music education
in australia
Resources
RESEARCH & BACKGROUND
National Review of School Music Education In February 2004, then Federal Education Minister Dr Brendan Nelson invited submissions from interested parties to assist in a National Review of School Music Education. The purpose of the Review was described as "to investigate the current quality and status of music education in Australian primary and secondary schools. and to determine how both can be increased for the benefit of all students". By the closing date of 30 April, the Review Team from Murdoch University had received over 4,500 responses, with a significant number from parents, grandparents and others from school communities, indicating a lively personal interest in the issues from a family and community perspective. The Report was published in November 2005.
ACSSO submission to the National Review of School Music Education, 2005
Australian Music Association submission to the Inquiry into Teacher Education, 2005
The Stevens Report - National Report on Trends in School Music Education Provision in Australia, 2003
PRACTICAL RESOURCES
Music. Count Us In is managed by Music. Play for Life, the national campaign to encourage more Australians to make music. The campaign is a partnership between the Music Council of Australia, the Australian Music Association and the Australian Society for Music Education.
Music. Play for Life provides information, advice and inspiration to Australians to encourage them to begin – and stick with – their music-making journey. The campaign does this across all ages, all genres of music and all levels of player, from beginner to professional. It is an initiative of the Music Council of Australia, in partnership with the Australian Music Association and the Australian Society for Music Education.
The Music Council of Australia provides information and organises research, advocacy and projects to advance music and musical life in Australia and the world.
