Preparations for the 2024 WAMTA Recital & Concerto Competition are currently underway. This year is the 100th anniversary of our annual music festival, so we are planning to make it extra special! Here are some highlights from the 2023 RCC Winners Concert: In the mean time, here are some key…
Join AMEB Academic Advisor, Gaby Gunders, for an interactive workshop for teachers and parents. Unpack ways to optimise our students’ practise. Sunday 28th May 2024 at 3pm at the AMEB (corner Princess and Bay roads, Claremont). The session is free – RSVP essential via admin-ameb@uwa.edu.au
Congratulations to WAMTA teacher Rebecca Guy, who has been recognised with a 2024 Yamaha Piano Teacher Breakout Award!
Post covid, it has been rare for anyone to visit the WAMTA office. With Secretarial duties able to be performed remotely and WAMTA Council meetings held via Zoom in recent years, the need for a physical office has waned. At our AGM in February, a special resolution to sell the…
WAMTA Secretary Simone Collins has been recognised by the Australian Guild of Music & Speech (AGMS) with a Top Teacher Award, for the student with the highest mark from Grade 7 to Fellowship for practical music in Western Australia in 2023. Simone’s student Joya completed an associate-level Professional Performance Diploma…
Are you curious about Rockschool exams, but don’t know what’s involved or where to start? Have you come from a classical background, and feel daunted about offering a contemporary option to your students? Join experienced Rockschool music teacher and WAMTA Secretary Simone Collins on an exploration of Rockschool exams. We’ll look…
Issue 523 of our quarterly magazine “Presto”, covering January – March 2024, is now available for all members to download. This issue includes the WAMTA President’s report given at our recent AGM, reports from workshops and webinars in the first quarter, upcoming events, teaching baroque music, and more.
The Queensland Music Teachers’ Association (QMTA) have kindly extended an invitation to WAMTA members to attend their next webinar with a 40% discount. Please log in to access the discount code. This webinar will not be recorded. Please note that the time in the graphic is AEST – it will…
Join your WAMTA colleagues for a cuppa / brunch and a chat at the Little Olive Leaf Cafe in Willagee. Look for the WAMTA table banner! Please RSVP below so we can book an appropriately sized table.
Get ATAR ready this holidays at the UWA Conservatorium of Music! Grab your instrument (or voice) and participate in hands-on workshops with some of Australia’s leading musicians. Carefully designed around the ATAR Music Syllabus, learn about practice strategies, aural, theory, performance etiquette, composition and so much more. Through Masterclasses and…
