Music slashed at ANU, TAFEs

ANAM gets funds to ensure its continuity, but elsewhere the future of music education looks bleak.
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The ANU is savagely cutting jobs, programs and even one of two undergraduate degrees, while in Victoria innovative TAFE music courses struggle to survive.

There’s a rare ray of hope for The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). Fiona Mackrell recently reported in an ArtsHub story that ANAM will enjoy increased Commonwealth funding of $1.6m over the next four years, giving new opportunities to elite-level brass and percussion students.

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