Northern Territory teacher Nathaniel Miller from the remote Bulman School - where superstar Chris Hemsworth went to school as a child - is among four Australian educators nominated for an an ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award.
Susan Sukkar - Petersham Public School, Lewisham NSW
Nathaniel Miller - Bulman School, Bulman NT
Casey Allen - PLC Sydney, Croydon NSW
Hayley Wedding - Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights SA
Susan Sukkar - Petersham Public School, Lewisham NSW
Nathaniel Miller - Bulman School, Bulman NT
Casey Allen - PLC Sydney, Croydon NSW
Hayley Wedding - Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights SA
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00:00Music grows their brains and their hearts and their emotions
00:06and it does this in a way that nothing else can.
00:10You can do a lot of things with music,
00:12sort of helping out the school itself and the community.
00:16You always want to teach the girls the power of singing.
00:20In the world of music, you need each other.
00:23You can't do it alone, you need each other.
00:25I'm Jessica Mowboy.
00:26I'm Meg Mack.
00:27Hi, I'm Emma Mim.
00:29I'm Sarah McLeod and I'm here for the ARIA Music Teacher Award.
00:33I'm here to present you with your nomination.
00:36Thank you so much.
00:40Look at that.
00:42How do you feel?
00:44Oh, really good.
00:48Music teachers are the real rock stars.
00:50They deserve to be recognised.
00:52The reach that she has had with her music program is incredible.
00:57Music is a very important tool for students
01:00and particularly for the future generations.
01:02They were so happy to be here, like they loved school,
01:05like they're stoked to be here.
01:07The impact she's having on music education is really phenomenal.
01:11When I make music, I feel confident.
01:14She's funny, very kind and so many words.
01:20She cares about you as a person.
01:23She'll bend over backwards to make your dreams come true.
01:26I'm extremely grateful to the kids.
01:28It's shown me that they understand how much I care about them.
01:32Am I blubbering this? Don't put that on camera.