| Name: | Ms Anita Collins |
| Position: | Lecturer of Music Education |
| Organisation: | University of Canberra |
| Department/Division: | Faculty of Education |
| Primary Areas: | Education |
| Music |
| Expertise: | Music Education; Music; Boys Music Education; Boys Education; Neuroscience and Music; Arts Education; Initial Teacher training in Music; Thinking Styles and use of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument(HBDI)in educational settings; Aesthetic Knowing and nursing training and the Arts; Innovative teaching strategies |
| Organisation type: | Academic |
| Website: | www.canberra.edu.au |
| Notes: | Current PhD Candidate (University of Melbourne) investigating neuroscience and music education, ASME & ATEA member, NSW Teacher’s Guild Research Award & ATEA Research Recognition Awards for Early Career Researchers, Co-investigator for the 'Open Your Ears' Project at Monash University, Reviewer for Music in Action Magazine & Cengage Publishing, Director - Muse Consulting, ACTMEN Board member |
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| Phone: | 62012197 |
| After hours: | 0407953947 |
| This expert is available for: | Research collaboration, Consulting work, Board/committee positions, Conference presentation opportunities, Other speaking engagements |
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Media Contact:
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| Contact: | Ed O'Daly |
| Phone: | 02 6201 2441 |
| After Hours: | 0408 829 618 |
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| Publications: |  Collins, A & Edmonds, L. (2007). Bedrock: Foundations of Music, Pearsons Education Publishing, Australia.
Harrison, S. (ed.) (2009). A Boy’s Music Ecosystem, Male Voices: Stories of boys learning through making music, Chapter 3, ACER Publishing, Australia.
Collins, A. (2009). Enhancing Musical Understanding using Imagery, Metaphor and Thinking Styles. Australian Society of Music Educators: Proceedings of the Conference in Launceston 10-14 July 2009: Hotel Grand Chancellor.
Collins, A. (2009) A Positive Music Culture for Boys, Music in Action, March, Vol.6, 2, pp.8-10.
Collins, A (2009). Desperation, Mother of Invention, Music Forum Magazine, Music Council of Australia, Vol 15, 3, pp.36-39.
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