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The Bachelor of Music provides advanced training across a variety of musical disciplines. Students major in Composition, Interactive Composition, Jazz & Improvisation, Musicology & Ethnomusicology, Music Studies, or Performance.

The program develops technically advanced and experienced musicians through an immersive and practical curriculum with music core studies, music electives and complementary breadth subjects. The Jazz & Improvisation major is an immersive program building students’ creative and improvisatory skills through individual, small-group and large-group performance. This major celebrates its role as the custodian of Australian jazz, improvised music performance and scholarship, while embracing its status as the nation’s pre-eminent cultivator of new works drawing on the Australian Indigenous, non-Western, European and African-American jazz traditions within a culture of inclusivity that embraces diversity. You will: Develop skills, knowledge and understanding of the practical, theoretical and conceptual aspects of music; Broaden their musical knowledge across a range of styles and repertoire; Develop advanced critical thinking and creative problem-solving through regular practical activities and theoretical studies; Participate in performance and academic activities; Have opportunities for solo and ensemble performances; Have access to a wide range of invaluable career experiences at a local or international context.

Whichever major you choose to pursue in the Bachelor of Music, you will enjoy a wide range of employment options in a range of different industries. Explore some of the careers our graduates have moved into after graduating below. Careers in: Jazz & Improvisation: Specialist studies in jazz can take you in a number of directions: from hands on performing and producing through to journalism and education. While the logical path is to become a performing musician, the Music Jazz & Improvisation major is your pathway to a range of employment options, including: Contemporary music arranger; Reviewer; Contemporary music educator; Contemporary music performer for bands; Studio and live recordings; Film, theatre, television and live events; Record producer; Studio engineer