2024

Repertoire vs. Comprehensive Examinations.

Repertoire vs. Comprehensive Examinations. Some helpful facts and personal thoughts from a teacher/examiner. Questions by AUSTAQ Responses by Loreta Fin, Senior String Syllabus Advisor – AMEB Most teachers will by now be aware that the AMEB has introduced...

Experiencing the 2020 ASTA Conference in Orlando, Florida

Experiencing the 2020 ASTA Conference in Orlando, Florida by Loreta Fin Greetings from my “Home Office” in sunny Brisbane. Just over three weeks before I wrote this article, I was in Orlando, Florida, with my good friend Anne Sweeney, Head of Strings at SCEGGS,...

What’s your hurry? It’s time for a Tune-up!

What’s your hurry? It’s time for a Tune-up! Understanding the value of understanding by Loreta Fin As an AMEB examiner and adjudicator, I have often heard other musicians enquire, “Is it normal to accept a certain amount of bad intonation from string players?” or “how...