Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance)
Pursue your passion and excel your career with this uniquely flexible combined program
What you鈥檒l study
Note: This course will cease to be offered to new students from 2027. Current students are not affected.
You will combine your chosen principal study with orchestral studies and chamber music, or other relevant ensemble studies. Other core studies will be in music skills, analysis, history and culture.
The Advanced Studies component will allow you to specialise in a major of your choice from the University's shared pool.
The following areas offer majors and minors in the shared pool (Table S):
- Architecture and Interaction Design
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Business and Commerce
- Education and Social Work
- Engineering and Computer Science
- Health, Medicine and Dentistry
- Music
- Science, Agriculture, Environment and Veterinary Science.
In the final year of your degree, you will undertake advanced coursework where you will enhance your leadership, critical thinking and problem-solving skills and increase your employment prospects. You will undertake challenging coursework and a substantial real-world project individually or in collaboration with other students.
If you would like to study honours and meet the relevant admissions requirements, you will be able to apply for an appended honours degree after completing four years of undergraduate study.
Principal study areas
- Brass (orchestral)
- Drum set (non-orchestral)
- Guitar, organ, piano (non-orchestral)
- Historical performance
- Jazz
- Music theatre
- Non-western music
- Percussion
- Strings
- Woodwind
- Voice (classical)
For current students, refer to the latest faculty handbook
tuition fees
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Please change your year selection to see fees for other years, where available. These will be a guide only. Rates may be subject to change each year and will be updated for the year selected when this information is available.
Entry requirements
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Qualifications
Mandatory for course entry
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.
Audition
This course requires you to pass the audition requirement. Please read the audition application information further below.
International qualifications
For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.
Find your qualification
Entry score for the selected intake is currently not available. Please change your year selection to see scores for other years as an indicator, where available.
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English Language Requirements
Mandatory for course entry
You may need to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study with us. Find out which requirements are applicable to you below:
How to apply
Before applying
Note: This course will cease to be offered to new students from 2027. Current students are not affected.
Read about the application process
Please read about the undergraduate pre-admission and audition requirements on our website before applying.
Submit application
This course will not accept new applications from 2027.
