Could this primary school teacher be the first to win Canberra an ARIA Award?

For a lot of Australians, the annual ARIA Music Awards stoke memories of Delta Goodrem, Silverchair and passionate Tina Arena speeches.Palmerston Primary School music teacher CJ Shaw is one of just four people nominated for the ARIA Music Teacher award.

With his fedora on and sticker-studded guitar in hand, Mr Shaw works hard to make singing a spiritual experience for his students."The family trade called me back," Mr Shaw laughed. Earlier this year Mr Shaw wrote an original song about ANZAC biscuits to help students think about the complexities of war."Gonna bake my dad some Anzac biscuits, make sure that he comes home."Gonna bake enough for my next door neighbour, who lost both his sons.

"A lot of parents were actually really sad when the kids came back to school because it meant they weren't getting a daily dose of CJ in their loungerooms," Ms Smith said.Rock legend Jimmy Barnes — performing here with Jessica Mauboy during the 30th ARIA Awards — announced Mr Shaw's nomination. "There are only very few times in your life that you can just say 'Jimmy Barnes' and look them in the eye," he said."Music is a way of expressing how you feel inside," he told the year five class.

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