Introducing the 2021 Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award Nominees!
The Song Room is extremely proud to partner with ARIA to announce the nominees for the 2021 Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award! This award celebrates the exceptional impact Australia’s music teachers have on our children, and showcases the incredible dedication and hard work that goes into teaching young people how to play, love and appreciate […] Read full article →
Arts Learning and The Australian Curriculum Review
For the first time in six years The Australian Curriculum is under review. The Review looks to improve the Australian Curriculum by refining, realigning and decluttering the content so it focusses on the essential knowledge and skills students should learn and is clearer for teachers on what they need to teach. The scope of the […] Read full article →
Nominations now open for the 2021 ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award
Do you know a Music Teacher that deserves an ARIA? It’s time to shine a light on outstanding music teachers from across the country. The Song Room, Telstra and ARIA are thrilled to announce that nominations for the fifth Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award are now open! 2020 showed us how important music is to […] Read full article →
New Funding Secured for The Song Room!
Despite the enduring variables as a result of COVID-19, The Song Room is very pleased to be kicking off the new year with some fantastic new funding for The Song Room. Our long time collaborators Lotterywest will support two new Song Room projects that will enable us to produce additional Deadly Arts resources for ARTS:LIVE and deliver after-school programs in six […] Read full article →
The Song Room and Guitars Gathering Dust Bring Christmas to CELS Craigieburn Students
This week, The Song Room and Guitars Gathering Dust visited students at Collingwood English Language School (CELS) – Craigieburn Campus, bringing 20 refurbished guitars for students to use in the new year. Students at CELS Craigieburn have been learning how to play the ukulele and sing in their Song Room program this year. Many of […] Read full article →
The Song Room Celebrates Friendship and Connection in Children’s Week
On 28 October, students from across Australia joined soprano and cabaret star Ali McGregor for our Children’s Week virtual event, Celebrating Creativity and Connection! The virtual event, which The Song Room hosted with the support of a2 Milk, celebrates students’ learning and achievements in 2020. Students have been working hard with their Teaching Artists […] Read full article →