VCE Music

Resources 20112016 (February 2014)

Some of the print resources contained in this list may be out of print. They have been
included because they may still be available from libraries, bookshops and private
collections.
At the time of publication the URLs (website addresses) cited were checked for accuracy
and appropriateness of content. However, due to the transient nature of material placed
on the web, their continuing accuracy cannot be verified. Teachers are strongly advised
to prepare their own indexes of sites that are suitable and applicable to the courses they
teach, and to check these addresses prior to allowing student access.

BOOKS
Apel, W 1990, Italian Violin Music of the Seventeenth Century, Indiana University Press.
Arrau, C 2001, Arrau on Music and Performance, Amadeus Press.
Bachmann, A 1975, An Encyclopedia of the Violin, Da Capo Press.
Berklee Workshop Series, Jazz Improvisation Workshop Series (2 titles with DVD), Hal
Leonard, USA.
Brown, R 2003, The Early Flute: A Practical Guide, Cambridge University Press.
Bruser, M 1997, The Art of Practicing: A guide to making music from the heart, Bell
Tower, New York.
Burton, A (ed.) 2002, A Performers Guide to Music of the Baroque Period, Bk/CD,
ABRSM.
Burton, A (ed.) 2002, A Performers Guide to Music of the Classical Period, Bk/CD,
ABRSM.
Burton, A (ed.) 2002, A Performers Guide to Music of the Romantic Period, Bk/CD,
ABRSM.
Caballero, C (ed. Whittall, A) 2004, Faure and French Musical Aesthetics, Cambridge
University Press.
Cassell, BW 1989, Music Structure & Performance, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.
Charlton, D (ed.) 2003, Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera, Cambridge University
Press.
Charlton, K 2006, Rock Music Styles, McGraw-Hill Education.
Cooke, JF 1999, Great Pianists on Playing Piano, Dover.
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Cunningham, M 1999, Live and Kicking the Rock Concert Industry in the Nineties,
Sanctuary Music Library.
Damschroder, D 2001, Foundations of Music and Musicianship, [inc. CD-ROM],
Schirmer Books, New York.
Dreyfus, K 1999, Sweethearts of rhythm: the story of Australia's all-girls bands and
orchestras to the end of the Second World War, Currency Press.
Evans, A 1994, The secrets of musical confidence: how to maximise your performance
potential, Thorsons, London.
Everett, W 2007, Expression in Pop-rock Music: A Collection of Critical and Analytical
Essays (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture), 2nd edn, Routledge.
Frith, S 2007, Taking Popular Music Seriously, Ashgate.
Gilliam, B (ed.) 2005, Music and Performance During the Weimar Republic, (Cambridge
Studies in Performance Practice, No. 3), Cambridge University Press,
Goosens, E 1993, Oboe, Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides, 3rd edn, Kahn and Averill.
Green, B & Gallwey, WT 2003, The Inner Game of Music, 7th edn, Pan Macmillan.
Greene, D 2001, Performance Success: Performing your best under pressure, 1st edn,
Routledge.
Havas, K 1973, Stage Fright, Its causes and cures, Bosworth (with special reference to
violin playing).
Hellaby, J 2009, Reading Musical Interpretation Case Studies in Solo Piano
Performance, Ashgate.
Hemsley, T 1998, Singing and Imagination, Oxford University Press.
Jones, K 2000, Keeping your Nerve, Faber Press.
Kamien, R (ed.) 1990, The Norton Scores: An Anthology for Listening, Vols 1 and 2, WW
Norton & Co, New York.
Kerry, G 2008, New classical music: composing Australia, University of New South
Wales Press.
Kolneder, G 1970, Performance Practices in Vivaldi, Amadeus.
Lieberman, JL 1991, You are your instrument: the definitive musician's guide to practice
and performance, Huiksi Music, New York.
Mach, E 1991, Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves, 2 vols, Dover.
Maisel, E 2005, Performance Anxiety, 1st edn, Back Stage Books.
Manen, L 1987, Bel Canto, Oxford.
Martin, N 2006, Giants of Blues, SMT-Sanctuary Publications.
*Markevitch, D 1974, The Solo Cello, Fallen Leaf Press.
Menn, J (ed.) 1992, Secrets from the Masters-Conversations with Forty Great Guitar
Players, GPI Books.
Monson, I 1997, Saying Something, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Neumann, F 1993, Performance Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries,
Schirmer Books, New York.
Palmer, K (ed.) 2001, Ornamentation According to CPE Bach and JJ Quantz, 1st Books
Library.
Phillips, L 1995, Lieder Line by Line, Oxford University Press.
Rowland, D (ed.) 1999, Cambridge Companion to the Piano, Cambridge University
Press.

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Salmon, PG & Meyer, RG 1998, Notes for the Green Room: Coping with Stress and
Anxiety in Musical Performance, John Urle & Sons, Canada.
Sandor, G 1995, On Piano Playing, Schirmer Books, New York.
Sataloff, R 1991, Professional Voice: the Science and the Art of Clinical Care, Raven
Press, New York.
Skinnner, G 2007, Peter Sculthorpe, the making of an Australian Composer, University
of New South Wales Press.
Sutro, D 2006, Jazz for Dummies, 2nd edn, John Wiley & Sons.
Werner, K 1996, Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within, bk/CD,
Aebersold Publishing.
Williamson, A 2004, Musical Excellence: Strategies and Techniques to Enhance
Performance, Oxford University Press.
Wills, G 1998, Pressure sensitive: popular musicians under stress, Sage Publications.
Wilson, FR 1986, Tone deaf and all thumbs? An invitation to music making for late
bloomers and non-prodigies, Viking, New York.

PEFORMANCE TECHNIQUE
Asper, L 1999, A Physical Approach to Playing Trumpet, 1st edn, Wavesong Press.
Bonnetti, R 2002, Confident Music Performance, Words and Music Press.
Brandman, M, Contemporary Piano Method Series, Music Sales.
www.margaretbrandman.com.au
Caldwell, JT 1995, Expressive Singing, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.
Challis, N 1994, The Singers Rachmaninoff, Pellion.
Clayton, S 2006, 100 Tips for Bass Guitar, Sanctuary Publishing.
Cooke, B & Brauer, J (ed.) 1996, Great Singers on the Art of Singing, Dover.
Dickson, J (ed.) 2009, The Highland Bagpipe, Ashgate.
Dutton, J 2003, 100 Tips for Keyboards, Sanctuary Publishing.
Easton, T 2004, Musical Drumming Bk.3/CD, Allans Publishing.
Farkas, P 1989, Art of Brass Playing, Wind Music Inc.
Ferris, J 2002, Music the Art of Listening, 6th edn with CD-Rom, McGraw-Hill.
Gerle, R, 1991, Art of Bowing Practice, Stainer & Bell.
Gerle, R, 1983, Art of Practising the Violin, Stainer & Bell.
Humphries, J 2003, Giants of Rock, Bk & CD, Sanctuary Publishing.
Humphries, J 2002, Giants of Metal, Bk & CD, Sanctuary Publishing.
Ingham, J 2001, Cambridge Companion to Saxophone, Cambridge University Press.
Jones, K 2000, Keeping your Nerve, Faber Press.
Kamien, R (ed.) 1990, The Norton Scores: An Anthology for Listening, Vols 1 and 2, WW
Norton & Co, New York, USA.
Kuzmich, J, The World of String Technology.
www.virtvirt.com
Lawson, C 1996, Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet, Cambridge University Press.
Leimer K & Gieseking W 1972, Piano Technique, Dover.
Lind, E 1987, Exercises for Musicians: How to Control and Prevent Postural Stress,
Plucked String, Arlington.

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Mark, T et al. 2004, What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body, GIA
Publications.
Marten, N 2006, Giants of Blues, Bk & CD, Sanctuary Publishing.
Mash, S 1998, Musicians and the Internet: The Ultimate Beginner Technology Start
Series, with interactive CD-Rom, Alfred Music Publishing.
Mead, D 2006, 100 Tips for Acoustic Guitar, Sanctuary Publishing.
Mozart, L et al. 1985, Treatise on Fundamentals of Violin Playing, Oxford University
Press.
Music for Dummies Series, Hal Leonard.
Neuhaus, H, 1993, Art of Piano Playing, Kahn and Averill.
Norris, RN. 1993, The musicians survival manual: a guide to preventing and treating
injuries in instrumentalists, International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians.
Pearl, D 2008, Piano Exercises for Dummies, Wiley Publishing.
Potter, J 2000, Cambridge Companion to Singing, Cambridge University Press.
Pusz, RJ 2000, Percussion: a comprehensive approach, Australian Music Centre.
Quantz, JJ 2001, On Playing the Flute, (2nd edn), Northeastern.
Raskin, M 1972, Isometrics for drummers: for students and professionals, New York,
exclusively distributed by Cherry Lane Music Co.
Roland, D 1997, The confident performer, Currency Press.
Rockschool Series, Technical Exercises for Male/Female Singers, Level 3; Bk/CD Also
available for Contemporary Piano, Contemporary Guitar, Bass Guitar.
www.rockschool.co.uk
Rough Guides Series, World Music The Rough Guide, 2002, (vol. 1. Africa, Europe
and Middle East); vol.2. Latin, North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and the Pacific)
Penguin.
Rowland, D (ed.) 1999, Cambridge Companion to the Piano, Cambridge University
Press.
Rubenstein, A & Carreno, T 2003, The Art of Piano Pedaling: 2 Classic Guides, Dover.
Sataloff, R 2005, Professional Voice: the Science and the Art of Clinical Care, 3rd edn,
Plural Publishing Inc.
Scholl, M 1997, Flexing in the groove: how fitness can help your drumming, Modern
Drummer.
Schneider, J 1985, The Contemporary Guitar, Book Syrge.
Schuller, G 1992, Horn Technique, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Severson, P & McDunn, M 1983, Brass Wind Artistry, Accura Music, Ohio.
Spence, G, The Only No Mystery Guide to Trumpet Mastery, Bk/CD, Mystery to Mastery
Publishing. www.mysterytomastery.com
Stevens, RS & Zwissler, RN 1970, Artistic Flute Playing: Technique and Study, Highland
Music, Hollywood, California.
Stone, G 1995, You Can Sing, Amsco Publishing, Sydney.
Stowell, R 1997, Cambridge Companion to the Violin, Cambridge University Press.
Stowell, R 1999, Cambridge Companion to the Cello, Cambridge University Press.
Stowell, R 2003, Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet, Oxford University Press.
Strange, A & Strange, P 2001, Contemporary Violin Extended Performance Technique,
Scarecrow.

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Severson, P & McDunn, M 1983, Brass Wind Artistry, Accura Music, Ohio.
Shuker, R 2002, Key Concepts in Popular Music (AZ), Routledge.
Stevens, RS & Zwissler, RN 1967, Artistic Flute Playing: Technique and Study, Highland
Music, Hollywood, California.
Stone, R 1974, Handbook of African Music, The Garland Publishers.
Stowell, R 1997, Cambridge Companion to the Violin, Cambridge University Press.
Stowell, R 1999, Cambridge Companion to the Cello, Cambridge University Press.
Stowell, R 2003, Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet, Oxford University Press.
Strange, A & Strange, P 2001, Contemporary Violin Extended Performance Technique,
Scarecrow.
Wall, J 1989, International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers, Caldwell Publishing.
Wilson, P 1997, The Singing Voice, Currency Press.
Youens, S 1999, Schuberts Poets and the Making of Lieder, Cambridge University
Press.

AURAL TRAINING AND MUSICIANSHIP

Appleby, A 1995, You can Read Music, Amsco Publishing.
Bennett, R 1990, Music Dictionary, Cambridge University Press.
Brown, A 2007, Computers in Music Education: Amplifying Musicality, Routledge, New
York.

Ceresoli, M 2011, VCE Music Performance Musicianship Essentials Series, Aural &
theory books and CDs for the 2011 Study Design, Units 1 and 2 Student Workbook with
1 CD, Units 3 and 4 Student Workbook, with 2 CDs, Units 1 & 2 Teacher Edition with 1
CD, Units 3 and 4 Teacher Edition, with 2 CDs.

Damschroder, D 2005, Foundations of Music and Musicianship, inc. CD-ROM,

3rd edn, Schirmer Books, New York.

Ferris, J 2002, Music the Art of Listening, 4th edn, Browne and Benchmark.
Gauld, C & Novelli, M 2001, VCE Music Performance Aural Examination Practice
Rhythmic Transcription Exercise, www.soundhouse.com.au
Green, L 2008, Music, Informal Learning and the School: A New Classroom Pedagogy,
Ashgate.
Griffin, M 2009, Modern Harmony Method, 2nd edn, online publication.
www.musiceducationworld.com/files/Modern_Harmony_Method_Exercises_sample.pdf
Harris, P 2008, Improve your sight-reading, Faber Music.
Hopkins, A 1993 Understanding Music, Oxford University Press.
Kostka, S & Payne, D 2008, Tonal Harmony Workbook, 6th edn, McGraw-Hill Education.
Leong, S 2003, Musicianship in the 21st century: issues, trends and possibilities,
Australian Music Centre.
Miller, M 2002, The Complete Idiots Guide to Music Theory (CD included), Penguin.
Peterson, N 2008, An Introduction to the Concepts of Music, McGraw-Hill.
Pilhofer, M & Day, H 2007, Music Theory for Dummies (inc aural CD), Wiley Publishing.

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Smith, D 2006, Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School, Group
Performance 2nd edn, Student and Teacher editions and CDs for Dictations,
deborah@dsmusic.com.au
Smith, D 2010, Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School, Student and
Teacher editions and CDs for Dictations, deborah@dsmusic.com.au
Smith, D 2010, Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School, Melodic &
Rhythmic Transcriptions for VCE, Teachers book and CD, deborah@dsmusic.com.au
Smith, D 2011, Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School, Practice
Examinations, Teachers book and CD, deborah@dsmusic.com.au
Spiewak, T & Hillman, J 2001, The Performing Ear (compatible with Auralia), Box Hill
College of TAFE.
Spillman, R 1990, Sight Reading at the Keyboard, Schirmer Books, New York.
White, G 1991, The Harmonic Dimension (Theory and Aural), WC Brown.
Williamson, A (ed.) 2004, Musical Excellence: Strategies and Techniques to Enhance
Performance, Oxford University Press.

RESEARCH/INVESTIGATION
(see also resources under Performance, some of these resources are also appropriate for use
in the Performance area of study)
Attinello, P, Halfyard, JK and Knights, V (eds) 2009, Music Sound and Silence in Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, Ashgate.
Barron, S & Dalton P 2004, The Rough Guide to Reggae The Definitive Guide to
Jamaican Music from SKA through Roots to Bashment, 3rd edn, Rough Guides
Publishing.
Bayer, G (ed.) 2009, Heavy Metal Music in Britain, Ashgate.
Bennett, R 1996, Fortissimo, book, CD, teacher resource, Cambridge University Press.
Bird, J 1999, Percy Grainger, Oxford University Press.
Bishop, D 1992, The musician as athlete: alternative approaches to healthy performance,
Kava Publications, Calgary.
Black, J, Rock and Pop Timeline from 1950s to 21st Century, Quantam.
Blaukoph, H & Blaukoph, K (ed.) 2000, Mahler: His Life, Work and World, revised edition,
Thames & Hudson.
Burkholder, JP, Grout, DJ & Palisca, CV 2001, Norton Anthology of Western Music Parts
16, 8th edn, WW Norton & Co.
Carrigan, J, Australian Solo Piano Works of the last 25 years, Australian Music Centre,
2006
Collins, K 2008, From PacMan to Pop Music: Interactive Audio in Games and New
Media, Ashgate.
Cook, N 2007, Music, Performance, Meaning: Selected Essays, Ashgate.
Crawford, T and Gibson, L 2009, Modern Methods for Musicology Prospects,
Proposals and Realities, Ashgate.
Dean, RD, Sounds from the corner: Australian contemporary jazz on CD, Australian
Music Centre, 2005
De Gorog, L & De Gorog, R 1989, From Sibelius to Sallinen Finnish Nationalism,
Greenwood Press.
Dickerson, J 1998, Women on Top 19501990, Billboard Books.
Doerschuk, RL 2001, 88 The Giants of Jazz Piano, Backbeat Books.

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Dunbar-Hill, P & Gibson, C 2004, Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places-Contemporary

Aboriginal Music in Australia, UNSW Press.
Griffiths, P 1994, Concise History of Modern Music, Thames & Hudson.
Felsenfeld, D 2004, Parallel Lives-Charles Ives and Aaron Copland, (CD included)
Amadeus Press.
Grout, D & Palisca, C 2005, History of Western Music, 7th edn, WW Norton &Co.
Healey, M (ed.) 2003, The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Rock, Flame Tree
Publishing.
Heili, B (ed.) 2009, The Modernist Legacy: Essays on New Music, Ashgate.
Hepokoski, J 2009, Music, Structure, Thought: Selected Essays, Ashgate.
Hogwood, C (ed.) 2003, The Keyboard in Baroque Europe, Cambridge University Press.
Hopkins, A 1982, Understanding Music, Everyman.
Jenkins, J 2007, 50 Years of Rock in Australia, WP.
Johnson, G 2009, Gabriel Faure: The Songs and their Poets, Guildhall Research Studies
series, Ashgate.
Johnson, M 1988, The Drummer's Fitness Guide, Fit To Be Pub, California.
Jones, CW 2009, The Rock Canon, Ashgate.
Lowe, G 1997, The Rock Book, McGraw-Hill Education.
Lowe, G & Chong, SL 2008, Music Theatre Resource, Encore Music Distributors.
Mach, E 1991, Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves, 2 vols, Dover.
Magill, DD 2003, Introduction to Jazz History, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey.
Megill, D & Tanner, P 1994, Jazz Issues: A Critical History, Browne and Benchmark.
Mairants, I 1996, The Great Jazz Guitarists, Vol. 1, Dolphin Music.
Mansberger, NB 1998, The effects of performance anxiety management training on
musicians' self-efficacy, state anxiety and musical performance quality, Western
Michigan University.
Marvin, M 1977, A Postmodern Music and Thought, Cypress.
Milne, L 2007, A way back / music by Lachlan Davidson, Australian Music Centre music
resource kit.
Moore, AF (ed.) 2003, Analyzing Popular Music, Cambridge University Press. (ebook
available for download)
Mordden, E 2002, Open a New Window The Broadway Musical in the 1960s, Palgrave
Macmillan.
Mordden, E 2003, One More Kiss, The Broadway Musical in the 1970s, Palgrave
Macmillan.
Mordden, E 1998, Coming up Roses The Broadway Musical in the 1950s, Oxford
University Press.
Moylan, W 1992, The Art of Recording (The Creative Resources of Music Production
and Audio), Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Music for Dummies Series, Hungry Minds Inc.
Neuhaus, H, 1993, Art of Piano Playing, Kahn and Averill.
Nolan, F, Hammerstein, O & Rodgers, R 2002, The Sound of their Music The story of
Rogers and Hammerstein, Applause.
OBrien, L 1996, The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul, Sanctuary
Publishing.

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Phillips, L 1984, Lieder Line by Line, Oxford University Press.

Pickering, D, 1995, Brewers 20th Century Music, Nicolson Illustrated, Weidenfeld.
Racy, AJ 2004, Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab,
Cambridge University Press.
Rahn, J 1995, Perspectives on Musical Aesthetics, (new ed.), Norton.
Randel, D 1986, The Harvard Dictionary of Music, 4th edn, Belknap Press/Harvard
University Press Reference Library.
Ratner, LG 1992, Romantic Music, Sound and Syntax, Schirmer Books, New York.
Retro rock style guide: styles from 1960s1990s.
Rixton, B & Merrick, B 2006, Music: Lets do it!, 2nd edn, Science Press, Marrickville,
NSW.
Rogers, V 2009, The Music of Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Ashgate.
Saunders, J (ed.) 2009, The Ashgate Research Companion to Experimental Music,
Ashgate.
Schneider, J 1985, The Contemporary Guitar, University of California Press, Berkeley &
Los Angeles.
Scott, DB (ed.) 2009, The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Musicology,
Ashgate.
Shand, J 2008, Jazz the Australian Accent, UNSW Press.
Stone, R, 1999, The Garland Handbook of African Music, Routledge Publishers.
Sutcliffe, WD 2003, The Keyboard Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and Eighteenth-
Century Musical Style, Cambridge University Press.
Symons, D 1997, The Music of Margaret Sutherland, Currency Press, Sydney.
Szwed, JF 2000, Jazz 101 A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz, Hyperion.
Tokita, A & Hughes, DW (eds.) 2008, The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese
Music, Ashgate.
Tuckwell, B (ed.) 2003 Horn, Kahn and Averill.
Welberry, K (ed.) 2009, Cultural Seeds: Essays on the Work of Nick Cave, Ashgate.
Yunupingu, M & Corn, A 2009, Reflections & voices: exploring the music of Yothu Yindi,
Australian Music Centre.

COMPOSITION
American Song-Writers Magazine, 2007, Song: The Worlds Best Songwriters on
Creating the Music that Moves On, Writers Digest Books.
Benson, BE 2003, The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue: A Phenomenology of Music,
Cambridge University Press.
Blatter, A 1997, Instrumentation and Orchestration, 2nd edn, Schirmer Books, New York.
Bohlman, PV and Nettl, B (series editors), Chicago studies in ethnomusicology, includes
bibliographical references, discography, filmography.
Berliner, P 1994, Thinking in jazz: the infinite art of improvisation, University of Chicago
Press, Chicago.
Bradford, C 2005, Heart and Soul-Revealing the Craft of Songwriting, Sanctuary Press.
Cooney, P 2011, Dance with Nature the chamber music of Ross Edwards, music
resource kit, Australian Music Centre.
Dallin, L 1974, Techniques of 20th Century Composition, 3rd edn, William C Brown.

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Ford, A 1993, Composer to composer: conversations about contemporary music, Hale

& Iremonger.
Grandison, M 2010, Inventing Elena: the music of Elena Kats-Chernin, music resource
kit, Australian Music Centre.
Grove, D 1986, Basic Harmony and Theory Improvisation, Bk.1, Alfred Publishing.
Jarrett, S & Day, H 2008, Music Composition for Dummies, Wiley Publications.
Kostka, S & Payne, D 1992, Tonal Harmony Workbook, McGraw-Hill Education.
Mancini, H 1995, Sounds and Scores, Bk/CD, Warner Bros.
Nash, G 2002, Songwriters on Songwriting includes 2 CDs, 1st edn, Andrew McMeel
Publishing.
Peterik, J, Austin, D & Bickford, ME 2002, Songwriting for Dummies, Wiley.
Russo, W 1997, Jazz Composition and Orchestration, University of Chicago.
Schachter, A 2002, Harmony and Voice Leading, 3rd edn, Wadsworth Publishing.
Schachter, S 1989, Counterpoint in Composition, Columbia University.
Shuker, R 2005, Key Concepts in Popular Music (AZ), 2nd edn, Routledge.
Vella, R 2000, Musical environments: a manual for listening, improvising and composing,
Currency Press.

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
Music Copyright for Schools
A Guide to the AMCOS, AMCOS/ARIA and APRA school licences
www.copyright.org.au
Coss I, Paine R and Watts D 1991, Music copyright for schools: teachers copying rights
under the AMCOS Agreement Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society,
Sydney.
www.mipi.com.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/Teachers%20and%20Schools%20-
%20Are%20you%20doing%20the%20right%20thing[1].pdf Music Industry piracy
investigations
Music for Church celebration
www.apra-amcos.com.au/MusicConsumers/MusicinBusiness/Schools.aspx
A practical Copyright Guide to the Use of Print Music in Australia 2nd edn (especially
useful for private music teachers)
Amcos licence for photocopying in schools
www.copyright.org.au/information/cit005/wp0305

WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES

Rae Howell, arts2GO
arts2go@rav.net.au
Deborah Smith
www.dsmusic.com.au
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
www.mso.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_home.asp
Sinfonietta Project
www.sydneysymphony.com/education/artist_development/sinfonietta/
Stephen Leek
www.stephenleek.com
See also Organisations

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JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS

The Australian Music Teacher
www.musicteachermag.com
Counterpoint News
Association of Music Educators (aMuse)
Tel: (03) 9349 1048
www.amuse.vic.edu.au
The Guitar Player
Ed Sengstack Miller Freeman Publication, USA
www.guitarplayer.com
Music in Action
www.musicinaction.org.au
Nineteenth-Century Music Review
journals@ashgatepublishing.com
Resonate
Australian Music Centre
www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/resonate
Rolling Stone Australia Magazine
Rolling Stone, Redfern, NSW
World New Music Magazine, 2010, No. 20 Australia, International Society for
Contemporary Music.
Victorian Journal of Music Education
ASME, Melbourne

WEBSITES
Australian Broadcasting Commission
www.abc.net.au (accessed May 2011)
Graham Abbott Keys to Music, ABC Jazz, ABC Country, Music News, DIG Music,
Triple J, Radio National Music Podcasts, ABC Classic FM program details, etc.
Australian Independent Record Labels Association
http://www.air.org.au/ (accessed May 2011)
Aussie Bands Music Page
http://www.aussiebands.com.au/australian_recording_companies.htm (accessed May
2011)
Australian Music Centre
www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/
includes library catalogue, shop, repertoire finder, downloadable resources such as mp3
files and scores and other material
Bruser, M, Art of practicing
www.artofpracticing.com (accessed 21 March 2010)
Humberstone, J
www.composerhome.com
resources on the topics of composition, music education, music technology and
experimental music (accessed 20 March 2010)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
www.mso.com.au (accessed 21 March 20, 2010)
Music Page
www.themusicpage.com
live streaming and other resources including forums (accessed 20 March 2010)

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Technology Institute for Music Educators

www.ti-me.org/
forum, resources and guidelines for using technology in music education (accessed 20
March 2010)
www.blanksheetmusic.com (accessed 20 March 2010)
Michalkow, M, Drumming System
www.drummingsystem.com
downloadable practice routine generator

VIDEO AND DVD CATALOGUES

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Commercial DVD Catalogue, published annually.
Contemporary Arts Media
www.artfilms.com.au (accessed May 2011), In Concert Series (43 performances), jazz,
vocal and classical concerts
Marcom Projects
www.marcom.com.au
Marcom Projects, Musicals and Theatre catalogue
www.marcom.com.au
Special Broadcasting Service, DVD Catalogue, published annually, Marcom Projects
www.marcom.com.au

ORGANISATIONS
Association of Music Educators (aMuse)
www.amuse.edu.au
Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS)
www.anats.org.au
Australian Society of Music Education (ASME)
www.asme.edu.au
Australian Strings Association (AUSTA)
www.austa.asn.au
Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia (KMEIA)
www.kodaly.org.au
National Library of Australia
www.nla.gov.au
National Film and Sound Archive
www.nfsa.gov.au
Clarinet and Saxophone Society (CLASAX)
www.clasax.org
Victorian Flute Guild
www.victorianfluteguild.org
Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association
www.vosa.org
Victorian Music Teachers Association
www.vmta.org.au

KITS
Australian Music Centre, Music Teacher Pack, published annually.

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Campbell, R, Humberstone, J & Ricketson, D 2008, Stepping Stones, Australian Music

Centre & Sibelius.

SOFTWARE
Avid, Pro Tools-Audio Recording
www.avid.com
Datasonics, Mastering Music, (Performing, Composing, Publishing & Musicianship
exercises and lessons)
www.datasonics.com.au
PG Music Inc, Band In A Box (version 12)
www.pgmusic.com
Rising Software Pty Ltd, Auralia, and Musition (Aural and Theory Programs)
www.rising.com.au
Roland Corporation Finale Music (Notation), Sydney.
Roland Corporation, Cakewalk/Generator Music Creation (Music Composition), Sonar/
Homestudio
www.cakewalk.com
Sibelius, Sibelius 6, (Notation and sequencing)
www.sibelius.com
Sony, Soundforge7 (audio editing)
www.sonycreativesoftware.com/soundforgesoftware
Sony, Acid Music Studio 7 (composition)
www.sonycreativesoftware.com/musicstudio
Steinberg, Cubase, 1999 (composition)
www.steinberg.net

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