Music learning

for every child.

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How playing an instrument benefits your brain

Dr Anita Collins | TED-Ed Animations

In 2014 Anita worked with the creative team at TED Ed to create a short film titled "How playing an instrument benefits your brain". This film bought together neuroscientific research into the benefits of music education on brain development in a way that allowed students to understand the changes that were happening in their brain every time they practised their instrument.

In 2014, Anita shared how learning music influences our brain development, and what this means for musical education, in a TEDx Talk titled, "What If Every Child Had Access To Music Education From Birth?".

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Work with Anita

Evaluation & Advice

Anita can provide evaluation and advice services across small and large projects. These have included music program evaluation and development, teacher training, pedagogical approaches and parent engagement. Anita enjoys working with teams who are ready to make bold changes, whether they be in a single school or across a school system, state or nation.

Coaching

Anita deeply enjoys the educational experience of coaching teachers in a one-on-one coaching context. She has assisted teachers in implementing research projects in their schools, navigating the tricky process of applying for postgraduate study, publishing their first article in a peer-reviewed journal or finding their voice when it comes to presenting to parents and school leaders.

Implementation

Anita is fascinated by the multiple ways that commonly experienced problems in implementation can be solved. No one educational context is the same, so flexibility and creative problem solving are her strengths. Anita also believes that we need to work tirelessly to provide the most effective and authentic educational experience for every child when it comes to implementing enhanced music programs.

Research

Anita is an educational researcher versed in both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. She assists with analysing and applying research to educational contexts, as well as ongoing supervision of PhD students. Anita has a unique skill in translating complex research findings into everyday language for the teacher, parent and student.

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The Music Advantage is so inspiring, emotional & engaging that I couldn't put it down!

DR BRUCE PEARSON

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What clients say…

  • Emily Fairweather

    “Anita was a great presenter, passionate and is a strong advocate for music.”

  • Huw Jones

    "It is a fantastic book I'd highly recommend. Incredible scientific research on the social benefits of music (the ultimate universal communication)."

  • Ramona Ponting

    “Anita presented the research in such an inclusive way, that I am blown away by everything I have heard over the two days.”

  • Tim Lautzenheiser

    "The Music Advantage is a grand volume that avails us to yet another level of groundbreaking research highlighting the extraordinary benefits music offers to the positive growth and development of EVERY child.”

  • Ellen Block

    “Anita was incredibly engaging and all of the scientific research (which covers quite complex concepts) was explained in such a way we 'everyday' people can understand. Thank you for the incredibly inspiring experience.”

  • Rebecca Wu

    "Dr Anita Collin's amazing skill as an educator is obvious; she explains each scientific theory in simple terms and in a relatable way, so readers finds themselves having several 'aha' moments.”

  • Emily Maguire

    “Anita's presentation style is real, understandable and relatable. Anita broke the research down in a way that made it really clear.”