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Bachelor of Music with major in Contemporary Performance
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Creative and Performing Arts
With an international study network and connections to APRA AMCOS, JMC is renowned for being a trusted launchpad into the music and entertainment industry for all up-and-coming musicians and performers. Contemporary Music Performa […]
Full time Part time
Course Fee
fee
Start Date
JMC Academy - Brisbane
Duration

2 years Full time or 4 years Part time

Offer Rounds
Course outline

With an international study network and connections to APRA AMCOS, JMC is renowned for being a trusted launchpad into the music and entertainment industry for all up-and-coming musicians and performers. Contemporary Music Performance at JMC is about more than becoming a skilled musician – it’s about helping you define and create your own unique artistry and career pathway. In this course you will learn to promote yourself and stand out in industry while learning about new avenues for commercial success in this age of immediacy.

At JMC you will be given numerous opportunities to put your skills into practice and showcase your talent at multiple performance venues and events throughout your time at JMC. You’ll even have the chance to make the line-up at Australia’s largest Music Festival, Laneway.
Contemporary Music Performance at JMC is one of 3 Majors offered under JMC’s Bachelor of Music. Other Majors Areas include:

  • Contemporary Performance
  • Songwriting
  • Music Production

Designed for recording high-quality demos and mastering performance, our studios feature ProTools, Logic, Ableton Live and Native Instruments, along with MIDI keyboard controllers and monitors, top of the range microphones and over 30 (national) fully fitted rehearsal studios and performance spaces equipped with digital and baby grand pianos, drumkits and an array of amplifiers.

With world class campuses and performance spaces in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, a dedicated team of mentors and a series of global study tours, JMC is committed to ensuring our graduates make their own distinctive mark on industry.

Extend your studies with our new double degree!

JMC Academy’s Bachelor of Music & Bachelor of Entertainment Business Management offers you a new way to pair technical and creative skills in music with the essential business know-how required to understand all facets of the music business industry. This unique blend of artistry and business acumen equips students with the skills to successfully manage their own career and transform their music into a marketable product.

All JMC Bachelor Degree graduates are eligible to apply for entry into JMC Academy’s Master of Creative Industries, or relevant post-grad qualifications at any Australian university.

Note

At JMC we have a dedicated Internship Program as well as work placement opportunities designed to have students apply their learning and gain hands-on experience in real industry roles.

You may be entitled to credit for prior learning, whether formal or informal. Formal learning can include previous study in higher education, vocational education, or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning or various kinds of work and life experience. Credit can reduce the amount of study needed to complete a degree. JMC credit transfer and recognition of prior learning

Majors

Arranging for band and orchestra, bass guitar, drums, ear training, ensemble tudies, guitar, history of western music, improvisation and rhythm, instrument studies, lyric and songwriting, music business, music cultures, music history, music performance, music technology, music theory, piano/keyboard, saxophone, screen music, song writing, special projects, strings, trombone, trumpet, tutoring techniques, voice, woodwind.

Fee notes

Domestic students have the option of paying tuition fees prior to the commencement of each trimester or deferring payment through FEE-HELP. To be entitled to FEE-HELP you must be an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa. Visit the JMC Academy website for the latest fee information.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for JMC Academy please refer to https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/study-at-jmc/

Prerequisites

Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years; Audition; Interview

Fixed closing date

Applications for this course close 23 October 2024

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024
ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

Notes

As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2024 information is not available.

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Notes

As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2024 information is not available.

Career opportunities

Recording artist, music teacher, music journalist, composer, songwriter, music director, music programmer, licensing agent, music academic, booking agent, tour promoter, copyright specialist, producer, e-marketing music consultant, music publisher, arranger, musical theatre director.

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