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Jodie
Blackshaw www.jodieblackshaw.com
Have you ever played a Through her teaching, conducting In 2016 Jodie launched her
‘Blackshaw’ with your wind and composing, Blackshaw ‘Off the Podium’ professional
ensemble? If you have, then has passionately searched for development webinar series,
you know that a work by this a compositional approach to connecting like-minded, creative
Australian composer-educator band that offers Directors a band directors throughout the
is different from the norm. You product that centres on musical world. She is currently studying
will also know that it takes you, elements other than melody a PhD in Composition at the
the Director, on an alternate and harmony. In 2006 Jodie Australian National University with
educational pathway that for won the inaugural Frank Ticheli a focus on composing music for
some, is a little uncomfortable Composition Contest with her children influenced by brain-based
at first. That said you would work ‘Whirlwind’ and since then educational principles.
also know that it is a surprise has traveled throughout Australia,
package, an audience favourite the United States, Canada and Blackshaw is fanatical about
and presents you the director with the UAE as a guest composer and producing quality, meaningful
interesting conducting challenges. creative music teaching clinician. works for band and is frequently
commissioned by various groups
Such is the work of Jodie Highlights of these travels include throughout the western world to
Blackshaw. twice presenting at the prestigious do just that. She desires that her
Midwest Clinic in Chicago, the music not just be “another piece,
Jodie Blackshaw (b. 1971) grew première of her emotionally but an educational and spiritual
up in the Riverina, NSW, Australia compelling work, Soulström with journey for both the players and
and after completing high school, the UNT Symphonic Wind Band the director”. To find out more
studied a Bachelor of Music under the baton of Professor about Jodie and her works please
(Composition) with Professor Dennis Fisher and her residency go to:
Larry Sitsky at the Australian as the Joy Anthony Douglass www.jodieblackshaw.com
National University School of Visiting Master Teacher at the
Music. Since then, she has worked Crane School of Music, State
in a range of schools teaching University of New York (Potsdam).
classroom/instrumental music and
conducting ensembles.
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