NACTMUS - National Council of Tertiary Music Schools

Aims:

To provide a national forum for the discussion of issues and concerns relevant to music in higher education
To promote music as a specialist discipline within a tertiary context
To develop a national unity and strength to enhance the status of music in universities, colleges and schools of music
To foster all aspects of the education and training of professional musicians through: performance- based research, composition; and music scholarship
To enhance the awareness of and commitment to the work of Australian musicians
To promote quality and diversity in the delivery of music courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
To maximise opportunities for all music students to develop and enhance individual potential
To establish a national context for the continuing professional development of the musician
To represent the views of NACTMUS at institutional, state and federal and, where appropriate, international levels
To act as an advisory council to relevant institutions, state and federal governments and other instrumentalities as required
To develop international collegial and institutional links
To facilitate staff, student and visiting guest artist exchanges
To contribute actively to the development and enhancement of pre-tertiary curricula
To develop a relationship of synergy with the music industry
To develop such strategies as are appropriate to meet the aims of the Council in a timely, efficient and effective way