Deborah Cheetham made the following observations about OUR MUSIC ‘14
Our Music allowed for the broadest possible expression of contemporary Indigenous Culture. I saw identities strengthened, musicianship developed and communities connected through this process. It was a great pleasure to perform several of my own compositions in this project, in particular Kevin’s arrangement of Dali Mana Gamarada was dynamic and powerful and a joy to perform.494
Collaborations between Indigenous and Non Indigenous artists and students provide reciprocal learning opportunities and can lead to a greater understanding of the value of Indigenous culture in Australia. Even in 2014 there are too few collaborative projects of this nature in the realms of classical or jazz music.495
Projects such as Our Music are quite rare in the Tertiary space and among-est Conservatoriums of Australia this project is unique.496
The Our Music project provides critical access to the resources and experiences which a Conservatorium of Music may provide. Indigenous Australian’s are stil locked out of institutions such as the Sydney Con by disadvantage, discrimination and the narrow perception of artistic ability inflicting so many of our tertiary institutions.497
| Dli Mada Gamarada |
| Score: Dali Mada Gamarada Appendix 8 p. Audio Recording: Dali Mada Gamarada std.rec.wav |
| Audio visual table 6.12 |
494Deborah Cheetham, email interview with author, 3rd April 2015.
495 ibid
496ibid
497 ibid
