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  • MUSIC TEACHING

    Professional music lessons tailored for remote communities

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  • PROVIDING INSTRUMENTS

    Shipping musical instruments to remote communities who do not have access

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  • SONGWRITING

    songwriting workshops and instrumental lessons

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  • STRENGTHENING CULTURE

    Learning traditional practices and language with elders

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  • BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

    Making new friends, sharing stories and having a laugh

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  • CULTURE EXCHANGE

    Cross Cultural opportunities for professional musicians

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Music Give Life is an Australian Organisation that offers music mentoring, delivers musical instruments and education programs to remote communities in Outback Australia and also impoverished communities in Ethiopia. 

Together our two projects Instruments For the Outback and Instruments For Ethiopia have raised more than $70,000 to get instruments and music teaching into remote communities.

Over the past 9 years we've worked with desert communities, in the islands of Arnhem Land, the East Kimberleys and the red centre. This year we'll be heading back to Alice Springs for a second year running to work with Yirara College, an Aboriginal boarding school in Australia's Northern Territory. We'll be helping to run performances, music lessons and songwriting workshops for beginner to advanced young Indigenous musicians.

Our aim is to provide pathways to strong musical futures for young people through education, resources and positive role models. 

Along the way we'll be donating instruments so kids can continue to make music in between our visits. We'll be taking a team of six professional musicians and music teachers to train school students in guitar, bass, keyboard, vocals and drums. 

 

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    Rajat Mehta Belle Krishnan Marcus Seiver Margaret Wheadon David Jarrett Arnaud Fillion-Robin Kevin Albertus Carole Smith Mali Fraser Matt Taylor

    Music Give Life is an Australian Organisation that offers music mentoring, instruments and education to remote communities in Australia and impoverished children in Ethiopia. 

    Music Give Life acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and we pay deep respect to Elders of this land, both past and present. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers should be aware that this website may contain images and/or videos of people who have passed away.

    Music Give Life is committed to providing a child-safe and child-friendly environment. We are proud partner of ChildSafe Australia. See our full Child Safety Policy HERE

    Music Give Life is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).

    Photos © Heiko Koengeter / Mark Monro / Cam Herweynen

    Content © Music Give Life 2025

     

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