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  Australia has a reputation for its exceptional talent in the world of entertainment. Australia's musical talent is especially highly regarded.
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Australian Music Gigs Calendar
     Who's playing where and when?
 
Directory of Australian Music Websites
A comprehensive list of websites in various music categories:
Musicians/Singers, Bands, Venues, Festivals, Resources, Gig guides,
Agents/Managers, Organizations, Record Labels and Distributors,
Recording Studios, CD manufacturers, Teachers, Software.
 
Point of View - Monthly featured music articles
Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste and Touch are senses that have separate roles in our experience of life but in some people they overlap and merge with each other. In rare cases when music is played vivid colours appear for each different note played. The violinist/artistic director Chris Latham, explores the phenomenon of synaesthesia in his answer to this question :
Does experiencing music involve more senses than just hearing?
 
Does experiencing music involve more senses than just hearing?-Chris Latham
Chris Latham
More Music Articles
Musicians and the power of Social Media Networks
Social networking sites are being used in ways that were not originally envisaged. It’s no surprise that bands and musicians are trying to harness the viral power of Twitter. Music is a big part of Twitter’s content. Recently the little known band Moonalice staged several concerts on Twitter and has seen some impressive results using Twitter as a platform.
Moonalice got 3,000 downloads and nobody outside of Silicon Valley has even heard of them. Imagine what would happen if a major band or performer did the same thing. It appears that some bands and artists are catching on to the buzz behind live music action ....more
 
Musical Curiosities
Music that makes you dumb
CalTech grad student named Virgil Griffith has conducted an interesting (albeit somewhat unscientific) study relating music preferences with SAT scores. The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. While SAT scores are criticized for not accurately determining intelligence, the results of Virgil's study show that the "smartest" students' favourite musician is Beethoven, with an average SAT score of 1371, and at the other end of the spectrum is Lil’ Wayne, with an average score of 889....more
 
Follow MusicBizAustralia on twitter
Twitter is a unique approach to communication and networking based on the simple concept of status.
What's going on with MusicBizAustralia.com?
Communicate with us.
 
The Duck Flies North Again
Legendary Aussie band Galapagos Duck heads north from its home base in Sydney during June 2009. This time the group is touring Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Brisbane, Hervey Bay, the Gold Coast Hinterland and Toowoomba. (more)
 
Music Stories
Listen to some interesting music stories on a wide range of topics. These are stories presented in audio format. Just click a title to listen.
 
Winners in the world's first collaborative online orchestra
The world's first collaborative online orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall on April 15, 2009. Selected by the YouTube community and several members of the world's most renowned orchestras, the YouTube Symphony Orchestra is made up of over 96 professional and amateur musicians from 30+ countries and territories on six continents and represents 26 different instruments.
Watch the video

Program:
07:15 Johannes Brahms - Allegro giocoso from Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98
17:15 Lou Harrison - Music from Canticle No. 3
27:45 Antonín Dvořák - Music from Serenade in D minor, Op. 44
32:45 Giovanni Gabrieli - Canzon Septimi toni No. 2
38:15 Johann Sebastian Bach - Sarabande from Suite No. 1 in G major, for Cello Solo, VWV 1007 (performed by Joshua Roman)
43:30 Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas brasileiras No. 9
54:00 Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkuere
... (more)
 
Music Gigs Calendar
Bands/Musicians/Singers - Let everyone know about your gigs. Put them on our calendar. Grab a password and you can login anytime you like and add your new gigs to the calendar. When you submit your information it will show on the calendar immediately. This is a free service to all Australian musicians and bands whose gigs are already being promoted on a website.
 
Australian Internet Radio
Australian musicians, would you like guaranteed air time for a track from your CD. Send your CD to Australian Internet Radio's new station "DAIR" and they guarantee until 30/6/09 that everyone who sends them music will get at least one song added to their playlist. They play only Australian and NZ music (recorded from 2000 onwards). Listen live via Windows Media Player or Itunes or WinAmp.
For more info visit their website or contact them now on... info@australianinternetradio.com
 
Musician Jokes

  Do you know a good musician's joke?
Click here to put this "muso joke generator" on your website
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC BUSINESSES
Here are some links to videos which have useful information for those in the Australian music business provided by THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC OFFICE
Grants for Australian music businesses
   An overview of federal, state, private and other funding options
   for Australian musicians and music businesses.
Building your team - Managers, Agents and Attorneys
   Austrade's Australian Music Office presents the next in its series
   on music export. This espisode features a discussion for artists and
   bands about building a team around them for success. 
An Overview of the Midem Tradeshow
   The Australian Music Office provides an overview of
   the Midem Tradeshow in Cannes, France.
An Overview of Performance Royalties
   This is an overview of performance royalties presented by
   the Australian Music Office.
 
Contact Austrade: email: music@austrade.gov.au
tel:  13 28 78         web: www.australianmusicoffice.com
 
Music Forum/Blog
A forum/blog for your reactions to our articles or for discussing
any musical subject.
 
 Chat Room
 A place for discussions
 in real time.
JazzTube
Jazz videos, Australian and international, from YouTube.
There are heaps more jazz videos being uploaded to YouTube all the time. If you come across one that you think we all should see, please send a link. i.e. Copy and Paste the web address and Send us the link
 
Hear Australian Music
Hear samples of tracks from Australian Music CDs
 
 Music News
Music news feeds from around the world provided by Digg and feeds categorised by music genre from About.com and Fresh Content.
 
Music Classified Ads
Are you a musician looking for work? Do you need to sell some musical equipment? Are you looking for musical instrument or equipment for your home studio? Do you need your equipment repaired?
Try our Music Classifieds. It's totally free to advertise!
 

Musician Tools
Musical Terminology
Learn the meaning of the descriptive terms used
in musical compositions.
 

 
 Key Signatures

 A graphic demonstration of
 the Circle of Fifths. Learn or
 revise the key signatures.
Buy Musical stuff online
An easy way to find musical items for sale through online sellers like eBay, Amizon, JB Hi-Fi, Sanity, ABC Shop, and others.
 
 Local Weather
Got an outdoor event coming up shortly and need a weather forecast?
Choose the Australian state then choose the city closest to the location for a forecast for the next 7 days.
Find sheet music, books, CDs, instruments and accessories for...
Banjo Baritone Bass Guitar Bassoon Clarinet
Cor Anglais Double Bass Drums Flute French Horn
Guitar Harp Keyboards Oboe Organ
Piano Recorder Saxophone Trombone Trumpet
Tuba Vibraphone Viola Violin Violoncello
Vocal Bass-Baritone Vocal Contralto Vocal Mezzo-Soprano Vocal Soprano Vocal Tenor
Music History On This Day
Select any day in the year to see things that happened in the world of music on that day. Each day links directly to
On-This-Day.com
 
 Merchandise
 "Musicians of Australia" T-Shirts, Caps and more.
Promote Your Website
   Musicians/Bands and others with music-related websites -
   Submit your website details for promotion in your category.
  Promote your music
   Musicians/Bands -
   Upload a sample of a song from your CD to promote your music.
  Promote your upcoming gigs on the Gigs Calendar
   Musicians/Bands -
   A new service to Australian musicians - Enter your gigs on our
   Australian Gigs Calendar whenever you like.
  Promote your upcoming gigs on the gig-guide page
   Musicians/Bands -
   A link to your online gigs page on our gig-guides page.
  Promote your teaching
   Music Teachers -
   List your details as an Australian Music Teacher - free advertising.
   
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