The global music industry is large and career opportunities within it are extensive. And, since music transcends all language barriers, you could find yourself working in any country in the world.
Alternatively you could be influenced by the rapid evolution of technology and, for example, find yourself composing for online and offline gaming, websites or mobile phones… wherever multimedia goes, music will be there.
The career path and income streams for a professional musician are often diverse, seldom mundane, never duplicated, and always relevant.
The Bachelor of Musical Arts has been created with this in mind and is designed to equip you with many valuable and transferable life skills to prepare you for the rigors of self-employment. We aim to prepare you for success in today's diverse, ever-changing music industry.
Professional musician
- Entertainer/performer
- Composer
- Song writer
- Arranger
- Musical director
- Instrumentalist
- Music consultancy - own companies or individual contractors
Professional performance
- Entertainer/performer
- Singer/songwriter
- Band member/backing musician
- Soloist
- Member of a group or orchestra
- Cruise ship bands
- Studio and session work
- Theatre pit orchestra
- Private/commission performance (e.g. wedding/corporate events)
- Hotel and tourism industry
Creative industries
- Multimedia work
- Film soundtrack and score writing
- Advertising jingles
- TV documentary and series soundtracks
- Broadcast music - library composition and production
- Theatre sound design and music production
- Website construction
- Recreational industries
- Computer gaming music
- Software development
- Performance art presentations and displays
- Corporate product launches
Education
- School, private and itinerant teaching
- Tertiary tuition
- Music therapy (registered clinicians)
- Postgraduate study
- Musicology
- Ethnomusicology
Events and music management
- Event planning and management
- Promotion agency
- Artist management
