UWA Extension

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. f you enjoy music and would like to know more about what makes it work, this is the course for you. You’ll gain a complete understanding of rhythm, melody, and harmony, and you’ll be able to recognize pitches on the musical staff and on the keyboard. Each lesson will build on previous lessons, while also introducing new musical concepts. Your course begins with an introduction to rhythm and the var... [More]

If singing is your passion, then here is an opportunity to experience the thrill of singing parts of Handel’s magnificent Messiah in a public performance. You will join a massed four-part choir, including the Collegium Symphonic Chorus and soloists, led by outstanding choral director Dr Margaret Pride. You will sing the much-loved Hallelujah Chorus, The Trumpet Shall Sound and the climactic closing Amen Chorus in the beautiful acoustics of Wesley Uniting Church. An understanding of ... [More]

It’s a kind of magic when the choir is under pressure and wants to break free and belt out that they are the champions. Don’t stop them now, they want it all, to sing Killer Queen on the Radio Ga Ga! Take a magical ride with the fabulous Dr Margaret Pride to learn the songs of Queen, including classics like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. Bring along your vocal enthusiasm for favourites such as ‘We will rock you’ and 'Another one bites the dust’, and be part of the Summer School picnic concert... [More]

This session will take you on a vocal journey around the world and from birth to adulthood to experience the enormous variety of musical sounds of which we are all capable. Try tongue-clicks and parallel harmony from Southern Africa, learn Bali Monkey song and subharmonic singing from Mongolia and keep going. Come prepared to sing or at least to make new sounds with your mouth! Evidence that the voices of human beings may have evolved for musical performance rather than speech is ac... [More]

The Sing for Life team from the School of Music at UWA join with UWA Extension to offer an exciting two-day course open to anyone. Many of us are scared to sing – the truth is every single one of us is a natural born singer. No former experience required and no age limits apply. In the course you will learn the basics of good breathing, posture and gesture in singing, exploring repertoire from Bach to Beatles with a bit of ABBA, a dash of gospel and lots of laughs along the way. Be ... [More]