Advanced Diploma of Music

Course details

This 1.5 year course focuses on contemporary popular and jazz performance as well as specific music industry knowledge and theoretical units with strong practical base. Study in the course will enhance your individual and group performance skills, musicianship, stagecraft, music technology, songwriting and knowledge about the music industry. Interacting with others studying music business and audio, students will have the opportunity to learn and record in our state of the art recording studios. Taught by industry experts, learners will network with other musicians to produce events and gigs preparing for a career as a performer, songwriter, band leader, recording artist or further study. Learners may apply to study the final 6 months concurrently with subjects from the Bachelor of Applied Music Performance or Composition streams and, upon successful completion of the Advanced Diploma, students will be eligible for advanced standing. This course incorporates the 1 year Diploma of Music.

The Institute hosts special high profile music industry guests on a regular basis. In 2013, music students were treated to the only workshop presented in Australia from the famous jazz guitarist and his band Mike Stern who was out for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival – for more details. In 2014, we have had presentations from alumni and now professional musicians Helen Croome (aka Gossling), Ryan Meeking and Lucas Taranto (bass player for Gotye). See our music facebook page for further details. We also had a weekend bass extravaganza including renown bass clinician, Andy Irvine.

Free Online Music Theory MOOC course (BHMT)
This MOOC course is designed to assist those wishing to develop their music theory skills as a musician and also to prepare for entrance tests for accredited music courses. For further information go to: Online Music Theory Studies.

What employment opportunities will I have?

There are many employment options within the entertainment and performance industry that include live performance, music media and recording opportunities. You might seek employment as a solo or band artist, writer, arranger and composer or develop your own music business.

Accreditation

This course is government accredited and has national recognition

What further study options will I have?

You may be eligible to apply for concurrent study in the Bachelor of Applied Music (Performance) in the final six months of this course with advanced standing.

Can I apply?

You must have successfully completed VCE, or be mature age and have proficiency on a musical instrument.