​Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back.
those who wish to sing, always find a song.
​Plato

Mal; Hewitt, OAM, President of CSME and Musical Director and driving force behind 26 years of Celebration Sing Out! Concerts.

About Us

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Members of the Collegiate are current or retired music education professionals. Their backgrounds are rich and varied: 
teachers in schools and studios, performers, conductors, composers, academics, administrators, leaders of educational and musical institutions, executives of the NSW Department of Education, and parents.
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​"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."
Plato

​We want it shouted (or sung) from the rooftops – that music, that most approachable and accessible of the Arts – is essential to any life of quality and meaning.
​Other cultures know it. Ours seems to have forgotten it.

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Advocacy

We want Australians to know that in the world's best and most successful education systems – intensive experience of children in music and other creative arts will make them healthier, happier and brighter, as well as more productive in later life.

The Board

The Collegiate Board consists of five members, one of whom will be elected as the Director of the Collegiate Board. The Director and four Board members will be appointed by the Executive Committee for a period of four years.

Membership

Become a member of the college and enjoy the benefits.

• Connect with like-minded colleagues,
• Share resources, ideas and ideals
• Development professional skills
• Receive discounts at selected businesses

Our Message

Inform Australia of the fact well known in the world’s most successful education systems – intensive involvement of children in music and other creative arts in the early years of education will make them healthier, happier and brighter, as well as more productive in later life.