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Yuwaalaraay performer and storyteller Nardi Simpson will present a special three-part series for NAIDOC Week featuring music by all First Nations composers. ab.co/3NYQTPx

Nardi Simpson presents special series for NAIDOC Week on ABC Classic - ABC Classic

Nardi Simpson presents a three-part NAIDOC week series on ABC Classic celebrating music by First Nations Composers. Find out more about the series, and other NAIDOC Week highlights on ABC Classic and...

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New report finds a critical gap in music education training. ab.co/434MjTW

Music education is declining among primary school teachers, report says - ABC Classic

A new report says most of Australia's new primary school teachers are not getting enough training to teach music. The Australian music community is exploring ways to bolster training opportunities...

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Lizzo performed the theme from Mozart's Magic Flute Overture to more than 100,000 people at Glastonbury Festival. ab.co/3NPFYYi

Mozart makes an appearance at Glastonbury Festival - ABC Classic

Singer, rapper and classically-trained flute player Lizzo brought Mozart to the stage at this year's Glastonbury festival.

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The signature ABC Classic tote you never knew you needed. Check it out 👉 ab.co/ABCMerch-Classic
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Are you an emerging content-maker with disability with a story that needs to be told? ab.co/3PvInZw

Calling all budding storytellers living with disability

If you live with disability and have a story to tell, now is your chance to work with the ABC to tell it.

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Artistic director Li Cunxin and principal répétiteur Mary Li will both step away from the Queensland Ballet. Via ABC News ab.co/3p9HVFr

Mao's Last Dancer to step down after stunning career amid health concerns

After a stunning career that became the bestselling book and film, Mao's Last Dancer, the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet, Li Cunxin, has announced his plans to step away for good amid...

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With many schools currently trying to improve language and literacy levels, learning music could be a vital key. ab.co/3XdMiM4 via ABC Education)

Without music education, children may be missing a vital key in language learning - ABC Education

Music education wires children for learning. So with many schools currently trying to improve language and literacy levels, music educator and researcher Dr Anita Collins explains how learning music...

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Life's better with music. Check out our ABC Classic tote bags on the ABC Merch Store 👉 ab.co/ABCMerch-Classic
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Composer Liza Lim, Pub Choir co-founder Astrid Jorgensen, soprano and educator Emma Matthews and singer-songwriter Lisa Gerrard are among prominent Australian musicians recognised in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours. ab.co/3p4fUz9

Prominent women in music among those recognised in King's Birthday Honours - ABC Classic

Composer Liza Lim, Pub Choir co-founder Astrid Jorgensen, soprano and educator Emma Matthews, singer-songwriter Lisa Gerrard among prominent women recognised in 2023 King's Birthday Honours.

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Music to snuggle up to. ab.co/465NtRP

Cozy classical music for winter - ABC Classic

Greta Bradman brings you a beautiful playlist of music for the winter months.

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New series featuring composer and ABC Classic producer Andrew Aronowicz and music specialist teacher Anna Foong, showcase classroom instruments. ab.co/3NagX8C

New video series explores using musical instruments in the classroom - ABC Classic

A new video series by ABC Education and ABC Classic shows how simple musical instruments make sound, and how to make music from everyday objects in the classroom.

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On Classic Breakfast, Dr Megan Burslem asked the burning question: "Are we the baddies?" ab.co/43ZYySB

Hollywood villains love classical music: Are we the baddies? - ABC Classic

Hollywood has long been obsessed with pairing villainy with classical music. Dr Megan Burslem asked the burning question: "Are we the baddies?" Here's what you had to say.

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The instruments that almost made it into the Classic 100. ab.co/42GxRBg

101-200 in the Classic 100: Your Favourite Instrument - ABC Classic

From the wind chimes to the Mridangam, these are the instruments that placed 101 to 200 in the Classic 100: Your Favourite Instrument. 

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"The cello, this generous, supple, elegant instrument is Australia's favourite, and that is something we can all celebrate." - Ed Le Brocq ab.co/43TZojN

Ed Le Brocq: The siren call of the cello - ABC Classic

There's an instrument whose sound reaches deep into our being, illuminating our desires and our disappointments, often measure for measure. That instrument is the cello.

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Merch that is too hot to Handel 🔥 Browse the ABC Classic merch range 👉 ab.co/ABCMerch-Classic
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Here's how Australia voted in the 2023 Classic 100. ab.co/460iWom

What we learned in the Classic 100: Your Favourite Instrument - ABC Classic

Across wind, brass, strings and more, we asked for your favourite instrument. Here's how you voted. 

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The cello was voted Australia's favourite instrument in the 2023 Classic 100. ab.co/3X2evW9

Cello voted Australia's favourite instrument - ABC Classic

The cello has been named Australia's favourite instrument in the 2023 Classic 100 held by ABC Classic and ABC Jazz, the second-most popular countdown in the 22-year history of the event.

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Possessing a warm, rich and lyrical tone colour, the cello has proven to be Australia’s #1 favourite instrument in the 2023 Classic 100: Your Favourite Instrument.
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Australia’s runner-up favourite instrument, the piano coming in at #2 in this year’s Classic 100: Your Favourite Instrument. #Classic100
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Some of today’s music's biggest names are synonymous with the violin, from Anne-Sophie Mutter, Nigel Kennedy and Hilary Hahn to Australians Richard Tognetti, Christian Li and Ray Chen. Australia voted the violin at #3 in the Classic 100: Your Favourite Instrument.
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