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Performance Coach Dr Don Greene Interview with Gordon Harvey

Dr Don Greene was an elite-level sports psychologist before discovering that the issues faced by top musicians were really a lot like those of sports people. Since then he has worked with musicians from major […]

Musical Inventor Linsey Pollak Interview with Caroline and Hannah Schmidli

“It’s a shame that we tend to live in a society where we leave music-making to the experts”.  Not that Linsey Pollak is a non-expert, far from it. Having spent most of his life studying […]

Installation Artist Luke Jerram Interview with Leanne Van Heerwaarden

As a visual artist, Luke Jerram might appear to be an unlikely candidate for a discussion about music, but it turns out music and sound are favourite media for many of his sculpture projects and […]

Singing Along with Lyn Bowtell

  “Music is the only language that has no barriers”.   Singer-songwriter, two-time Golden Guitar winner and music educator Lyn Bowtell is passionate about sharing music. Here she talks with Gretta Dunn about her career, the […]

Meet the Team – Stephanie Iadanza

We asked Stephanie some questions to gain some insight into her role here at Simply Music, what lights her up musically and some facts that make her the person she is. Your full name: Stephanie […]

Accordion Master Patricia Bartell Interview with Neil Moore

Patricia Bartell is a pioneer in the study of classical accordion, international championship winner and judge, and now co-developer with Neil Moore of the brand new Hohner-certified Simply Music Accordion program. Here she talks with […]

Performer, Conductor & Teacher Jonathon Welch with Gordon Harvey – Interview

“I love… when people think something is ‘impossible’, to break that down and think ‘I’m possible’…” Jonathon Welch is an Australian institution in multiple music-related fields, and a truly inspiring individual. As a tenor, he […]

Young Child Music Educator Lynn Kleiner Interview with Robin Keehn

Lynn Kleiner has been teaching since 1978. As developer of her own programs based on the Orff philosophy, she has started countless children on their musical journeys, as well as presenting her work internationally and […]

Creative Manager Bill Page on Songwriting with Gretta Dunn

Among many other things, Bill Page, Creative Manager at Mushroom Music Publishing, is currently working on pitching songs to The Voice Australia. In this colorful 40-minute chat with songwriter and Simply Music staff member Gretta Dunn, Bill […]

Play-a-Story Creator Lyndel Kennedy Interview with Scott Jones

We’re thrilled to have launched Play-a-Story. A brand new piano and keyboard program for 4-6 year-olds that introduces them to the joy of musical storytelling. The exuberant and passionate creator of this program is Lyndel […]