Australian Society for Music Education WA Chapter (ASME WA)

Take note team!! The venue has changed for Audrey Klein’s PL!!

‼️VENUE CHANGE‼️

Due to a double booking, 'Step Into Shenanigans' will now be held at:

Bannister Creek Primary School
92 Purley Cres, Lynwood WA 6147

We are very grateful to have found an alternative venue for what will be a fantastic weekend of music and dance! 👯

We hope you can join us!

Event info: https://www.waosa.org.au/services/step-into-shenanigans/

Oh no!! Jump back on and ‘re-like’ the ANCOS page! Boo to the gremlins!!

The gremlins found their way into the ANCOS FB page, and we've had to start again. Rest assured we're still here, supporting music teachers across the country through conferences, Levels courses and PDs advocating for the Orff-Schulwerk movement in Australia.

This year, we're excited for the lead-up to Flow 2027, our national conference, hosted in January 2027 by QOSA Queensland Orff Schulwerk Association in Magandjin-Brisbane, along with Levels courses and PDs being held in numerous states in the Term 2 & 3 holidays.

Follow along to keep up to date!

If you’ve got any keen students who would like to play jazz in another big band out of your school we can highly recommend WAYJO NC!

Enrolments for WAYJO's Northern Corridor training band are now open. This is a non-auditioned training band for highschool aged kids that rehearses at St Stephen’s School in Duncraig on Tuesday Nights, directed by Jess Herbert. This is such a great program that sets up kids to play big band jazz, and they take the skills that they learn here back to their own school bands as well. We've had so many of last year's participants successfully audition for a WAYJO core band this year. If you know of anyone suitable, please send them to the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoIsIAKIRiwWlJg4RmoPudNKdmawT3tR37cP5WtrTs48RgDQ/viewform

If you have any questions, find one of us friendly committee members in wearing our beautiful new T-shirt to help you!! ☺️

ONE DAY TO GO!!!!

📣 Calling all music teachers! 📣

We know you'll be making brand new memories from tomorrow! But we wanted to ask you - what are your favourite memories of previous ASME WA Summer Schools?

For me, it was when Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse were catapulted into being our Keynote speakers at the last second one year. Gina gave the most amazing presentation and finished with her and Guy performing 'Moon River' in Noongar and English that brought me to full on tears streaming down my face. I was trying to control the massive ugly sobs because I didn't want my noises to detract from the video I was taking at the time, but I've never heard ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL as a room full of music teachers singing with Gina and Guy together. -Rhi # # #

Visit our website to discover more! https://asme.edu.au/.../2026-asme-wa-summer-school.../
And don't forget to register today: https://events.humanitix.com/voices-of-a-land
If you register today, you'll be asked to bring your own lunch along. Food orders have now closed.

Two days to go!

📣 Calling all music teachers! 📣

The phenomenal DAN WALKER is coming to WA and presenting at ASME WA's Summer School, 'Voices of a Land'!

Composer, conductor and performer Dan Walker is one of Australia’s most in-demand choral specialists. He has had works commissioned by the Sydney Symphony, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Gondwana Choirs and Halcyon. He is a keenly sought-after conductor, appearing as chorus-master for the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Choruses, and is Artistic Director of Choristry and Habeas Chorus, the choir for the Melbourne legal community.

Do not miss this fantastic opportunity - Dan will be presenting two Keynote addresses, a Composition workshop and a Repertoire Reading Session (with an Optional Beverage in Hand).

Visit our website to discover more! https://asme.edu.au/.../2026-asme-wa-summer-school.../
And don't forget to register today: https://events.humanitix.com/voices-of-a-land
If you register today, you'll be asked to bring your own lunch along. Food orders have now closed.

Three days to go!
📣 Calling all music teachers! 📣

The brilliant JESSIE LLOYD is coming to WA and bringing her 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Songbook' along to share.

Jessie Lloyd is a renowned Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander songkeeper, musician, and cultural historian. Jessie is well known to Australian music teachers through her earlier major project, the Mission Songs project. To support all Australian teachers to confidently and competently teach Indigenous perspectives Jessie has recently released her Songbook and accompanying website.

Do not miss this incredible opportunity to learn from the best!

Visit our website to discover more! https://asme.edu.au/.../2026-asme-wa-summer-school.../
And don't forget to register today: https://events.humanitix.com/voices-of-a-land
If you register today, you'll be asked to bring your own lunch along. Food orders have now closed.

Four days to go!

📣 Calling all music teachers! 📣

What a fabulous line up of sessions and presenters we have just for you! From practical ideas in the classroom to curriculum discussions, you definitely won't want to miss out.

Here are some of our amazing sessions for everyone, no matter your context:
Taiko
Dr Joan Pietersen - Teaching and Learning Across Contexts and the Cultural Resources Embedded in Enculturation, Acculturation and the Voices of a Land
Jane Nicholas - Voices from Our Near Neighbours' Lands
Christine Morrison - Stress Relief and Rejuvenation for Music Teachers/Harmonious Learning Environments
Julia Moody - Voice Care
Dan Walker - Repertoire Reading Session (with an Optional Beverage in Hand)
Jessie Lloyd - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Songbook Plenary and Workshop
Mirelle Hopwood - Conduct with Me!
.. plus more!

Visit our website to discover more! https://asme.edu.au/event/2026-asme-wa-summer-school-voices-of-a-land/
And don't forget to register today: https://events.humanitix.com/voices-of-a-land
If you register today, you will need to bring along your own lunch. Our amazing caterers gave us yesterday at 5pm as our deadline. :)

Voices Of A Land ASMEWA Summer School Celebrating our history and landscape through both new and old music. 2 days of powerful and inspirational learning for Music Teachers.

Five days to go!

📣 Calling all Secondary teachers! 📣

What a fabulous line up of sessions and presenters we have just for you! From practical ideas in the classroom to curriculum discussions, you definitely won't want to miss out.

Here are some of our amazing sessions for our Secondary friends:
Adrian Kingwell - Open the DAW: the Value Add of Sampling
Dr Emily Wilson - Songwriting Using the SongMakers Process and Resources
Tim Newhouse - Developing a 'Composer Culture' in Lower Secondary
Neil Coy and Katherine Pearce - Just Add Rhythm: an Alternative to Traditional Rhythmic Dictation
Mirelle Hopwood - Fun with Songs, Games and Actions for Years 7-10
Sarah Stopher - Integrating Flat Notation Software with Microsoft 365
Mark Unwin (SAE) - Songwriting with Loops
Dan Walker - Composition Session
Matt Giovanangelo (SAE) - Recording in the Classroom
Tsun-En Cheng - Level Up: Gamified Musicianship (Lightning Session)
Ashleigh Slater - 'Hooking Them In': A Practical Approach to Musical Analysis
.. plus more!

Visit our website to discover more! https://asme.edu.au/event/2026-asme-wa-summer-school-voices-of-a-land/
And don't forget to register today: https://events.humanitix.com/voices-of-a-land