Master of Music in Performance Teaching

The Master of Music (Performance Teaching) prepares you to become a leader in music education as a performer-teacher. You will participate in a range of learning opportunities, connected to the study of Western classical and contemporary music, which are underpinned by the latest research and taught by internationally renowned experts.
The course acknowledges the changing landscape of the music professional and will prepare you to work in schools, studios, community programs, private providers, and further education settings, both locally, nationally and internationally. Our graduates are highly sought after as instrumental, vocal and ensemble teachers.In addition to professional placements, you will have access to advanced music performance tuition combined with the chance to observe a range of expert teachers and musicians across a range of learning experiences. All students have the opportunity to participate in second instrument studies, which explores group teaching and related pedagogy, combined with the exploration of ensemble participation throughout the degree – all while developing a personalised awareness of pedagogy specific to performance teaching within the learning process.

This course is for practising musicians who are looking to broaden their career opportunities to include evidence-based teaching.
If you'd like to further develop your teaching skills, explore new teaching frameworks and methodologies and graduate with an internationally recognised qualification, this course is for you.

In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
A Bachelor of Music with a weighted average mark of at least H3 (65%) in the final year or equivalent, or
A Bachelor of Fine Arts (Contemporary Music Improvisation) with a weighted average mark of at least H3 (65%) in the final year or equivalent, or
A Graduate Diploma in Music with a weighted average mark of at least H3 (65%) or equivalent, and
A satisfactory requirement in the audition, or approved final year subject

IELTS total score of at least 6.5 in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no bands less than 6.0.
TOEFL (internet-based): total score at of least 79 and scores of 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for reading and 13 for listening.
TOEFL (paper-based): total score of at least 577 with a score of 4.5 in the Test of Written English.