Introduction
The Song Room is a national not for profit
organisation that provides free, tailored, long-term
music and arts-based programs for children in disadvantaged and high
need communities.
The Song Room vision is that every Australian
child should have the opportunity to participate in music and the arts
to help them learn, grow and become positive forces in their
communities. Our programs are based on research and have been
demonstrated to improve educational and social outcomes and to help
schools create and sustain their own music and arts programs.
We help schools that need to re-engage with their
students and who are in the most marginalised communities in Australia.
It’s hard to believe, but there are 700,000 children across Australia
without teachers who specialise in music and the arts.
Read Our Newsletter
Click here to download our January 2009 Newsletter
(pdf)
Click here to download our December 2007 Newsletter
(pdf)
Watch our DVD
Click
here to download our latest DVD (.wmv, 9.08mins)
(.wmv files open with Windows
Media Player, click on the icon to download)
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“I
would teach children music, physics and philosophy; but most
importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all the arts are the
keys to learning.”
Plato, Philosopher |
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"Since seeing The Song Room program in
operation I now realise the true
value of such a program and what it brings to a community and school.
Wonderful!
The Teaching Artists went over and above the call of duty – an awesome
program that should be at every school.”
Assistant Principal,
Gunbalanya Community School, NT
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