The Bachelor of Music is a three-year, 360 credit point, undergraduate degree program designed to prepare the student for entry into the music profession.  The course divides into five majors, and at the outset students choose their specialisations from the following:  Classical Performance; Jazz Performance; Composition; Music Technology; and Music Studies (those students interested in music education, offered jointly between WAAPA and the School of Education, should apply directly to the School of Education).  The strength of the programme is in its interdisciplinary nature.  For example, not only are the core areas of history and theory taught through a broad range of music, at every stage in the course the structure allows students to pursue highly specialist training in an area outside their major. With strengths in performance, composition, musicology, music technology and theory, the Music Programme has a large staff of pedagogues and scholar/performers whose expertise spans the whole gamut of the music world today.

Prospective students must apply through TISC and also to the Academy Admissions Officer.   For each applicant the Academy Admissions Officer will arrange a practical/theoretical test and an interview (normally held in November-December).  Further information on audition requirements and procedures is available from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/).