The Australian Institute of Music (AIM) is an Australian private
tertiary education
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provider, with campuses in
Sydney,
New South Wales
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Melbourne
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,
Victoria
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.
Founded in 1968, AIM delivers education for careers in the Australian music, entertainment and performing arts industries. Its music and performing arts courses offer accredited
undergraduate
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and
postgraduate
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studies in contemporary performance, classical performance,
audio engineering,
composition
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*Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography
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and
music production,
musical theatre, theatre performance and
acting,
arts
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and
entertainment management
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.
The main AIM Sydney campus is located in Harrington Street, , with the AIM Melbourne Campus located at
King Street, Melbourne
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Part of the original Hod ...
. Both campuses offer a wide range of music degrees and diplomas.
, there were 1,300 students enrolled at AIM.
Courses
The Australian Institute of Music offers a range of several courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies, including:
;Undergraduate:
*Bachelor of Music –
Audio
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*Audio frequency, a frequency in the audio spectrum
* Digital audio, representation of sou ...
*Bachelor of Music –
Classical
*Bachelor of Music –
Contemporary
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*Bachelor of Music –
Composition
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Arts and literature
*Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography
*Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include v ...
&
Music Production
*Diploma of Music
*Bachelor of Music –
Music Theatre
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*Bachelor of Music –
Arts Management
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*Bachelor of
Entertainment Management
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*Bachelor of Performance (
Dramatic Arts
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)
;Postgraduate:
*Masters of Music
*Master of Arts & Entertainment Management
Productions and performances
Showcase events – Three times a year AIM stages its major Showcase events, featuring the talents of students across many of its departments collaborative performances, most recently in late 2018 with a performance of the 1974
Broadway
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Theatre
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* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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musical ''
The Wiz
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'', an adaption of
L. Frank Baum
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's ''
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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''.
AIM also regularly hosts performances from across a variety of disciplines.
Acquisitions
In 2006, AIM acquired the
Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) as part of its goal to create a performing arts university through the merger of multiple tertiary independent schools.
Notable alumni
*
Balawan
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(born I Wayan Balawan; 1972) – musician and educator
*
Vera Blue
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(born Celia Pavey; 1994) – Australian pop singer-songwriter
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Chris Brooks – Australian rock, metal and fusion guitarist
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Casey Donovan (born 1988) – winner of
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* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
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Tamara Jaber (born 1982) – Australian recording artist
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Hannah Joy – Australian singer/songwriter and lead vocalist of Australian indie rock band
Middle Kids
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Bianca Moon
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– composer for CBS-TV Hollywood's ''Bold and the Beautiful''
*
Amanda Palmer (born 1976) – director and journalist
*
Palmy
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(born Eve Pancharoen; 1981) – Thai–Belgian pop singer
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The Preatures
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(formed 2010) – Australian indie rock band
**
Isabella Manfredi – lead vocalist and keyboardist
** Jack Moffitt – guitarist
** Thomas Champion – bass guitarist
*
Jackie Sannia – Australian singer and finalist on
season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
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of ''
The Voice Australia
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''
*
Chris Sorbello
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– Australian singer, songwriter and dancer
*
Evgeny Ukhanov
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Evgeny began studying music when he was 7 years old and gave his first recital at age of 9.
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(born 1982) – Ukrainian–Australian pianist and winner of 3rd prize in the
Sydney International Piano Competition
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in 2000
*
Mark Vincent
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(born 1993) – Australian tenor
*
Tarisai Vushe – Australian–Zimbabwe-born singer in the 2014 production of ''
The Lion King
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*
Three Wishez – Australian band
*
Tiffani Wood
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Known mononymously as "Tiffany":
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(born 1977) – Australian singer-songwriter and former member of
Bardot
See also
*
Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts#Notable alumni
References
External links
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Australian Government GoingToUni websiteAustralian Universities Quality Agency Audit Report
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Music schools in Australia
Dance education in Australia
Drama schools in Australia
Film schools in Australia
Australian tertiary institutions
Education in Melbourne
Classical music in Australia
Education in Sydney
Educational institutions established in 1968
1968 establishments in Australia
Education in New South Wales