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MUSIC AND
PERFORMING ARTS
Be Remarkable
2019 UNDERGRADUATE
study guide
Contents
Welcome to Griffith 02
Why choose Griffith? 03
Ranked in the
Industry connections 06
top 3% worldwide
Kick start your career 08
Global opportunities 10
Top reasons to choose music Australia’s most
at Queensland Conservatorium 12
awarded teachers
Music degrees 13
Top reasons to choose performing arts
at Queensland Conservatorium 16
Rated 5 stars for
Performing arts degrees 17
student experience
Auditions 21
Staff profiles 22
Scholarships 33 Globally connected
How to apply 34
Griffith Honours College 40
Industry focused
Support to help you succeed 41
Key dates 44
50,000 students
Legend
Campuses 5 campuses
G = Gold Coast
L = Logan
M = Mt Gravatt
N = Nathan
O = Online 200,000 graduates
S = South Bank
X = External
Applications information
QTAC = Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
UAC = Universities Admissions Centre (NSW-based)
OP = Overall Position
ATAR = Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
In this guide, the ATAR is listed only for those degrees offered
through UAC
N/A = not applicable
CP = credit points
GPA = Grade Point Average
All GPAs in this publication are on a seven-point grading scale
Important note
All information is correct as at February 2018, but is subject to change
as content is reviewed and updated. Visit degrees.griffith.edu.au for
the most up-to-date information.
Cover image: Lloyd Van’t Hoff, Bachelor of Music
01
At Griffith,
Welcome to Griffith
we believe in,
strive for and
celebrate the
Remarkable.
Cameron McEvoy
Olympian
Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) student
Welcome to Griffith
Griffith was created to be a different kind Since we started teaching, we’ve been
of university, and we know success often deeply connected to the Asian region,
comes from being an exception to the norm socially conscious and environmentally aware.
—challenging convention, adapting and
Ranking in the top 3% of universities globally,
innovating, creating bold new trends and
we offer future-focused degrees that are
pioneering solutions ahead of their time.
developed in consultation with industry,
based on cutting-edge research, and taught
by Australia’s most awarded teachers.
02 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guide
Why choose Griffith?
We’re known for our high-impact research,
outstanding student experience, commitment
03
to social justice and welcoming environment.
Why choose Griffith?
Study in a world-class Learn from the best Five stars for
environment educational experience
Australia’s top teachers
In 2017, Griffith was awarded multiple five
Ranked in the top At Griffith, you’ll learn from some of the star ratings from the Good Universities
3% worldwide best teachers in the country. Three of Guide, an independent guide to Australian
With highly awarded teaching staff, our teachers have been named Australian higher education. These include five stars
expert researchers, a comprehensive University Teacher of the Year. In the last for: overall educational experience, staff,
suite of degrees spanning all disciplines, five years, our teachers have won more teaching quality, student support, learning
and outstanding campus facilities, Australian Government awards, citations resources and skills development.
Griffith is a world-class university. and fellowships than any other university*.
In three of the largest and most credible Researchers at
Since 2012, we have won:
world university rankings, we’re ranked the cutting edge
in the top 300—placing us in the top • two Australian University Teacher of
the Year awards We regularly work with government,
3% worldwide.
• seven awards for Teaching Excellence industry and the community to find practical
• Times HE World University Rankings: • three awards for Programs that solutions to some of the biggest problems
251–300 Enhance Learning facing the world today, including climate
• US News Best Global Universities: 265 • 34 Citations for Outstanding change adaptation, chronic disease and
• University Ranking by Academic Contributions to Student Learning crime prevention. Our degrees are informed
Performance: 296 • seven National Teaching Fellowships. by this cutting-edge research, which means
that students gain the latest knowledge,
Young and ambitious * Based on Learning and Teaching results from the learning alongside people making history
Department of Education and Training.
in a wide range of specialist research fields.
In university terms, Griffith is young—we
started teaching just over 40 years ago.
Being a young university means we have
the freedom to respect tradition without
being restricted by it, which gives us the
flexibility to adapt to the ever-changing
needs of students, industry and the
community. And we’ve got the numbers to
back this up—we ranked 32nd in the 2018
QS University Rankings: Top 50 Under
50 and 35th in the 2017 Times Higher
Education Young University Rankings.
Griffith teachers have won more national awards and citations than
any other university in Australia in the last five years. Three Griffith
teachers, including Brydie-Leigh Bartleet (pictured above) have been
named Australian University Teacher of the Year.
We believe in the potential for all people to be
remarkable—to be courageous, to capture opportunity,
to make a difference and change the future forever.
Get the knowledge Take control of your study Get the support you need
that matters
Trimester academic calendar We support you in multiple ways:
Innovative degrees At Griffith, we teach across three 12-week
Scholarships
Our future-focused degrees are designed trimesters, rather than two semesters,
to prepare you for new opportunities in a each year. Our trimester system offers Check if there is assistance for you
fast-changing world. you more flexibility and control, with the (see page 33)
option to pace your study to suit your
We’re constantly innovating, and have Travel abroad to study and learn
needs, or fast track your degree and
introduced Australia’s first degrees in a get a head start on your career. See page 10
wide range of important areas, including:
Asian studies, environmental science,
Griffith Honours College
Foundation first year
forensic science, aviation, Australian If you are a high-achieving academic
Your first year of study is foundational student (see page 40)
Indigenous arts and dental technology.
and it’s a great time to get to know the
students you’ll be studying alongside General support
Work opportunities and for most of your degree.
industry placements For counselling services, international
students, Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Griffith students put what they learn
in the classroom into practice, with the Be part of an Islander students, and students with
opportunity for industry experience exceptional community disabilities (see page 41)
included in many of our degrees. With more than 200,000 graduates,
Depending on what you study, you could Griffith offers you a passport to a
learn through work placements, overseas worldwide network of opportunity.
fieldtrips or industry projects for real Our graduates can be found in every field
clients. See page 06 for details. of endeavour, from leading politicians to
gold-medal winning athletes, and gifted
Global connections musicians to groundbreaking medical
and overseas study researchers. Across the globe, Griffith
Our degrees have an international focus, graduates are using their skills, knowledge
preparing you for work almost anywhere and passion to make remarkable
in the world. What’s more, at Griffith contributions to the world around them.
you’ll have the opportunity to enrich and
diversify your degree with an overseas
study experience or by learning a
language. See page 10 for details.
‘My degree from the Con has helped me so much
as a musician—you do everything from theory to
aural work, singing and composition. It makes
you a really well-rounded performer.’
04 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guide
International 05
success
Why choose Griffith?
Brett Dean is one of many Queensland Conservatorium
graduates making waves on the international music scene.
The violist, conductor and composer graduated from
the Con in 1984, and has since been awarded Alumni
of the Year and received an honourary doctorate.
From 1985 to 1999, Brett was a violist in the acclaimed
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Since leaving the
orchestra in 2000 to pursue composing, he has enjoyed
phenomenal international success. Brett has worked
with a host of major arts organisations and symphony
orchestras around the world, and in 2009, won the
world’s richest composition prize, the Grawemeyer
—the only Australian ever to do so. His most recent
opera, Hamlet, premiered at Glyndebourne to rave
reviews, hailed by the UK’s Sunday Times as
“unmissable” and “the operatic event of the year”.
As a composer and musician, he is regularly invited
to perform around the world.
Brett Dean
Bachelor of Music
Industry connections
Griffith offers a range of amazing learning opportunities through
our industry connections. You’ll put what you learn in the
classroom into practice and graduate with valuable contacts
and the skills, knowledge and experience employers want.
Relevant degrees and High profile partners Careers and
industry teachers Our partnerships and collaborations employment events
Griffith maintains strong links with industry unlock all kinds of opportunities. Through A range of industry events and networking
to ensure we develop and deliver relevant our partners, we offer unique learning functions throughout the year gives you
courses based on the latest market trends experiences for students, and connect the opportunity to meet professionals
and employer demand. When you study with government and industry to work on and potential employers from the field you
with Griffith, you’ll learn the latest trends research projects, provide advice and solve are hoping to enter. Enhance your profile
from industry professionals, and meet the problems. Find out more about our industry in your industry before you graduate and
requirements for professional registration partners at griffith.edu.au/industry give yourself the best chance of success.
in Australia. You’ll also learn from teachers Events are listed at griffith.edu.au/careers
with extensive industry experience and Industry placements
from guest lecturers.
Placements offer you the opportunity
In Griffith Business School alone we to learn in a real-life setting, observe
have more than 90 adjunct professors professionals and ask questions. For
(industry professionals who teach example, more than 3,000 final-year
students), while more than 400 medical science, engineering and IT students
and health practitioners from outside the have completed an industry placement
university have contributed strongly to project as part of their studies. Likewise,
Griffith Health’s teaching and research. most Griffith health degrees offer clinical
placements, and our health students
combined completed more than 220,000
days of clinical training last year.
‘I am blown away that I got the
chance to sing with one of my idols...
it was a dream come true.’
06 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guide
Incredible 07
opportunities
Industry connections
Shubshri Kandiah had the experience of a lifetime
when she was selected to sing a duet on stage at
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) with
one of her idols, Broadway legend Liz Callaway.
Shubshri was one of the final year musical theatre
students mentored by the award-winning singer
as part of a partnership with QPAC. The students
participated in a week of intensive workshops
and masterclasses, culminating in a cabaret
showcase at QPAC. Shubshri was selected
to perform a duet with Liz at her shows—an
experience she describes as “a dream come true”.
‘I grew up listening to her recordings of Cats and
Miss Saigon, and I’ve always loved her voice. I
was standing at the piano with her and I had to
hold back tears!’ Queensland Conservatorium
Director Professor Scott Harrison said fostering
close ties with QPAC had opened up remarkable
opportunities for students. ‘Organisations like
QPAC are very supportive of our students,’ he
said. ‘They recognise that our graduates go on
to form the backbone of Australia’s performing
arts productions and provide incredible
opportunities for our students to learn
from industry professionals and perform
alongside the world’s best artists.’
Shubshri Kandiah
Bachelor of Musical Theatre
Kick start your career
Whether you’re preparing for your future career,
or looking for a casual or part-time job while
you’re studying, we can help you get job ready.
At Griffith, you don’t need to UniTemps Mentoring
wait until you graduate to get Griffith UniTemps is a temporary staffing Griffith’s award winning Industry
started on your career. service providing work opportunities that fit Mentoring Program provides opportunities
with your studies on campus and with local for you to learn from and connect with
Careers and businesses. Griffith students can register leaders in industry, government and the
Employment Service with UniTemps to access a broad range community. Depending on your study
of general and degree-related vacancies. area, you may be able to be paired with
The Careers and Employment Service will
These can help you support yourself a mentor who can give you insights into
help you from first year onwards. We can
through your degree and gain valuable a particular job, company or industry.
help you find a part-time job while you’re
skills to improve your employability before The Program can support your career
studying and provide you with tips for
and after you graduate. Find out more at development and improve your chances
landing your first graduate job. You’ll also
griffith.edu.au/unitemps of landing a job when you graduate.
learn about the importance of professional
Our industry mentors will help you gain a
networking and using social media in
deeper understanding of your study area,
your job search, and you’ll get the latest Student entrepreneurship
and connect you to a world of opportunity.
information on job vacancies, recruitment Griffith has degrees, majors and courses Find out more at griffith.edu.au/careers
trends, employers and career options. designed to teach you the skills you need to
Our online resources are a great start to bring innovative thinking and practice into
find out what you need to know to find a your profession. Our exciting ecosystem
LinkedIn
job. Keep in touch with us on social media of innovation and entrepreneurship is As part of Griffith’s focus on student
throughout your degree and beyond to supported by remarkable teaching, research, employability, the Careers and Employment
make the most of the extensive information enterprise and our industry partners. Service has released a LinkedIn eModule
and opportunities we have to offer. designed to equip students and graduates
We will show you how to create with the skills to create an optimised online
We also offer career development opportunities, disrupt existing ways of professional profile. A presence on
seminars and support as well as host thinking and doing, and create solutions LinkedIn provides the opportunity to
an extensive list of employers on campus which impact local and global problems. connect with industry professionals,
throughout the year. Find out more at Find out more at griffith.edu.au/ employers and alumni to identify and
griffith.edu.au/careers innovation-and-entrepreneurship build career opportunities. Employers are
increasingly using the platform to search
for suitable candidates. Find out more at
griffith.edu.au/careers
‘It was the best decision I ever made
—I had amazing teachers and met
so many phenomenal musicians
during my time at the Con.’
08 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guideInspiring career 09
For acclaimed clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff, the
past few years have been a blur. The rising star has
Kick start your career
featured on an ARIA-award winning album with Paul
Kelly, released his debut EP on ABC Classics and has
performed around the country and abroad as one
of Musica Viva’s inaugural Futuremakers. The young
clarinettist moved to Brisbane from the bush to take
lessons from Queensland Conservatorium Head of
Wind Paul Dean, who encouraged him to pursue
music professionally. ‘Paul was a huge influence on
me as a player, and as a person. I had no idea what
I wanted to do after school, and he encouraged me
to audition for the Con,’ he said. After graduating
from a Bachelor of Music, Lloyd won the prestigious
ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of
the Year and the Triffitt Prize, which is bestowed
on an outstanding young musician each year.
Since then, he has played with most of the country’s
professional orchestras, founded the Arcadia
Winds quintet and embarked on a national
schools tour. ‘Music has taken me around the
world, and introduced me to amazing people,’
he said. ‘Everything I do is a highlight for me
—I’m so lucky to have chosen a career that
constantly challenges and inspires me.’
Lloyd Van’t Hoff
Bachelor of MusicGlobal opportunities
Enrich and diversify your degree with
an international learning experience.
Study overseas Across more than 50 countries, the Learn in the field
following opportunities are available
Challenge yourself, impress potential At Griffith we offer a range of flexible
to eligible students:
employers, learn a new language, and innovative international field trips,
make lasting international connections, • trimester, winter and summer exchange study tours and global internships that
expand your cultural horizons, and • global internships get you out of the classroom. These
discover amazing places. Through our • international volunteering programs are tailored to individual degrees.
Global Mobility program, we offer a • overseas short courses
variety of global learning experiences • academic-led study tours and field trips Add a language
to diversify your degree and enhance
your graduate outcomes.
• clinical placements to your degree
• research practicums
At Griffith, you can learn a language while
As a Griffith student, you may have • overseas conferences and workshops.
you’re studying overseas on exchange,
the opportunity to spend as little as one or study a language through the Diploma
week, or as long as one year, participating More information
of Languages, which you can undertake
in an overseas program as a part of Find out if you’re eligible, how to apply, alongside any bachelor degree.
your study. where you can go and what financial
assistance is available at
griffith.edu.au/go-global
‘The Con exposed me to a vast network
of Australian professional musicians
through internships, mentorships,
masterclasses and workshops.’
10 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guidePursuit of excellence 11
Young virtuoso violinist Liam Keneally is embarking
on a Masters degree at the Royal College of Music
Global opportunities
in London, after winning a Conservatorium Travel
Bursary to audition for postgraduate study overseas.
‘Coming to the Con made me realise that the pursuit
of excellence in music is a seemingly endless yet
satisfying task.’ After high school, Liam moved from
Canberra to study under the Conservatorium’s Head
of Strings, Michele Walsh. ‘Exposure to a pool of
talented, enthusiastic musicians from day one of my
degree has taught me how diverse and inclusive music
can be. The Con exposed me to a vast network of
Australian professional musicians through internships,
mentorships, masterclasses and workshops.’ Liam
performed in a wide range of productions during
his time at the Con, from Opera on the Beach
to theatre productions and international tours.
‘I aspire to be a versatile professional violinist that
can work in various musical spheres.’
Liam Keneally
Bachelor of Music (Honours) graduate
Linda Jullyan PhotographyTop reasons to choose music
at Queensland Conservatorium
griffith.edu.au/music
1 One of Australia’s 3 State-of-the-art facilities
leading music schools in a vibrant precinct
When you study with one of Australia’s leading The Queensland Conservatorium is situated in
music schools, you’ll benefit from global musical Brisbane’s vibrant cultural precinct at South
connections and have the chance to apply your Bank, which enables students to enjoy strong
talents at a truly professional level. Griffith is partnerships with local cultural institutions.
the only Queensland university ranked in the The Conservatorium Theatre, housed within the
top 50 performing arts universities in the world South Bank campus, provides some of the best
(QS World Rankings By Subject, 2017) and acoustics in the southern hemisphere. Other
was recently named Australia’s top creative inspiring spaces include the Ian Hanger Recital
arts school (Uni Reviews 2017)—making the Hall and the Basil Jones Orchestral Hall—perfect
Queensland Conservatorium the ideal launch for masterclasses and rehearsals. Our Performing
pad for your music or performing arts career. Arts department is situated in Woolloongabba,
The Conservatorium enjoys strong alliances with spread across 12 studios (including a black box
national institutions, including the Australian theatre), where students develop their skills in
National Academy of Music, and collaborations the performing arts, as well as in music theory.
with London’s prestigious Guildhall School of
Music and Drama, McGill University in Montréal,
and the famous Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
2 Learn from 4 Join a network of
acclaimed teachers renowned graduates
At Griffith, you’ll learn from award-winning The Conservatorium produces polished
music educators and international specialists performance professionals of the highest
trained in Moscow, Brussels and Paris. Orchestral calibre. If you’re engaged with any kind of music
students study with principal players from the anywhere in Australia, a graduate from Queensland
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, alongside Conservatorium is likely to be playing a key role.
visiting international teachers such as Our graduates teach, perform and facilitate
Grammy award winner and Griffith graduate music-making across Queensland, Australia,
Tim Munro. Music technology students study and on the world stage. Our inspiring alumni
with internationally renowned staff in live and includes famous vocalists and performers such as
studio-based electronic music. Opera students Eurovision runner-up Dami Im, ARIA award-winning
soak up the expertise of Wagnerian soprano Megan Washington, three-time Grammy award-
Lisa Gasteen AO, while musical theatre students winning Tim Munro, Queensland Music Festival
regularly work with international artists. Artistic Director Katie Noonan, award-winning
international DJ tyDi, singer-songwriter Kate
Miller-Heidke, and ARIA-nominated Danny Harley,
who performs as The Kite String Tangle.
12 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guideMusic
CODE PREREQUISITES 2018
Start
QTAC UAC Campus Duration trimester QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR
Bachelor of Music 13
English (4,SA), plus audition
251722 N/A S 3F 1 N/A * * N/A
and interview
Music degrees
* Admission to this degree is based on special entry requirements in addition to academic achievement.
What you’ll study Degree structure You’ll have opportunities to gain credit
for project studies and music industry
As a Bachelor of Music graduate, you’ll You’ll be admitted to a performance study
internships, enabling you to gain invaluable
be highly skilled, musically adaptable and in an instrument (including brass band
experience and preparing you for a smooth
equipped to enter professional life as a instruments), voice or composition, in either
transition into professional life.
creative and flexible 21st century musician. classical or jazz strands.
Your educational experience will expose Elective courses are available to deepen
you to diverse musical styles and idioms You may audition on more than one
and broaden your musical experience.
including classical, contemporary and world instrument; however, if successful, your
Elective study areas include:
music. You’ll also learn the broadly accepted offer will be for only one of your auditioned
musical skills of aural awareness training, areas. There is the option after first year • Composition
music theory, music literature and ensemble to divide your major between two areas
• Conducting
work appropriate to your field of study. through an innovative cross-study major,
• Contemporary Music
subject to special criteria.
• Jazz Studies
As a graduate, you’ll have a clear
If you wish to study music education and • Keyboard Accompaniment
understanding of what’s required by
gain registration to teach in Queensland • Music Industry Studies
instrumental and vocal ensembles,
schools, you’ll enter a teaching preparation • Music Literature
companies, orchestras, theatre,
strand in your second year. After • Music Technology
media, the entertainment industry
successfully completing your undergraduate • Music Theory and Aural Studies
and community arts.
studies, you’ll graduate with a Bachelor of • Opera and Musical Theatre Studies
Music and be eligible to apply for a graduate • Pedagogy.
entry teacher preparation program.
Benjamin Shannon got the opportunity to play alongside some of the
world’s best jazz musicians at the Banff International Workshop for
Jazz and Creative Music. The Queensland Conservatorium graduate
was one of just 48 musicians from around the world selected to attend
the intensive three-week workshop in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.
The revolving guest faculty included renowned musicians who have
played alongside everyone from jazz legends like Art Blakey and McCoy
Tyner to pop icons like David Bowie and Beyonce. The talented young
drummer, who graduated from the Bachelor of Music in 2015 said it was
‘a life-changing experience’. Benjamin said his studies at the Queensland
Conservatorium had provided a solid foundation for a career as a musician.
Benjamin Shannon
Bachelor of MusicCareer opportunities Areas of study The interview will focus on your directions
and goals, musical experience, musical
Your career opportunities will vary • Brass
depending on your chosen areas of knowledge, general education and other
• Classical Voice
specialisation. As a graduate of the relevant matters. You must present a
• Composition
Bachelor of Music, you’ll be prepared resume of achievements and experience
• Jazz
for a career as an instrumentalist or at the interview including details of any:
• Keyboard
vocalist, or in many other areas. • Percussion • recent practical/theory examinations
• Strings • current instrument, composition,
Through self-directed project work, you’ll
transition from student to professional life • Woodwind vocal or theory teachers
while still in the supportive Conservatorium • Contemporary Music • previous tertiary study if any
environment. You’ll have opportunities to • Music Technology (include an academic transcript)
refine your skills, focus and target your • School reports for the last
professional options and gain first-hand Audition fees three semesters.
professional experience in your chosen area. In addition to any QTAC application fees, a
non- refundable AU$50 audition application COMPOSITION AND
Application and fee is charged for each audition (i.e. if MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
applying for different instrument/vocal/
audition requirements Interview and portfolio information
composition/folio you will be required to You are required to submit a portfolio
Lodge your application to study with attend multiple auditions and pay multiple
QTAC in August 2018 (for due date of work and Curriculum Vitae (CV) that
audition fees). Currently enrolled Griffith demonstrates your potential as a candidate
please refer to griffith.edu.au/
University students are exempt from paying for the Bachelor of Music (Composition
conservatorium-auditions
the audition application fee. Instead, you or Music Technology majors). For
To register for an audition, you must submit must submit an Internal Transfer application submission details, due dates and
an Application for Audition. Please check form and we will arrange your audition. portfolio requirements please refer to
the Conservatorium Audition website for griffith.edu.au/conservatorium-auditions
details. Invitations will be sent two weeks CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
prior to your audition. CLASSICAL VOICE, JAZZ You will be notified by mid-September
INSTRUMENTS, JAZZ VOICE, 2018 if they have been successful in
Auditions will take place at the Queensland CONTEMPORARY MUSIC proceeding to a live interview which
Conservatorium, South Bank, from 2 to 6 will take place at the Queensland
Audition format
October 2018.* You will be notified of the
You will need to complete a performance Conservatorium, South Bank.
outcome of your audition from the Con by
audition and an interview. Together,
mid-November 2018. If invited to attend a live interview, which
both components will last 20 minutes.
will last 15 minutes, you will be required
If successful you must then respond to Each instrument and study area has
to present and discuss your folio of works,
your offer via QTAC by the advised due different requirements for repertoire
as well as discuss your background,
date, please refer to qtac.edu.au for and skills demonstrated. For specific
current trajectory and future aspirations.
further information. audition requirements please refer to
For further information please refer to
griffith.edu.au/conservatorium-auditions
It may also be possible for individual griffith.edu.au/conservatorium-auditions
auditions to be arranged at other times
during the year, however, this cannot
be guaranteed. Please contact the
Conservatorium well in advance to organise.
* Applicants who are genuinely unable to travel to Brisbane
(e.g. international applicants) may submit a good quality
audition video. It must be dated and certified as being an
unedited performance by the applicant and signed by the
person in charge of the recording session.
Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch
14 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guideCODE PREREQUISITES 2018
Start
QTAC UAC Campus Duration trimester QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Direct entry S 4F 1 Entry is via the Bachelor of Music only N/A N/A N/A
Applications What you’ll study Career opportunities 15
Admission to this degree is by transfer from The Bachelor of Music in Composition builds As a graduate composer, your career
the three-year Bachelor of Music degree. on the knowledge and skills gained in the options include writing or arranging
Music degrees
It is available only to students who have Bachelor of Music (see page 13–14). for film, plays, television, concert
successfully completed the requirements of You’ll develop advanced skills in composition performance, musical theatre or
the Bachelor of Music with a Composition and learn through exposure to a range in new technology multimedia.
major and wish to extend their engagement of musical styles, theory and literature.
with Composition, rather than graduate With project studies and work-integrated
with the three-year qualification. learning courses, you’ll gain invaluable
Applicants are required to have a grade industry and professional experience.
of 5 in 3rd year Composition Study.
CODE PREREQUISITES 2018
Start
QTAC UAC Campus Duration trimester QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Direct entry S 4F 1 Entry is via the Bachelor of Music only N/A N/A N/A
Applications What you’ll study Career opportunities
Admission to this degree is by transfer from The Bachelor of Music in Performance aims You’ll graduate with the ability to work at
the three-year Bachelor of Music degree. to build on the skills and knowledge you a high level in performance companies,
It is available only to students who have gain in the Bachelor of Music (see pages orchestras, theatre, the entertainment
successfully completed the requirements of 13–14). You’ll develop advanced skills in industry and community arts.
the Bachelor of Music with a Performance classical or contemporary performance.
major and wish to extend their engagement As a graduate, you’ll be equipped to
with Performance, rather than graduate perform in solo, chamber music, orchestras
with the three-year qualification. and ensembles, as well as in more diverse
Applicants are required to have a grade entertainment mediums.
of 5 in 3rd year Performance Study.
42nd Street, Conservatorium GalaTop reasons to choose performing arts
at Queensland Conservatorium
griffith.edu.au/musicaltheatre
griffith.edu.au/acting
One of Australia’s leading Intensive, nurturing
1 3 training by master
performing arts schools
teachers and practitioners
Griffith is the only Queensland university ranked Working with an international team of staff and
in the top 50 performing arts universities in the guest creatives, you’ll be provided with the very
world (QS World Rankings By Subject, 2017) and best training in a safe, inspiring and creative
was named Australia’s top creative arts school environment. Through masterclasses, rehearsal,
(Uni Reviews 2017)—making the Queensland lecture and performance, your development will
Conservatorium the ideal launch pad for your be carefully guided and supported so that you
music or performing arts career. Our Performing become a technically skilled, highly confident and
Arts department is situated in Woolloongabba, experienced performer. You’ll receive individual
spread across 12 studios (including a black box attention and clear guidance from mentors within
theatre and dance studios)—where students a variety of settings, from one-on-one tuition,
develop their skills in acting, singing, dancing to group classes and rehearsals. Your individuality
as well as in music theory and keyboard skills. is important to us, as is your ability to maintain
When studying Performing Arts you’ll find a this whilst working in an ensemble.
real sense of community, with each year group
learning from and supporting the others.
Frequent and
2 Proven track record 4 authentic exposure in
in employment
public performance
With a high level of graduate employment within You’ll have the opportunity to perform to ‘real’
the Performing Arts industry (both nationally audiences across a variety of performance settings.
and internationally), students studying at the Learning from experienced industry experts you’ll
Queensland Conservatorium are taught to the be guided through simple workshop showings,
very highest of standards. In addition, Performing audition techniques, to fully staged productions.
Arts students will benefit from our extensive Studying Performing Arts at the Queensland
network of industry partners and supporters. Conservatorium provides you with the technical
These include performance opportunities, development and skill set to enjoy telling your
tickets to attend productions, participation story through performance. For more information
in masterclasses, practical workshops, on the performance season, please visit our events
industry talks and employment opportunities. website: queenslandconservatorium.com.au
16 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guidePerforming arts
CODE PREREQUISITES 2018
Start
QTAC UAC Campus Duration trimester QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR
Bachelor of Acting 17
English (4,SA), plus audition
251782 N/A S 3F/6P 1 N/A * * N/A
and interview
Performing arts degrees
* Admission to this degree program is based on special entry requirements in addition to academic achievement.
What you’ll study Application and Prior to the audition you are required
Griffith’s new Bachelor of Acting, audition requirements to send through a photo and CV to the
Performing Arts department that includes
offered by Queensland Conservatorium’s Lodge your application to study with
the below details:
Performing Arts Department, is a highly QTAC in August 2018 (for due date
practical and skill intensive degree that please refer to griffith.edu.au/
• recent practical examinations
will prepare you to forge a lifelong career conservatorium-auditions
• current singing, dance, or acting teachers
across stage and screen. The degree
To register for an audition, you must submit • previous tertiary study, if any
focuses on developing both the individual
an Application for Audition. Please check (include an academic transcript)
and the actor through ensemble building,
the Conservatorium Audition website for • school reports for the last
collaborative laboratories, industry-led
details. Invitations will be sent two weeks three semesters
workshops and public performances.
prior to your audition. • personal statement.
This boutique degree is offered to a small
Auditions will take place at the Queensland You may be required to complete
number of high quality performers. It
Conservatorium, South Bank, from 2 to 6 a possible two phases.
is designed around four key pillars: core October 2018. You will be notified of the
craft; context; repertoire; and industry outcome of your audition from the Con by
engagement. Under the direction of Phase 1
mid-November 2018.
internationally renowned teachers and You will be considered for your Acting,
performers, you will undertake intensive If successful you must then respond to Improvisation, Movement and group singing.
training in acting, voice and speech, your offer via QTAC by the advised due
singing, movement and dance. date, please refer to qtac.edu.au for Movement: Through basic physical
further information. exercises, your physicality and willingness
The Bachelor of Acting will unlock your to ‘play’ will be assessed.
imagination, encourage curiosity and build Audition fee
resilience. The degree draws inspiration Improvisation: Through solo and group play,
In addition to any QTAC application fees,
from the most highly regarded actor your improvisation skills will be explored.
a non-refundable $90 audition
training models around the world. application fee is charged for Acting. Singing: Following a series of basic
You will be charged per audition (i.e. if exercises, your commitment to learning
Career opportunities you are applying for multiple degrees a group song will be considered.
or specialisations/instruments you are
It is expected that this degree will interface
required to attend multiple auditions). Speeches: You will present two of your
with Griffith Film School, Queensland
Currently enrolled Griffith University prepared monologues. One of these must
Performing Arts Centre, Queensland
students are exempt from paying the be Shakespeare.
Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse and
other local and national performing arts audition application fee. Instead, they must
Depending on your Phase 1 audition,
companies. Discussions are also underway submit an internal transfer application
you may be asked to return for Phase 2.
with interstate and overseas academies form and we will arrange the audition.
and international providers. You will emerge Phase 2
highly skilled in acting and performance,
Acting Audition: You will present one
ready for a career on stage or on screen,
of your pieces from Phase One along
including (but not limited to) theatre,
with your third prepared monologue.
television and film.
Voice: Your spoken voice will be
considered during the performance
of your Acting pieces.Incredible journey
Kimberley Hodgson feels like all her wishes have
come true, as part of the national production of
Aladdin. The talented triple-threat star was cast
as the understudy for the lead role of Princess
Jasmine, and has toured across the country with
the blockbuster Disney musical. ‘It has been an
incredible journey, being part of such a huge
show. We do eight shows a week, and it is such
a powerful experience watching the audience
respond to the show—the music, the colour, the
story. This is what I’ve dreamed of doing since I
was a kid.’ Kimberley was part of the first class
to graduate from the Bachelor of Musical Theatre
in 2013. ‘It was a really demanding course and it
definitely pushed me outside my comfort zone,
but my teachers were so inspiring and really
prepared me for life in the industry.’
Kimberley Hodgson
Bachelor of Musical Theatre
18 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guideCODE PREREQUISITES 2018
Start
QTAC UAC Campus Duration trimester QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR
Bachelor of Musical Theatre
English (4,SA), plus audition
251772 N/A S 3F 1 N/A * * N/A
and interview
* Admission to this degree program is based on special entry requirements in addition to academic achievement.
19
What you’ll study Application and You may be required to complete
audition requirements a possible two phases.
Performing arts degrees
As a Bachelor of Musical Theatre
graduate, you’ll have undertaken the many Lodge your application to study with
facets of training to become highly skilled, QTAC in August 2018 (for due date Phase 1
musically adaptable and equipped to enter please refer to griffith.edu.au/ Dance: Following a warm-up and basic
professional life as a creative and flexible conservatorium-auditions technical exercises you will be taught a short
21st century musical theatre performer. routine which you will present to the panel.
To register for an audition, you must submit
As a student, you’ll be exposed to diverse an Application for Audition. Please check Singing: You will present one song to the
the Conservatorium Audition website for panel (due to time limitations, a vocal warm-
musical theatre styles and to the broadly
details. Invitations will be sent two weeks
accepted musical skills of aural awareness up will not be provided as part of the audition
prior to your audition.
training, music theory and ensemble work and you should come prepared. However,
appropriate to this genre. Auditions will take place at the Queensland you should prepare two singing pieces from
Conservatorium, South Bank, from 2 to 6 the Musical Theatre repertoire. These should:
Studying musical theatre at the October 2018. You will be notified of the last no longer than two minutes each; not
Queensland Conservatorium will provide outcome of your audition from the Con by be from the classical repertoire (this includes
you with intensive practical training in mid-November 2018. Opera); not be accompanied by a backing
acting and improvisation, speech, voice, track; be performed in the key in which
If successful you must then respond to
singing, dance and movement, focused they’re written (the piano accompanist
your offer via QTAC by the advised due
on producing the ‘triple threat’ provided by the Musical Theatre Department
date, please refer to qtac.edu.au for
performer—one who is proficient will not transpose at sight, into a different
further information.
in singing, acting and movement. key). You will be given the opportunity to act
The productions included in the degree
Audition fee through the content of the words as well as
In addition to any QTAC applications fees, to sing the tune.
emulate professional productions,
thereby providing students with authentic a non- refundable $90 audition application
Improvisation: You will take part in an
professional experiences. fee is charged for Musical Theatre.
acting improvisation session. You’ll be
You will be charged per audition (i.e. if
considered for your commitment to the
you are applying for multiple degrees
Career opportunities or specialisations/instruments you are
exercises and your imagination to bring to
life given situations.
There is an identified shortage of required to attend multiple auditions).
professionally trained musical theatre Currently enrolled Griffith University Depending on your Phase 1 audition,
performers throughout Australia. students are exempt from paying the you may be asked to return for Phase 2.
At the same time, the number of musical audition application fee. Instead, they
theatre productions being toured must submit an internal transfer application
Phase 2
throughout Australia is increasing, form and we will arrange the audition.
Acting: You’ll present two acting pieces
and there is a growing demand.
Prior to the audition you are required to the panel. These pieces should: last no
As a graduate, you’ll be skilled in singing, to send through a photo and CV to the longer than two minutes each; only be
acting and dancing and be equipped to Performing Arts department that includes from published plays; not be extracts from
perform in cabaret, theatre, television, the below details: poems or novels; and one piece must be
film and musical theatre, as well as in more modern—after 1945.
• recent practical examinations
diverse entertainment mediums such • current singing, dance, or acting teachers Voice: Your spoken voice will be
as festivals, theme parks and cruises. • previous tertiary study, if any considered during the performance
There is endless variety in this broad (include an academic transcript) of your acting pieces.
area of entertainment. • school reports for the last
three semesters
• personal statement.Living the dream
Courtney Monsma landed her dream role even
before she graduated from university. The talented
triple-threat performer was cast in a national
touring production of Mamma Mia! in her final
year of a musical theatre degree at the Queensland
Conservatorium. ‘I wouldn’t have had the confidence
to audition for Mamma Mia! if not for this course,’
she said. ‘You have so much support and are so
well prepared. I did the first run of Mamma Mia! in
Canberra, and then made it back to Brisbane just
in time for graduation. I am forever grateful for the
guidance I was given throughout my experience
at the Con and couldn’t imagine myself studying
anywhere else.’ Courtney credits her experience
in Conservatorium productions for giving her the
confidence to audition. She was cast in the lead role
of Maria in a blockbuster production of West Side
Story in her final year. ‘It was amazing to be on
stage in the Conservatorium Theatre with a huge
set, an orchestra and costumes,’ she said. ‘It was
a dream role and West Side Story was a great
stepping stone to a professional production.’
Courtney Monsma
Bachelor of Musical Theatre
20 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guideAuditions
Application for audition Special Tertiary Notification of admission 21
The selection of applicants for the Admissions Test (STAT) The Conservatorium makes its domestic
Conservatorium’s degrees is based on Applicants 18 years of age and older who offers through QTAC, in either the
Auditions
various requirements, which may include do not have any formal qualifications or December early round or the January
phased audition processes, submission of whose results are insufficient for entry major round (qtac.edu.au).
a portfolio of work and CV, satisfactory may nominate for the Special Tertiary
results in a live audition, written or oral Admissions Test. Details are available
Deferment
interview, and presentation of a folio. on the QTAC website (qtac.edu.au).
You cannot defer your place at the
Please carefully check the specific Conservatorium. If you are unable to
requirements for the degree or degrees Assumed knowledge accept your offer, you must re-apply for
you wish to apply for entry into. While not used to determine admission entry in the usual way the following year.
to the Bachelor of Music at the
Domestic applicants Conservatorium, it is recommended that
Orientation
applicants have sound knowledge of music
Domestic applicants for undergraduate Students are required to be at the
fundamentals and aural skills in order for
study at the Queensland Conservatorium Conservatorium for orientation to be
a smooth transition into the demands of
must apply in the year before commencing held in early 2019. Visit griffith.edu.au/
the program.
study by following these steps: orientation for more information.
• S ubmit an application online via QTAC Audition dates
in August 2018. Visit QTAC for more International applicants
Live auditions will be conducted in
information (qtac.edu.au). All International applicants wanting to
Brisbane, Queensland, from 2 to 6
• Submit an Application for Audition. study at Queensland Conservatorium
October 2018. Applicants must be
Please check the Conservatorium Griffith University please visit
available for audition all days during this
Audition website for details. griffith.edu.au/apply/international
period. All applicants will be informed
• Complete your audition and/or for requirements and information on
of their audition date and time via email
attend an interview. how to apply.
invitation by mid-September.
Current Griffith University
For specific audition information, including application due dates visit
students
griffith.edu.au/conservatorium-auditions
If you are a current Griffith University
undergraduate student, you do not need
to submit an application for audition.
Please submit an internal transfer Oscar Wong and the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra
application and we will arrange your
audition. Visit griffith.edu.au/apply/
internal-transferStaff profiles
Directorate and has established pedagogy at both
undergraduate and postgraduate level and
for community teachers. Gemma is a well-
known author in the area of performance
pedagogy and curriculum and has
established an international reputation
as one of Australia’s foremost authorities
in instrumental learning and teaching. In
2015, Gemma was successful in being
awarded the Griffith Award for Excellence ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
in the Leadership of Learning and PETER LUFF
PROFESSOR Deputy Director
Teaching. More recently, she was awarded
SCOTT HARRISON (Performance and Engagement)
a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education
Director, Queensland Conservatorium Associate Professor in French horn
Academy (UK) and an Australian Award
Professor Scott Harrison has experience Associate Professor Peter Luff studied
for Outstanding Contributions to Student
in teaching singing and music in primary, French horn at the University of Adelaide’s
Learning (2016). Recent publications
secondary and tertiary environments. prestigious Elder Conservatorium.
include Encouraging reflective practice
He has over 20 years of performance During his career as a professional horn
in conservatoire students: A pathway to
experience, including opera and musical player, he has performed with most of
autonomous learning? (Carey, Harrison &
theatre as a singer and as a musical Australia’s leading professional orchestras
Dwyer, 2016), Enacting transformative
director. He is recognised as a leader in and arts organisations. As a member of
pedagogy in the music studio: A case
research on masculinities and music with the advisory council of the International
study of responsive, relational teaching
publications including Masculinities and Horn Society, Peter is highly active in the
(Carey & Grant, 2016) and Teacher and
Music (2008), Male Voices: Stories of promotion of the French horn, and in 2010
student perspectives on one-to-one
Boys Learning through Making Music received the prestigious Punto Award for
pedagogy: Practices and possibilities
(2009) and Perspectives on Males and his distinguished contribution and service
(Carey & Grant, 2015).
Singing (2012). Scott is a past President to the art of horn playing. Peter has built a
of the Australian National Association strong reputation as a horn teacher, with
of Teachers of Singing and author of his students rated among the top in the
Perspectives on Teaching Singing: country, many of whom can be found in
Australian Vocal Pedagogues Singing Their professional orchestras both in Australia
Stories (2010) and Teaching Singing in the and all over the world.
21st Century (2014). Scott is the recipient
of a National Teaching Award and a Fellow
of the Office for Learning and Teaching.
DR DONNA WESTON
Deputy Director (Gold Coast)
From classically trained pianist to studies
in audio engineering, to head of a
contemporary music degree is not a usual
career pathway, and yet this is exactly the
path followed by Dr Donna Weston. She has PROFESSOR BRYDIE-LEIGH
a personal commitment to supporting all BARTLEET
kinds of music, and is passionate about not Deputy Director (Research)
PROFESSOR GEMMA CAREY Director, Queensland Conservatorium
valuing one more than another—the beauty
Deputy Director (Learning and Teaching) Research Centre
of music is that there is something that
Head of Pedagogy Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet is known
speaks to everyone. Her research focuses
Professor Gemma Carey’s expertise worldwide for her research in community
mainly on Contemporary Music Education
and teaching and research interests are music and the social impact of music
and Ecomusicology, especially keeping the
in the area of Performance Pedagogy, making. She has been a key catalyst in
study of music relevant to changes in the
Curriculum and Teaching and Learning. the creation of research projects and
music industry, and how music can help
Gemma has developed innovative learning programs that connect students,
address environmental issues.
techniques in learning and teaching,
22 Music and performing arts 2019 undergraduate study guideeducators, industry and community Philharmonic Orchestra and the New St David’s Cardiff, the Brighton and
partners both inside and outside university Queen’s Hall Orchestra. She was appointed Newbury Festivals. He has also appeared
walls. She has worked on a range of Associate Principal Trumpet with the widely in Australia with the Sydney,
national and international projects in Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, New Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide
community music, arts-based service Zealand, in 2004, and acted as Principal Symphony Orchestras, the Australian
learning with Australian First Peoples, arts Trumpet in 2008 and 2009, then being Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne Chamber
programs in prisons, and global mobility. appointed as Associate Principal Trumpet Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. He has
Many of these projects have been realised of the Auckland Philharmonia in mid- partnered many leading soloists and
in partnership with a wide range of
NGOs, arts and community organisations,
2009. Sarah is currently Principal Trumpet
of The Queensland Symphony Orchestra
ensembles including Li-Wei Qin (cello),
Rivka Golani (viola), Nicolas Altstaedt
23
and colleagues across Australia and the (QSO) and has also played as guest (cello), Kristian Winther (violin), the
Asia Pacific. She serves on the Board of principal trumpet with the New Zealand Australian String Quartet, the New
Staff profiles
Australia’s peak music advocacy body, Symphony and Tasmanian Symphony Zealand String Quartet and Andrew
Music Australia, and has served as Chair Orchestras and as guest associate Goodwin (tenor), appearing at Wigmore
and Commissioner of the International principal with the Melbourne and Sydney Hall, Oxford Lieder Festival, Huntington
Society for Music Education’s Community Symphony Orchestras and as a guest Estate Music Festival, Musica Viva Festival
Music Activities Commission. She is the chamber musician on several occasions in Sydney, and the Australian Festival of
co-founder of the Asia Pacific Community at the Townsville Music Festival and Chamber Music in Townsville.
Music Network, and is Associate Southern Cross Soloists. Next year Sarah
Editor of the International Journal of will be working as a chamber musician
Composition
Community Music. She has worked on with EnsembleQ. Solo appearances have
four successive Australia Research Council included concerti with the Christchurch
Linkage projects, led a major Australian Symphony Orchestra, The Southern
Government Office for Learning & Sinfonia, and QSO, Sarah will also be
Teaching Innovation and Development performing as a soloist with the QSO in
project, secured over a million dollars in their 2018 season. Sarah has also taught
research funding, and produced well over trumpet at Auckland and Canterbury
a 100 research outputs. In 2014 she was Universities in New Zealand.
awarded the Australian University Teacher
of the Year.
Chamber Music DR GERARDO DIRIÉ
Head of Composition
Brass Senior Lecturer in Composition
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Dr Gerardo Dirié’s works for electro
PETER LUFF acoustic media, chamber ensembles, choir,
Deputy Director and the theatre have been presented in
(Performance and Engagement) broadcasts and stages internationally,
Associate Professor in French horn such as Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in
Full listing under Directorate (page 22). New York, the National Theatre in Taipei,
the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Taiwan, the
DANIEL DE BORAH International Music Festival of Istanbul,
Lecturer in Chamber Music Turkey, the Colon Theatre in Buenos
Daniel studied at the Liszt Academy of Aires, Argentina, the Nezahualcoyotl
Music in Budapest, the St. Petersburg Hall in Mexico, and the Quito Cathedral
State Conservatoire and the Royal in Ecuador, among many others. His
Academy of Music, London. His teachers music appears in recordings from Crystal
have included Zsuzsa Eszto, Mira Jevtic, Records, Melos, Indiana University,
Nina Seryogina, Tatyana Sarkissova and Doblemoon, Eroica Classical Recordings,
Alexander Satz. He was a major prize Aqua, and his own Retamas Music Editions
SARAH BUTLER winner at the 2004 Sydney International label. Further to his career as a composer,
Lecturer in Trumpet Piano Competition and has since appeared Dr Dirié has been an active clarinet player,
Sarah Butler holds a Bachelor of Music as soloist with the English Chamber bass player, conductor, percussionist, and
from Auckland University and a Masters Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and Early Music performer.
with distinction in performance from with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at
Trinity College of Music, London. Whilst the Barbican and Cadogan Halls, London.
in the United Kingdom, Sarah worked Daniel has given recitals at major venues
with the Royal Opera House Orchestra, and festivals throughout the United
the English National Ballet, the London Kingdom including return visits to
Concert Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Wigmore Hall, London’s Southbank
Symphony, the Scottish Opera, the Royal Centre, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall,You can also read
