OUR CAMPAIGNS

What We Do

We believe more Australians should be making music: in schools, communities, everywhere. Why? Because being musically-active is good for individuals and for our society.

As Australia’s national music advocacy program, we provide information, inspiration and advice to help you start or continue your musical journey. If you're already musically-active, we can provide lots of support to help you convert others to the cause! Whoever you are, wherever you are, you can join the campaign - it's free - and do your bit to get more Australians making music.

Music: Play for Life is a not-for-profit initiative run by Australia’s peak music body, the Music Council of Australia (MCA) in partnership with the Australian Music Association, the Australian Society for Music Education and the Australian Music Therapy Association.

International win for campaign

Music: Play for Life was named Overall Winner of the latest International Music Council’s (IMC) Musical Rights Awards.

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Congratulations to Parkhurst State Primary, 2011 Winner of the Flame Awards!

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WHAT YOU CAN DO

MUSIC: COUNT US IN

Australia's biggest school music event with more than half a million participants. More.

MORE MUSIC TOOLKIT

If, on the other hand, your school is just starting out on its musical

journey, or it needs a top up, check out our new More Music Toolkit where

you'll find lots of ideas to help start and improve music education in your

school. The ideas are from real schools - most of them former Flames

finalists - that have managed to find practical solutions to some of the

common challenges in providing lots of high quality music education.

www.moremusictoolkit.org.au

NEW! If your school is just starting out on its musical journey, or it needs a top up, check out our
More Music Toolkit.

MUSIC IN COMMUNITIES

Check out the Public Liability Insurance special offer available to community music makers through the Music in Communities Network. More

Most Aussie kids miss out on the benefits of a music education while at school.
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CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT

I’ve sung and played guitar for many years and it has always provided me with an avenue for fun and friendships outside the high pressure life as a professional footballer.

Russell Robertson

Making music together is a joyous way of making a very important point.

Sandra Yates

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We can do even more for our kids by giving each one of them an effective music education at school.

John Foreman

Music has always been a very important part of my life and I commend the extension of this magnificent pursuit to all Australian children.

John Symond

As a once shy child, music is something that not only gave me a great sense of satisfaction, but also gave me a greater self confidence.

Jonathon Welch

Music in my life has been the most important tool for expression and communication.

Troy Cassar-Daley

When it comes to your own music-making, when it’s really happening, when you’re really in the moment, totally absorbed, it’s a transcendental experience.

Bill Leak

Apart from the school choir and a couple of piano lessons as a child, I have had no musical training, yet music is my life.

Maya Jupiter

Music has been such an important part of each of our lives and has been a constant companion in our relationship as father and daughter.

John Williamson and Ami Williamson

What I’m trying to do in connecting two cultures (indigenous and western classical) is show that music is music. Forget all the notes on paper!

William Barton

Music has always been a major part of our lives.

Shane & Brett Lee

If it hadn't been for music education for me, I don't know what I would have done with my life.

Kate Ceberano

Music. Play for Life, the Music Council of Australia's grassroots campaign to get more Australians making music: in schools, communities, everywhere.

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Does your local community have a 'town band' that plays and rehearses year-round?

What We Do

International win for campaign