Interstellar Sounds: May the Fourth Music Education Seminar

Join us for a weekend of collaborative music-making with Dr Jody Heald AM and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra violinist Yue-Hong Cha in an exclusive series of workshops and seminars. Discover the magic of harmony, rhythm, expression, and creativity, as we share in the knowledge and expertise of these two pedagogues and musicians. Program below!

SATURDAY 4 MAY 2024

INTERSTELLAR SOUNDS: MAY THE FOURTH MUSIC EDUCATION SEMINAR
THE GNOMON PAVILLION - WHARF PRECINCT
Wharf Rd, Ulverston TAS

Presenter: Dr Jody Heald AM

2:00 PM   Jedi Jams: Piano Masterclass with 4 student performers
3:00 PM   Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM   Nebula Notes: Teaching Piano Students in the First Two Years
Like a nebula is the birthplace of stars, the most effective teaching strategies and practice methods lay the foundation for musical playing and creativity.
5:00 PM   Finish

Ticket registrations are for admission per each day. Visit our events page to book your ticket for the Sunday 5 May workshop also!

To participate in any masterclass please email dgbaker29@gmail.com with details (playing level, piece to be performed, co-performers for collaborative works). Want to collaborate but don’t have a co-performer? Let us know and we might be able to match you with someone.

PRESENTERS

DR JODY HEALD AM

Jody Heald is a highly experienced and trained piano teacher, who has worked as a professional musician in Hobart since her arrival in 1982. She has produced a number of professional musicians amongst her students, has presented at numerous conferences on music pedagogy, and conducted masterclasses and festival adjudications. She has served on Boards and committees that include Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), Australian Piano Pedagogy Conference, and led Tasmanian Music Teachers’ Association as President for more than 25 years, curating and directing its annual conferences and State-wide events until her acceptance of the Vice President role in 2023. In 2017, Jody was awarded the Order of Australia for significant service to music education in Tasmania, and in 2019 completed a PhD thesis that addressed pedagogical relationships in music..