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Contemporary Performance

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Notable alumni

  • Tim Minchin
  • Meg Mac
  • Noah Dillon (MA)
  • Helen Shanahan
  • Karin Page
  • Melissa Erpen
  • Danny Caddy (Psychedelic Porn Crumpets)
  • Dan Gullaci
  • Jono McNeil
  • James MacCallum (Servo Flowers)
 
  • Matt Evans
  • Zan
  • Cheryline Lim (Che’Nelle)
  • Leah Haywood
  • Christian Zappia, Keely Brittain (Supathick)
  • Edde
  • Dulcie (MA)
  • Sydnee Carter (MA)
  • Siobhan Cotchin (MA)
  • Blake Rose (MA)

Courses offered in this discipline

WAAPA’s Contemporary Music program offers two majors:

Music Artist

This course focuses on creative original music, song writing, performance preparation and collaboration. Music Artists work on individual and group creativity, where performances are not limited to their primary instrument. Students develop Solo and collaborated original music is combined with stagecraft skills to feature in performances studies.

Your course options are:

Performance

This intensive, performance-based major centres on ensemble studies, giving students the opportunity to develop advanced instrumental and performance skills on their chosen instrument (vocal, guitar, bass, keyboard or drum-set).

Your course options are:

Download the Albany - Diploma of Music document

Staff

The Course Coordinator for Contemporary Music is Mr Matthew Allen.
The Course Coordinator for Music Artist is Mr Vinnie Crea.

If you would like to view other staff in the Music department, please visit the WAAPA Staff listing web page.

Audition and interview documents

More information

For domestic student enquiries please go to Future Students.
For international student enquiries please go to International Students.

If you would like to know more about WAAPA courses, please visit the WAAPA Study areas web page.

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