Education Program TSO.COM.AU/EDUCATE
Welcome Welcome to the 2018 TSO Education Program The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra engages Tasmanians of all ages and backgrounds in a wide array of activities to make music an integral part of their lives. Through numerous education, training, and community programs and events, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra works to fulfil many of our community’s needs.
Why support TSO Education and Training? Music has the power to change lives. The TSO Education Fund enables thousands of people to experience unique musical programs and events. Resources and workshops for teachers help educators build on the concert experience and integrate music into their everyday classroom plans. And the TSO’s distinct range of training programs helps prepare young artists for professional opportunities in music. Please support your community through a gift to the TSO Education Fund. Your generosity guarantees that orchestral music and training is available, and enjoyable, to audiences of today and tomorrow. TSO.COM.AU/SUPPORT | 1800 001 190
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Mini TSO for Early Learners
Wednesday 6 June 10am and 11:30am TSO Studio Hobart (enter via Federation Concert Hall foyer) DURATION 45 MINUTES ALL TICKETS $7
EARLY LEARNING
AGES 3-5
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Held in the TSO Studio and specially designed for children aged 3 to 5, Mini TSO for Early Learners brings young listeners up-close to one of every instrument of the orchestra. The program features a variety of well- known orchestral works, sing-a-longs with the TSO and a narrated story with musical accompaniment. With Maestro Gary Wain and the always entertaining Jane Longhurst. AVAILABLE TO ALL EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS.
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MINI TSO PRESENTS
Kindy Classics
Tuesday 23 October 11:30am Wednesday 24 October 10am & 11:30am TSO Studio Hobart (enter via Federation Concert Hall foyer) DURATION 45 MINUTES ALL TICKETS $7
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Move, groove and sing lots of songs with Mini TSO at this wildly entertaining concert. Come to know the instruments of the orchestra and hear them play loads of great music. Held in the TSO Studio, Kindy Classics brings you close to the action and immerses you in the wonderful world of music-making. Be prepared for symphonies, songs and surprises!
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Peter Wolf and the
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IN THE STORYTELLER’S CHAIR IS THE CHARISMATIC RYK GODDARD, ON THE CONDUCTOR’S PODIUM IS CHIEF CONDUCTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, MARKO LETONJA.
Thursday 9 August 11:30am Federation Concert Hall DURATION 50 MINS ALL TICKETS $7
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For generations, Peter and The Wolf has introduced children to the instruments of the orchestra. The genius of Prokofiev’s symphonic fairy tale is that it wears its learning lightly. Inspired music and compelling storytelling add up to a captivating experience and, along the way, you happen to learn the distinctive tone colours of the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horns, strings and timpani.
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Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
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4-8
Tuesday 8 May 11:30am Federation Concert Hall
One of Benjamin Britten’s greatest works and an education concert classic for audiences all over the world, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra demonstrates reworking a theme whilst simultaneously introducing the colours and capacities of each section of the orchestra. Join conductor Elena Schwarz for a concert not to be missed!
DURATION 50 MINS ALL TICKETS $7
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Tso Education Resources + Pre-Concert Workshops for Teachers
Online Education Resource Kits and Workshops for Teachers are provided for all TSO education concerts at no charge. Written and collated by Tasmanian music specialist teachers, TSO education resources are designed to assist teachers as they prepare students for a TSO concert, as well as providing inspiring ideas and materials for classroom music teaching throughout the year. To attend a Workshop please email Jenny Compton comptonj@tso.com.au
WORKSHOP TERM ONE
WORKSHOP TERM TWO
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Peter and the Wolf
FREE ADMISSION
FREE ADMISSION
Monday 19 March 4pm-5:30pm TSO Studio Hobart
Monday June 18 4pm-5:30pm TSO Studio Hobart
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TSO ONLINE
Education Resources
TEACHERS! Check out the TSO resources written by Tasmanian Primary Music Specialist Teachers.
What is a Symphony Orchestra? This resource includes the video Meet the Instruments of the Orchestra and the PDF booklet What is a Symphony Orchestra? Download images of orchestral instruments for free!
Browse our Online Classroom Resources for new teaching ideas!
• Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Included here are • Peter and the Wolf resources designed around repertoire programmed for our TSO education concerts. These are creative stand-alone resources suitable for any classroom!
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Concert-based Teaching Resources available in 2018!
TSO ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCES
TSO Songbook
Sing-a-long with the TSO in your own classroom! TSO Songbook is a collection of audio and written support materials available online and free to the education community of Australia. The resource features audio of orchestral accompaniments to folk songs from around the world, arranged by Australian composers and commissioned and recorded by the TSO. PDF booklets with teaching ideas designed around each song are available for download. TSO Songbook (Part 1) features the songs Ai Hai Yo from China, Chan Mali Chan from Malaysia and Tingalayo from the Dominican Republic.
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TSO ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCES
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in your Classroom Insights into the workings of music with Richard Gill AO
Photo Credit Nick Gilbert
Filmed in 2016, Maestro Richard Gill AO joins forces with the TSO and student audiences from grades 3-12 to explain how music works. Visit this resource to peruse videos, download PDF teaching resources and scores, and listen to audio streaming of the complete works featured in the videos.
TEACHING RESOURCES FOR THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE IN 2018
Building with Beethoven
Laying Down the Beat with Hamilton
Primary resource for teachers designed around the Allegretto from BEETHOVEN Secondary resource designed around Symphony No.7. the manipulation of motifs is based on a study of Snap by GORDON HAMILTON . Learning to Listen with
Rimsky-Korsakov
Primary resource for teachers designed around the Adagio from RIMSKYKORSAKOV Sinfonietta on Russian Themes.
Exploring Extended Techniques with Cheney Secondary resource designed around the manipulation of music elements to create atmosphere is based on a study of LISZT Nuages Gris, orchestrated by LISA CHENEY.
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Open Rehearsals
GRADES
7-12
Thursday 8 March 10am -11am SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9 Friday 27 July 10am-11am TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 Federation Concert Hall MAXIMUM 60 STUDENTS MINIMUM 20 STUDENTS PER GROUP $100 FEE PER GROUP (BOOKING FEE INCLUDES TALK) BOOKINGS REQUIRED
Watch, listen and learn as the TSO rehearses for a Master Series concert. Observe Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Marko Letonja in action and take note of how the rehearsal process works. Listen to the music as it is tweaked, transformed and polished to perfection.
New for 2018! TSO will provide a “pre-rehearsal” talk to prepare students about the works they will hear in rehearsal. A speaker will deliver the talk at your school on an agreed date before the Open Rehearsal. For bookings please contact Jenny Compton comptonj@tso.com.au
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TSO Composers’ Project
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11-12
Student composers are invited to participate in this unique collaboration between the TSO and the University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music. Partnering with TSO and UTAS in 2018 is National Trust Tasmania. An outstanding opportunity for students and their music teachers to study with leading composer Maria Grenfell and musicians from the TSO, this workshop-based project is available free to Tasmanian students who meet the required course criteria. APPLICATIONS OPEN MONDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2018. APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 2 MARCH 2018. MARCH-SEPTEMBER FREE TO PARTICIPANTS CONDITIONS APPLY Applications
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Rising Star Competition
21 YRS & UNDER
MARAIKA SMIT, 2017 RISING STAR WINNER
Entries open Monday 5 March 2018
Entries close Friday 10 August 2018
Auditions
Tuesday 18 September 2018 TSO Studio Hobart Calling all budding soloists! If you can play your instrument at Grade 8 AMEB level or equivalent (or higher!) and have a yearning to perform as soloist with an orchestra, the Rising Star Competition is for you. Fill out an application form and you could be on your way to being our next Rising Star. Shortlisted applicants will be required to audition in the TSO Studio and the lucky winner will get to perform with the TSO. Applications
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Australian Chamber Orchestra String Workshop
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10-12
FULL-TIME
UNI
Photo Credit Fiora Sacco
Monday 14 May 10am-1pm UTAS Conservatorium Recital Hall FREE TO SELECTED PARTICIPANTS APPLICATIONS OPEN MONDAY 5 MARCH 2018. APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 6 APRIL 2018.
Presented by the TSO in partnership with the UTAS Conservatorium The ACO conducts string workshops during their national tours each year. Students become part of the ACO for a morning, learning rehearsal and performance techniques and playing alongside ACO musicians. The TSO, in partnership with UTAS Conservatorium, is thrilled to present this workshop in Hobart as an extension activity for advanced Tasmanian string students. The workshop is free of charge and runs for three hours. Curriculum-linked professional development resources based on rehearsal leadership and techniques are provided for teachers to support the workshop. Teachers are invited to observe the workshop and talk with the ACO musicians afterwards. Applications
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCOTCH OAKBURN COLLEGE
TSO Masterclasses in Launceston
TSO musicians take up residence at the Scotch Oakburn College Performing Arts Centre to lead 16 individual masterclasses with selected students from the North and North West of Tasmania. Up to six participants per masterclass will be selected by an application process. Masterclasses are available for orchestral instruments. Observers are most welcome!
25 YRS & UNDER
Saturday 14 April 2-3:30pm Scotch Oakburn College Performing Arts Centre, Newstead PARTICIPANTS $15 OBSERVERS $5 APPLICATIONS OPEN MONDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2018 APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 16 MARCH 2018 OBSERVER BOOKINGS OPEN MONDAY 26 MARCH 2018 Applications and bookings
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TSO Meets LPO! TSO AND CITY OF LAUNCESTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SIDE-BY-SIDE REHEARSAL
Members of the TSO will sit side-by-side with members of the City of Launceston Philharmonic Orchestra in Launceston’s Albert Hall for a morning of mentored music-making and friendship. TSO musicians will share their experience and knowledge as both orchestras come together to rehearse repertoire featured in the upcoming Launceston Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
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Saturday 14 April Albert Hall Launceston
TSO Big Rehearsal
Each year the TSO invites members of the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra to join them onstage for an intense day of side-byside rehearsing. In 2018, aspiring student musicians will be mentored by members of the TSO as they prepare a program of orchestral masterworks under the baton of TSO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Marko Letonja.
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National Training Programs The TSO is committed to supporting promising Australian conductors, composers and performers by providing elite training opportunities. Participants in the TSO Australian Composers’ School and the Australian Conducting Academy develop their skills under the tutelage of internationally recognised composers and conductors in workshops with the TSO. The TSO Training partners include two leading musical training institutions, the University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music and the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). The TSO, in partnership with UTAS Conservatorium, presents the nine-day Australian Conducting Academy Summer School. In May, the TSO presents an in-concert event, TSO Brass in St David’s Cathedral, with musicians from ANAM. Building on the success of past Australian Composers’ Schools, the TSO will now provide a two-year course for composers on the cusp of their professional careers. Australian Conducting Academy Johannes Fritzsch Course Director TSO Australian Composers’ School Matthew Hindson Course Director
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Family Classics Family Classics 1
Paddington Bear’s First Concert Family Classics 2
Peter Wolf and the
Wednesday 28 March 6pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
Thursday 9 August 6pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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Family Classics 3
Thursday 22 November 6pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart Bookings
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TSO Student Pass
Up to 30 concerts for just $35* Enjoy a jam-packed season of music with the TSO’s Student Pass, available to full-time tertiary and secondary students.
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