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Bachelor of Music
3 years full-time, up to 7 years part-time 
Hobart
Minimum 3 years* Hobart 
CRICOS 002715D
Unmatched access to industry professionals and equipment
Access industry-leading technical capabilities and generous studio spaces.
State of the art technology
Develop new skills in recording, digital production, arranging, and project management.
Get involved at the Hedberg
Take part in concerts at the Hedberg, one of our newest and most advanced learning and performance spaces
If you're passionate about making music, Tasmania is the place to be.
When you think about a world without music, the silence is deafening. As old as humanity itself, music is the soundtrack to our lives.
From your first year of study, you will take part in a vibrant concert and events program and explore diverse musical styles and genres through performance and creation.
It all happens here in Hobart at the Hedberg. Leverage the building’s ground-breaking technical capability and generous studio spaces to improve the scale and complexity of your work. Sit in on a professional multi-room recording session, discover how variable acoustics are used as compositional and performance tools, and engage with professional musicians.
Use your elective zone to skill up in another area, consider a double degree to broaden your career possibilities, or go on an overseas exchange program to extend your global outlook. The possibilities are huge.
If you are studying a Bachelor degree with a focus on creative arts, such as a Music, you can also undertake the optional major in Creative Arts and Health using your electives.
Study options in this degree
A major is an area of focus in your degree. During your studies, you’ll study the Music Practice major, in which you develop your individual skills in a specialisation of your choice.
You also have the option to utilise elective space in this degree to study a second major, which you can source from elsewhere in the University, such as the new major in Sustainability.
In addition to our Music majors below, you may also wish to look at our Creative Arts and Health study options.
Develop your voice through instrumentation, pitch, rhythm, harmony and form. Working with other composers and instrumentalists on projects, you’ll compose a variety of pieces and build a portfolio of compositions.
Explore music from the past and the present, and develop your technical, interpretative and performance skills in solo and ensemble settings. You can study voice (including musical theatre repertoire), strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, guitar or piano.
This innovative stream allows you to combine any two Bachelor of Music streams, or two different instruments within the Classical Performance or Jazz and Popular Music Performance streams, from your first year.
Film Scoring and Music for Media offers skill development across a broad range of areas including composition and arranging techniques, sequencing, synthestration, orchestration, commercial implementation, and much more, delivered by highly respected and active industry professionals in a world-class facility.
From jazz, funk and soul to hip-hop, rock and more, enhance your understanding and skills in contemporary music settings.
Instruments you can study include voice (including music theatre repertoire), guitar, double bass, bass guitar, horns, drum kit, strings or keyboard.
To help you realise ideas and prepare you for the ever-changing musical landscape, you will pick up essential skills in recording,
digital production, arranging, project management and an awareness of the music industry.
Songwriting involves a combination of technical skill, creativity, emotional expression and sensitivity. You’ll revise, experiment and reflect on your work in a supportive learning environment, supporting your growth and development as a musician.
Add sustainability to your degree
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we have created a complementary, optional major available across most of our flexible bachelor's degrees.
In the major, explore interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that underpin the development of sustainable societies and solutions. Informed by international and local research, practice, and theory, this major allows you to develop specialist expertise across the physical and social sciences and humanities, emphasising student-led and problem-based learning.
It provides the frameworks for developing sustainability-oriented solutions in a range of fields and is relevant to a wide range of careers.
Combined study options
Choosing a double degree allows you to deepen your knowledge within two separate study areas. This means you can pursue your career and follow your passion at the same time. And when you graduate, you’ll have a set of skills that will really set you apart.
Our Music students have paired a Bachelor of Music with a range of different options including a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Business, and a Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.
Visit the Double Degrees page to learn more.
Further study options
While the Bachelor of Music provides skills, knowledge, and confidence to pursue a wide range of careers upon graduation, you may also wish to explore further study options
For honours course information, please visit Bachelor of Music with Honours
If you're interested in becoming a secondary teacher in music, you'll need to complete a Bachelor's degree in the relevant area and then apply for a Master of Teaching . This can be completed in 18 months and is an accredited course.
Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.
* Subject to international student visa conditions if applicable.
Associate Degree in Music
2 years full-time, up to 5 years part-time Hobart
This course may not be available to international students. Please see our international page for courses that are offered to international students.
Unmatched access to industry professionals and equipment
Access industry-leading technical capabilities and generous studio spaces.
Introducing the Creative Curriculum
Complete two units that bring students together from multiple study areas in a fun, experimental environment
Get involved at the Hedberg
Take part in concerts at the Hedberg, one of our newest and most advanced learning and performance spaces
Take your music career to the next level
The Associate degree in music will give you the chance to develop your music abilities and take your skills the next level. Whether you are a Classical Performer, a Songwriter, a Composer or whether your interests lie in Jazz and Popular Music, Music Technology or Commercial Music Creation, the Associate Degree in Music has a path for you.
As the Associate Degree in Music is closely aligned to the Bachelor of Music, you can choose to take the Associate Degree as a stand-alone experience, or continue your studies in the Bachelor of Music.
In addition to our Music courses, you may also wish to look at our Creative Arts and Health study options.
Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.
* Subject to international student visa conditions if applicable.
Diploma of Music
1 years full-time, up to 5 years part-time Hobart
This course may not be available to international students. Please see our international page for courses that are offered to international students
Unmatched access to industry professionals and equipment
Access industry-leading technical capabilities and generous studio spaces.
Enhance your skills across multiple disciplines
Pick up skills in recording, digital production, arranging, and project management.
Get involved at the Hedberg
Take part in concerts at the Hedberg, one of our newest and most advanced learning and performance spaces
Refine your music skills and knowledge
This degree is designed for those who are interested in pursuing greater understanding and knowledge of the discipline of music. You will be able to improve skills in one or more broad areas of interest: ensemble skills, music history, music literacy skills, audio design and music technology.
It provides you the opportunity for a year of dedicated pre-Bachelor of Music study, if you wish to improve your performance/composition and musical literacy skills for entry into the Bachelor degree.
Your studies include one-on-one tuition and the opportunity to build strong working relationships with staff, students and industry, so you can become a part of Tasmanian’s intimate and internationally recognised creative community.
You can also take full advantage of the Hedberg, one of our newest and most advanced teaching and performance spaces. It provides you access to some of the worlds most cutting technology, attracting international talent and expertise to learn alongside.
Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.
* Subject to international student visa conditions if applicable.
Career opportunities
While most graduates pursue work related to music, such as performance, composition, film scoring or teaching, there are plenty of other career paths available. You can create new forms of music and artistic expression, develop an innovative music-related venture, collaborate across industries to solve social problems, or inspire and engage the next generation of musicians. Below are some of the careers projected to grow in the next five years.^
4.3%
Performing Arts
Technicians
Projected industry growth to 2026
8.7%
Music Professionals
Projected job growth to 2026
^ ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2021 and projections to 2026
Find unexpected opportunities
"Hearing my music and the production come to life for the first time, I reflected on how far I've come from being a little child bashing the drums to having a professional production"
Guy Swan, Bachelor of Music
