Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
On a positive note: Songwriting as a therapy method
In creating music we can share something of our experiences and ourselves – a notion explored by Professor Felicity Baker in therapeutic songwriting.
Transforming music performance
A pioneering study at the Melbourne Conservatorium is investigating how personal motivation and quality of practice affects music performance.
Saving the endangered sounds of West Africa
Thanks to the tenacity of ethnomusicologist Dr Graeme Counsel, over 9,000 songs from the West African nation of Guinea are now publically available online.
An emotional journey through pasticcio opera
Voyage to the Moon, a new pasticcio opera, will help give researchers insight into the development of emotions.
Amazing Grace: How sweet the sound
Making music with a child newly diagnosed with autism and their family can help foster social interaction, becoming a powerful tool in the child's treatment.
Indigenous songstress on the international stage
Indigenous opera singer Shauntai Batzke's father was a gifted boxer but as a graduate of the VCA she is carving out a career on a different international stage
The heritage-listed Old Police Hospital is born again
The former Victoria Police Hospital has been re-opened at the University of Melbourne's Southbank campus after a year-long refurbishment.