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Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra Inc.
Proudly sponsored by the Shoalhaven Arts Board
Tuning In!
The Music Education Programme of
Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra Inc.
Photo courtesy of Terri Ford
Information Pack 2015
Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra Inc. PO Box 820, Nowra NSW 2541
ABN: 82 454 019 217 Tel: 0435 584 220
syorchestra.pmp@gmail.com www.syo.shoalhaven.net.au
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Tuning In!
Vision statement:
To provide high quality and affordable childhood music classes for families in the Shoalhaven. The
program will promote a love of and enjoyment of music and promote the cognitive and social
benefits of learning music and participating in musical activities throughout childhood and into
adulthood.
Background to the Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra and Tuning In
Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra was established in 2000 by Margaret Bowcher, a music teacher and
mother who wanted to ensure her students and children would have the same types of musical
opportunities available to children living in larger centres. Through her determination and vision,
Margaret achieved grant funding from the Shoalhaven Arts Board to contract musical directors and
teachers to direct the orchestra. The SYO continues to receive vital funding from the SCC each year
but its volunteer committee is also tireless in working toward the goal of ensuring the orchestra’s
financial independence and security.
From its first rehearsal venue at the Nowra Showground, the SYO later moved to space at the Nowra
Anglican College and in April 2013, a dream of the orchestra was realised when it moved to a
permanent home upstairs at the Nowra School of Arts.
SYO will celebrate its 15th birthday in 2015 and has always provided the music education
opportunities of the highest quality for its players, including workshops with the Sydney Symphony
Fellows, cellist David Pereira, the commissioning of works for the orchestra, composition
workshops, two recording projects and performances and workshops with orchestras of the Sydney
Youth Orchestras. A significant number of SYO Alumni have gone on to study music at tertiary
level.
Wollongong Conservatorium of Music operated an outreach program of ChiME (Childhood Music
Education) in the 1990s and early 2000s. Many players who joined the Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra
and other musical ensembles in the area came through that program. The cessation of that program
has led to a significant downturn in the numbers of children learning musical instruments,
particularly strings but also including brass and woodwind.
The SYO Committee determined that it should be part of the solution for this by developing its own
childhood music program and has worked together with a music teacher with significant experience
in teaching early childhood music, Jenny Cork, to help us develop this program. At a fundraising
dinner in August 2013, $4000 was pledged to purchase the instruments and resources needed to start
up the program. A pilot program has been run in Term 4 2013 and the SYO is excited to now be
ready to offer the program on an ongoing basis in 2014.
Mission
The Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra exists to serve young musicians of the Shoalhaven by providing
quality music education experiences and opportunities to be part of orchestral music ensembles that
are financially accessible and responsibly managed.
Tuning In, run under the auspices of the Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra, will serve families with young
children, providing quality childhood music education, which assists children to develop confidence,
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movement skills and elementary understandings about music. The program will be financially
accessible and responsibly managed.
What will your child learn through attending Tuning In Classes?
Our classes are based on Kodály, Orff and Dalcroze concepts of music education. Zolton Kodály was
a Hungarian composer who developed music education based on singing, as the voice is the first and
most-accessible instrument. Kodály also believed every person has musical aptitude and that music
education should begin as early as possible in a person's life. By focusing on learning through
engaging with music, singing, playing, moving and enjoying, music becomes part of the natural
learning process. Orff was a German composer who founded music education based on singing, body
percussion, playing a variety of tuned and un-tuned instruments, movement and dance, as well as
speech activities. Social skills are also developed through group music-making techniques such as
echo, imitation, ostinato, canon and improvisation. Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, born to Swiss parents in
Vienna, advocated the importance of movement as a starting point to learning music, and an
important aspect of learning concepts of the beat and rhythm.
Learning music helps young children develop social, cognitive, fine and gross motor skills in a fun
and non-competitive environment. As children progress, they build elementary understandings about
music notation, dynamics (degrees of loudness and softness in music), mood and structure.
For very young children, developing a strong sense of beat and learning how rhythm fits in with beat
are not just a vital foundation for developing musical skills; research shows that children who begin
school with a strong sense of rhythm and knowledge of rhythmic language of nursery rhymes learn to
read more easily. Why? Because these types of activities build the competencies in listening and
speaking which are essential foundations for learning to read.
Music also provides significant opportunities to develop skills in understanding patterns, sequencing
and organisation; which are all important elements of mathematical thinking. Therefore, through
music, preschool-aged children develop skills necessary for a smooth transition into school, while
school-age children will also be developing skills used daily in the classroom.
Music making also involves learning how to work as part of a group, creative thinking and develops
the ability to sustain attention and appreciate a range of musical styles. Not only do children develop
all these skills, but they learn through play, games and sharing quality time with a parent or carer!
Tuning In will provide your child with a positive start into the world of music; developing skills
which provide a strong basis for future instrumental lessons.
Photo courtesy of Terri Ford
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DRAFT Timetable Classes & Tuning In Choir
Day Time Class Age/Year Teacher
Tuesday 9.30-9.55 *Tuning In Babies 6 months- 1 year Liz Dolan
10.15 -10.45 *Tuning In Toddlers 2-3 years Allison Cameron
(a)
11.00 – 11.45 Tuning in 4 & 5s 4-5 years
Thursday 9.30 - 10.00 am Tuning In Toddlers 2-3 years Helen Greenacre
(b)
10.15 - 10.45 Tuning In Toddlers
am (c)
11.00 - 11.45 Tuning In 4 & 5s 4-5 years Helen Greenacre
4.00-4.50 pm Tuning In K-1 Kinder-Year 1 Jo Landstra
students
4.00-5.00 pm Tuning In Choir Students from Years Jenny Cork
School of Arts 2-5
Annexe
Friday 4.00-4.50 pm Tuning In K-1 Kinder-Year 1 Allison Cameron
students
* These classes not currently running. We anticipate the Tuning In Babies class to
commence in Term 2.
All classes except the Tuning In Choir are held in the SYO Rehearsal Room, which is
located in the Nowra School of Arts, Berry Street, Nowra.
Enter and take the right hand stairs, the rehearsal room is on the right at the top of the stairs.
The School of Arts Annexe is located on the northern side of the School of Arts and fronts the
Southern Pathology carpark.
Please note: a minimum number of enrolments are necessary for each class/group to run. Shade
classes are currently not running.
Tuning In Term Dates 2015
Tuning In runs on a 9-week term length.
Term 1 Mon 2 Feb Thu 1 Apr
Term 2 Mon 20 Apr Thu 25 Jun Queen’s birthday
PH - 8 Jun
Term 3 Mon 13 Jul Fri 10 Sep
Term 4 Mon 12 Oct Fri 10 Dec Labour Day PH –
5 Oct
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Fees & Conditions
Tuning In Babies 25 min class x 9 weeks $95
Tuning In Toddlers 30 min class x 9 weeks $100
Tuning In 4 & 5s 45 min class x 9 weeks $120
Tuning In K-1 50 min class x 9 weeks $130
Tuning In Choir 1 hour rehearsal x 9 weeks $130
1. Fees are payable in full, prior to the first lesson of term.
2. No refunds are possible due to families missing lessons.
3. Second and subsequent children in one family concurrently enrolled in Tuning In will attract
a $10 discount per term. E.g. Child 1 Tuning In K-1 - $120, Child 2 Tuning In 4 & 5s $110-
$10 = $100, Total fees per term $120 + $100 = $220.
4. If a teacher is absent a make-up lesson will be scheduled for Week 1 of the following term.
In the event this is not possible, a lesson will be credited towards the next term’s fees.
5. A parent or carer over 18 years of age must attend with the child enrolled.
6. Minimum numbers of enrolments are needed for Tuning In Classes to run. In the event of
insufficient enrolments, SYO reserves the right to cancel classes. You will receive advice of
this and monies paid will be refunded.
7. It is preferable parents/carers attend without other siblings. If you are unable to arrange care
for siblings this is must be discussed with the teacher prior to attending classes.
8. Safety: Children must be supervised using stairs to the classroom.
Our Staff
Tuning In Music Education Advisor: Jenny Cork BMusEd MEd GradDipEd
Teachers:
Jenny Cork BMusEd MEd GradDipEd
Helen Espie Greenacre DipOccupationalTherapist, BA, MA, GradDipMusicTherapist
Joanna Landstra BEng(Hons), AMusA, GradDipEd
Allison Cameron ATCL, BGenStuds BTeach, MEd(LrngDiff)
Sarah Turvey BMusEd AMusA LTCL UM Dip VS Dip
Liz Dolan (Babies) DipSocialSciences (Child Studies)
SYO & Tuning In Manager:
Allison Cameron
Tuning In Administrator:
Liz Dolan Early Childhood Educator
At Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra we are passionate about music and participating in music. Our aim is
to give your children a positive start into the world of music. These skills provide a strong basis for
future instrumental lessons. Would you and your child like to participate in Tuning In! 2014? If, yes,
please complete the enrolment form and return the by email or post.
If you have questions about Tuning In! please email or phone us (syorchestra.pmp@gmail.com or
0435 584 220).
We look forward to sharing the wonderful world of music making with you and your child in 2015.
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