Music Education: Right from the Start’s new research is featured in the Adelaide Advertiser

South Australia’s Education Minister, Blair Boyer, unveiled our new research initiative in partnership with South Australia’s Department for Education, shedding light on the state of music education in SA’s primary schools.

From bolstering aural perception, vital for language and literacy skills, to cultivating social cohesion, and improving academic confidence, the benefits of music education are significant.

It's something our invaluable supporters, speaking at our launch event, know first-hand.

As we mark 18 months since the official launch of Music Education: Right from the Start, with special guest speaker Peter Garrett, we're reflecting on our progress towards ensuring every Australian primary school student has access to quality, sequential, and ongoing music education.

Alberts extends its congratulations to Sue Lowry, winner of the 2023 Telstra ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award.

The Music Education: Right from the Start project team spent an exciting two days in Canberra last week, seeking support for quality music education in primary schools across Australia.

Fantastic to see our Fading Notes report covered by Nine’s metro news platform and ABC radio this week

Over the past 14 years, Australian universities have cut music education training for generalist primary teachers in half, leaving thousands unable to fulfil their responsibilities under the curriculum, our latest research shows.

Calling songwriters of all genres and career stages, from anywhere in the world, to enter their song for their chance to win.

Music Education: Right From the Start is an initiative whose time has come.

Music Education: Right from the Start is a collaborative initiative, led by Alberts, and driven by our collective belief in the power of music to change lives.

The report highlights the large proportion of Australian primary school children who have limited or no access to quality music education and a significant variation in the quality of the learning that children receive.

Dr Anita Collins draws on the latest international neurological research to reveal the extraordinary and surprising benefits of children learning music.

The Australian Children's Music Foundation are thrilled to have commenced a long-term music program at Wingham Brush Public School - Taree.