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Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance)

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Find your own musical dialect with our Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance).Our staff and guest artists include some of the finest national and international jazz musicians and educators. Our graduates teach, perform, compose, arrange and record throughout Australia, Europe, Asia, the US, and more.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time
Course Code
354051, 002801F
Intake Months
Jul, Feb
International Fees
$40,500 per year / $121,500 total

About this course

Live your rhythm

Find your own musical dialect with our Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance).

Our staff and guest artists include some of the finest national and international jazz musicians and educators. Our graduates teach, perform, compose, arrange and record throughout Australia, Europe, Asia, the US, and more.

Study locations

North Terrace

North Terrace Campus

What you will learn

Our curriculum covers traditional and contemporary theory and method and is committed to the highest standards of professional performance. You'll receive one-on-one tuition and attend masterclasses within your specialisation. Options include:

  • bass
  • drums
  • guitar
  • keyboard
  • trumpet
  • trombone
  • saxophone
  • voice.

You'll also:

  • enjoy regular performances featuring Big Bands, Jazz Choirs, and Latin and Small Jazz Ensembles
  • take classes in theory, improvisation, arrangement and history
  • learn about looping and sampling
  • explore career paths, music business and world music
  • benefit from weekly performance opportunities with feedback from both staff and students.

Career pathways

You might follow your music to fame and stardom. You could develop a unique style that others yearn to master. Perhaps you'll open a jazz club in New Orleans, with lines out the door as long as your solos on stage.

  • Learn from Australian and international jazz musicians and educators
  • Attend masterclasses and receive 1-1 tuition
  • University consistently ranked in the top 1% worldwide

Course structure

The Bachelor of Music provides the intensive professional training required for employment in the music industry. It seeks to provide a challenging and stimulating learning environment in which all students may achieve their full potential in their chosen major. It aims to develop educated, flexible and imaginative graduates who possess the knowledge and skills required to function effectively in a wide range of professional contexts. The program provides students with the option to undertake a major in either Classical Performance, Jazz Performance, Music Education or Creative Practice (a broad area of study that includes courses in music composition, popular music and sonic arts).

The Bachelor of Music is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.

The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Creative Arts courses at University of Adelaide.
63.2%
Overall satisfaction
79.4%
Skill scale
72.1%
Teaching scale
41.2%
Employed full-time