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
🎶 Nothing haunts a musician quite like being slightly out of time. Musical training develops precise timing expectations, helping the brain detect even tiny deviations. 🎃 Claim your FREE Halloween Music Learning Posters: biggerbetterbrains.com.au/ha…
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CHECK asks: Did that change actually help? 🎶 Reflecting on an attempt helps students understand their learning and make more purposeful decisions about what comes next. Access the FREE Productive Struggles Toolkit: 👉 ow.ly/bMGm50ZL4gR
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The impact of a workshop shouldn’t end when the session does. 💡🎶 Clearer strategy, stronger communication and shared direction can help bring a music team together. See how Dr Anita Collins can help your music program: 👉 ow.ly/krQi50ZL5CV
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⏰ Final days to save 50% on ALL digital posters! Give your music room walls a refresh and put the power of music learning on display for half the price. Sale ends 25 October. Make your walls sing before the sale ends 👉 ow.ly/ORB050ZO8eL
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Music learning is powerful brain training. Students are constantly thinking, responding, adapting and making decisions in real time. From Fireworks #17 Magazine! Become a FREE BBB+ Member to access this issue + more: 👉 ow.ly/jUvS50ZI1Xv
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TRY AGAIN isn’t simply repetition. 🎶 Students test an adjustment, gather new feedback and use it to keep refining their learning. Access the FREE Productive Struggles Toolkit as a FREE BBB+ Member: 👉vhttps://biggerbetterbrains.com.au?msopen=/member/plans/vq2o20ifg9
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🎶 Music making brings multiple brain systems into action at once. As we listen, move, learn and respond, the brain integrates sensory and cognitive information in real time. 👉 Explore more music learning research: biggerbetterbrains.com.au/re…
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50% OFF all digital posters! Music learning builds skills students can carry into whatever comes next. 19–25 October only. Make music learning impossible to miss 👉 ow.ly/Z9Wf50ZO8bf
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🎃 Another music learning myth is WANTED: “Music is only for talented kids.” The truth? Brains change through practice and challenge. Music gives students repeated opportunities to listen, predict, adjust, remember & improve. 🎶 Free Posters 👉 ow.ly/mLp350ZO6U0
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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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