With more than 50 years as an education provider, the Australian Institute of Music (AIM) is Australia’s largest tertiary music institution and is internationally renowned as a leading independent education provider in the music, entertainment and performing arts industries.

Founded by Dr Peter Calvo as the Sydney Guitar School in 1968, AIM now operates across two national campuses, offering the most diverse range of fully accredited music and creative arts programs to international and domestic students at campuses in both Melbourne and Sydney.

AIM provides industry-leading education that inspires and prepares passionate people, worldwide, to develop sustainable careers. We seek to empower our students by encouraging them to embrace their skills and push themselves further.

Our graduates are staking out sustainable and innovative careers, developing networks and reputations across a range of professions as they carve out their futures in the creative industries.

Our high-quality, fully accredited tertiary bachelor and postgraduate programs, as well as industry short courses, all balance practice, performance and theory – and are all taught by industry experts with volumes of practical industry experience.

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Our Mission

To educate and empower creative practitioners to confidently embrace proactive professional careers in arts and entertainment performance, production and management.
 

Our Vision

To deliver excellence in practice-based learning, teaching and scholarship that stimulates cultural and creative innovation through artistic exploration and free intellectual enquiry.

Our Values

• Respect for passion.

• Nurturing individual talent and creative development.

• Encouraging artistic collaboration and entrepreneurship.

• Fostering innovative cross-disciplinary performance and production.

• Facilitation of professional employment in global creative industries. 

• Foster cultural competence to engage appropriate and sensitively in a diverse context.

AIM’s far-reaching network of industry relationships allows us to deliver unique learning experiences and opportunities to our students.

Our professional networks are built on internship arrangements, alumni career progression, current staff connections and close working associations with leading organisations, companies, businesses and industry thought leaders in the creative industries.

As a result, our students enjoy direct opportunities to connect on-campus with guest speakers and industry panels, and participate in professional workshops, internships, performances and even recording experiences.

As a high-quality educational institution, we are committed to improving our students’ learning experience and as well as continually upgrading our campus facilities and equipment.

Our programs and courses are designed to be forward-thinking and be flexible enough to respond to shifting industry requirements and challenges because it’s not enough to just be prepared for today’s industry challenges - our students need to be prepared for the future.

As a registered Higher Education Provider (HEP), all AIM domestic undergraduate and postgraduate students may be eligible for FEE-HELP – the Australian Government’s Higher Education Loan Program.

For more information and eligibility criteria, visit Study Assist for more information.