The Faculty of Music
Founded in 1891, the Faculty is the oldest and one of the two largest music schools in Australia. It is a selective school with over 700 students, including around 150 graduate students, and over 100 specialist staff. Students are selected from all Australian states and 15% are from abroad, coming from over 20 countries.
The Faculty offers a comprehensive array of courses in performance, composition, musicology, music therapy, music education, and an array of ways of combining music with other subjects.
The research resources include the Centre for Studies in Australian Music, the National Music Therapy Research Unit, the Early Music Studio, and the Grainger Museum.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Faculty of Music is to aspire to national and international leadership in music education and research through the provision of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs of the highest quality, and to contribute to all areas of international musical and musicological life at the highest level; and to assume community prominence as a provider of quality education programs and leadership in musical life.
In order to achieve this, the Faculty is committed to excellence in all its activities, and seeks: to nurture and develop a wide range of musical talents and skills, preparing students to take their place in the community as teachers, performers, composers, music therapists and musicologists, or in a range of other occupations requiring music ability; to foster excellence in the areas of research and scholarship in music studies, composition and performance, promoting an understanding of music in its social and historical development; to promote informed interest in music and the performance of music within the University and the community.