The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is Australia's centre of excellence responsible for training the country's finest young musicians. Located in the South Melbourne, Victoria, it is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence.Its Artistic Director until June 2010 was the composer Brett Dean; his brother, the clarinettist Paul Dean was appointed as his successor.Established in 1994, ANAM offers a range of intensive programs and short courses, both credit bearing and non-credit bearing, for string, woodwind, french horn, harp and keyboard instruments. From 2012, ANAM students with a strong academic background can enrol in a Masters degree delivered in collaboration with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.