Ideas worth spreading

The benefits of music education

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In this talk, musician and educator Anita Collins makes a passionate case for music education as an indispensable part of school curricula, describing how learning to play music is the neurological equivalent of a full-body workout.

In this talk, musician and educator Anita Collins makes a passionate case for music education as an indispensable part of school curricula, describing how learning to play music is the neurological equivalent of a full-body workout.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxCanberra, an independent event.

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About the speaker

Anita Collins

Educator, researcher, writer

Dr. Anita Collins is an educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxCanberra, an independent event.

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