Program Overview

Bachelor of Music (Jazz and Improvisation)

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.

Overview

The program develops technically advanced and experienced musicians through an immersive and practical curriculum with music core studies, music electives, and complementary breadth subjects.

Jazz & Improvisation Major

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.

Course Structure

Students 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

Future Pathways

Upon completion of the course, students may choose to apply for a fourth-year Honours degree. An Honours year provides an intensive mode of study allowing students to master their knowledge and create a pathway into advanced graduate study options in music.

Related Study Areas

• Jazz and improvisation
• Music performance
• Music, visual, and performing arts

Entry Requirements

Range of criteria used for selection. Access Melbourne is available.

Fees

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are available.

Duration and Location

• Duration: 3 years full-time / 6 years part-time
• Location: On campus (Southbank)
• Intake: February

Acknowledgement

The University acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn, and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present, and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.