Composition & Music Production

The Production Department of the Australian Institute of Music provides a professional and dynamic environment for audio engineers, music producers, electronic musicians and composers to gain a unique balance of technical and musical skills to take full advantage of opportunities in today’s music industry. The Institute’s Production Department students will receive an unparalleled preparation for industry by being instructed in both production and music – for all intents and purposes, a double degree. They will also receive an unsurpassed allotment of one-to-one tuition to hone their skills.

Students will also have access to the hundreds of talented musicians that thrive on the exciting environment of the Institute campus. The ability for Production students to learn with real musicians in solo or band format is invaluable training that will set them apart from any other Production graduates.

Q Studios

Our facilities include a fully equipped live concert hall and Q Studios, our industry quality recording facilities. The history of Q Studios includes the production of many famous Australian recording artists including INXS, Cold Chisel and You Am I. Our teaching staff is made up of active and successful composers, music producers and engineers with extensive national and international experience.

The Bachelor of Music degree – major Composition & Music Production

The structure of Audio and Composition & Music Production Majors is similar with the
exception of Major Study units. Students who want to focus on technical production skills should choose the Audio Major, and those who want skills to realise their musical ideas should choose the Composition & Music Production Major. Associate study options enable all production students to either specialise or broaden their study program.

Major Studies – COMPOSITION & MUSIC PRODUCTION.

-Lesson (individual composition/music production lesson to develop student’s creativity)
-Seminar (presentations on a wide range of professional skills)
-Music Production (developing analytical, technical & listening skills to convert ideas into sound).
-Composition & Music Production Majors may choose Digital Technology and/or Audio Technology as associated studies.

Foundation and Critical Studies

Students initially undertake a suite of academic units comprising Foundation Studies in theory, history and aural training. With the foundations in place, students then undertake Critical Studies, each providing an in-depth study of a major musical period or genre.

Performance Studies & Ensemble

Students have the opportunity to study an instrument of their choice (including voice, DJ and laptop) with a weekly individual lesson. They also develop their performance and collaborative skills as part of a suitable group/ensemble each week.

Associated Studies

Students take associate studies each week from a wide range of performance, production, management, media and technology units to either concentrate or broaden their music education.

Undergraduate Awards
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music, with Honours

Post Graduate Awards
Graduate Diploma of Music
Master of Music

Greg White
Greg White is composer, music producer, computer programmer, audio engineer and performer. His creative output has been performed, published, broadcast and installed nationally and internationally, with credits on more than 15 feature films, 10 TV series, 30 TV commercials, 100 CD releases, 30 theatre productions, and 15 installations. Greg is a core member of Roger Dean’s innovative intermedia group austaLYSIS and performs with his laptop in the Sandy Evans/Tony Gorman jazz group Gest8. He has designed and presented courses at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Australian Film Television and Radio School, Macquarie University, the University of Tasmania and the University of NSW.

Student Successes
The Audio and Composition & Music Production programs offered by the Australian Institute of Music are among the finest in the country. As a result of the unique, totally integrated program of study, graduates now work in leading studios and production houses in Australia, USA, Europe and the Asia Pacific Region. Graduates also work on sound and lighting for major events, productions, live concerts and theatre.