In the Media.
Enhance Life with Music Podcast with Mindy Peterson
Discover how music education and the latest music learning research reveal powerful benefits for children’s brain development, offering evidence-based strategies every educator can use.
Setting the tempo - The inside view of music education from NSW primary teachers
Dr Anita Collins shares insights from NSW primary teachers on the state of music education, highlighting the benefits of music learning and the urgent need for stronger access across schools.
Advocating for Music Education - with Dr Anita Collins
Dr Anita Collins shares how brain science supports music education and offers strategies for teachers, parents, and advocates to influence schools and policymakers.
The Brass Band Podcast
Dr Anita Collins explores how playing in a brass band boosts brain development, memory, and social connection, highlighting music’s role in education and wellbeing.
Can music heal?
Dr Anita Collins joins researchers to explore how music supports healing, recovery, and brain rehabilitation, from music therapy to inspiring real-life stories.
Setting the tempo - The inside view of music education from South Australian primary teachers
Dr Anita Collins shares insights from South Australian primary teachers on music education, exploring how music learning supports brain development and why access matters.
How Music Primes the Brain for Learning
This article explores how music education enhances learning, boosting language, reading, memory, and social skills—while highlighting the need for equal access in schools.
Research shows music is the key to better writing outcomes in primary school
New research shows that music education improves writing and grammar outcomes in primary school students. Dr Anita Collins highlights the science linking music and literacy.
A music-led Tasmanian education revolution
Dr Anita Collins highlights how neuroscience and education research support Tasmania’s music-led education revolution, showing why every child needs access to music learning.
Decline in live music at weddings and funerals linked to cost of living crisis, dwindling music education
Live music at weddings and funerals is in decline, with cost-of-living pressures and reduced music education access at the heart of the issue. Dr Anita Collins reflects on what this means for communities.
Why Taylor Swift matters
Taylor Swift’s record-breaking success is more than pop culture—it’s a lesson in resilience, influence, and the power of music to shape identity and community.
Why access to art matters
On ABC Radio Melbourne, Dr Anita Collins reflects on why access to art and music matters, exploring how creativity shapes identity, culture, and community wellbeing.
The Nature & Nurture Podcast #82: Dr. Anita Collins - The Music Advantage
Dr Anita Collins joins the Nature & Nurture Podcast to discuss The Music Advantage and how music learning shapes brain development, wellbeing, and lifelong potential.
UNMUSICAL Podcast - S1E1 Anita Collins
Dr Anita Collins appears on the UNMUSICAL Podcast to share her journey into music education, brain research, and why music learning matters for every child.
How Music Works: How does music help kids learn?
Dr Anita Collins explains how music learning helps children develop language, memory, focus, and social skills, showing why music belongs in every classroom.
