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Music. Play for Life is managed by the MCA, Australia's peak body for music. The MCA is non government and not-for-profit and its mission is to advance a diverse and musically vibrant Australia.

Supporters

You!

As a grassroots People's Movement, Music: Play for Life brings together supporters from all over Australia. Literally tens of thousands of people: in schools, communities, everywhere, do their bit to spread the word about the importance of music making. They do this in lots of ways, from direct participation in one of our many programs, to connecting with us on the web. Become a campaign supporter and receive our monthly e-bulletin here. Everything we do is FREE. If you can, please help by making a donation to Music: Play for Life. Thanks!

Australian Government

Since 2007, The Australian Government has supported the campaign by providing funding for the national school music program, Music: Count Us In where hundreds of thousands of school students learn and perform the same song, to promote the value of music education in schools. More on ‘Music: Count Us In'.

Australian Society for Music Education

As a key professional organisation for music educators, ASME helps set the criteria, and participates in the judging, for our annual FLAME Awards for music education. Read more

Robert and Elizabeth Albert

Speaking of the Flame Awards, Sydney philanthropists, Robert and Elizabeth Albert, generously support each year's scheme.

AMTA

amta_final_logo_small The Australian Music Therapy Association supports the campaign by working with us to raise awareness about the links between active music making and well being. Read more.

The Ian Potter Foundation

The Ian Potter Foundation has provided generous support to the campaign, most recently on the development of our More Music Toolkit for schools. Read more.

NAMM

NAMM – the US-based international music products industry association provided support to the campaign’s inaugural Music in Communities Awards in 2008. Read more

Australian Council of State School Organisations

The National Voice of Parents of children in Australia's Public Schools and their School Communities. ACSSO supports our efforts in advocating more music education in Australia’s schools. Read ACSSO’s bulletin on music education news, Ensemble. Read more.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

MUSIC IN COMMUNITIES

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

GET CONNECTED

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FIND OUT MORE

FLAME AWARDS 2011

Parkhurst State Primary School, QLD, takes top honours in the latest Awards. Find out more.

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

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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 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

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

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

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 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

Music has always been a major part of our lives.

Shane & Brett Lee

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

Sandra Yates

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

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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