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Training, Victoria  \nDavid Forrest  \nRMIT University  \nAbstract  \nMusicians are appointed to positions in professional symphony orchestras – both rank and file and section principals – following a blind audition process. They perform set repertoire works and orchestral excerpts behind a screen. In many higher education programs, musicians focus on learning the orchestral excerpts and instrumental repertoire that they can expect in a blind audition. They practice performing. They seek as much experience as possible for this scenario by performing in competitions and applying for orchestral vacancies – using each audition as a learning opportunity. Once appointed, musicians are expected to maintain the level of musicianship to retain the overall level of orchestral playing. However, musicians in professional orchestras in Australia are generally not involved in regular structured performance reviews. This study explores the introduction of leadership training for section principals in Australian orchestras and the qualitative evaluation of musicians’ skills. These two aspects are linked with performance reviews for section principals and rank and file orchestral members in the same way that workers in other industries are required to present for an annual performance review (including the managerial positions in Australian orchestras) . An orchestra is an example of an institution with its own culture and levels of leadership, pursuing its operations in the industry marketplace. Musicians employed in orchestras are continually learning and developing their craft. Involvement in performance reviews within the orchestral setting challenges a musician to consider their identity within the orchestra and as an individual musician, together with career aspirations and apprehensions. Each musician needs to articulate their creative knowledge and skills (in both words and music) andrefocus their experiential learning and knowledge transfer, appropriate to their current role or a potential career change in or outside music.  \nKey words: communication, employability, leadership, orchestra, performance review, workplace learning.  \nAustralian Journal of Music Education 2014:1, 94-102  \nIntroduction and background  \nThis study explores the introduction of leadership training for section principals in Australian orchestras and the qualitative evaluation of musicians’ skills. These two aspects are linked with performance reviews for section principalsand rank and file orchestral members in the same way that workers in other industries are required  \nto present for an annual performance review (including the managerial positions in Australian orchestras). The study is set in the context of workplace learning and the demonstration of employability skills. It continues our interest in workplace learning, particularly educating the professional musician in industry settings rather than the academy. This study examines two programs being used to introduce performance  \nreviews in Australian orchestras – the Joy Selby Smith Orchestral Leadership Chair with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s (QSO) program titled ‘Qualitative evaluation of musician skills by Chief Conductor and section leaders’(QSO, 2012, p. 9) . An associated influence is the development of the Artistic Reflection Kit (Australia Council, 2010) subtitled,‘A guide to assist organisations to reflect on artistic vibrancy and measure their artistic achievements’. In turn, these two activities have been coupled with performance reviews, adding relevance and reform to the employment of orchestral-based musicians.  \nLiterature review  \nAn exploration of performance reviews and leadership skills within the orchestral setting involves considering a number of themes in the literature. 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