Holding Space, with Ed Le Brocq
Saturday 21 February 2025 | 10am – 4:30pm
TSO Studio, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Davey St nipaluna-Hobart TAS 7000
Teaching music requires an extraordinary output of self: spiritually, musically, emotionally, physically, and in the care we extend to students and families. But what happens when those energy reserves run low? Through honest reflection and practical insight, Ed Le Brocq shares how teachers can recognise depletion and rediscover enthusiasm, so their teaching remains sustainable, purposeful, and deeply human.
This, and so much more, you won't want to miss this day! Schedule details released in February.
We are kindly hosted in The Studio with thanks to the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Lunch is provided at the Hotel Grand Chancellor's Tasman Restaurant, with light refreshments also available during the day.
SCHEDULE
10:00 am Morning Tea/Registration
10:30 am Welcome
11:00 am Session 1
12:30 pm Lunch at The Tasman
1:30 pm Session 2
2:30 pm Afternoon Tea
3:00 pm Session 3
4:15 pm Final Wrap Up
4:30 pm End
Ed Le Brocq is a writer, musician and broadcaster. He was born on the White Cliffs of Dover and began playing music at six years old. He studied music in Manchester, Berlin and London, played professionally in the UK and Hong Kong and moved to Australia in 2003. Ed is the presenter of ABC Classic’s Weekend Breakfast and Music Class.
Ed has written five books, including Cadence, about his journey by bicycle from England to Hong Kong with only a violin for company, Danger Music, describing his year teaching music in Afghanistan, and Sonam and the Silence, a children’s book about the importance of music. Ed’s books have been shortlisted for several prestigious awards, including the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Ed was born Emma and transitioned just before his fiftieth birthday. Better late than never.
