Sounds of the South West
3rd May 2025
WAOSA is going down south!
Details:
Date: Saturday, 3rd May 2025 (Week 1, Term 2)
Time: 9am – 1pm
Registration: 8:45am
Venue: Grace Christian School, Music Centre
22 Vittoria Rd, Glen Iris, BUNBURY – (Next to the Bunbury Farmers Market)
Presenters: Anita Newhouse, Tanya Harte, Amy Hall & more!
Catering: Morning Tea provided
Feel free to join us for lunch and networking after the event at your own cost.
Please Bring:
- Recorder (if you have one – some spares will be available)
- Water bottle
- Comfortable clothes for movement activities
Cost:
- Members – $40
- Non-Members – $80 (includes WAOSA membership for 2025)
- Students – FREE*
*Despite students being free, please still register so we can cater for you. Students must also provide proof of tertiary enrolment at registration
Registrations close on Friday, 2 May 2025 at 3pm. Please inform us of any dietary requirements upon registration.
Timetable (TBC):
- 9:00am – All in – Movement and/or singing
- 9:15am – Session One – Rhymes onto tuned percussion
- 10:15am – Session Two – Recorder jam – *Please bring a recorder
- 11am – Morning Tea
- 11:30am – Session Three – TBC
- 12:30pm – All in – Singing/dance
- 12:55pm – Certificates/Final words
- 1:00pm – Close
Election Day:
Please note that this event will be held on the same day as the next Election. To attend the PL stress free, we encourage you to vote early or submit a postal vote. This way you get to avoid the voting cues and still get to come to a fabulous Orff PL!
TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE
Presenters: (More to come!)
Anita Newhouse
Anita is currently Head of Music at Grace Christian School in Bunbury. Her teaching experience is diverse, having taught Pre-Kindergarten through to University students in both classical and contemporary contexts.
Anita is passionate about providing all students with the opportunity to experience the joy music making. She has been using the Orff approach for almost 20 years, and is a past committee member of WAOSA. Anita is also Mum to 3 energetic boys, and in her spare time enjoys leading music at church and volunteering for ANCA (WA), as secretary.
Tanya Harte
Amy Hall
Amy is a passionate music specialist at West Leeming Primary School who believes in the power of music to support children’s social, academic, and emotional wellbeing. She spent six years in Shanghai, China, working as both a teacher and professional musician, performing original bilingual children’s music. Amy brings this rich experience to her teaching, where she delights in sharing the joy of music and encouraging each child’s best self to shine. Since being introduced to Orff-Schulwerk at Levels in 2019, she has embraced the approach wholeheartedly and can’t imagine teaching music without its creative, child-centred foundation.
***WAOSA is committed to keeping you safe. For the health and safety of all participants, if you are unwell, please refrain from attending. Masks and hand sanitizer will be provided on the day.
TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE
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