Alahana Somerville | Music Teacher
Mentone Girls' Grammar School

Day 2 @ 14:00

Music Teachers Forum

Join this forum and enjoy presentations -

Impactful music teaching

Prof Gary McPherson, Ormond Chair of Music, University of Melbourne

Helping others understand the value of music learning

Dr Anita Collins, Neuromusical Educator, Bigger Better Brains 



Harmony In Strings - curiosity, connection and meaning-making within a primary school compulsory instrumental music program

Zoe Barry, Co-Director, Harmony In Strings, Sacred Heart Primary, Fitzroy

5 ways you can use tech to boost your music program visibility

Katie Wardrobe, Director, Midnight Music

Fireside chat - Technology-based approach to Music Education

With Alahana Somerville, Music Teacher, Mentone Girls' Grammar School and Katie Wardrobe, Director, Midnight Music

Zoë Barry, Co-Director, Harmony In Strings, Sacred Heart Primary, Fitzroy

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Zoë Barry / Music Teachers Forum

Zoë Barry, Co-Director, Harmony In Strings,
Sacred Heart Primary, Fitzroy

Zoë Barry is an award winning cellist, composer, theatre maker and educator. Originally trained in ethnomusicology and cello performance, her teaching career has spanned 25 years across public and private schools, primary, secondary and tertiary, as an instrumental teacher, Teaching...

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Dr Anita Collins, Neuromusical Educator, Bigger Better Brains

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Dr Anita Collins / Music Teachers Forum

Dr Anita Collins, Neuromusical Educator,
Bigger Better Brains

Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning. Anita is best known for her role as on-screen expert and campaign lead for the Don’t Stop the Music documentary that aired on the ABC in late 2018 and author of The Music...

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Katie Wardrobe, Director, Midnight Music

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Katie Wardrobe / Music Teachers Forum

Katie Wardrobe, Director,
Midnight Music

Katie Wardrobe is a music technology speaker, trainer, consultant, and podcaster who is passionate about helping music teachers through her business Midnight Music. She runs hands-on workshops and presents regularly at conferences in Australia and overseas as a Keynote speaker or clinician. Katie...

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Lyn Spiteri, Association Manager, Victorian Music Teachers’ Association

Alahana Somerville, Music Teacher, Mentone Girls' Grammar School

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Alahana Somerville / Music Teachers Forum

Alahana Somerville, Music Teacher,
Mentone Girls' Grammar School

Alahana is a musician and educator from Melbourne, Australia. Her pedagogical style employs engaging musical learning through sequential methodology using technology.  Alahana teaches classroom and instrumental music to students from ELC to Year 12. She also directs choir and concert band...

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Prof Gary McPherson, Ormond Professor of Music, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne

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Prof Gary McPherson / Music Teachers Forum

Prof Gary McPherson, Ormond Professor of Music, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music,
The University of Melbourne

Gary E. McPherson studied music education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Indiana University, before completing his PhD at the University of Sydney. In 2021, he was the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate - Artium Doctorem Honoris Causa - from Lund University Sweden. Gary is the Ormond...

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