ACTKA ran an afternoon of three student concerts on Sunday September 24th at DW Music in Fyshwick. It was a wonderful day of music making! Stay tuned for information about our term 4 student concert! SCHEDULE 12:30pm BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS: This is the perfect concert for students up to and including Grade 2 level. Performers are [...]

ACT Keyboard Association Piano Competition 2017 Congratulations to all the finalists of the 2017 ACTKA Piano Competition! Saturday was a day of outstanding pianism. Details of our prize winners are below. Many thanks to all who entered, and also to those who came along to support our performers. And a final thank you to all [...]

Christmas Luncheon for Teacher Members All Teacher members are invited to join the Committee for an end of year luncheon and get together to be held at the home of past president, Wendy Lorenz in Conder on Monday December 18 at 12.00 noon. Please email us at act.keyboardassociation@gmail.com if you would like to come along. [...]

Lecture Recital with Dr Mike Lee Dr Mike Lee, Head of Keyboard at the ANU School of Music, will be giving a Lecture Recital on historic keyboard instruments featuring intermediate/advanced level works from the AMEB Piano syllabus. This is a joint venture between ACTKA and the ANU School of Music and ACTKA members will be [...]

Australian Repertoire PD Day Renowned Australian pianist and champion of Australian piano music Jeanell Carrigan will be giving what promises to be a most interesting and informative series of presentations and masterclasses on Australian piano music. This event is designed to inspire teachers to start preparing their students for the ACTKA competition which will be [...]

We are pleased to announce that the entertaining and much sought-after Tim Topham will be available to teach some small-group, collaborative lessons on improvisation and chords. These interactive sessions will be suitable for piano students aged 10 and above at an early intermediate level or higher.

Getting to know the Piano for Leisure Series 4 with Tim Topham We are excited to announce that the entertaining and much sought-after Tim Topham will be presenting a Piano for Leisure Workshop in order to help teachers get to know the new series. An absolutely unmissable event for all teachers who teach this syllabus!

Student Concert for 18s & under ACTKA welcomes students to perform in one of the two concerts on Sunday 27th May. Student concerts are a wonderful way to perform in a friendly and welcoming environment. Performing in front of an audience helps students develop performance skills and provides an opportunity for students to share their [...]

Musical Soiree for adults ACTKA Committee member Liz Fyfe has very kindly offered to host a musical soiree for adults at her Kambah studio on the 3rd of June at 3:00pm. We hope this event will provide the opportunity for adults to share their music with others and to get to know each other better. [...]

DEBUSSY LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION TICKETS: At the door. ACTKA members and ANU staff and students: FREE Non-member adults: $20 | Non-member students and concession: $10 Mike Lee, lecturer and head of keyboard at the ANU School of Music, will present a lecture-demonstration titled “Three Debussy Preludes, Book I”. This would be an excellent educational opportunity for teachers [...]