Music Performance

The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music is one of the most vibrant centres for undergraduate and graduate music performance study in Australia.

Study Music Performance at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

You will be led by internationally renowned teachers and performers who are there to guide and develop your instrumental or vocal potential to the fullest.

Our students enjoy numerous opportunities to develop their technique and awareness through all performance programs. In most programs you experience individual instrumental or vocal lessons, weekly performance classes, public concerts, and master classes with distinguished national and international performers.

The Ensemble Performance Experience in the Conservatorium

You will be led by internationally renowned teachers and performers who are there to guide and develop your instrumental or vocal potential to the fullest.

Included in the wealth of performance options at the University of Melbourne, is the opportunity for students to perform in our two flagship ensembles: the Symphony Orchestra led by director Associate Professor Richard Davis and the Wind Symphony led by director Associate Professor Nicholas Williams.

University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, led by world-renowned conductor Associate Professor Richard Davis and featuring our very best student classical musicians, is the premier large performance ensemble at the University.

University of Melbourne Wind Symphony

The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony, directed by international conductor, Associate Professor Nicholas Enrico Williams features the most talented wind, brass and percussion students in the University.

Music Performance courses

Instrument areas

Brass at the Conservatorium emphasises group learning and camaraderie with a dedication to hands-on training.

View details about Brass

Our Conducting students learn a variety of techniques for mastery in their specialisation.

View details about Conducting

We house a vast collection of early music resources and scores, and train our students in instrumental and vocal performance.

View details about Early Music

Guitar at the Conservatorium is designed for students interested in the rich traditions of the guitar.

View details about Guitar

Harp students will be guided to expand their musical potential in three dimensions of playing.

View details about Harp

Celebrate great Australian Jazz and improvised music performance in a unique studio-intensive approach that nurtures future music performers and directors through repertoire, improvisation skills and technical studies.

View details about Jazz and Improvisation

Our Keyboard program is one of the largest and most distinguished of any tertiary music program in Australia.

View details about Keyboard

The New Music Studio unites the disciplines of Composition and Performance for a broad range of contemporary music activities and events that are held each semester within the Faculty.

View details about New Music

Graduating as a percussionist from the Conservatorium, you will be literate in the history and current practice of your craft.

View details about Percussion

The Conservatorium Strings program boasts a staff of the finest string players and teachers in Australia.

View details about Strings

Our students engage with leaders in vocal teaching and performance.

View details about Voice

We have a long history of excellence in Woodwind performance, including graduates who have achieved international success.

View details about Woodwind

I consider the faculty and individual tutors to be the most important people in developing my musicianship. The Conservatorium has some amazing staff on board who are very passionate about what they do. I decided to study at the Conservatorium due largely to the low brass teaching staff, particularly Timothy Buzbee.
Alexander Jeantou
Bachelor of Music, specialisation in Music Performance

Want to know more?

Get information on the courses you’re interested in, or ask our team a question.

Make an enquiry

View Gallery

A Midsummer Night's Dream
7 Dec 2022 - 10 Dec 2022

Benjamin Britten's stunning adaptation of Shakespeare's tale of love and trickery set in a magical forest inhabited by fairies.
Performance

View showcase for A Midsummer Night's Dream
The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sunday 25 September 2022
Sunday 25 Sep 2022

Conductor: Richard DavisProgramGustav MAHLERSymphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection”University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Choru...
Concert
Performance

View showcase for The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sunday 25 September 2022
2022 Conservatorium Artist Portfolio Prize
Tuesday 5 Apr 2022

The winners of the Artist Portfolio Prize have developed projects that encapsulate their artistic vision and identity.
Performance

View showcase for 2022 Conservatorium Artist Portfolio Prize

Conservatorium Events

There are no events to display at the moment.
Please check the central events calendar for more.

News

20 December 2022

Students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) at the University of Melbourne will take over Fed Square on New Year's Eve with...

1 November 2022

Acclaimed pianist, Piers Lane (AO), has been awarded the Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award at a concert with Joseph Calleja and Amelia Farrugia....

25 August 2022

The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will be returning soon to the Hamer Hall stage with Mahler’s mighty Second Symphony (The Resurrection), led by their Chief...