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String Area
Majors in Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Viola
& Violin.
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The String Area
nurtures students who demonstrate a love of playing. Such students,
having fulfilled the requirements of a university qualification,
will go on to enter the profession, anywhere, as highly skilled
musicians. Staff seek to develop the student’s unique and
personal, as well as orthodox, playing potential; to reinforce curiosity;
and to encourage self-motivation. The Area believes that fulfilling
employment as a musician is most likely for one who achieves a quality
of work, that quality permeating movement, tone and accuracy, as
well as the material elements of artistry.
The String teachers are committed to providing enhanced learning
opportunities through the interaction between teacher and individual
student, through a focus on effective rehearsal and practice techniques,
through staff feedback to all students in group contexts (classes,
tutorials, soirees), and through ensemble activities and concert
opportunities. There is considerable emphasis on chamber music,
and students are encouraged to participate in events outside the
School such as the International Chamber Music Festival and the
Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Orchestral training also plays
a vital part in the education of string students, and the School’s
orchestral program includes experience in symphonic, operatic and
chamber orchestral repertoire.
Interested tertiary students can also gain valuable experience in
string pedagogy by working in string classes with children as assistants
to the teaching staff. More advanced students also audition for
the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and in this context have the opportunity
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a/- Head of Area
Barbara Jane Gilby, DCSM hons (CSM), MMus (Boston)
Violin & Viola
T: + 61 2 6125 5790
F: + 61 2 6248 0997
E: Barbara.Gilby@anu.edu.au
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Full Time Performance Staff
Tor Fromyhr, BA (Tas Con) Grad Dip Mus
(Tas Con) Grad Dip Mgmt (UCQ)
Violin
T: + 61 2 6125 5779
F: + 61 2 6248 0997
E: Tor.Fromyhr@anu.edu.au
David Pereira, DSCM
(NSW Con), MMus (Indiana)
Cello
T: + 61 2 6125 5781
F: + 61 2 6248 0997
E: David.Pereira@anu.edu.au
Max McBride
Double Bass
T: + 61 2 6125 5820
F: + 61 2 6248 0997
E: Max.McBride@anu.edu.au
Part Time Performance Staff
Alice Giles
Harp
T: + 61 2 6125 5783
F: + 61 2 6248 0997
E: Alice.Giles@anu.edu.au
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