Introducing The Monaro Flute Ensemble

Are you a flute player keen to play in a group but don’t feel confident enough to join an orchestra or band? Do you enjoy Classical or Traditional music but can’t find a group that focuses on these genres? Maybe you’d like to work on improving your technicalskills but prefer not to take private lessons? [...]

Valentine’s Day Music Train Trip – Tuesday 14th February

Show your loved ones that they mean something special to you. CLANCY MUSIC PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD Invite you to attend a Valentine’s Day Music Train Trip   Historic Train ride return Cooma to Chakola, concert at Chakola Hall by string quartet BYO Picnic Tuesday 14th February 2012 Train leaves Cooma Railway Station at 6pm Cost: [...]

Audition Notice – Gilbert & Sullivan Extravaganza! (31 January)

Produced by Cooma Harmony Chorus Auditions for Solo Singing & Acting parts taken from various scenes from Gilbert & Sullivan musicals. (all the best bits) Audition Date: Tuesday 31st January 2012 at 7pm @ the new hall at Cooma Public School. Performance Dates: 26th & 27th May. Prefered Audtion Pieces: Soprano I have a song [...]

Photos from the Jerrabomberra Carols

Here’s some great photos of the Jerrabomberra Carols. Click on thumnails for larger image:

YouTube Videos of Robert Shearer

Here’s a couple of YouTube audio track of Robert Shearer. These were recordered live at the Cooma concert of “Divine Divas and a Bloke” on 29th November 2011: And here’s Robert performing at Sing Your Own Handel’s Messiah on the 12th November 2011:

Robert Shearer Now Teaching Singing in Cooma

  Robert Shearer is an extremely gifted tenor and singing teacher. He has since first starting music studies in1999 been passionately committed to his singing career and he has undergone extensive vocal training and music studies in some of Australia’s leading Tertiary music institutions . Robert received a Bachelor of Music  Degree (Performance) from Queensland Conservatorium [...]

Taranaki Classical Guitar Summer School 16 – 21 January 2012

In January 2012 the New Plymouth Classical Guitar Society will be running the first Classical Guitar Summer School in New Zealand for nearly twenty years. It will be held in New Plymouth in the Taranaki region of the North Island. It will be six days of events that will have all registrants playing their guitar [...]

Classical Guitar Showcase & National Vintage Guitar and Amp Expo a great success!

What a great guitar weekend! Having The Classical Guitar Showcase at the National Vintage Guitar and Amp Expo was a great idea. Thanks, Dan. I met some wonderful people there and I got to play on some awesome guitars. Pierre Herrero and his lovely wife, Patsy, did the 7 hour road trip all the way [...]

The Snarks have arrived! – Funky new tuners!

Yes, I have a thing about digital tuners. They keep getting better and they keep getting cheaper. These cool new Snark tuners do everything you want a tuner to do and, they’re little, chunky, red and very cute! Snark is an award-winning new tuner for just $29.95. Chick here for more info. Features: Full Colour [...]

Get Your Guitar Set Up For Just $50 – Including Strings*

For the month of June 2011, through the Cooma School of Music, Matt Charlesworth will set up any guitar, electric, acoustic or bass for $50. This service includes: new strings strung and tuned*, truss rod adjustment, action set at bridge and nut, intonation and clean. Does not include fret dressing or repairs. In Cooma, Matt [...]

Peak Music Stands

I’m really excited about a new range of music stands we have in the shop called Peak Music Stands. Click here to go their website. Their standard orchestral style stand SMS-22 is $48.50 which is about $10 less than most other similar stands on the market. (In the picture on the website the base of the SMS-22 [...]

Café Music – Saturday 18 December 2011 at 4.00 pm

“Café Music with a touch of Christmas Fun!” Come and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea in our “Music Café”. Live music will be provided by students & teachers of Cooma School of Music. The “Café Music” concept is a variation on the theme of “student concert”. We decided to “play” this in the “key of relaxed”. The audience [...]

Open Mic Musical Afternoon – The 4th Sunday of Every Month

(Starts Sunday October 23 October) Come and have some fun with music. You can perform or come and have a listen. All Ages (family-friendly) All Styles Where: Cooma Country & Bowling Club When: 1.00 pm start Cost: $2 -afternoon tea included. There’s microphones, PA & Piano available. Enquiries: Elaine 6452 5925

Old Time Dance – 2nd Tuesday of Every Month

Where: Cooma Country & Bowling Club When: 2nd Tuesday of every month at 1.00 pm Cost: $2 – to Cooma Hospital Auxiliary Dates for 2011: 13 September 11 October 8 November 13 December 10 January 2012

Inside Music Summer Catalogue – Great Prices & Quality

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WHOLE CATALOGUE Available from: Cooma School of Music Shop 2, Parkview Arcade, 123 Sharp Street, Cooma, NSW 2630 Phone: 02 6452 6067 Fax: 02 6452 4938 Email: allan@coomamusic.com.au CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WHOLE CATALOGUE

Essex Lap Steel Guitar $249

Essex Lapsteels have a lovely vintage look, in 5 colours: Black (LG11B) Natural Mahogany Satin (LG11NA) -Also available Left Hand (LG11LHN) Vintage White (LG11VWT) Natural American Swamp Ash (LG22N) Sunburst (LG22TS) They feature: Square neck through body of solid mahogany for a silky tone Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid  dot inlays 35 inlaid celluloid fret markers [...]

Matt Withers CD “Solo”

From one of Australia’s leading guitarists… SOLOALBUM Track Listing: Zapateado – R. Sainz de la Maza Campanas de Alba – E. Sainz de la Maza Usher Waltz (Edgar A. Poe – Fall of the House of Usher) – Nikita Koshkin Black Wattle Caprices – Ross Edwards Hinchinbrook Riffs for guitar and digital delay – Nigel [...]

Takamine 3 Piece Back G Series Guitars

These are a couple of awesome looking guitars that I’ve just got into the shop. And they sound as good as they look! Feature – Solid spruce tops,· 3-piece rosewood and quilted maple backs, Abalone rosettes, Rosewood Fretboards with deluxe inlays, Maple body binding, CP102C pickup, TP-4T preamp, & Gold machine heads with black buttons, [...]

Hagstrom Jazz Guitars HJ500 & HL550

    Hagstrom HJ500 Price $1299 (Includes Free HC56 Hard Case $159 retail) Features: Contour Canadian maple body with dual ‘F’ holes. Canadian hard maple set neck with ‘H’-Expander truss rod and bound headstock. Resinator wood fingerboard with pearl block position inlays. Graph Tech Black Tusq XL nut 21 frets 24 3/4″ scale 2 Hagstrom [...]

Makala Ukuleles Now In Stock

After a long wait we now have the Makala soprano ukulele in stock. Price $39.95 Product Description: 13-11/16 Soprano Scale (Distance from Nut toSaddle) 21 Overall body length 9-3/8 Body length 5-1/4 Upper Bout 7  Lower Bout 4-1/2 Waist 2-3/8 Body depth 1-3/8 At Nut Injection Molded body Agathis Wood Top Fret position Marks at [...]

Guitar, The Australian Journey by Chris Johnson

HERE IS THE FASCINATING STORY of the guitar in Australia. Chris describes luthiers, artists, collectors and guitar lovers. He ranges across all guitar styles including the variations of jazz, blues, classical, folk, country and rock, blending history, personal encounters, interviews, and travelogue. Interviews with guitar makers around the country and with Australian musicians are mixed [...]

The Official Opening of the New Outdoor Stage at Jindabyne – Sunday 11 December

Sunday 11th December – the Official Opening of the new outdoor stage at the Claypits in Jindabyne will be at 3pm. The ‘Carols in the Park’ will be on at 7.45pm. In between 3.30pm and 7.30pm there will be entertainment on stage provided by ALL local young musicians, dancers and actors.  The evening will culminate [...]

ORCHESTRA4U – 23-28 January 2012 Clancy Music Productions

Orchestra4U aims to provide the opportunity for regional musicians to experience playing in a large orchestra. The program aims to inspire musicians to pursue a musical career through practical musical experiences. Participants do not have to audition, can be of any age, and also of limited experience and or ability. Orchestra4U is exactly that – [...]

South East Arts – New Website!

South East Arts, formerly SEAR (South East Arts Region) have a fantastic new website. Click here. This will be an essential website for all artists and musicians in the area. Add it to your favorites list and come back often as there will be constant new content to delight and inform. Enjoy!

Photos from the Divine Divas Concert

I got some very grainy photos from the wonderful Divine Divas and a Bloke concert. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger image.  

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