The 15th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference (APPC 2024) will be held from Monday July 8 to Friday July 12, 2024 at Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia, hosted by the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance. With the support of major sponsors Kawai, Hal Leonard Australia, AMEB and Monash University, APPC 2024 will bring together academics, pianists, teachers, educators and students for a packed program of keynote presentations, masterclasses, workshops, concerts, lecture-recitals, academic and practitioner papers.

Keynote presenters and recitalists include Katherine Zeserson (UK/Brazil), Piers Lane (UK), Lisa Bastien (USA), Melanie Spanswick (UK/Hong Kong/Singapore), Paul Harris (UK), Rae de Lisle (Aotearoa New Zealand), Murray McLachlan (Chetham’s School of Music, UK), Susan Tomes (UK), Professor Margaret Barrett (Monash University, Melbourne), Konstantin Shamray (University of Melbourne, Australia), Ian Munro (Australia) and Aura Go (Monash University, Melbourne).

The 2024 conference theme, Beyond the Notes, is an opportunity to expand and deepen our professional practice as pianists and teachers by exploring creative, imaginative and embodied approaches to the development of pianistic expertise, to the study of repertoire, to the development of students’ creative agency and to the development of inclusive teaching practices. It is an opportunity to share unjustly neglected areas of the repertoire, to encounter diverse perspectives, and to learn about healthy, sustainable and holistic approaches to piano playing and how we may enact these to support students of all ages and levels. We look forward to welcoming colleagues from around the world to this stimulating week of shared learning!

When

From Monday July 8, 2024 (Registration from 4pm, followed by Official Opening, Concert and Cocktail Reception) to Friday July 12, 2024 (ending at 3.30pm that day).

(Please note: Full-conference and Single-day attendance bookings closed July 1, 2024!)

Where

Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, 55 Scenic Boulevard, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, AUSTRALIA, with the Sponsor/Trade Display, morning/afternoon teas and lunches in Monash University's innovative Learning and Teaching Building, a few minutes walk from the School of Music and Performance.

The Monday evening recital is at the Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts, 48 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, a 3 minute walk away from the main conference venue. Other recitals are in the Music Auditorium, within the School of Music and Performance.

Campus maps showing the conference venues are available here and on the conference website venue information page. Information about paid visitor metered parking on campus is here. The closest visitor parking area to the conference venues is SE3 - south-east 3,number 64 - bounded by Scenic Boulevard and Wellington Road, marked in pink on the APPC-2024-Clayton-full-campus-map.

Types of Attendance

• Full Conference Registration: Adult or Full-time Student. (closed July 1, 2024 AEST)
• Single Day Attendance - choose to attend one or more single days of APPC2024. Morning/afternoon teas, lunches, plus all recitals and masterclasses are included in both Full Conference and Single Day Attendance. (closed July 1, 2024 AEST)
• Or attend an Individual Recital, including the free Monash University APPC Composition Prizes Concert on Friday July 12, 2024.
• Two separately ticketed events: 1- Conference Dinner, on Wednesday July 10, 2024, commencing 7.00pm at the Blackburn Room, Park Royal Monash Clayton (now closed), and 2- Cocktail Reception at The Count's, Monday July 8 at 7.30pm (now closed), following the Opening Night Recital by Piers Lane, are also available.
• For last minute bookings, a new ticket category Last Minute Single Day Rush, valid for all conference sessions on the booked day, but excluding the conference catering in LTB 1.01 (and excluding the Conference Dinner) will be available from around midday July 3. There are other food options on Monash University Clayton Campus, for those who book this ticket.

Click on the 'Register Now' Button to see how you can experience all that APPC 2024 has to offer!

Further Information

Go to the Conference Website for more information, including results of the 2024 Monash University APPC Composition Prizes, the Call for Papers & Presentations (now closed), the Conference Program, Sponsorship Opportunities, more about the Keynote Presenters, etc.

Information about the special APPC 2024 accommodation offer at ParkRoyal Monash Clayton is available here. (Please note that, since the pandemic, on-campus accommodation in student residences at Monash University is no longer available during the July Winter Break.)

Contact Details

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