Bigger Better Brains is a project by Dr Anita Collins that aims to improve access to and understanding of neuroscientific research in music education.

Australia
Joined December 2013
This is not just a bassoon. It’s a tool for divergent thinking, helping students explore different possibilities and find multiple ways to solve a problem. Skills for music, learning and life. 📣 Share with your community: ow.ly/PTNS50ZL50p
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🎶 50% OFF ALL DIGITAL POSTERS! 🎶 Give your walls a voice and show your community how music learning supports the skills children need to learn, grow and thrive. One week only | 19–25 October Make music learning impossible to miss 👉 biggerbetterbrains.com.au/sh…
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Getting unstuck isn’t always about trying harder. Sometimes, it’s about trying differently. 🎶 Change the strategy. Test it. See what happens. Help students turn struggle into progress with the Productive Struggle Toolkit 👉 ow.ly/Ipsn50ZStMF
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Playing together might look like magic, but there’s serious brainpower behind it! Musicians constantly anticipate timing, listen & make split-second adjustments to stay synchronised. 🎃 Claim your FREE Halloween posters: biggerbetterbrains.com.au/ha…
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Now’s the time to revamp your classroom! 🎶 Digital posters that share the power of music learning are 50% OFF, 19–25 October only! Discount automatically applied at checkout. Make your walls sing AND save 👉 ow.ly/nAvL50ZO7Wj
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CHANGE is where feedback becomes action. 🎶 Students use what they’ve noticed to adjust their approach, making the next attempt different from the last. Access the FREE Productive Struggles Toolkit as a FREE BBB+ Member: 👉 ow.ly/oM4O50ZL4cS
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There’s no better review than loving a book so much you keep giving your copy away! 🎶 The Music Advantage explores how music learning shapes the brain and benefits learners of all ages. Grab your copy today! 👉 ow.ly/12zN50ZQPVH
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Practise isn’t just about doing it again. It’s about noticing, adjusting and testing what works. 🎶 Help students learn from each attempt and turn repetition into progress with the Productive Struggle Toolkit. Find out more 👉 ow.ly/NX6g50ZVcyf
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Music teaches lessons that can stay with us long after we leave the classroom. Some of their greatest value only becomes clear as we move through life. From Fireworks #17 Magazine! Become a FREE BBB+ Member to access this issue + more: 👉 ow.ly/fYWU50ZI1Wj
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We’re getting closer, America! 🎶 Dr Anita Collins is heading to Minneapolis & Madison, Wisconsin, 27–31 Oct. Tickets are still available, don’t miss out! 📍 Minneapolis 👉 ow.ly/Nqtw50ZUL2K 📍 Madison 👉 ow.ly/jGHa50ZUL2L 📍 Madison 31st 👉 ow.ly/Aalq50ZUL2M
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Before babies understand words, they’re already tuning into the music of language. Pitch, melody and rhythm help infants begin making sense of the speech they hear. 🧠 👉 Discover more music learning research: biggerbetterbrains.com.au/re…
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Tune in to this interview! Ahead of her upcoming US visit, Dr Anita Collins joined Dr Don Allen for the Minneapolis Times, featuring Ann Kay from the Rock ’n’ Read Project. 🇺🇸🎶 Watch 👉 ow.ly/OGF750ZXQIg
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🎃 Another music learning myth is on the loose! “Music takes time away from academic learning.” The truth? Music learning exercises working memory, attention control & cognitive flexibility, skills students use across learning. 🎶 Free Posters 👉 ow.ly/xUAY50ZO6Tw
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This is not just an oboe. 🎶 It’s a tool for adaptive thinking, helping students recognise the unexpected, adjust and decide what to do next, in music, learning and life. 📣 Share to show an instrument is never just an instrument. Discover the campaign: ow.ly/FnnZ50ZL4nM
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What if mistakes are the lesson? 🎶 Instead of immediately correcting a mistake, try asking: “What did you notice?” Help students learn from mistakes and turn struggle into progress. Explore the Productive Struggle Toolkit 👉 ow.ly/FWMY50ZStCB
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No spells or cauldrons needed! Music practice challenges the brain to listen, move, remember, focus & adjust, encouraging the brain to adapt through repeated experience. ✨ 🎃 Claim your FREE Halloween Music Learning Posters: biggerbetterbrains.com.au/ha…
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NOTICE turns an attempt into useful information. By recognising the difference between what they intended and what happened, students gain feedback for what comes next. Access the FREE Productive Struggles Toolkit as a FREE BBB+ Member: 👉 ow.ly/ATe650ZL4c8
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Sometimes meaningful change starts by bringing the right people together.💡 Fresh thinking, shared direction and a clear plan can help move a music program forward. Start a conversation with Dr Anita Collins and see where it could lead your program: 👉 ow.ly/SjBX50ZL5vw
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Getting stuck is part of learning. Knowing what to do next is the skill. 🎶 Help students notice, change, try again and turn challenge into progress with the Productive Struggle Toolkit. Find their next move 👉 ow.ly/IsRC50ZQPUw
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Difficult moments in music learning build more than musical skills. They give students opportunities to develop persistence, adaptability and collaboration. A snippet from Fireworks #17 Magazine. Become a FREE BBB+ Member to access this issue + more 👉 ow.ly/Pk9h50ZI1UZ
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