What's New? .... 15th June 2009
I'm delighted to announce Melbourne Musos has a new timeslot ... Tuesdays 6.30pm
Recent ratings showed that the viewing audience doubled during school holidays! This seemed to say that Melbourne's Mad Drummers were either still on the School Bus or caught in peak hour traffic at the old Friday 4.30pm. So please spread the word around about the great new timeslot .... Tuesdays 6.30pm :)
Watch the latest shows ...
mm441 - Drumset Duets with Darren Augustus
mm442 - Creating Layered Rock Beats
mm443 - Creating Layered Solos
mm444 - African Rhythms for the Drumset
mm446 - Continued Drumset Duets
I'm very excited with a new project called the M.M.D.C.
The Melbourne Musos Drumset Curriculum ...
The M.M.D.C. is a fully integrated programme for Drumset from Preliminary/Grade One through Eight and on to Diploma levels. It is designed to deliver a co-ordinated approach to Drumset Tuition, Assessments and Ensembles in both Secondary Schools and Private Teaching Studios, offering a fully tried and proven Curriculum, Book range and Workshops to aid Drumset Students from Primary School age through to Secondary, VCE levels and beyond.
Click on The M.M.D.C. for a rundown of this exciting new project designed specifically for Secondary Schools, Music Teachers, Students and Parents.
Chris Quinlan proudly supports the following organizations:
The Australian Copyright Council
in its efforts to curb music piracy and photocopying theft and fraud.
The Victorian Independant Education Union (VIEU)
in its efforts on behalf of teachers conditions and the environment in which children are taught.
The Victorian Music Teachers Association
in its efforts to recommend fair and appropriate rates of pay without the teacher resorting to discount "McLessons" in order to pay off HECS fees, equipment and the like.
And finally,
This declaration from Discipline Global Mobile
(The recording label of King Crimson and Robert Fripp):
"The phonographic copyright in these performances is operated by Discipline Global Mobile on behalf of the artists, which whom it resides. Discipline Global Mobile accepts no reason for artists to give away such copyright interests in their work by virtue of a "common practice" which is out of tune with the time, was always questionable and is now indefensible.
The publishing copyright in these compositions belongs to the writers in accordance with natural justice and contrary to the business policy and standard operating procedure of most publishing houses."
The Audio/Visual Biography Page has been updated, it now includes mp3 selections and pics of most things I have been involved with over the last three decades (for better or worse).
New Photo Galleries ...
The Gig 2
Drive2 (B&W)
The Tower 2
The return of the Son of a Beach!
mm418 - Symphony Number One - Everyday Anxieties
What's it all about?
.... With this work, aired June 2008, I tried to convey the sense of "Everyday Anxieties" we have to live and deal with: The constant threat to our Security, Environment, Fears ... to our Loves and Passions .... the long road we are on to so-called "fullfillment" ...
Technically speaking, the music is written for full Orchestra, the video footage comes from my travels over the last 5 years ... I hope you enjoy it.
There are also many .mp3 samples of my classical side on the Audio/Visual Biography page as well as the MySpace Music Page.
Melbourne Musos - The Latest Complete Shows
mm409 - Reggae, Drums Bass and Guitar
mm416 - Diabolus in Musica (Guitar)
mm417 - Perverting the Course of Jazz
mm418 - Symphony Number One - Everyday Anxieties
mm428 - LEFT!
mm434 - Gladstone, Moeller and More!
mm436 - Second Line and Snare
mm437 - In space, no-one can hear you drum!
mm438 - The Lonely Little Hi-Hat (2&4)
mm441 - Drumset Duets with Darren Augustus
mm442 - Creating Layered Rock Beats
mm443 - Creating Layered Solos
mm444 - African Rhythms for the Drumset
mm446 - Continued Drumset Duets
Sheet Music Prices in Australia
I have been appalled recently at the exorbitant prices some of my students have paid for drum, guitar and bass books in most instances twice the price listed ... no small wonder illegal photocopying is rife .....
A solution is mail order .... I have tried and I now recommend
Sheet Music Plus.
They have the world's largest selection, guaranteed low prices, and
great customer service. Books that are priced between $50-60 in local shops can be found there at half the price; I recently purchased 23 books for my teaching practice and even with express airmail postage of around $92, still saved around $400 on the deal. I have been an ardent supporter of local music businesses for decades, but the current situation is simply appalling (no range of choice and exorbitant prices).
My best advice is to save up and place an order for a selection of books you will need for study/performance to save on postage (perhaps in cahoots with fellow band members) and use the savings to buy a present for your mum!
Try it out .... type in Led Zeppelin or Metallica and compare to the local music store price.
What is THIS thing called, Art?
Since the start of the Mural painting in 2004, more and more paint has been thrown at canvas; so I've added an Art Gallery to the website .. go have a look, hope you like it.
Art Gallery
Music
In 2006, I returned to writing music for Orchestra and the like, writing mm418 - Symphony Number One - Everyday Anxieties, and have also written music in three movements for dance called "The Inner Child", and String Quartet No.1 ... you can also hear a few other pieces on the
MySpace Music Page
Welcome to the website, come in and look around .... :)
Drop me a line!
