
Unfortunately the book sale that was scheduled to go ahead at 10 am this morning has been postponed. Our Secretary is ill with the flu, so the office will not be open today. We apologise for any inconvenience, and will advise when we will schedule another book sale.
Presto is the quarterly magazine of the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association, filled with reports from our events in recent months, tips for teaching and running your teaching business, and upcoming events. Members can download it from the Presto section of the WAMTA website; hard copies will be posted once…
You can now register to enter the 2023 WAMTA Recital & Concerto Competition at https://rcc.wamta.au An early bird discount applies throughout June. Entries close at midnight on 16th July 2023.
Develop your delivery of, and skills in jazz with internationally acclaimed leading Jazz Educator Dean Sorenson (USA). On a national tour, Sorenson will walk educators through sessions designed for the West Australian curriculum, covering key aspects of the curriculum including ‘The First Steps’, ‘The Rhythm Section’, and ‘Improvisation for the…
The recent WordPress Websites Webinar held on 21st May 2023 was recorded, and is now available for purchase from our PD On-Demand page. Many thanks to WAMTA Past President Jocelyn Kotchie, who attended the webinar, for her report on the workshop: On Sunday 21st May I attended the WordPress Websites…
Finnish virtuoso and the Artistic Director of the Australian National Academy of Music Paavali Jumppanen is one of the most imaginative and versatile concert pianists, and is joining the University of Western Australia in 2023 as an Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Artist. In this concert on Sunday 28th May 2023, he…
