We are the music office of the Eastern Metropolitan Region (Department of Education and Training Victoria).

Our office administers instrumental music programs in 48 secondary schools from Hawthorn in inner Melbourne to Healesville 60kms from the city.

Our main functions are:

• to produce the annual EMR Youth Concert (Primary & Secondary) held at the Arts Centre Hamer Hall in Winter.
• to organise professional development for instrumental music teachers in the region.
• to oversee the staffing of instrumental music programs including an annual review of each music program in the region.
• to support instrumental music staff in our region.

Carl Williams, David Hirst & Yolande van Oosten ~ EMR Music Coordinators

 

For Music Teachers

Newsletters

Professional Development

Youth Concert 2008

Jobs in the EMR

Music Technology

Download 2008 Teacher Survey (modifiable PDF)

For Music Students

EMR Youth Concert 2008

2007 Calendar

Term 4 ~ 8 October to 21 December
Percussion & Guitar teachers' PD morning - October 25

VELS PD, Blackburn HS - November 22

School Music Coordinators' PD, Mullauna College - December 13

2008 Calendar

Term 1 ~ 29 January to 20 March

Billy Hyde Music Reading Day - 10 February

Term 2 ~ 7 April to 27 June

Statewide PD Day, Darebin Arts Centre - April 17

SPECTRUM Workshop Day 1 - May 7

SPECTRUM Workshop Day 2 - May 12

SPECTRUM - EMR Youth Concert 2008 - Friday 16 May

VCE Top Acts, Hamer Hall - TBC

VCE GAT - June 12

Term 3 ~ 14 July to 19 September

Melb School Strings Festival - August 8 - 10

Australian Music Association Conference, Trade Centre Melbourne - August 11

Melb School Bands Festival - August 10 - 23

Melb School Jazz Festival - August 15 - 17

Term 4 ~ 6 October to 19 December

VCE Performance exams - Oct 6 - Nov 2

456 Springfield Road, Mitcham VIC 3132

Ph 03 9873 8139 - Fax 03 9873 8150

Email