Name: The First Notes and The First Year: How to compose music for children to perform
Start: 2026-10-03T16:00:00+1000
End: 2026-10-03T17:00:00+1000

Welcome to ANBOC 2026!

The First Notes and The First Year: How to compose music for children to perform

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEST

Recital Hall East

Dr Jim Coyle discusses his new book The First Notes and the First Year: How to compose music for children to perform (Routledge, 2026) and the issues it raises for composers, arrangers and ensemble pedagogues.

Jim will also be speaking on the idea of 'poly-technicality'; music deliberately created for musicians of differing technical abilities to perform together. This idea has particular relevance to the Australian school ensemble scene, and challenges some of the conventional thinking in band and orchestra education.

Speakers

Dr Jim Coyle

Lecturer, Music Education, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Jim lectures in Music Education at Sydney Conservatorium of Music and holds a PhD from Sydney University. He is in demand as a leader of professional learning for music teachers, composition masterclasses for students in schools, as a guest conductor of school ensembles and as a director... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEST
Recital Hall East Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Conservatorium Road, Sydney NSW, Australia

Clinic, Ensemble Pedagogy

ANBOC 2026

Dr Jim Coyle

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