The Defence Force School of Music (DFSM) trains all musicians for the

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. It is located at

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. The DFSM was established in 1984 and provides training courses to musicians wishing to join the

Royal Australian Navy Band The Royal Australian Navy Band (RAN Band) is the Royal Australian Navy's official musical branch. The band comprises two full-time detachments and four part-time detachments positioned across Australia, and is one of the few platforms in which Na ...

, the

Australian Army Band Corps The Australian Army Band Corps (AABC) is the Australian Army's musical branch. It is roughly the equivalent of the Music Branch (Canadian Forces) and the Royal Corps of Army Music of the British Army. The Corps was formed on 2 August 1968 an ...

, the

Royal Australian Air Force Band The Royal Australian Air Force Band (abbreviated as Air Force Band within Australia) is the Royal Australian Air Force's official music branch. The current commanding officer is Squadron Leader Daniel Phillips. The Director of Music is Flight Lie ...

, as well as other Australian

military bands A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the tit ...

, in order to qualify them for employment and leadership in these bands. It also offers training to musicians from overseas militaries and Australian emergency services/police organisations. It was previously the divided into the

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School of Music (which was itself part of the Army Apprentices' School) and the

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School of Music. Within the DFSM are several training sections: * Piping Section * Military Band Section * Vocal Ensemble * Fanfare Team * Woodwind and Brass Quintet * Big Band * Other specifications The level of competence required to be admitted into the DFSM is a Grade 7 by the

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Notable personalities

*Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Pickett – Commandant of the Defence Force School of Music and later director of music of the AABC. *Graham Lloyd – Chief Instructor at the Defence Force School of Music beginning in February 2004. He was also an instructor at the Army School of Music in 1976, 1977 and 1987.

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Defence Force School of Music
Military education and training in Australia Australian military bands Educational institutions established in 1984 1984 establishments in Australia {{Australia-mil-stub

Notable personalities

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