Music Schools and Wellbeing Symposium
Event Information
Description
Musical participation in schools is increasingly seen as critically important for supporting today’s students and building school communities. Yet in this current educational climate, how do we best leverage school music programs so that they may be sustained over time? And how might we use knowledge about the role of music in promoting wellbeing to create flourishing and inclusive school communities?
The two-day symposium hosted by the National Music Therapy Research Unit will comprise presentations from leading scholars and researchers from the faculties of VCA-MCM and the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, as well as experts and stakeholders from across the wider landscape of music in schools. There will also be performances, discussion forums and plenty of time for networking.
Whether you are a music educator, classroom teacher, music therapist, wellbeing coordinator, member of a school leadership team or interested the possibilities for student wellbeing and music, attending this event on one or both days will provide you with practical knowledge for promoting change in your own school setting. Keynote presenters include Professor John Hattie and Professor Julie McLeod from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and Professor Katrina McFerran and Dr Alex Crooke from the National Music Therapy Research Unit.
Ticketing Options
Single Day Attendance (Thursday OR Friday):
General Admission Single Day: $75 + Booking Fee
Early bird (Closes 7th August) / Student/ Melbourne Uni. Staff Admission Single Day: $55 + Booking Fee
(Use discount Code EarlyBird OR Student OR MelbUniStaff when booking).
Both Days Attendance:
General Admission / Student / Melbourne Uni Staff Both Days: $110 + Booking Fee
(Use the discount code BothDays and select a ticket for both Thurs and Fri).
Admission includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
Please direct all queries to musicschoolsandwellbeing@gmail.com
Thursday 7th September - Wellbeing and Inclusion Through Music
9:30am Registration
9:50 Welcome to Country
10:00 Opening Address, Professor John Hattie, MGSE
The Culture of Arts in Schools: Why we should have to argue for the arts in schools?
10:15 Keynote Presentation, Professor Katrina McFerran, NaMTRU
The Passionate Individual: Who drives school arts and where is it going?
11:15 Morning Tea
11:45 Student Perspectives
12:00pm Helen Champion, VCAA, Music, Wellbeing and Curriculum
12:30 Meg Steele, NaMTRU, Tailoring Music for Inclusion in the Classroom
12:45 Deborah Nicolson, The Song Room, Case Examples from The Song Room
1:15 Lunch
2:00 Assoc. Prof. Neryl Jeanneret, MGSE, Exploring Creative Thinking in Music
2:30 Mandy Stefanakis, Deakin University, Integrating Wellbeing into Music Education
3:00 Afternoon tea
3:15 Panel Discussion: How do you marry possibilities for wellbeing and inclusion with excellence in musical skill development?
4:30 Close
Friday 8th September - Celebrating Diversity With Music
9:30am Registration
9:50 Welcome to Country
10:00 Opening Address, Professor Julie McLeod, MGSE, Critical Thinking in Schools: A Role for the Arts
10:15 Keynote Presentation, Dr. Alexander Crooke, NaMTRU, Policy Perspectives on Arts in Schools:
Targeted arts programs using a ‘School Engagement Matrix’.
11:15 Morning Tea
11:45 Student Perspectives
12:00pm Dr Anita Collins, University of Canberra, Tapas and Buffet Approaches to Music
12:30 Kate Teggelove, Pact4Change, Tailored Music Therapy Programs for Schools.
12:45 Dennis Torpy, Catholic Ed. Melbourne, School Improvement and the Arts
1:15 Lunch
2:00 Dr. Tan Chyuan Chin, PosPsy, MGSE, Students Music Listening and Wellbeing
2:30 Liss Gabb, Cohealth Arts Generator, Addressing Racial Segregation through Music.
3:00 Closing Remarks, Symposium End
3:15- 4:30 Special Interest Group for Registered Music Therapists