Overview
About this course
In this degree, you will learn all facets of musical composition, and we will support you to specialise and create ambitious, informed, well-crafted, and individual work. You will also develop the skills to compose electroacoustic music, including sound art, digital music and computer music.
Who is it for?
This program is for students who are interested in becoming a professional composer and creating music for the concert hall.
Structure
What you’ll study
You will develop the skills to compose electroacoustic music, including sound art, digital music and computer music.
In addition, you will complete core studies in compositional techniques and analysis, instrumentation and orchestration, music theory and aural training and historical & cultural studies.
Costs
Funding
Admissions
Secondary or tertiary qualification
A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
Alternatively, applicants may be granted admission on the basis of:
- having successfully undertaken tertiary studies in music at or above Diploma level to the equivalent of at least one year of study.
A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band