Musical Futures, the UK-based music education programme funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, is to be launched in Australia.

Through a grant made by the US-based NAMM Foundation to the Australian Music Association, the programme - which aims to find new and imaginative ways of engaging young people in meaningful music activities - will be introduced as part of a campaign to renew music education in Australia's public schools.

While the techniques developed through Musical Futures have been adopted overseas before, the grant in Australia marks the first time a formal system has been launched to promote the project abroad.

 
Photos: Courtesy of Musical Futures