Embrace the music
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18/11/2022
Research from Finland proves that listening to music utilises your entire brain and that the areas responsible for motor actions, emotions, and creativity are all activated while you listen to music. Music educators and researchers estimate that over 75% of high school music students won't pursue their musical studies once they leave school. Most are unaware of the many musical opportunities in college and beyond as they are drawn into different paths towards economic growth.
'Carry The Tune' tells the stories of people who have found practical ways to maintain their relationship with music and explores the vital sense of balance that music adds to their lives. The film reveals how instrumentalists and vocalists of all ages and abilities have used classical, jazz, bluegrass, rock or other styles of music as a channel for lifelong learning and fulfilment without neglecting college or career commitments and how they've managed to balance their work-life with their passion for music.
So, be inspired and give in to the groove by streaming from our musical picks below.
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Carry The Tune highlights a challenge we all face - the endeavor to balance our work with our passions.
Stars and musicians from across the industry speak to the power and importance of music in society.
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Gentrification of his neighbourhood threatens music-recorder Martin Bisi's 30-year career in the same studio.
At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.
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The first documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staples Singers. Featuring powerful live performances and rare archival footage.
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A famous pianist who is struggling with stage fright late in his career finds inspiration with a free-spirited music critic.
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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong works to bring "American Idiot" to the stage.
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A cautionary tale of life in the world of modern day rock ‘n’ roll capturing the roller coaster journey of a young Perth band, the Screwtop Detonators.
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A look behind the making of N.A.S.A.'s globetrotting debut album 'The Spirit of Apollo'.
An electrifying account of the gestation of a rap milestone, utilising the Nas of then and now, as well as his brother, mother and father, his teachers, Q-Tip, and those struggling alongside.
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In 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. "Shut Up and Play the Hits" is an intimate portrait of frontman James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show and the day after.
Scott Walker is one of the most influential and noteworthy figures in rock history. A fascinating portrait of an enigmatic artist.
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Before the Sex Pistols or the Ramones, there was a band called Death.
1966: unknown Jimi Hendrix is still a year from stardom.
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Simon is a distinguished, but disillusioned violinist. Arnold is a shy student with real talent. Together, they will rediscover the joys of music.
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"Mistaken for Strangers" is a truly hilarious, unusual, and moving film about two brothers, Matt and Tom Berninger.
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For Anat, music is everything. Having never been able to reach her father's musical standards, she rests her hopes on the child she's about to have.
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The true story of Belgian nun Jeannine Deckers, international 60s pop icon The Singing Nun. Her controversial life story depicts her painful struggle between the church, her family and her true self.
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Belfast punk impresario Terri Hooley and his followers try to bring Belfast back to life.
"Rumble" explores how the Native American influence is an integral part of music history, despite attempts to ban, censor, and erase Indian culture in the United States.
Duran Duran takes to the stage.
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An angsty teenager named Ethan finds love with a cheery and optimistic Christian girl named Trinity. This bugs his fellow angst-filled bandmates and her evangelistic brethren.
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A snapshot of Jazz music from many nations and cultures all coming together in one series.
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A corporate lawyer reconsiders his career options after making friends with the staff and regulars at a cocktail lounge called The Foxes Den.
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Australian television series of loosely scheduled specials, featuring Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
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While the Indonesian army continues to dominate the indigenous inhabitants of West Papua, three friends gather in Melbourne to record outlawed folk songs with renowned Australian rock musicologist David Bridie.
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Native American performer, Te Ata, set her sights on Broadway and what she thought was her life's dream. Audition after audition she was rejected and began to wonder if she was cut out for the bright lights but eventually traversed cultural barriers to become one of...
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