Welcome to the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music

Learn to think, feel and create in the way only you can

Pursue the mastery of your discipline at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. As the proud home of the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, the Faculty is dedicated to composition, conducting, dance, design, production, ethnomusicology, film and television, interactive composition, jazz and improvisation, musicology, music performance, music psychology, music theatre, music therapy, theatre and visual arts.

Join us in Melbourne's Arts Precinct and find your artistic voice.

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From full-time degree study to breadth subjects to corporate workshops, we have flexible options on offer.

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Explore a passion or discover something new through breadth study. With our world-class training and facilities.

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Understand the full impact and importance of the arts, and how you can contribute.

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3,125

core degree students across the Faculty

1st

in Australia for performing arts

$200M

invested in world-class facilities since 2010

Upcoming Events

  • From the Heart: Vocal and Chamber Works by Miriam Hyde Share

    Tuesday 13 May 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm
    “I make no apologies for writing from the heart” ~ Miriam Hyde 2025 marks 20 years since the death of eminent Australian pianist and composer, Miriam Hyde (1913-2005). Hyde was a frequent recitalist, a respected poet and a prolific composer, producing 150 piano works, 50 songs and 40 chamber ...
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  • Music for our Esteemed Audience

    Wednesday 14 May 2025 7:30am - 8:30am
    Music for our Esteemed Audience The third year University of Melbourne composition majors have prepared a variety of works written during their studies. Containing an enticingly diverse array of individual compositional voices, this night promises to showcase what the cohort’s emerging compos...
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  • Forces

    Wednesday 14 May 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm
    The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Concert Band is excited to be sharing the stage with the Royal Australian Navy Band. REPERTOIRE Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Concert Band Invercargill – Alex Lithgow Outdoor Overture – Margaret Sutherland arr. John Ivor Holland One Li...
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