Tuned In Music Therapy

03/02/2026

I’m so looking forward to this symposium. I’ll be sharing more on music therapy in emerging models of care with a focus on preventative healthcare and music therapy in ecological models. All with the intent to share reflections and connect, communicate and collaborate with music therapists attending the symposium in-person and online. There’s lots of great workshops and presentations across the day. I can’t wait!

Join the symposium, register here: https://musicbeat.com.au/news/music-beat-symposium/

Keynote Speaker Announcement 📣

We are so excited to announce that keynote speaker for our Music Beat Symposium 2026 is Anita Connell, PhD.

Anita brings a wealth of experience, both through her research and her business, . Anita will be discussing "Music Therapy in Emerging Models of Care", sharing insights that invite music therapists reflect and expand on their own practice.

Registrations are now OPEN:
🌐https://musicbeat.com.au/news/music-beat-symposium/?srsltid=AfmBOopaAllhJXWFSpf-C7lDY4jLqLEHpR8NzuPlso4Nvrv24KBAl-5N

22/01/2026

Time for the school curriculum to change? More focus on creative thinking, creative practice and social connection?

There's a lot not perfect right now, hats off to the teachers who do amazing work. And this is not just a UK debate... Hari is talking here about the national UK curriculum on Dr Mayim Bialik's Breakdown podcast

What do you think? Should we re-examine the school curriculum with an AI lens on the future? AI probably already has an answer for this ... I imagine.

08/01/2026

We’ve always known it, but now you can read more about it. The Arts = Preventative Healthcare

Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun

03/12/2025

03 December 2025. The theme, for this day and all days... ... the theme, for today and all days... Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress. We've shared some more perspectives from people with disability on our instagram page ... you're welcome to join us there... https://www.instagram.com/tunedin_connections

03/12/2025

News just in... although, it's no surprise to us... singing is proven to be good for your health. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251128-how-singing-can-improve-your-health

Our next 🧡Mama Sings, Mama Vibes 🧡 group takes place on
⌚️Monday, 8 Dec, 9:30-11am.
🎵Venue: Evergreen Music, Brookvale

You can find out more and reserve your place here. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mama-sings-mama-vibes-a-singing-mamas-group-to-enhance-mums-wellbeing-tickets-1975894666136?aff=oddtdtcreator

From boosting the brain to reducing pain, joining others in song can bring some wide-ranging benefits.

17/09/2025

Honestly, this musical memory just popped up and could not be better timed. By chance, our singing mamas arranged it on Monday too. Will share that later.

For now, for everyone, “don’t worry, bout a thing, cos every little thing, gonna be alright”.

Thanks Evergreen Music for the musical memory. Supporting kids of all ages, all abilities to be musicians for life. Miss M still plays. Love your work 🎶

14/09/2025

Our weekly singing group, Mondays 9:30am. Mums supporting mums, singing for wellbeing, learning simple songs - no sheet music required. All voices welcome. Kids attend and play in our circle of song. LEAP Centre

11/09/2025

🎶 We’ve Launched – Tune In, Vibe Up!

Today marked the first session of our new inclusive workshops for high school students focused on music for health and wellbeing. And what an amazing start.

Session 1 of 4 explored why music matters for our health… and how we use it in both healthy and, sometimes, unhealthy ways. We also introduced students to MoodyTunes, an app that connects with Spotify to create playlists to support your mood.

📍 Hosted at Cromer High School for Years 8–9, our program welcomed 60 students to the workshops from across mainstream and specialist learning support classes.

📊 Student evaluations shared that:
• 75% learned something new about how music affects their health
• 68% would recommend the workshop to a friend
• 69% now feel more confident using music in healthy ways

💛 Huge thanks to the brilliant teachers and staff at Cromer High School for their warm welcome and support for us and their students. The vibe was really good!

We can’t wait to be back for Session 2, where we’ll dive into accessible and collaborative songwriting.

Thanks to Ellen Mara, registered music therapist. Photos by Marcos from Little Frames creative and digital agency. Thanks also to Dr Sandra Garrido from Moody Tunes.

This project is grant funded by Northern Beaches Council

02/09/2025

Music Therapy and speech therapy working together to develop your child's communication skills.

Our favourite collaboration is back - Amplify - jointly led by Anita from Tuned In Music Therapy and Gabi from LEAP Centre.

This small group session focuses on play, singing and storytelling using speech and music therapy strategies to expand communication for children in their early years.

Parents will gain practical techniques to use at home, while children have fun in play and song.

Limited place available - book via https://www.leaptherapies.com.au/programs/school-holiday-programs-and-activities/

26/08/2025

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNxez_EYpWz/?igsh=MWt6YXJ3emJ1anNwZg==

22/08/2025

The news is never glorious, global issues so hard, but local to home, healthcare for people with disability, and specifically autistic children is becoming a hard read. Heidi on behalf of Every Australian Counts tells it like it is.

Every Australian Counts is here to make sure the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is delivered as promised and is the best it can be. Find out how the NDIS process works and hear real stories from people who have been through the process, and keep up to date with the NDIS rollout with lat...

22/07/2025

Music education matters, music therapy matters, music for health matters. Quite frankly… music matters. A key theme from the music in me summit from

Pic 1. So great to meet up with fellow RMTs, Bronte and Vanessa … loved seeing you both 😍

Pic 2. Quote shared from Richard Gill- “every child should have the opportunity to learn and create music”. Yes, yes and yes to that 👏And what Richard Gill has created in terms of mentoring for educators is simply brilliant.
How many times will I say the word brilliant in this caption? 😊

Pic 3. The brilliant Bronte, Registered Music Therapist from presenting to music educators … heaps of rich and interactive content. Congrats Bronte 🎉, your presentation was fantastic … nearly said brilliant again 😔.

Pic 4. A wonderful panel who shared why music matters. Themes of how children in primary school, who rarely spoke, engaged and communicated in creative music classes from Rachel Scott (cellist and educator) and Estelle Southall, school principal.

Sadly, government funding is raised as a challenge … when will we ever have the funding needed for the music and the arts?

However, that didn’t detract from panel shares of increased belonging, identity, community and communication that comes from investing in music in the early years.

There was so much more ‘brilliant’ content but I didn’t snap it all. Workshops a-plenty and everyone invited to play, dance and sing. The best way really … we all know how music supports and strongly reinforces learning and connection.

Overall, it was great. Yep, I’ll say it again… Brilliant.

I highly recommend attending this event if you can next year.

Thanks ‘Music in Me’ for a great event. It was so good and the perfect way to start the first week of term 3.