Some days are great days and Musical Futures Australia had one of those days at an event held at Doveton College in Melbourne recently.

The focus of the day was Hoseah Partsch who returned to the school to perform, inspire and share with Doveton’s current students after a gap of four years.

Hoseah was runner up in the 2018 edition of The Voice in Australia and many people will remember his performances and work with his Voice mentor Boy George. 

Hoseah also happened to be at the school when Doveton College became one of Musical Futures Champion schools and his music education happened only in the classroom where informal learning underpinned the approach. At home he played and sang and learned the music he wanted to play without additional music lessons or formal teaching and Hoseah featured in one or two videos Musical Futures made at the time to promote the approach.
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Little did we know…..

I’ve been DJing for more than twenty years now, holding residencies around Melbourne and travelling interstate to perform live shows. For the past 7 years, I’ve performed with Seth Sentry, one of Australia’s most highly regarded names in Hip Hop. We’ve toured extensively internationally and nationally, performing at festivals and sell out shows, most notably appearing on The Jimmy Kimmel Show live to more than 3 million viewers. Producing and remixing Hip Hop and Electronic Music is an ongoing fascination. ​

Music is a puzzle, music is beautiful maths. Music challenges you to find harmony as well as discord. The process of expression can take you down all sorts of rabbit holes. For me, learning to practice meant learning to accept repetition. With repetition comes a sort of meditation, and I find that meditation in the music I make - which can be satisfying or the most frustrating thing at times. It also fascinates me that you can express an emotion or a message, or perhaps experiment with a scientific idea or concept. It’s very powerful, I’ve discovered an appreciation of science, language and maths I’d never expected through music. ​

One important and consistent element of my classroom is that I like to show something that inspires, the students usually in the form of a video or recording, then have every student say something about it. The rule is that you don’t have to like it, but everyone has to say something. This has created the most amazing result and after a few lessons beginning like this, the students fall naturally into a conversation with each other. It encourages them to think critically and be able to communicate ideas, which transfers to their work and collaborations.
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Using a lot of modern technology in my classes, informal learning is something of a must. When you are creating music with modern tools and software, you can approach it from so many angles, so the idea to do what works for you really is the only way forward. Something that struck me early on with Musical Futures was the concept of “just play,” it reminded me of where I came from as a musician. Even if you are banging a tin can with a stick, the feeling of being involved in the music is so important. That feeling of inclusion is what will lead you to the next stage as a musician.

Jason will be delivering sessions at our forthcoming Big Gig Bangkok in March 2023. Click below for more details.