I’ve been a big supporter of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation and an Ambassador for about 10 years or so, and then Don [Spencer, the ACMF founder] asked me to join the Board. I feel as passionate as Don about music and music education, and what it does for children in a world where we are going for the easy option of social media, which feeds you something you already like. I think there’s something that happens when you listen to music or go to a concert or see a musical; there’s this connection between the performers and the audience. You can’t get that from just sitting and looking at your phone, and I don’t ever want that to be lost.

Rob Mills. Photo supplied

Also, it’s not just the feeling you get. There is science behind it. Studies have shown that your numeracy and literacy skills go up when you engage in music education. The government talks a lot about the STEM subjects, but it’s STEAM that we need. You need the ‘A’, you need the arts that hold up the mirror to society and allow for...