Bachelor of Music (Song Writing)

JMC Academy

Course details

CRICOS course code: 081191F

Level of study: Undergraduate

Summary

The Bachelor degree is designed to help you create strong, focused songs that perfectly blend your lyrical ideas with powerful melodies. It will help you understand the principles of film and TV music, the key concepts in top-lining, and writing for ensembles using acoustic and electronic instrumentation.

Master song writing in the digital domain, refine your recording skills, explore music distribution and marketing strategies, and learn the importance of co-writing and collaboration. And while talent will get you far, to be successful, its vital to be tech savvy and skilled with industry standard software – Avid Pro Tools for recording; digital score-writing tech like Sibelius – that will allow you to produce your own demo recordings.

The Bachelor degree also explores channels of music distribution, monetisation and copyright, and guarantees you will graduate with a rich portfolio of your own songs as a showcase of your talent.

Careers in the Industry

The architects of the music industry, song writers create the lyrics and the sounds that we connect with, the music that makes the world go around – so they are in great demand across the entertainment spectrum. JMC’s graduates now work in advertising agencies, compose for film and TV, perform and professionally record their own work, and gig all over the world.

Specific roles may include

  • Performing Song writer
  • Lyricist
  • Freelance Song writer
  • Composer
  • Resident/Staff Writer
  • Advertising Creative (Jingle Writer)
  • Music Producer
  • Music Publisher
  • Music Teacher

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Tuition Fees (AUD $) Start date Duration Campus
Fee per trimester: 10,600; Total tuition fee: 63,600 Jun 2020
Sep 2020
Feb 2021
Full time
Read more6 trimesters / 2 years or 3 years
Melbourne Campus
169-171 Bank Street
Melbourne Victoria 3205
Australia

Entry criteria

Evidence of successful completion of a senior Secondary School certificate (transcripts and certificate must be translated and certified.

You must be at least 18 years of age on commencement of studies.

JMC Academy recognises IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge and Pearson English Test scores taken within two years prior to the start of JMC studies.

IELTS:

An overall score of 6.0 with no single band score below 5.5

TOEFL:

iBT: 73 overall with a minimum writing score of 18

Pearson English Test (PTE): 50-57

Cambridge English Test: C1 Advanced overall score of 169

Address

JMC Academy
Sydney Campus
561 Harris Street
Sydney New South Wales 2007
Australia
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