Music Archive for Australia

• Australian Aboriginal Music and Instruments


This article contains general information on Indigenous Australian music as well as some information on instruments.


• The Development of an Australian Musical Style


This article contains some information on the influence of Australian Aboriginal music on contemporary Australian composers.


• An Approach To The Study Of Aboriginal Music


This thought-provoking section of Catherine Ellis's book, "Aboriginal Music Making" describes the differences in music education approaches between the West and those of the Australian Aborigines.


• Traditional Tribal Music Teaching & the Impact of the West


Another part of Catherine Ellis's book, "Aboriginal Music Making" describing the problems faced by young Aboriginal Music stuents in Australia.

This section contains short samples of indigenous Australian music.

This section contains several links on indigenous Australian music.

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