Inside Music Catalogue – music revolution 2012

  The new winter catalogue is out now! You can flip through the pages online by clicking here. Includes: D-tronic Electronic Drumkit $549 Valencia Student Classical Guitars available in a range of colours and sizes from $69 SX 5 String Banjo $299 SX Electric Guitar from $199 SX Acoustic Guitars from $139 Mahalo Ukuleles from [...]

Musica da Camera Cooma Concert A Wonderful Success

An audience of over 60 people were present for a wonderful concert by Musica da Camera chamber orchestra on Sunday 30 May 2012. The concert was directed by Vincent Edwards and Leonard Weiss. Jessie Regan was the guest solo violinist. The Program: Vivaldi: Concerto for two violins Op3 No5 Grieg: The Death of Ase (from [...]

Cajon Drum $129.00

Drummer’s wooden rhythm box with internal snare wire for additional effect. Dimensions 44cm x 29cm x 29cm. Supplied with padded heavy duty nylon waterproof yarn carry bag. “Every drummer needs one of theses! It’s a portable percussion instrument with heaps of different tones to suit your chops.” There are heaps of great cajon demonstration videos [...]

Takamine D Series 12 String Guitars

TED21C12 Takamine D Series Acoustic/Electric Cutaway 12 String Guitar. Price: $599.00 Features: Spruce Top Mahogany Back & Sides, Satin Neck, Piezo under saddle pickup and preamp made by SHADOW Germany Chrome Diecast Machine Heads. Available in Natural or Black. Cooma School of Music Shop 2, Parkview Arcade, 123 Sharp Street, Cooma, NSW 2630 Phone: 02 6452 6067 [...]

Lag 12 String Acoustic/Electric Guitar T66D12CE

Superior instruments for the starting player, the Tramontane Standard Range guitars are distinguished by their deep gloss finish and bold black and ivory rosette work. With a deep-gloss finish, our affordable Standard Range guitars look as good as they sound. The spruce tops and mahogany back and sides are accented by distinctive black and ivory [...]

Solo Alto Saxophone was $1,295 now $995

Solo Alto Saxophone SAS from rrp $995.00 High F# key, quality pads with metal resonators, adjustable thumbrest, adjusting screws for fine tuning, adjustable felt bumpers, strengthened body to bell brace, ribbed post construction for extra support, ribbed bow for extra strength, supplied with a David Hite (USA) Premiere mouthpiece, Neotech neck strap and deluxe case.   [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

Dates for your calendar: 22nd January 26th February 25th March 22nd April 27th May 24th June 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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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!

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:

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? [...]

The Ukulele Club Songbook – $39.95

    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

Monaro Youth Choir Looking For New Members

Monaro Youth Choir is now calling for new members to join us in fun learning, performing and singing. If you are interested in learning how to sing in  a choir and spend some time with your friends after school, we rehearse on Monday afternoons from 4pm to 5:15pm. We hold rehearsals at St Paul’s Anglican [...]

Steve Allen’s New CD – “About Time”

Steve Allen is a Canberra-based guitarist. He completed a Bachelor of Music at the Australian National University with Tim Kain. Steve has performed as the support act for artists such as Tommy Emmanuel, James Morrison and Victor Borge, and has shared the stage with many, including: Grace Knight, Yothu Yindi, Sirocco, Margaret Urlich, Marina Prior, [...]

10 Special Observer Places to go to the Australian International Music Festival

  Australian International Music Festival Sydney 25th June – 2nd July 2012 Cooma Music Observation Tour World-Projects.com.au Do you have a love of music? Are you learning an instrument? Are you interested in learning more about playing in an ensemble? Do you play or perform in an Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Band or in a [...]

Mini Musos – Music Program for Pre-Schoolers

Singing, Dancing, Instruments, Story-time, Morning Tea, FUN! Movement, Rhythm, Voice, Timing, Listening Contact: Sue-Ellen Boss-Walker Phone: 0414 580101 Email: sue-ellen.boss-walker@aue.salvationarmy.org Minis Musos starts at 10 am fortnightly at Cooma Salvation Army Cost $2 per child or $5 per family (3 or more) Mini Musos 2012 Program Term 1 February 24th March 9th March 23rd EASTER [...]

Second Hand DXP Drum Kit $299 ono

This drum kit is in near new condition, barely used. New price $499 save $200. Includes: 9 Ply Shells 22″ x 16″ Bass Drum (16 lugs) 16″ x 16″ Floor Tom (12 lugs) 13″ x 11″ & 12″ x 10″ Power Toms (12 lugs) 14″ x 5″ Wood Shell Snare Drum Medium weight double braced [...]

Gilbert and Sullivan Extravaganza _Update

Gilbert and Sullivan Extravaganza Cooma, 1st & 2nd June 2012 Coming soon: “A Gilbert and Sullivan Extravaganza”. This unique production is the brainchild of Robert Shearer and will be presented by the Cooma Harmony Chorus and the Snowy Mountains Ensemble. The performances will also feature local and visiting soloists, including singers from the ANU School [...]

Remembrance Day Concert 11.11.12 – Calling for Expressions of Interest

Coordinated by Snowy Monaro Arts Council Inc. instrumentalists and choirs from Cooma-Monaro, Bombala and Snowy River Shires will present a concert at Cooma Ex-Services Club at 3:00pm on 11 November 2012. As well as honouring Remembrance Day, this project aims to further develop and foster connections between performers and audiences across the Snowy-Monaro region. With [...]

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