Professor Janet Delpratt AM

Prof Janet Delpratt AM

ANATS is delighted that Professor Janet Delpratt has been recognised in the Queens Birthday 2009 Honours List "for service to the performing arts and to music education as a teacher of voice".

Biographical notes are available as a free PDF download from the website of the Governor-General (190KB)

Significant Contributions

Her significant contributions to the development of singing have included 18 years as Chairman of the Vocal Department and three years as Acting Provost and Director from 1993 – 1996 of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

Personal Chair in Singing

In 1998, she received a Personal Chair in Singing for excellence in teaching, the first such appointment in an Australian university. She has a national and international reputation as one of its leading performers and voice teachers.

Co-founder of ANATS

Professor Delpratt was one of those responsible for the establishment of Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing, ANATS, of which she was National President from 1997 – 2003.  

Inspirational Force

As a teacher, Professor Delpratt has proven an inspirational force for numerous generations of music students. In particular, she has demonstrated the importance of creativity, commitment and humour in the teaching of singing.

Students Achievements

Many of her students have achieved national and international acclaim in opera and concert performance, including Rosemary Arthars, Jason Barry-Smith, Jeffrey Black, Tarita Botsman, Anna Connolly, Sarah Crane, Susan Dunn, Graham Godfrey, Clare Gormley, Miriam Gormley, Leanne Keneally, Gregory Massingham, Adele Nisbet and Margaret Schindler.

Honorary Doctorate

In 2007, Professor Janet Delpratt was awarded an honorary doctorate at Griffith University, in recognition of her distinguished contributions to music, and in particular her contributions as the longest serving staff member of the Queensland Conservatorium.

I trust you will join me in congratulating Professor Delpratt on this achievement.

International Congress of Voice Teachers

We are only a month away from the International Congress of Voice Teachers in Paris from 15-19 July. 

A feature of the Paris conference will include the presentation of our bid to host the 2013 conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, in conjunction with Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University and Opera Queensland.

Professor Scott McCoy

ANATS is delighted to support a visit by Professor Scott McCoy in October, in conjunction with the Victorian, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales Chapters.

Scott is Professor of Voice and Pedagogy, Director of the Presser Music Center Voice Laboratory, and Director of Graduate Studies at Westminster Choir College of Rider University.

He is the current President of National Association of Teachers of Singing, our counterpart in the United States.

His multimedia voice science and pedagogy textbook, Your Voice: An Inside View, is used by over one hundred colleges and universities.

Scott will be in:

• Brisbane - Sun October 11
• Canberra - Sat October 17
• Sydney - Sun October 18
• Melbourne Sat October 24 and Sun 25

Please contact your nearest chapter for the location and cost of this event.

2010 Conference

Planning is in the advanced stages for the 2010 ANATS National Conference in Brisbane.

Entitled The Balancing Act, the conference will be held at the Bardon Conference Centre from September 29 to October 3, 2010.

Please watch this space for further details.

Flame awards

This year’s Flame awards are for schools who sing! If there are schools in your area who sing, please encourage them to nominate.

Download the form here (235KB)

Best wishes

Dr Scott Harrison

As always, I invite you to share your ideas about ANATS with us.

You might choose to do this

• through your Chapter representatives,
• online via the ANATS Forums or
• directly to me through president@anats.org.au