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The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is a classical music performance training facility. ANAM is a national organisation with students from across Australia and New Zealand. Since 2020 located at the Abbotsford Convent in Abbotsford, Melbourne, it is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence. Current artistic director Paavali Jumppanen was appointed in 2021. Former artistic director Nick Deutsch was appointed in 2016 and past artistic directors include composer Brett Dean and clarinettist Paul Dean.

Established in 1994, ANAM's Professional Performance Program is for students wishing to study their instrument in the following categories: strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, harp and keyboard instruments. From 2012, ANAM offers a master's degree delivered in collaboration with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, along with fellowship and short course opportunities.