About

About Midnight Music

Midnight Music’s trainer Katie Wardrobe helps Australian music teachers understand and integrate technology by providing top-quality professional development and student workshops. Katie runs training sessions in Melbourne (where she is based), regional Victoria and regularly travels to the other states around Australia.

Katie runs fun and friendly hands-on sessions that offer a supportive learning environment for teachers of all skill levels. Her easy-going manner puts even the most techno-phobic teachers at ease.

Katie’s hands-on music technology workshops are ideal for you if…

• You’re frustrated and overwhelmed by technology
• You’re not sure where to start
• You don’t have time to work out how to use new programs
• Your students seem to know more than you

“It’s the first time I have done a technology course where I didn’t feel stupid, it was totally relevant and the material was classroom friendly and teacher relevant.”

Attendee atPD @ The Goulburn Con 2011

Experience

Katie’s experience speaks for itself: she has delivered in excess of 100 presentations at more than 20 different conferences and events, and she has trained hundreds of teachers throughout schools all over Australia.

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What people are saying

“Katie – we thoroughly enjoyed your sessions and felt very at home with you both personally and professionally. We would love to have you back soon and will spread the word. Thanks!”

Ben ChambersHead of Music, St Mary's College

“Katie, this is a belated thank you for the wonderful session you held with our staff at the end of the year. Thank you for your organised and thorough approach to Sibelius training. The instruction was clear and showed us regardless of ability/familiarity with the program, how to get the most from it.”

Donna WallisHead of Music Performance, Toorak College

“All of the teachers involved in the training (from Brighton and other schools) have commented on the exceptional work Katie has done in the preparation and delivery of their courses. The course materials and booklets are clear, accurate and nicely typeset, and the lessons are logical and sequential. The courses are well-paced, full of relevant examples for teaching professionals, and most importantly, decidedly informative. The highly engaging and entertaining manner in which she deliver her courses makes for an extremely successful session. The personal skills she brings to the presentations are very much appreciated. Her flexibility, willingness to adapt and professionalism is second-to-none.”

Mark Cameron-SmithSoundhouse Manager, Brighton Secondary School

“I made contact with Katie to get some help on learning my way around Sibelius…and… I can say this with all HONESTY, that Katie was just so amazing and extremely helpful. Not only did she provide the guidance but she also provided links to resources developed by her. Katie spent a fair bit of her valuable time listening to me, helping me understand a few things and I really appreciate all the time, effort, patience and the extra mile that Katie went, to help me…and that’s what I call “Excellence in Customer Service”…Good on you Katie!”

Shadwell FernandezAttendee, Online Arranging Course at NMIT

About Katie Wardrobe

Hello – I’m Katie Wardrobe and I love to help people of all skill levels get the most out of music software programs. Training educators and students is my specialty, but I also run sessions for composers, songwriters and arrangers.

I aim to make my sessions informal and enjoyable and like to provide generous workshop notes, links and supporting files. Technophobes are always made welcome!

I’m a qualified teacher (Bachelor of Music, Hons) and I’ve worked in a variety of music and education-related workplaces, including Sibelius Australia and Orchestra Victoria. In 2011 I was the Project Manager of the Soundhouse Alliance’s Music Technology in Education Conference. I’ve worked as a freelance copyist, music arranger and transcriber for more than 20 years and I’m a member of the Music Arrangers Guild of Australia. I also sing in (and direct) a 5-voice a cappella group called Quintessential.

Although people find it hard to believe, I really do like reading software manuals (!) and I enjoy passing that knowledge on to teachers, students and other musicians that don’t have the time or inclination to sit through pages of instructions. The training sessions I run are ideal for educators and other musicians who would prefer to see how to do things rather than read about them.

My other online project is a tips and tutorials site to support users of MuseScore – free open-source notation software for PC, Mac and Linux. In 2011, I also released an ebook titled MuseScore: The Essential Beginner’s Guide. which is available to purchase.

Stay In Touch

Lastly, you can stay in touch by joining my email newsletter. I send it out once a month or so, and it contains music technology articles and tips, as well as the information about upcoming workshops. And please feel free to send me a message to ask a tech question, enquire about training or just to say hello!