Paul Jarman is an Australian multi-instrumentalist,

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and

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. He is known for his work with school children, assisting them to develop their compositions. Jarman works with other composers and choir leaders. and promotes the inclusion of traditional music forms in compositions. His compositions for choir and orchestra have been performed around the world ("audience was wowed by clarinet virtuoso Paul Jarman...") in venues such as the

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and at the opening of the World Rugby and at the London Olympics. From 1996 Paul Jarman has been part of the Australian world music group,

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. He produced their album 'Falling Leaf' as well as playing on all the tracks. He has performed for audiences in over 35 countries. His instruments include the

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to p ...

clarinet The clarinet is a Single-reed instrument, single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore (wind instruments), bore and a flared bell. Clarinets comprise a Family (musical instruments), family of instrume ...

, bombard,

tin whistle The tin whistle, also known as the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, a class of instrument which also includes the recorder and Native American flute. A tin whistle player is called a whistl ...

, synthesizer, taragoto, and

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. He lives in northern New South Wales.

Albums

* Birralee Blokes – Towards Infinity (ABC Classics) * Gondwana Voices – New Light New Hope (ABC Classics) * Sing NSW/Sirocco – Young Australian’s Voices of Achievement (ABC Classics) * Sirocco – Falling Leaf (ABC Classics – nominated for Aria award 1999) * Sirocco – Under the Southern Sky and Essential Elements * The Voices of Vinegar Hill – (NSW ministries for the Arts) * ABC Choir of the Year 2006 – Pemulwuy, Birralee Blokes (ABC Classics) * Young Voices of Melbourne – Journeys * Woden Valley Youth Choir – Ancient Cries (Songs from Australia) * Voices of Birralee – A world Full of Colour Jarman also played several penny whistle and taragoto solos on Fiona Joy Hawkins' album ''600 Years in a Moment''.

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