Australian National University
| The ANU School of Music is an environment beyond learning. It is a place of discovery and exploration. We believe the value of education lies in its ability to inspire and awaken. With world class programs in classical, jazz and contemporary performance, film and video game composition, audio recording and technology you choose your path and do it your way. There has never been a more exciting time to be involved in the music industry. Today, music provides the score for most of our waking hours through our mobile phones, iPods and computers to films, video games, television, dance clubs, live concerts, shows, and the internet. As information technology makes the world smaller, the market for the performance and creation of music is increasing exponentially. Demand for a new kind of performer and composer has arisen. ANU is currently ranked as the #1 University in Australia and one of the Top 20 Universities in the World.1 Our flexible double degree program gives you the opportunity to combine a degree in music with any other degree, including: business, finance, law, engineering, medical science, computing, international relations, commerce, languages, software engineering, political science, international business or computing. What ANU offers is beyond a degree, beyond an occupation, and beyond a career. We offer the opportunity to discover your artistry. |
| Diploma of Music | The ANU Diploma of Music is an exciting new pathway into the Bachelor of Music. This program is delivered by ANU College (CRICOS Code 01682E) a business of Study Group Australia, on behalf of ANU. Your transcript and testamur will be issued by the Australian National University.Students successfully completing the Diploma will be admitted to the Bachelor of Music program. Students successfully completing the Diploma with no more than one fail or incomplete grade and a GPA of 5.0 will receive 48 units of credit status when they progress into the Bachelor of Music. The transition from the Diploma to the Bachelor will allow students to complete their Bachelor of Music with a major in Performance, Music Technology or Musicology after only two additional years of study. |
| Bachelor of Music | The ANU Bachelor of Music nurtures outstanding musical artistry through the intersection of performance, composition and technology. We believe that discovery lies at the heart of both creativity and excellence. We foster artistry through offering a diversity of musical experiences in an environment that encourages excellence, passion and entrepreneurship. |
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| Bachelor of Music (Honours) | The Bachelor of Music Honours is characterised by the concept of music—be it performance, composition, music technology, or musicology—as a research-led process that explores questions relevant to our understanding of what it means to be human and of who we are. The core of this program is a substantial piece of original research realised through either performance, composition, or a 20,000 word written document. A performance or composition will be explained verbally through a 5000-word exegesis that explores the creative act as a research process and explains the contribution to knowledge that the creative act makes. |
| Master of Music (Advanced) | The ANU School of Music’s Master of Music (Advanced) is designed to nurture outstanding musical artistry through offering a diversity of musical experiences in an environment that encourages excellence, passion and entrepreneurship. We believe that discovery lies at the heart of both creativity and self expression. |
| Composition | As a student majoring in composition at ANU, you will develop skills in melody, harmony, and arranging as well as creative approaches to musical composition, lyric writing, and an individual writing style. You will choose a curriculum that focuses on classical composition, jazz composition or songwriting, culminating in a portfolio of your original songs. If you are interested in music technology and recording, you will have the option of taking audio recording courses and you will learn studio and MIDI demo production techniques. |
| Music Technology | Music Technology at ANU will prepare you for a successful career in audio engineering, production and post-production, multimedia, audio signal processing, acoustics, music perception, and game audio production. In addition to traditional lecture-style classes, we emphasise hands-on training and individual studio time and provide facilities reflective of a professional workplace environment. ANU faculty provide industry standard best practices in the career fields we teach, so our graduates are prepared for entry-level industry jobs. |
| Composition for Film and Video Games | The ANU Composition for Film and Video Game program is widely recognised as Australia’s finest for musical composition in visual media. With a faculty comprised of working professionals in the film, television and video-game industries, the Composition for Film and Video Game program offers its participants unrivalled practical experience and industry connections. Partnered with the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, the Composition for Film and Video Game program provides student composers the unique opportunity to collaborate with game designers and animators in creating music for film, animation and game projects. Additionally, as part of their coursework, student composers will have the opportunity to record their projects with professional musicians and engineers and have access to the ANU Recording Studio. |
| Musicology | The Musicology major gives students the opportunity to develop a deep and sophisticated understanding of the cultural, historical, theoretical, and analytical situation of music across a variety of cultures and historical periods. There is a broad range of possibilities to pursue when studying music. This diversity requires a kind of multidisciplinary training that in turn produces a music graduate with an array of transferable skill that will be invaluable for future professional opportunities. Students complete two first-year courses which introduce the notion of inquiry-based musical scholarship. |
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