In 1988 educators, teachers, and administrators witnessed the beginning of an intense collaboration of Australian States and Territories to provide a national curriculum framework for Australian schools. The national curriculum framework was adapted by the New South Wales (NSW) Government and is known as the Outcomes and Profiles Approach. Many researchers have suggested that the national curriculum framework was modelled on the British National Curriculum, and that the Outcomes and Profiles Approach was imposed on schools by the NSW Government in a manner similar to the legislation of the British National Curriculum in England and Wales. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects the Outcomes and Profiles Approach has had on a selected sample of music educators in NSW primary schools and high schools. The results identified several major concerns that have arisen during the implementation of the Outcomes and Profiles Approach, including lack of teacher understanding of how to implement the approach; lack of time to implement the approach; increased administrative responsibilities detracting time from teaching; and lack of support documents and resources to assist implementation procedures. These findings are consistent with those expressed in the Eltis Review Report. This report was commissioned by the NSW Government to determine future directions of the Outcomes and Profiles Approach.