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Nick Allbrook, the frontman of Pond and former member of Tame Impala, in tune with students wanting to learn creative processes and how to succeed in music business.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Featured"}]},{"title":"Rob and Judy Birtwistle's legacy in tune with future generations","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/music-card---944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/rob-and-judy-birtwistles-legacy-in-tune-with-future-generations","publisheddate":"2025-12-18","summary":"Husband and wife Robert and Judy Birtwistle shared many things: a lifelong passion for music; a belief in the power of education; and a desire to support future generations of musicians. They also shared a generous spirit, which is evident in their bequest to UWA.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Development and Alumni Relations"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Philanthropy"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Philanthropy"}]},{"title":"How we created new Noongar song and dance for kworlak – the bull sharks of Perth","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/bull-shark-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/how-we-created-new-noongar-song-and-dance-for-kworlak","publisheddate":"2025-12-05","summary":"
In 2021, a project began to create new Noongar songs and dances in response to boodjar (Country) and its inhabitants including a song and dance for the potentially dangerous bull shark, or kworlak.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Students bring sounds of music to children in regional WA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/sarah-bond-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/students-bring-sounds-of-music-to-children-in-regional-wa","publisheddate":"2025-12-04","summary":"
A music program that champions inclusivity and accessibility is giving children from regional Western Australia the chance to experience the joys of learning and performing regardless of their socio-economic background, geographical location or culture.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"New Music Theatre major puts students in the spotlight","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/matt-ward-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/new-music-theatre-major-puts-students-in-the-spotlight","publisheddate":"2025-11-10","summary":"
A well-versed opera performer has joined The University of Western Australia to teach students the art of acting, singing and dancing as part of a new Music Theatre major.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Prospective students"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Awards & achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/james-ledger-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2025-10-31","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Tuning into art inspired music composition students","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/ransom-prize-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/tuning-into-art-inspired-music-composition-students","publisheddate":"2025-09-18","summary":"
An annual prize is inspiring composition students from The University of Western Australia’s Conservatorium of Music to take a cross-disciplinary and creative approach to composing future classics. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"}]},{"title":"New book explores evolving songs and systems","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/tracy-redhead-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/july/new-book-explores-evolving-songs-and-systems","publisheddate":"2025-07-14","summary":"
How artificial intelligence, interactivity and data-driven systems can transform the way music is created, experienced and composed is the focus of a new book by an academic at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our People"}]},{"title":"Forrest Creative Fellowships draw exceptional artists","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/forrest-2025-creatives-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/november/forrest-creative-fellowships-draw-exceptional-artists","publisheddate":"2024-11-25","summary":"
A visual artist amplifying Indigenous children’s voices and a musician who will explore culturally significant sites have been awarded 2025 Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships by the Forrest Research Foundation. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Philanthropy"}]},{"title":"Researchers bring conversation and cheer to CBD bars","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2024/raising-bar-2024-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024/october/researchers-bring-conversation-and-cheer-to-cbd-bars","publisheddate":"2024-10-21","summary":"
Fill your glass and pull up a stool as 10 top researchers from The University of Western Australia transform Perth bars into learning spaces for this year’s Raising the Bar event on Tuesday 29 October.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Space"}]}]}