A new report surveying hundreds of NSW public school teachers finds that educators value music but significant barriers limit their ability to teach it.

The next generation of generalist primary teachers is ill-equipped to meet curriculum requirements, study finds.

William Barton discusses connection to Country in music, while Dr Anita Collins highlights the revolutionary power of musical education. We share a full transcript of their two speeches.

Paul Dean and Elliott Gyger have taken home this year's Paul Lowin Prizes, presented at a ceremony that also included the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address.

Six leading Australian composers have been named as finalists for this year's Paul Lowin Orchestral and Song Cycle Prizes.

Alberts unveils a national music education initiative in support of young Australians and their wellbeing, with special guests at the launch including Peter Garrett, Anita Collins and Zoë Barry.

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Learning music as a child has untold benefits, yet music education is contracting in Australia. Anita Collins discusses how impactful it can be for each and every student at a range of different schools.

This month our features explore investing in music education, reevaluating Australian culture through a regional lens, two stage adaptations of Jekyll and Hyde and whether postmodernism has put paid to beauty.

This month our features explore investing in music education, re-evaluating Australian culture through a regional lens, two stage adaptations of Jekyll and Hyde and whether postmodernism has put paid to beauty.

Neuromusical educator Dr Anita Collins explains what happens in the brain when we listen to music, and how fireworks really explode when we play an instrument or sing together.

This month's features include profiles of Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake and didge virtuoso William Barton, an interview with Mary Finsterer about her new opera Antarctica, Dr Anita Collins on why music makes us feel so good, and Peter Tregear on the winds of change at Opera Australia.