Claire Nicholls is a music educator and researcher with a passion for Western Art Music and community engagement. She has developed a range of arts and community development projects in her capacity as both teacher and artist in rural and remote areas, working to build networks between schools, community orchestras and audiences. Claire has recently completed a masters level thesis titled "Learning to Listen: Audience, listening and experience in the classical music concert hall" and is the host of arts advocacy social media community and blog 'artsclicks.com'.