Application information for domestic students
**Breaking News**
In 2010, the School of Music offer two undergraduate degrees:
a Bachelor of Music (for students pursuing a specialisation in performance, composition, musicology or ethnomusicology) and a Bachelor of Music Performance (for students pursuing a specialisation in improvisation). More information is available on the 'Courses' link above or the Q&A document below.
Q&A Document: Music 2010 Undergraduate Degrees
Undergraduate degrees from 2010
* Bachelor of Music
for students specialising in performance, composition, musicology or ethnomusicology
FACT SHEET
* Bachelor of Music Performance
for students pursuing a specialisation in improvisation.
FACT SHEET
An information night regarding the Improvisation course and audition process will be held on:
Monday 21st September 2009 from 6:30pm – 8.30pm
Location: The Tony Gould Room (216), Music Building at
the VCA & Music (Southbank Campus), 234 St Kilda Road, Southbank.
There will be no intake to the Bachelor of Music Theatre in 2010.
Bachelor of Music Performance
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have satisfactorily completed VCE or Year 12 equivalent with a study score of at least 25 in Units 3 and 4 English/ English Language/ Literature or at least 30 in ESL.
Note: From 2009 all students with a VCE English, English Language or English Literature score in the 25 - 29 range (or a VCE ESL score in the 30 - 34 range), or equivalent English score in another Australian Year 12 program, will be required to take a Diagnostic English Language Assessment (DELA) once they have enrolled at the University, and to follow recommendations for language support. For further information visit http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/asu/services/DELA/index.html.
Special Entry Access Scheme and Scholarships
The University of Melbourne’s Access Melbourne scheme can help you be selected for a place in a course by letting you explain the ongoing circumstances that have affected your education.
To investigate your eligibility to apply through Access Melbourne, please visit www.access.unimelb.edu.au.
Download Improvisation 2010 Audition information here.
Download Improvisation 2010 Technical information here.
Download Improvisation 2010 Information brochure here.
Download Improvisation 2010 DVD requirements here.
Download Application for DVD/Video audition form here.
Application
Application for entry into the Bachelor of Music Performance must be made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) - www.vtac.edu.au.
Once you have submitted your course application and paid the application fee you will be directed to VTAC’s MyInfo website. Follow the prompts to access further information about the course you have applied for, and the Supplementary Information form which you need to download, complete and mail directly to the Faculty before the closing date. Auditions with the Selection Panel will be scheduled on the basis of information contained in the Supplementary Information form.
Please be aware of the requirement that you pay your application fee before being able to access the MyInfo site. If you do not do this, you will not be able to obtain access to the Supplementary Information form and will not be able to complete your full application by the specified closing date.
Please download the Bachelor of Music Performance (Honours) 2010 application here.
Download Bachelor of Music Performance (Honours) 2010 information brochure here.
Download the Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance 2010 application here.
Entry Requirements
Entry is made on the basis of an audition and interview in which applicants must be able to demonstrate their current level of proficiency within their Principal Study area. Applicants must have completed a Bachelor of Music Performance degree or equivalent. The audition is scheduled for approximately thirty minutes and applicants must provide their own accompanist.
Please note: Course will only run if there are sufficient enrolments.
Download the Master of Music Performance 2010 application here.
Master of Music Performance Guidelines for 2010.
Entry Requirements:
Entry is made on the basis of an audition, academic record, professional experience or status within the profession and satisfactory evidence of the capacity to undertake the program as outlined in the course document. The audition is scheduled for approximately thirty minutes and applicants must provide their own accompanist.
Information about undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy through the Faculty of the VCA and Music can be found in the Graduate School section of this website:
Students wishing to receive credit for study previously undertaken must apply at the time when they apply for admission. The application should be discussed at the audition/interview. Credit is not available for research degrees.
Please see the Faculty's Student and Academic Services (SAS) web page at www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/sas/