For guidance choosing the correct instrument size for your child, go to www.simplyforstrings.com.au

For instrument hire and purchase, check out modernmusician.com.au

For more instrument hire options, try musicorp.com.au or vivaceviolins.com.au

For information about exam requirements and syllabus updates in , go to Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) and Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts (ANZCA)

For the national AMEB website, go to www.ameb.edu.au

For community music opportunities in North West Tasmania, check out the Cradle Coast Orchestra

Visit violinist.com for interesting and topical articles. The site offers weekly newsletter subscriptions which are an interesting read, with links to blogs and interviews with renowned performers, teachers and other notaries in the wonderful world of stringed instruments.

Slipped Disc gives the inside track on classical music and related cultures. It receives a constant flow of information from its users around the world. If something happens in music, you are likely to read about it here.

LilyPond is a user-friendly, open-source music notation program with most of the features of ‘Sibelius’. It is free to download and use. The LilyPond site has full installation instructions, excellent tutorials and a ‘tips and tricks’ section so, all you budding composers and arrangers, support the open-source software developers’ community and try this program. You won’t be disappointed!

For a calendar of up-coming world-class orchestral and virtuoso performances, click on the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

For a list of accompanists and instrumental/voice teachers, refer to Australian Music Teachers’ Register and Music Teachers Online.