QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM 2014 FUTURE STUDY GUIDE

QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES WHY CHOOSE GRIFFITH?

At Griffith, we’ll help you We’re ranked in the top 5% worldwide gain the knowledge you By choosing to study with us, you’ll benefit from degrees that need to create the type are informed by our world-class research, expert knowledge and industry connections. of career you want. We have music graduates everywhere Behind any kind of music anywhere in Australia, the chances are a Queensland Conservatorium graduate is playing a key role. Within our thriving community of over 800 students training as music professionals, we’ll prepare you to reach your aspirations in music.

We offer a generous scholarship program We offer more than 700 scholarships, with a total value of more than $8 million (see pages 32-33).

We’ll help you reach your potential As a Griffith student, you’ll be taught by an award-winning teaching team and have access to dedicated student success advisors to help you succeed at university.

We’re Australia’s fastest growing university precinct With more than $320 million worth of upgrades to our campuses across Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast being rolled out for 2014, you’ll study in an exciting and progressive environment.

A top-ranked University with a welcoming atmosphere. What more could you want?

You’ll join more than 42 000 students from over 130 countries, all building their future with one of Australia’s most respected universities. CONTENTS

Key dates 2

How can we help you choose the right degree? 3

Queensland Conservatorium 4 Know more about Queensland Conservatorium 5 Queensland Conservatorium degrees 5 Related degrees 9

LEGEND Double degrees with Music 10 Abbreviations and symbols used throughout Staff profiles 12 this guide: How do I apply? 22 G = Gold Coast L = Logan Auditions 26 M = Mt Gravatt N = Nathan What will my study cost? 30 S = South Bank Study materials 31 QTAC = Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre Scholarships 32 UAC = Universities Admissions Centre (NSW-based) Griffith Honours College 34 OP = Overall position ATAR = Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. Griffith Sports College 35 In this guide, the ATAR cut-off is listed only for those degrees Study overseas 36 offered through UAC.

F = Full-time study Student services and support 37 P = Part-time study Student life 40 3F/6P = 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time X = External available Our campuses 42 GPA = Grade Point Average. All GPAs in this publication are on a 7.0 scale. University terms explained 46 CONT. = continued N/A = Not applicable What’s the next step? 48 More detailed explanations of terms are on pages 46 and 47.

Important note. All information is correct as at March 2013, but is subject to change as content is reviewed and updated. Cover image: Constanze Hart, Bachelor of Popular Music. Read Constanze’s story on page 4. KEY DATES To help you take the next steps toward university, there are a few important dates you need to remember.

Applications

Queensland Conservatorium audition applications open until 12 August 2013 Queensland Conservatorium auditions 30 Sep–4 Oct 2013 QTAC and UAC on time applications due 27 September 2013 2014 GAMSAT registration opens October 2013 OPs available 14 December 2013 ATARs available 19 December 2013 Ranks released (Queensland Year 12s without OP) 30 December 2013 QTAC and UAC offers released Dec 2013–Jan 2014 QTAC and UAC main offers released 16 January 2014

Griffith University events Return to Study (South Bank) 16 April 2013 Return to Study (Gold Coast) 17 April 2013 Parents Seminar (Brisbane) 18 June 2013 Parents Seminar (Gold Coast) 19 June 2013 Griffith University Open Day 11 August 2013 Logan Information Evening 21 August 2013 Return to Study (Brisbane) 15 October 2013 Return to Study (Gold Coast) 16 October 2013 Scholarship applications open until 15 November 2013 Options Information Sessions 17 December 2013

Tertiary expos Reinvent Your Career Expo 23–24 March 2013 Gold Coast Careers Expo 9 May 2013 Brisbane Careers and Employment Expo 24–25 May 2013 TSXPO (Tertiary Studies Expo) 20–21 July 2013

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3 Constanze Hart Bachelor of Popular Music

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Bachelor of Popular Music how to give and take constructive graduate Constanze Hart moved criticism—an industry essential— to London recently to pursue and provided hands-on experience exciting career opportunities, in recording studios. including tours through Switzerland and Lichtenstein. ‘Spending hours in front of the “red light” means I don’t feel threatened ‘It’s a big call to take on the music by the pressures of the studio, industry but with the wisdom and and can hold my own when talking advice of my Griffith lecturers, I felt with producers and engineers. well prepared for an international I speak their language. That’s move. My degree not only let really empowering and incredibly me focus on my bass playing and important for creative integrity.’ music making, but also taught me

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MUSICAL CONNECTIONS ACCLAIMED TEACHERS With music industry connections around the globe, Queensland As a Queensland Conservatorium student, you’ll learn not only Conservatorium gives you the opportunity to apply your talents from some of Australia’s leading music educators, but also from at a truly professional level. The Conservatorium enjoys strong international specialists from the Moscow, Brussels and Paris alliances with organisations such as London’s prestigious Guildhall Conservatoires, the Juilliard School of Music, the New England School of Music and Drama, Royal Academy of Music and Royal Conservatory, the Curtis Institute, Oxford University, and London’s College of Music, the Hanoi National Academy of Music, and the Royal College and Royal Academy. famous Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. GRADUATES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES If you’re engaged with any kind of music anywhere in Australia, The Queensland Conservatorium at South Bank is acoustically chances are a Conservatorium graduate is playing a key role— and architecturally unparalleled in Australia. Located next to the whether that’s in composing, arranging, recording, producing, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, the Conservatorium houses teaching or performing. From popular music to musical theatre a 600-seat theatre, a 200-seat recital hall, teaching studios, or opera, from jazz to chamber music, from vocal soloist to rehearsal rooms, performance spaces and a well-equipped music orchestral member, our graduates are everywhere. library. At the Gold Coast campus, there are six recording studios, four control rooms, a MIDI laboratory, practice rooms, and audio visual post-production studios.

MUSIC

Code Prerequisites Cut‑offs 2013

QTAC UAC QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR Campus Duration

Music START FEB

3F 251722 N/A S English (4SA) plus audition and interview. * * N/A or 4F

* Admission to this degree program is based on special entry requirements in addition to academic achievement. Note. Although the Conservatorium places great emphasis on the audition and its own internal testing, the OP or its equivalent may also be included as part of multiple selection criteria.

Applications The Musical Theatre strand is only available as a three-year degree and will qualify you for the Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre. Completion Applicants must lodge an Application for Audition form (available at of the four-year degree will qualify you for a Bachelor of Music in griffith.edu.au/music-audition) with the Conservatorium by 12 August Performance, Advanced Performance, Composition, Music Studies in addition to lodging an application form with QTAC by 27 September. or Performance and Pedagogy. See pages 22-29 for more information about applications and auditions. You’ll be admitted to a performance study in an instrument (now including brass band instruments), voice or composition, in either classical or jazz What you’ll study strands, or musical theatre. Anyone seeking the highest quality professional music training available for You may audition on more than one instrument; however, if successful, the classical and jazz instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, or musical theatre your offer will be for only one of your auditioned areas. There is the option performer can’t go past this degree. You’ll choose from an unexceeded after Year 1 to divide your major between two areas through an innovative range of ensemble and elective course options and be able to develop cross-study major subject to special criteria. pathways of study that coincide with your interests. You’ll acquire the adaptability, self-motivation, technological literacy and breadth of vision Depending on your level of skill at the end of your first year, you may also necessary to succeed in the music industry. seek transfer into the advanced performance strand, which is designed for a select group of highly accomplished performance students, allowing you As a graduate, you’ll be highly skilled, musically adaptable and equipped to to devote more time, focus on your performance study, and work at a enter professional life as a creative and flexible 21st century musician. Your higher performance level. educational experience will include exposure to diverse musical styles and idioms, including classical, jazz and world music, and to the broadly accepted If you have a strong interest in developing your skills and knowledge of musical skills of aural awareness training, music theory and ensemble work. instrumental or vocal pedagogy in preparation for teaching your instrument or voice, you can elect to specialise in this field, leading to the Bachelor of Although designed as a four-year program, the degree also offers you the Music in Performance and Pedagogy. option to exit after three years with a Bachelor of Music.

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If you wish to study music education and gain registration to teach in You’ll have a clear understanding of what’s required by instrumental Queensland schools, you’ll enter a teaching preparation strand in your and vocal ensembles and companies, orchestras, theatre, media, the second year. After successfully completing the first three years, you’ll entertainment industry and community arts. graduate with a Bachelor of Music and be eligible to apply for entry into a graduate entry teacher preparation program. As a jazz musician, you’ll be equipped to work at a high professional level in jazz, musical theatre, media and entertainment. You’ll have opportunities to gain credit for project studies and music industry internships, enabling you to gain invaluable industry and If you’ve trained as a composer, you may seek to establish an independent professional experience, preparing you for a smooth transition into career writing or arranging for film, plays, television, concert performance professional life. or musical theatre. Elective courses are available to deepen and broaden your musical Increasingly, the contemporary composer works in a multimedia experience. Study areas include: environment and, appropriately skilled, has opportunities in a range of creative fields in the burgeoning new technology area. • Composition • Conducting The Bachelor of Music in Performance and Pedagogy offers opportunities • Jazz in studio teaching and instrumental teaching in schools. • Keyboard Accompaniment If you’ve included pedagogy electives in your studies, you may be equipped • Music Industry Studies to undertake instrumental or vocal teaching. If you complete a graduate • Music Literature entry teacher preparation degree following completion of the Bachelor of • Music Technology Music, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration as a teacher in Queensland. • Music Theory and Aural Studies • Opera and Music Theatre Studies The Bachelor of Music in Music Studies will prepare you for a wide range • Pedagogy. of professional pathways into arts organisations working on arts projects, performing in or managing community music organisations or projects, music journalism and communication, composition, performance and recording, Career opportunities or progressing towards an academic career in teaching and research. Your career opportunities will vary depending on your chosen areas The Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre will take you through the of specialisation. many facets of musical theatre training and equip you with the skills and experience needed to go straight into the profession. Through the study As a graduate of the Bachelor of Music in Performance or in Advanced of voice (singing), acting, dancing and movement, and speech, you’ll gain Performance, you’ll be prepared for a career as an instrumentalist or the skills to undertake the challenges set in the performance projects vocalist, or in many other areas. (small in-house workshops), public production and leave being a ‘triple Through self-directed project work, you’ll transition from student to threat’ performer—someone who can sing, dance and act. professional life while still in the supportive Conservatorium environment. You’ll have opportunities to refine your skills, focus and target your professional options and gain first-hand professional experience in your chosen area.

Bringing new energy to older music, Bachelor of Music graduates and twins Michael and Philip Poulton have fast gained a reputation for introducing classical music to a younger generation through their ensemble, the Brisbane Baroque Players.

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QTAC UAC QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR Campus Duration

Music Technology START FEB

English (4SA), Maths A, B or C (4SA) 251752 N/A S 3F plus folio of recorded work and music * * N/A theory test.

* Admission to this degree program is based on special entry requirements in addition to academic achievement. Note. Although the greatest emphasis is placed on a folio of recorded work, the OP or its equivalent may be included as part of multiple selection criteria.

Applications You’ll undertake theoretical and practical training that emphasises the development of creativity in music technology and the business of music. Applicants must lodge an Application for Audition form (available at You’ll have opportunities to learn through project work within the industry griffith.edu.au/music-audition) with the Conservatorium by 12 August, and develop client relationships, teamwork, communication and industry in addition to lodging an application form with QTAC by 27 September. networking opportunities. See pages 22-29 for more information about applications and auditions. You’ll study music technology applications in commercial and studio music production and recording, computing and sound editing, live sound What you’ll study recording and reinforcement, and sound composition. You’ll learn how to blend your musical talents with technical skills. You’ll develop a thorough understanding of the role technology plays in the Career opportunities production, recording and creation of music and sound, and have the artistic ability to apply that knowledge professionally in diverse contexts. As an You’ll be able to work creatively as a professional music technologist aspiring composer, performer, sound designer or audio producer, you’ll have producing, performing and recording music and applying emerging the opportunity to work with other Griffith Arts departments on diverse technologies to the work of other musical professionals. You may find projects such as documentaries, art music videos and feature films. career opportunities in live sound, multimedia, recording studios, musical composition, theatres and performance venues, and in the media, broadcast and film industries.

As a GriffithMusic Technology (MuTech) graduate, you’ll develop the know-how, experience and networks to take advantage of rapidly evolving international opportunities in the music industry. Music technology is at the centre of much of today’s modern music whether it’s for recording, gaming, film or arts industries—in studio, live or online.

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Code Prerequisites Cut‑offs 2013

QTAC UAC QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR Campus Duration

Popular Music START FEB

Audition, folio. 235772 283215 G 3F English (4SA), audition, folio. * * * Assumed: any two units of English.

* Admission to this degree program is based on special entry requirements in addition to academic achievement. Note. Although the Conservatorium places great emphasis on the audition, interview and presentation of folio, the OP or its equivalent may be used as part of multiple selection criteria.

Applications In the supporting studies stream, you’ll develop skills in information technology software, basic acoustics and sound engineering, and production. Applicants must lodge an Application for Audition form (available at griffith.edu.au/music-audition) with the Conservatorium by 12 August In the popular music resource studies stream, you’ll take courses about (UAC applicants must lodge by 19 August) in addition to lodging an creative music technologies, rhythmic awareness, composition/song writing, application form with QTAC or UAC by 27 September. and music business. See pages 22-29 for more information about applications and auditions. You’ll spend six semesters focusing on the music literature and culture studies stream. You’ll learn about popular music history and the What you’ll study development and impact of popular music styles and cultures. A historical survey from 1930s country and blues styles to recent popular music You’ll learn about the musical innovation and creativity needed to be styles provides a forum for you to focus on a wide variety of popular music successful in a wide range of careers in the popular music industry. styles. Through the literature and culture studies stream, you’ll enhance You’ll study contemporary popular music practices and emerging your creative practice. You’ll becoming familiar with a wide range of styles, technologies and develop skills in sound engineering and production. which will provide a basis for experimentation in song writing, performance, You’ll also develop creativity, imagination, and other skills and abilities that recording and production techniques. can be used in many industries, such as communication, problem-solving You can elect to undertake music industry internship courses in the final and decision making, teamwork, planning and project management skills. three semesters of your degree. This degree contains four streams of study—major study, supporting studies, resource studies and music literature and culture studies. Career opportunities In the major study stream, you’ll develop original musical product through You’ll find employment opportunities in large music organisations and the innovative creative practices and processes. In collaboration with other entertainment industry as well as the education sector. Many graduates have students, you’ll spend a considerable amount of time working in the recording successfully established their own businesses, such as recording studios, studios to create, rehearse, record and produce original musical product. teaching studios, music distribution, and artist and repertoire companies.

Wolfmother’s Ian Peres, a Bachelor of Popular Music graduate, shows his Rock credentials performing at the Cirque Royal in Brussels. Photo by Vince Kmeron.

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Code Prerequisites Cut‑offs 2013

QTAC UAC QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR Campus Duration

Certificate in Music Studies START FEB

Direct admission based on interview S 0.5F N/A N/A N/A and audition.

Applications You’ll have full access to the resources of the Conservatorium, including the expertise of highly qualified and experienced staff, premium facilities You need to lodge an Application for Audition form (available at and venues, and a vibrant artistic culture comprising a wide range of griffith.edu.au/music-audition) with the Conservatorium by performance events, master classes and workshops. 12 August. To apply, you’ll undertake the same audition process as for the bachelor degrees. The Certificate in Music Studies is not included By completing this certificate with high achievement, you’ll be eligible to in the QTAC system, so offers of a place will be made directly through apply for mid-year entry into an undergraduate music degree program. the Conservatorium, around early November. See pages 22-29 for However, this is a competitive process subject to the availability of places, more information about applications and auditions. which may be related to numbers in a particular specialist area. For the purposes of mid-year entry, the end of semester practical study examination will serve as the audition. What you’ll study This certificate also provides an opportunity to upgrade your admission This is the path for you if your earlier studies in music have not been ranking. If you are not offered a degree place mid-year, but wish to continue sufficient for entry into an undergraduate degree at the time of your studies at the Conservatorium leading up to the next annual audition round in audition. You’ll develop your musical skills and theoretical knowledge September–October, there will be an opportunity to continue your practical and be prepared for advanced studies in music. studies as a single study (non-course) student. You’ll experience an intensive period of study focusing on your primary The cost of the certificate for domestic students in 2012 was $5460 area of specialisation in performance or composition. You’ll also gain a solid ($10 760 for international students). Eligible domestic students enrolled grounding in the fundamentals of music theory and related musicianship in this certificate will be able to apply for FEE-HELP with no loan fee. Up skills. In addition, you’ll have access to a selected number of university-level to 10CP of courses from the certificate can be used subsequently in an courses including a course in music literature. application for transfer credit towards a degree and no student contribution charge (previously known as HECS) will be payable.

Related degrees

Degree Guide

Education—Secondary (Music) ...... Education Multimedia* ...... Engineering and Information Technology

*Sound Production major offered at South Bank campus and Music Programming and Production major at Gold Coast campus.

See page 48 for details on how to obtain information on these degrees.

Queensland Conservatorium degrees 9 DOUBLE DEGREES

Code Prerequisites Cut‑offs 2013

QTAC UAC QTAC UAC OP Rank ATAR Campus Duration

Music/Business START FEB

Admission to this degree program is based on special 227782 N/A S/N 4F English (4SA) plus audition and interview. entry requirements in addition to academic achievement.

Applications You’ll complete your third and fourth year at the Nathan campus, where you’ll develop core business knowledge and skills. You’ll also specialise by Applicants must lodge an Application for Audition form (available at choosing a major. You can choose employment relations, human resource griffith.edu.au/music-audition) with the Conservatorium by 12 August management, international management, management, or marketing. in addition to lodging an application form with QTAC by 27 September. Career opportunities What you’ll study You’ll be able to pursue a career in music performance and composition, Combining business and music can help you develop your musical talent and be prepared for a variety of roles in the business sector. You’ll have and, at the same time, develop business skills and knowledge needed opportunities to combine your skills and work in the business aspects to work in the entertainment industry. of the entertainment industry. You’ll undertake music studies at the South Bank campus for the first two years of this double degree, incorporating a music performance major and either musicology or music as your second major (or both).

10 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Award-winning singer Megan Washington trained in Jazz vocals in her Bachelor of Music at the Conservatorium.

Double degrees with Music 11 STAFF PROFILES

Acting Director, Queensland its Research Centre. Winner of numerous and is passionate about not valuing one Conservatorium grants for practical initiatives and research, more than another—as she says, “there are and Deputy Director Professor Schippers’ current passion is infinite music listeners, and musical venues, musical ecosystems—the factors that and circumstance in which music takes place; (Learning and Teaching) enable communities to forge musical thank goodness there is plenty of music DR DON LEBLER futures on their own terms. to suit all of them”. With memberships and Dr Don Lebler trained as a drummer in his conference presentations for such groups youth and began working professionally in Deputy Director (Research) as the International Association for the music while still at high school. Membership ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Study of Popular Music, the World Forum of pop groups including the Avengers, SCOTT HARRISON for Acoustic Ecology, and the International Council for Traditional Music, it is clear that Axiom and the Mixtures took him to Europe Associate Professor Scott Harrison Dr Weston represents her own motto for in the late 1960s where he was based until has experience in teaching singing and the Conservatorium: “we aren’t just all about 1974. A desire to be part of the developing music in primary, secondary and tertiary music, we’re about all music.” local recording industry brought him back environments including Head of Music to Brisbane and a career that included Theatre and Lecturer in Singing at Central Pre-tertiary Studies teaching, performing, and a major focus Queensland University and Head of on work in recording and television studios. Performing Arts at Clairvaux MacKillop DR RALPH HULTGREN He started teaching at the Queensland College. He has over 20 years of experience Head of Open Conservatorium Conservatorium in 1995 and accepted including performance, opera and music (including Young Conservatorium) a full time position in 2001. His work in theatre as both singer and musical Senior Lecturer the Bachelor of Popular Music led to an director. He is recognised as a leader in the interest in research, completing a Doctor research on masculinities and music with Dr Ralph Hultgren started his career in of Education in 2007. publications including Masculinities and music as a trumpet player in the Central Music (2008), Male Voices: Stories of Boys Band of the Royal Australian Air Force. Director, Queensland Learning through Making Music (2009) He has also performed in the Melbourne Conservatorium and International Perspectives on Males Symphony Orchestra and Australian Brass Research Centre and Singing (2012). Scott is the immediate Choir. His interest in playing eventually past President of the Australian National became subservient to a passion for PROFESSOR HUIB SCHIPPERS Association of Teachers of Singing and composition and conducting. He has Professor Huib Schippers has studied author of Perspectives on Teaching Singing: premiered a number of his own works Indian classical music for over 20 years Australian Vocal Pedagogues Singing nationally and internationally, and conducted and been involved in almost all aspects of Their Stories (2010). many fine ensembles both within Australia music making—performance, teaching, and abroad—from enthusiastic amateurs philosophy, policy, and research. This led Deputy Director to professionals. He is a full writer member to a modest but international performance (Gold Coast) of the Australasian Performing Rights career, senior positions in music schools Association and Australian Mechanical and conservatoires, a range of books on DR DONNA WESTON Copyright Owners’ Society, and a past music, education and musicians, positions From classically trained pianist to studies President of the Australian Band and in national bodies such as the Netherlands in audio engineering, to head of a popular Orchestra Directors’ Association. Arts Council and Music Council of Australia, music degree is not a usual career pathway, the presidency of the Musicological Society and yet this is exactly the path followed of Australia, and Directorship of Queensland by Dr Donna Weston. She has a personal Conservatorium Griffith University and commitment to supporting all kinds of music,

12 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Peter has built a strong reputation as a horn Brass teacher with his students rated amongst Jazz GREG AITKEN the top in the country, many of which can STEPHEN NEWCOMB be found in professional orchestras both in Head of Brass Studies Head of Jazz Australia and all over the world. Lecturer in Euphonium Stephen Newcomb is a recipient of a Greg Aitken has extensive brass playing, Composition Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Performing Arts teaching, conducting and adjudicating Fellowship. He is co-leader of VNMG experience in chamber, band, orchestral, pit, DR STEPHEN CRONIN multinational jazz quartet and has solo, school and tertiary areas, both within Head of Composition featured in recordings, European tours, Australia and internationally. He studied the and performances at the International trombone at Queensland Conservatorium. Stephen Cronin studied composition and Association of Jazz Educators conference in After graduating, he became ‘Trombone piano at the University of Queensland. New York and Carnegie Hall. He leads SNO Captain’ for the 1988 World Expo Marching His works have been performed and (Steve Newcomb Orchestra) and is musical Band and performed in Principal Bass and commissioned by leading Australian director for the West End Composers Tenor Trombone positions with Queensland and overseas groups including various Collective. His works have been recorded Symphony Orchestra. He has performed orchestras, Duo Contemporain, Octomania, by Queensland Conservatorium’s jazz with many other ensembles including The The Seymour Group, Synergy and The Song orchestra ‘Con Artists’, as well as numerous Queensland Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Company. Many of his vocal works are arrangements for albums by Katie Noonan Orchestra, and Queensland Philharmonic settings of text written by New York (including ARIA award winning ‘First Seed Orchestra. He also co-founded the Brass artist Leon Waller. He has received a Ripening’), West Australian Symphony Music Specialists retail store, which is still Rotary Foundation scholarship, the Percy Orchestra and Ben Folds, Tim Rogers, Augie one of Australia’s most prominent brass Brier Memorial Prize for Music Composition, March and Ben Lee. Stephen completed his ‘pro’ shops. the Dalley-Scarlett Memorial Scholarship, doctoral studies at the Manhattan School of the inaugural Paul Lowin Song Cycle Award, Music with Phil Markowitz and Jim McNeely. PETER LUFF the A.H. Maggs commission, a Vienna Senior Lecturer in French Horn Modern Masters recording project and IRENE BARTLETT an Australia Council Composer Fellowship. Lecturer Jazz/Contemporary Voice Peter Luff studied French horn at the Recordings of Stephen’s music appear on Coordinator Contemporary Voice, University of Adelaide’s prestigious Elder Globe, Tall Poppies, Z.o.o, ABC Classics, Open Conservatorium and Queensland Conservatorium. During his career as a Divine Art, Sunset Music, VoxAustralis, Conservatorium professional horn player, he has performed Innaminka, Anthology of Australian with most of Australia’s leading professional Music, Vienna Modern Masters and Irene Bartlett has an enduring career orchestras and arts organisations, and is other independent releases. as a contemporary vocalist both as an currently solo horn with the Southern Cross independent artist and as featured vocalist Soloists and associate principal horn with DR GERARDO DIRIÉ in small combo and big band. She is a past the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. As Full listing under Music Studies section. Master Teacher for the Australian National a member of the advisory council of the Association of Teachers of Singing and is in international horn society, Peter is highly demand both nationally and internationally active in the promotion of the French horn, as a leading pedagogue in contemporary and in 2010 received the prestigious “Punto voice, style and pedagogy. Her past Award” for his distinguished contribution students include ARIA multi-award winners and service to the art of horn playing. Katie Noonan and Megan Washington;

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2012 National Jazz Award winner Kristin He has lectured in music history at the BRENDAN ANTHONY Berardi; 2011 Bell Award for ‘Best Vocal Sydney College of Advanced Education, Lecturer in Popular Music Jazz Album’ winner Elly Hoyt; and James University of New South Wales, and James Morrison, Generations in Jazz Scholarships Cook University. Garry has served as a Brendan Anthony has an established career winners Alessandro Bellino, Katie Wighton Deputy Director – Gold Coast and Head of as an industry-trained and well-recognised and Megan Crocombe. Her current student Popular Music, Queensland Conservatorium record producer. After completing his Laura Karlson-Carp and alumni Kristin where he established the Conservatorium’s studies in Music Technology at the Berardi and Katie Wighton were three of Gold Coast campus and popular music Queensland Conservatorium in 1988, only 10 finalists in the 2012 National Jazz programs. Brendan went on to Rhinoceros Recordings Awards (Wangaratta Jazz&blues Festival). Sydney where he worked alongside some DR DONNA WESTON of the world’s biggest bands and producers. LOUISE DENSON Full listing under Deputy Director section. Following this on-the-job training, he began Senior Lecturer in Jazz freelance work in 1991. His list of credits ROSS WILLIAMS includes a range of international releases, Louise Denson is a pianist, composer, Lecturer in Popular Music demonstrating a wealth of experience leader of Louise Denson Group, and musical in audio production. Brendan joined the director/pianist/vocalist in Hot Mambo, Ross has enjoyed a varied and interesting Conservatorium in 1998, lecturing in audio as well as creative collaborator with Ingrid career in the Australian music industry as production and completing a Graduate James (vocalist). She has performed at a professional musician for over 40 years. Certificate in Higher Education. He takes Wangaratta Jazz&blues Festival, Melbourne He has worked as Studio Manager and pride in combining intuitive learning projects International Women’s Jazz Festival, Director of Artist & Repertoire for a major with real world techniques and practices. Brisbane Festival, Queensland Biennial international record company and holds a Festival of Music, Montreal International Bachelor of Music (Jazz Guitar). His strong CALEB JAMES Jazz Festival and other national and industry background combined with his Lecturer in Popular Music international events. educational experience and substantial industry links makes him a natural contender Caleb James has been producing and Popular Music to undertake the work integrated learning recording musical acts nationally and (WIL) courses available at the Queensland internationally for over 20 years. His vast ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Conservatorium. Ross currently convenes experience as a songwriter and arranger has GARRY TAMLYN courses in Sound and Music theory, helped many bands and solo artists reach Associate Professor of Popular Music Live Performance, Music Industry and their potential. His work has been applauded Management Studies and Popular Music in Australia’s most respected publications. Associate Professor Garry Tamlyn Production within Griffith’s Bachelor of Other accolades include multiple feature graduated from the New South Wales Popular Music based at the Gold Coast albums on Triple J and high-level exposure State Conservatorium of Music where he campus. Ross has enjoyed a successful, on all major TV and cable television music majored in clarinet performance. Following 11-year career as a professional educator shows. He has worked on successful postgraduate study in clarinet performance and is currently studying toward a Graduate projects for the US, UK and European and electronic music at the University of Certificate in Higher Education. He is still markets. He has toured heavily as a member Sydney, he completed a Graduate Diploma appearing live regularly in a variety of musical of successful independent bands and has in Music Education and a Master of Music outfits on both electric and acoustic guitar. been involved in every major facet of the in musicology from the University of New music industry, forming distribution and South Wales. Garry completed his PhD at development labels along the way, which the Institute of Popular Music, Liverpool have launched the careers of successful University with the support of a scholarship. Australian bands.

14 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Keyboard DR GEMMA CAREY Many of his students have won significant Head of Pedagogy Studies national and international competitions NATASHA VLASSENKO Senior Lecturer in Keyboard including Suzanna Hlinka, Lance Coburn, John Fisher, Briley Cutting, Ayesha Gough. Head of Keyboard Studies Gemma Carey studied at Queensland Oleg is the co-founder and Artistic Director Senior Lecturer in Piano Conservatorium, specialising in keyboard. of The Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition, Natasha Vlassenko was born in Moscow While performing initially drew her to the a significant national piano event. and graduated from Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatorium, teaching has become her Conservatory under Professor Flier. She passion. Gemma has developed innovative Music studies pursued postgraduate studies with her techniques in learning and teaching, father Professor Lev Vlassenko. Natasha and has established Pedagogy at both DR GERARDO DIRIÉ undergraduate and graduate level and for was a recipient of prestigious Tchaikovsky Head of Music Studies community teachers. She completed her Scholarship and a prizewinner of Beethoven Senior Lecturer in Music Theory EdD in 2004 and has since established a International Piano Competition (Vienna, and Composition Austria) and Busoni International Piano reputation as one of Australia’s foremost Competition (Bolzano, Italy). Natasha has authorities in keyboard pedagogy. Gemma Gerardo Dirié’s works for electro acoustic given recitals and master classes in many is a well-known author in the area of media, chamber ensembles, choir, and the countries and has played under the baton performance pedagogy, curriculum and theatre have been presented in broadcasts of Rozdestvensky, Pletnev, Osterriher, learning and teaching. and stages internationally, such as Carnegie Martin, Verbitsky, Chivzel, Hickox and Hall and Town Hall in New York, the National OLEG STEPANOV others. Natasha has recorded for Moscow Theatre in Taipei, the Indiana Repertory radio and television stations, as well as Coordinator of Young Conservatorium Theatre, Taiwan, the International Music ABC radio and has released a number of Piano Program Festival of Istanbul, Turkey, the Colon CDs. The most recent recordings, including Senior Lecturer in Piano Theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the works by Beethoven and Schubert, received Nezahualcoyotl Hall in Mexico, and the Oleg Stepanov studied at the Moscow critical acclaim from Fine Music Magazine. Quito Cathedral in Ecuador, among many Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Professor Before coming to Australia, Natasha taught others. His music appears in recordings from Lev Vlassenko and went on to become at the Central Music School of Moscow Crystal Records, Melos, Indiana University, an Associate Professor there. He has Conservatory and is now Head of Keyboard Doblemoon, Eroica Classical Recordings, won the First Prize and Grand Prize at at Queensland Conservatorium. Many of Aqua, and his own Retamas Music Editions the prestigious International Competition her students have won major national and label. Further to his career as a composer, (Music de Chambre) in Florence, Italy. international competitions including Lance Dr Dirié has been an active clarinet player, He has performed widely through former Coburn, Liam Viney, John Fisher, Adam Herd, bass player, conductor, percussionist, and USSR and recorded for Moscow radio and Angela Turner, Briley Cutting. Natasha is the Early Music performer. television, and ABC FM. For a number of co-founder and Artistic Director of the Lev years, he performed with world-renowned DR STEPHEN CRONIN Vlassenko Piano Competition—the most cellist Daniel Shafran and has appeared as significant national piano event. Full listing under Composition section. a soloist and ensemble player nationally and internationally. He has also given master classes in many countries.

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DR BRYDIE-LEIGH BARTLEET DR DAN BENDRUPS PROFESSOR HUIB SCHIPPERS Senior Lecturer in Research Senior Lecturer Full listing under Director section. and Literature Dr Dan Bendrups is an ethnomusicologist Dr Brydie-Leigh Bartleet began studying and popular music scholar with research Strings the trumpet and by the age of 12 had interests ranging from traditional Pacific MICHELE WALSH performed at the Sydney Opera House. Island music through to global salsa and She studied trumpet, conducting and heavy metal scenes. With a background as Head of Strings research, and went on to coordinate a trombone player in a range of commercial Senior Lecturer in Violin instrumental music programs in primary contexts in Australia and internationally, Winner of the prestigious ABC Young schools and conduct a range of ensembles Dr Bendrups has also produced albums and Performer’s Competition, violinist Michele from Australia, Thailand, Singapore and writings dealing with improvisation, jazz Walsh was Concert Master of the Australian Taiwan. Dr Bartleet’s passion for research performance and the idea of performance Youth Orchestra before undertaking further and community music led her to the as research. studies in London with distinguished violinist position of Research Fellow on Sound Szymon Goldberg. Michele has appeared Links, one of Australia’s largest studies ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR as soloist with major orchestras in Australia into community music. She is a strong SCOTT HARRISON and performed in the UK, USA, Europe advocate for community music both in Full listing under Director section. and South-East Asia. For over a decade, Australia and across the world, serving she was Associate Concertmaster of the as a Commissioner on the International PROFESSOR PETER ROENNFELDT Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Michele Society for Music Education’s Community Professor in Music Literature is a founding member of Griffith Trio, which Music Activities Commission and Councillor Professor Peter Roennfeldt has taught has toured nationally and internationally. on the Music Council of Australia. across many areas at the Conservatorium She is also in demand as guest concertmaster of Australian symphony DR STEPHEN EMMERSON since the mid-1980s, including his main interests in music history and keyboard orchestras. Michele is a Board member Senior Lecturer in Music Literature repertoire. Through his interests in early of the Australian Youth Orchestra and Stephen Emmerson studied music at the music, chamber music and choral music, Chair of the Artistic committee. Many of University of Queensland under Pamela he has explored much lesser-known her former students are major competition Page (piano) and Elizabeth Morgan (viola). repertoire through creation of new editions prize winners. He won the equivalent of the ABC’s Young and local premieres performance. Professor GRAEME JENNINGS Performers Awards on the piano in 1980 Roennfeldt has held leadership positions and, on graduating with his Bachelor of with the National Council of Tertiary Senior Lecturer in Violin and Viola Music, joined the viola section of the Music Schools and the Australian National Graeme Jennings is a former member of Queensland Symphony Orchestra. A Choral Association, as well as serving the legendary Arditti String Quartet. He Commonwealth Scholarship enabled him as Queensland Conservatorium’s sixth has toured widely throughout the world, to study at New College Oxford in the Director. He has published and lectured made more than 70 CDs, given over 300 1980s where he was awarded a Masters widely on various topics, and contributed to premieres and received numerous accolades and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. He the recording project associated with ‘Music including the prestigious Siemens Prize joined the full-time staff of the Queensland Queensland’ curated by the State Library. and two Gramophone awards. Active as a Conservatorium in 1987 and, though he Professor Roennfeldt’s monograph on the soloist, chamber musician, ensemble leader never intended a lengthy stay, the ever- history of the Queensland Conservatorium, and conductor, his repertoire ranges from developing environment there keeps him Northern Lyrebird: The Contribution to Bach to Boulez and beyond. well stimulated and challenged. Music in Queensland by its Conservatorium, 1957–2007, was published in 2012.

16 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Graeme is a member of Australia’s SEBASTIEN LIPMAN He has taught at The Juilliard School, internationally acclaimed new music Lecturer in Harp University of Washington and Victorian ensemble ELISION as well as the San College of Arts. Highlights of Michael’s Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Sebastien Lipman began his harp studies 11 years at the Metropolitan Opera include the Lunaire Collective and the Kurilpa at the age of seven, going on to study at working with James Levine, Leonard String Quartet. He has also performed the Paris Conservatoire when he was 16. Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf, Giuseppe as Guest Concertmaster of the Adelaide He continued his training with the Principal Patané, and Karl Böhm, to say nothing and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras harpist of the Chicago Symphony, and at of Sutherland, Pavarotti, and Domingo. and Guest Associate Concertmaster Indiana University, where he completed with the Sydney Symphony. An alumnus the first Artist Diploma in harp with high MARKUS STOCKER of the Queensland Conservatorium, he honours. He has performed as guest principal Senior Lecturer in Cello was awarded the Conservatorium Medal harpist for prominent orchestras in Norway, in 1989 and has received two Australia London, Malaysia and Japan. He joined the Markus Stocker studied under the guidance Council grants. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as solo harpist of August Wenzinger, the renowned pioneer under Herbert von Karajan and performed, of Baroque music practice. Through prizes JULIAN BYZANTINE toured and recorded extensively with the and scholarships, he studied in Paris and USA with masters such as Andre Navarra, Senior Lecturer in Guitar world’s leading conductors and soloists. He has recorded two solos CDs and three Pierre Fournier and Paul Tortelier. His Julian Byzantine’s performances in 77 Lipman Harp Duo CDs. The Lipman Harp Duo concert career has led him to over 50 countries have taken him to many of the has performed over 100 concerts nationally countries, performing with conductors most prestigious musical venues in the and internationally. He performs regularly as such as Paul Sacher, David Zinman, Charles world from Carnegie Hall to Royal Festival a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral Dutoit, Franz Welser-Moest and playing Hall and Sydney Opera House. He has harpist and presents master classes chamber music with Rudolf Serkin, Martha recorded for EMI/Classics for Pleasure, worldwide including Beijing, Taiwan, Malaysia, Argerich, Sandor Vegh, Gidon Kremer Meridian Records, and Walsingham Classics. Japan, London, Toronto, and Chicago. and Wanda Wilkomirska. Principal cellist His appearances as guest soloist with in the Winterthur Symphony Orchestra major world orchestras include the Royal MICHAEL MORGAN and member of its String Quartet, Markus Philharmonic and BBC Symphony. He has Head of Ensembles Stocker was appointed Professor at the collaborated with composers such as Senior Lecturer in Orchestral Studies/ Zurich Musikhochschule. Together with his Pierre Boulez, Peter Maxwell Davies, and Double Bass wife Mei-Lee he runs a biennial cello event, Peter Sculthorpe. He is author of Guitar the Galaxy of Cellos, with 130 participants, Technique Rationalised, one of the most Michael Morgan graduated from all past and present students. He is a comprehensive publications on guitar Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music. He member of Queensland Conservatorium’s technique. Julian studied at the Royal has performed in a variety of international ensemble-in-Residence, Griffith Trio. College of Music under John Williams and and national orchestras including, as received scholarships to study with Andrés principal bass, The Metropolitan Opera, Segovia, Julian Bream and Alirio Diaz. At the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and age of 21 he was appointed a Professor of Seattle Symphony Orchestra (also as Guitar at the Royal Academy of Music (the Associate Conductor), as well as the youngest such appointment at that time). Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana and Basel Symphony Orchestra.

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degree research supervision. With 30 years Schuller, Bruno Weil and Jane Glover. Music Technology of experience as a professional musician and Recent performances have included Bach’s PROFESSOR ANDREW BROWN recording studio producer, Professor Draper Matthäus Passion in Hobart and Auckland designed and realised the Conservatorium’s and Johannes Passion in Wellington and Head of Music Technology technology-based learning and research Brisbane, concerts with harpist Marshall Professor of Digital Arts environments including the state-of-the-art Maguire at the Bangalow Music Festival, After Professor Andrew Brown studied IMERSD recording studios, the Australian Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Queensland classical and jazz piano at The University of university sector’s premier 5.1 surround- Choir and the first Australian performance Melbourne he worked as a keyboard player sound recording and post-production facility. of Haydn’s opera L’isola disabitata. in touring bands through the 1980s. During MATTHEW HITCHCOCK ADELE NISBET this time an interest in electronic keyboards grew into a passion for music technology Senior Lecturer in Music Technologies Lecturer in Vocal Studies/Pedagogy more broadly. This passion has fuelled an Matt has worked in the music industry as Soprano Adele Nisbet has had an enduring academic career in teaching and research at a performing multi-instrumentalist, artistic relationship with the Queensland The University of Melbourne, Queensland manager, studio owner, recording engineer, Conservatorium since receiving the University of Technology, the Australasian music producer, composer, acoustic Conservatorium Medal for Excellence. CRC for Interaction Design and now Griffith consultant, web designer and software As a soloist and member of the acclaimed University. His current performance practice engineer. He has received awards for Australian vocal sextet Jones & Co, she is laptop live coding and he is involved in a his excellence in teaching by Griffith has enjoyed decades of national and range of digital arts practices. University as well as the Carrick Institute, international performance experience, DR KIM CUNIO and has a long track record of successes alongside extensive teaching, researching, in the music industry prior to joining examining and adjudicating. She has been Lecturer in Music Technology Queensland Conservatorium. a leader within the Australian National Dr Kim Cunio has an extensive history Association of Teachers of Singing, and was in music composition, music for moving Vocal and Opera the founding Editor of the journal Australian image and intercultural and world music. Voice. She has served as both National Vice Kim has worked extensively in Australia GREGORY MASSINGHAM President and President of the Australian Voice Association. Adele holds a special and overseas as a composer, producer and Head of Opera enthusiasm for healthy voice building and performer. In recent years, Kim has been Senior Lecturer in Voice investigating the intersection between vocal development in young singers and technology and music tradition. As Head of the Opera, Greg Massingham shares her knowledge and love of all vocal has directed over 20 operatic works music with her students. PROFESSOR PAUL DRAPER including Die Zauberflote (Mozart), Les MARGARET SCHINDLER Professor in Music Technology Mamelles de Tiresias (Poulenc), L’Enfant et les Sortileges (Ravel) and A Midsummer Head of Voice Professor Paul Draper is a jazz musician and Night’s Dream (Britten). Mr Massingham Senior Lecturer in Vocal Studies a record producer with an award-winning also maintains a busy performance schedule doctorate in education. He teaches and as a concert artist. Margaret Schindler studied at the supervises undergraduate, postgraduate Queensland Conservatorium before and doctoral degrees and has designed He appears regularly as tenor soloist with travelling to Belgium, the UK and the USA, a range of degrees and courses in music major orchestras and Choral Societies where she studied with renowned voice technology, popular music, multimedia in Australia and New Zealand and has teacher Marlena Malas. She has appeared and research training. He continues to be performed under conductors including as soloist with many major orchestras recognised for excellence in these areas, Sir David Willcocks, Sir Charles Mackerras, and performing organisations throughout including a 2010 teaching award for higher Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Gunther Australia, New Zealand and Germany in

18 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 opera, concert, song recital and oratorio. artist and colleague, and the emotion she Queensland. She was awarded the Peter Margaret is an outstanding interpreter of imbues in the characters she portrays. Mitchell Churchill Fellowship and travelled new music and has premiered and recorded Lisa Gasteen is now living and working to the UK and Italy to study. Jill was Head numerous Australian works. She is a member in Brisbane as a teacher and mentor of of Music for Opera Queensland for seven of acclaimed chamber ensemble and QPAC Australian singers. She is a Professor of years and directed their Young Artist artists-in-residence, Southern Cross Soloists, Opera at Queensland Conservatorium and Program. More recently she has acted as and tours nationally and internationally. is using her wealth of experience as a busy Principal and Guest Vocal Coach for the Margaret enjoys the creative nexus of opera performer both on and off stage OQ Young Artist Program and has taken on teaching and performing and is currently to help aspiring singers on their way. the role of Guest Chorus Master for several completing a Doctor of Musical Arts. productions. Jill has been an orchestral JANET DELPRATT AM member for Brisbane seasons of West Side LISA GASTEEN AO Professor Emeritus Story, Wicked and Dr. Zhivago. She has also Practice Professor of Opera served on the Music Board of the Australia Professor Janet Delpratt has over 40 Council for the Arts and works regularly Lisa Gasteen first became known in the lyric years experience teaching at Queensland with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. spinto repertoire and rose to worldwide Conservatorium. In a distinguished prominence after becoming the first and career, she has contributed to the only Australian to win the Cardiff Singer of Conservatorium’s national and international Musical Theatre the World Competition. She has lived and reputation, receiving an Advance Australia PAUL SABEY worked in the United Kingdom, Italy and Award and in 1998, received a Personal Germany. She has sung at most of the major Chair, the first to be given in an Australian Head of Musical Theatre opera houses and has performed at Vienna university for excellence in teaching. Her For 23 years Paul was the Director of the Staatsoper, the Bastille in Paris and was a extensive solo career features oratorio, Musical Theatre Programme and Associate regular guest artist at the Metropolitan chamber music and recital performances Principal at Mountview Academy of Theatre Opera New York and at the Royal Opera including appearances with most of the Arts, London (one of the premiere courses House Covent Garden. Her repertoire principal orchestras in Australia. She was for Musical Theatre training in the world). includes the principal female leads in such Acting Provost and Director of Queensland Whilst studying, his musical ‘First Time’ was operas as Aida, La Forza del Destino, Un Conservatorium from 1993–1996, was an published by Samuel French Ltd and he made Ballo in Maschera, Don Carlo, Othello, Don Inaugural Fellow of the Women’s College, his European conducting debut—conducting Giovanni,Tosca, Andrea Chenier, Ariadne University of Queensland and received an ‘Dido and Aeneas’ at the Nantes Opera auf Naxos, Electra, Salome, Die Frau ohne Honorary Doctorate from Griffith University House, France with the European Chamber Schatten, Lohengrin, Tannhauser, Die in 2007. Orchestra and the English National Opera. Fliegender Hollander, Tristan und Isolde Paul is in constant demand as a musical JILLIANNE STOLL and Der Ring des Niebelungen. Some of director, vocal coach, vocal arranger and the conductors she has worked with include Lecturer in Opera Practice regularly gives master classes in musical Simone Young, Antonio Pappano, Lorin theatre. His work has taken him around Maazel, Kiril Petrenko, Semyon Bychkov, Jillianne Stoll holds a First Class Honours degree in Music Performance from the the world working with singers, musicians, Bertrand de Billy, Sir Bernard Haitink, Sir as an academic and artistic program Charles Mackerras, Esa-Pekka Salonen, University of Adelaide. She is a State winner of the ABC Instrumental and Vocal advisor and as a musical director, including Sebastian Weigle, Donald Runnicles, Franz Thailand, America, New Zealand, Denmark, Welser Moest, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Competition. Jill has been a professional Repetiteur since 1984 has worked as a Sweden, Amsterdam, Singapore, France, Christof von Dohnanyi and Valery Gergiev. Germany, Malaysia, Italy and Russia. As Lisa is greatly admired in the industry not member of the music staff at the State Opera of South Australia, Victorian a musical director he has directed and only for her poignant voice and exemplary vocally arranged over 60 London West End diction but also for her integrity as an State Opera, Opera Australia and Opera

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showcases, countless shows and produced Several awards allowed her to undertake and conducted eight annual Christmas advanced oboe study in Europe and Adjunct and Concerts at St. Pauls, Covent Garden, improvisation studies in London. She has Honorary London. Graduates, who have trained under been appointed to orchestral positions in Appointments Paul, can be found performing in musical the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra, the theatre, and drama in all media throughout Melbourne Symphony and Orchestra Victoria Dr Ruth Bridgstock the world. and guested with the Australian Chamber Dr Rebecca Coyle Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony and the Professor Emeritus Janet Delpratt Wind Sydney, Adelaide and Queensland Symphony Professor Paul Grabowski Orchestras. She is a founding member Professor Russel Gray GERHARD MALLON of a range of ensembles including the Dr Erik Griswold recently formed Brisbane-based ensemble Professor Peter Taylor Head of Wind The Lunaire Collective, an Ensemble in Dr Philip Truman Senior Lecturer in Flute Residence at the Conservatorium in 2013. Gerhard Mallon, “Kammermusiker” Eve’s specialty lies in the ‘flow’ or optimal Sessional staff (awarded by City of Nuremberg), has held experience in music performance, and she the position of Principal Flute with the is currently completing her PhD in this area Music studies Gottinger Symphony Orchestra, Kassel at Griffith University. Greig, Julie State Orchestra, Nuremburg Symphony Howard, Gregg Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Percussion O’Bryan, Jessica Orchestra. He has also been invited to O’Regan, Jade appear as Guest Principal Flute with leading DR VANESSA TOMLINSON Ross, Brendan orchestras including the Bayreuth Festival Senior Lecturer in Music Said, Claire Orchestra, Munich State Orchestra, Head of Percussion Simmonds, Juanita Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Sunderland, Naomi Philharmonic and the Australian Chamber Vanessa Tomlinson is a percussionist, Turner, Angela Orchestra. He was a member of the eminent composer, improviser and curator, with a Yen, Anna German “Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet” particular interest in Chinese music, found and the “Kammersoloisten Nurnberg” which sounds, acoustic ecology, and the cultural Music technology performed throughout Germany. Gerhard history of all things hit. She spends her Barrett, Lloyd currently plays with “The Queensland time at the Conservatorium running the Coraza, David Conservatorium Wind Quintet” and the percussion department, teaching about English, Lawrence “Byzantine-Mallon Duo” which performs improvisation and contemporary music, James, Caleb regularly throughout Australia, Europe and and working with postgraduate students. Laughton, Peter England. He also travels within Australia One of her great pleasures is working with Ridgeway, Emily and overseas to perform, teach and give the ensembles Ba Da Boom Percussion and Roberts, Doug master classes. the New Music Ensemble making brand new compositional ideas come to life, whether Jazz EVE NEWSOME a performance on scaffolding, performance Ambrose, Kym (vibraphone) Lecturer in Oboe in the bush or performances in concert Berardi, Kristin (voice) halls. In her spare time Vanessa co-directs Clark, Jamie (guitar) Eve Newsome has had a versatile and exciting the magical sound-making world of APRA Hannan, Shane (trombone, trumpet) career as an orchestral, chamber and solo award winning group, Clocked Out. player of oboe, oboe d’amore and cor anglais. Hoffman, John (trumpet) Hollamby, Nick (voice)

20 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Hudson, Paul (drums) Strings Ensembles Hurren, Isaac (saxophone) Connolly, Margaret (violin) Many of the part-time staff listed McDonald, Garry Crouch, Bridget (viola) previously participate in our extensive McLaughlin, Joseph (jazz guitar) Curro AM MBE, John (viola) ensemble program, along with: McNaughton, Andrew (trumpet) Farrell, Matthew (violin) Cox, Emily (choral ensembles) Meyers (literature) Hagon, Madeline (string pedagogy) Parker, John (drums) Heckenberg, Marian (double bass) Russell, Helen (bass) Musical Theatre Lale, David (cello) Ryan-McLaughlin, Lisa (voice) Agnew, Melissa (voice and speech) Morgan, Elizabeth (string pedagogy, Spicer, David (piano) Ashenden, Geoffrey (singing lessons) violin and viola) Stefulj, John (saxophone) Atkins, Shannon (tap) Usher, Jeff (piano) Smith, Allan (violin) Clarke, John (jazz) Walters, Peter (bass) Smith, Paulene (violin) Cooper, Meghan Wren, Toby (guitar) Stocker, Mei-Lee (cello) De Haas, Simone Yedid, Yitzhak (piano) Foy, Kathryn Percussion Moore, Helena (jazz) Composition O’Kelly, Tom O’Bryan, Jessica (singing) Brophy, Gerard Omote, Nozomi Peek, John (singing) Griswold, Erik Samer, Matthew (song presentation) Jin, Josephine Brass Sandurski, John (ballet) Allely, Thomas (tuba) Shorey, Megan (singing) Keyboard Barker, William (euphonium) Volker, Luke (singing) Flemming, Jenni (piano) Clark, Ysolt (French horn) Horwitz, Leah (piano) Coyle, Tom (trombone) Accompanists Selmon, Dr Diane (piano) Madden, Richard (trumpet) Favell, Justine (ensemble) Turner, Angela (piano) Marks, Ben (trumpet) French, Narelle (vocal and opera) Wakeling, Jennifer (piano) Redman, Jason (trombone) Fulcher, Michael (vocal and opera) Ryan, Phil (trumpet) Grindrod, Daniel (jazz) Voice Stewart, Malcolm (French horn) Jones, Hilary (vocal studio, opera repetiteur) Barry-Smith, Jason (lecturer in voice) Wilson, Iaan (trumpet) Leigh, Mitchell (instrumental) Hughes, Elke (lecturer, Introduction to Wilson, Sarah (trumpet) Lingwood, Dale (jazz) Languages, French for Singers, Marschke, Norma (vocal studio, German for Singers) Popular Music opera repetiteur) Hulcombe, Michelle (lecturer in voice) Brown, Dave Murtagh, Brendan (vocal studio, opera Miglioli, Rosalia (lecturer, Italian for Singers) Churchill, Christina repetiteur and musical theatre) Ward OBE, Joseph (lecturer in voice) Cooper, Guy Witham, Sue (instrumental) Coraza, David Woods, John (vocal studio, opera repetiteur) Wind McCoy, Narelle Bobart, Barry (saxophone) McDonald, Garry Catchlove, Brian (clarinet) McDuff, Mark Lewis, Evan (bassoon) McGahan, Geoff Meagher, Sarah (recorder) McLaughlin, Joseph Mitchell, David (bassoon) Smith, Garry Silver, Irit (clarinet) Sunderland, Naomi Williams, Floyd (clarinet) Voss, Brett

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Domestic applicants A QTAC or UAC application must also be International applicants submitted by the 27 September 2013. Applicants to the Conservatorium’s All international students completing an QTAC information is available from: degrees are selected based on various Australian Year 12 study course should requirements, which may include QTAC apply on a full-fee basis through QTAC. satisfactory results in an audition, written PO Box 1331, Milton Qld 4064 All other international applicants must: or oral interview, presentation of folio, Telephone: +61 (0)7 3368 1166 Conservatorium-administered tests of Facsimile: +61 (0)7 3367 1164 • complete an Application for Admission as musical knowledge and ability, as well as Website: qtac.edu.au an International Student form (available academic achievement. Carefully check the from Griffith International website— specific requirement for the degree/s you QUEENSLAND YEAR 12 STUDENTS griffith.edu.au/international) AND INTERSTATE wish to apply for entry into. You must apply • submit certified copies of academic YEAR 12 STUDENTS in the year before beginning studies at the records (transcripts) and qualifications Conservatorium. See page 26 for more If you’re a current Queensland or interstate and any record of experience. Include details about auditions. Year 12 student, you can apply by lodging course outlines of relevant courses if an application via QTAC’s Twelve To Application for Audition forms are available applying for credit Tertiary (TTT) online application service— • submit a certified copy of English at griffith.edu.au/music-audition or from: qtac.edu.au language proficiency test results Student Administration (not more than two years old) NEW SOUTH WALES YEAR 12 Queensland Conservatorium • pay the application fee by credit card or STUDENTS South Bank campus, Griffith University bank draft—payable to ‘Griffith University 140 Grey Street If you’re a current New South Wales Year 12 International Office’ PO Box 3428, South Brisbane Qld 4101 student, you’ll receive a 2014 UAC Guide • submit a DVD (instrumental and Telephone: +61 (0) 1800 677 728 through your school. This guide includes vocal candidates) (Toll free) Griffith degrees offered at the Gold Coast or Email: Future Students via AskUs: campus—uac.edu.au • submit a folio of work (composition, griffith.edu.au/ask-us or music technology applicants) OTHER AUSTRALIAN APPLICANTS or Application for Audition forms must be All other applicants who are Australian • submit a folio of work on CD and an submitted by 12 August (QTAC applicants) or New Zealand citizens or Australian instrumental or vocal performance or 19 August (UAC applicants). permanent residents, including candidates on DVD (popular music applicants). for the Queensland External Senior A non-refundable registration fee of AU$45 Examination, can apply by lodging an See page 26 for more information about (or $90 if Musical Theatre is included) per application using QTAC’s ‘Apply by Web’ auditions. applicant applies and should be submitted online application service—qtac.edu.au with the Application for Audition form. Note. There is no deadline for international SPECIAL TERTIARY ADMISSIONS applicants making an application with a You can explore further information by TEST (STAT) recorded audition; however, it is advisable going to our Future Students website If you’re 21 years of age and older and to apply by 31 October for Semester 1 at griffith.edu.au/future-students entry the following year. and selecting ‘Music’. don’t have any formal qualifications or your results are insufficient for entry, you can nominate for the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT). Details are on the QTAC website—qtac.edu.au

22 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 All international applications should be NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION GOLD COAST AND LOGAN submitted to: The Conservatorium makes its offers CAMPUS PRIORITY ACCESS SYSTEM through QTAC, in either the December International Office early round or the January major round. Nathan campus, Griffith University If you live in Gold Coast City, Logan City, International students are advised of their 170 Kessels Road Nathan Qld 4111 Ipswich City, the Scenic Rim, Redland City, result by Griffith International after the AUSTRALIA Tweed Shire, Ballina and Casino region application has been assessed. (defined by postcode) and have not studied ENGLISH LANGUAGE at university before, you’ll be given a bonus Students are required to be at the REQUIREMENTS of one OP band, two Ranks or two ATARs Conservatorium for Orientation to be when you apply for degrees at the Gold If you are an international applicant or held in February 2014. your previous study was undertaken in a Coast and Logan campuses. language other than English, you will need Bonus entry options Certain degrees (such as oral health and to meet English language requirements. medical science) are excluded from this The minimum English language YEAR 12 BONUS ADMISSION scheme. You don’t need to apply for priority requirements are as follows: SCHEME We award bonus ranks for subjects and access, you just need to complete your a minimum overall band score of 6.0 on studies that you complete in high school QTAC or UAC application. IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of that require a high level of skill and less than 5.5 knowledge. As a current Year 12 student, Alternative entry options you can receive: or a minimum score of 550 on TOEFL TAFE ADMISSION SCHEME • two bonus admissions ranks for passing When you graduate with an Australian or an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score Maths C (or equivalent) Qualifications Framework diploma or of 79 (no score less than 19) • two bonus admission ranks for passing advanced diploma from an Australian TAFE Institute or the Southbank Institute or no score less than 3 in each skill of a Language other than English (LOTE) of Technology, you’ll be given special the ISLPR (conducted by GELI or ISLPR • one bonus admission rank for passing an admission ranks through our TAFE Language Services only) approved university level course (subject). Admission Scheme. or a minimum grade of C on the Cambridge The bonus ranks are automatically applied You’ll receive guaranteed direct entry Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) through QTAC or UAC. for many of our degrees. or a minimum grade of C on the Cambridge You can receive a maximum of five bonus Visit griffith.edu.au/pathways or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) admission ranks from this scheme. Bachelor email [email protected] to of Medical Science (MBBS) and Bachelor of find out more, including which degrees or a minimum score of 54 in the Pearson Oral Health in Dental Science are excluded are included in the scheme. Test of English (Academic). from the Bonus Admissions Scheme. You may also be eligible for a credit transfer English test results must be no more than Find out more at griffith.edu.au/ if you are completing a diploma or advanced two years old. undergraduate-admissions diploma at an Australian TAFE Institute. Find out more at griffith.edu.au/credit If you do not meet these English language requirements, you can enrol in Griffith English Language Institute (GELI) programs or other programs offered in Brisbane, in consultation with the Conservatorium.

23 HOW DO I APPLY? CONT.

CERTIFICATE IV IN ADULT QUEENSLAND INSTITUTE OF OPEN UNIVERSITIES AUSTRALIA TERTIARY PREPARATION BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY In conjunction with Open Universities The Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary If you haven’t achieved the OP or Rank Australia (OUA), we offer distance studies Preparation (CATP), delivered by TAFE you were expecting, missed out on the in arts, business, communication, and and various private providers, provides an degree of your choice, or are looking for criminology and criminal justice. OUA entry alternative entry pathway to university alternative ways to get into university, you requirements enable anyone to study a for adults. The certificate is independent might consider completing a diploma at degree, while offering greater flexibility of the high school system. You’ll be trained the Queensland Institute of Business and in structure through the wide range of in the knowledge and skills needed for Technology (QIBT). courses available. successful university study and be able to acquire prerequisites for specific Griffith QIBT, located at the Mt Gravatt and We also offer Commonwealth supported University degrees. CATP graduates are Gold Coast campuses, offers diplomas places (CSP) through OUA under the eligible to apply for direct entry to many that include courses of a comparable Bachelors of Arts, Business, Communication, Griffith degrees. To find out more, email nature to some of our bachelor degrees. and Criminology and Criminal Justice. After completing and passing four courses with [email protected] After successfully completing the diploma, OUA (that contribute towards the degree you are able to enter the related Griffith CONTINUING EDUCATION requirements), you can apply for a CSP place. University bachelors degree and complete CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS within an additional two or three years. OUA students have the option to complete If you don’t achieve the OP or Rank shorter qualifications at certificate and that you need to study your choice of QIBT is an accredited higher education diploma level or complete individual subjects undergraduate degree, you might consider provider, which provides eligible students from any of the OUA institutions. With four completing one of our non-award certificate access to the Australian Government loan enrolment entry points, OUA gives you programs. These programs provide an scheme, FEE-HELP, to pay tuition fees. greater flexibility to plan an individual study alternative pathway into university and are Visit qibt.qld.edu.au to find out more. routine or fast track your degree. suitable for people just out of school, as well as those who left school some time ago. UNI-START Visit griffith.edu.au/oua or telephone You’ll study the same courses as our degree The Uni-Start scheme gives school- +61 (0)7 3382 1999 to find out more. students part-time, usually for one year, leavers and non school-leavers who are to experience the university environment. educationally and financially disadvantaged GUESTS Once you’ve successfully completed your bonus ranks to assist them in gaining The Griffith University Early Start to certificate, you’ll receive a special boosted admission to the course of their choice. Tertiary Studies (GUESTS) program offers Rank that can be used for entry into a All Uni-Start applicants will be considered high-achieving senior high school students Griffith degree, and where relevant, for a range of scholarships. See page 32 the opportunity to study a course (subject) receive full credit for your certificate of this guide for scholarship information. at Griffith while still at school. Successful studies towards your degree. students are eligible for guaranteed entry into most degree programs. For information on the full range of certificate programs and details on Visit griffith.edu.au/guestsprogramfor application procedures, visit more information. griffith.edu.au/certificate-programs or telephone 1800 677 728.

24 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Morgan Pratt and Jenna Pankratz both entered Griffith through the TAFE Admission Scheme. ‘I would never have considered going to uni if it wasn’t for the dual pathway program,’ Jenna said.

Application options DEFERMENT TRANSFER CREDIT Deferment is not available for New students have the option to transfer Conservatorium degrees. If you are unable from one degree to another, before the You’ll be granted credit towards your to accept an offer, you will need to reapply start of the next semester. This gives you degree for approved prior learning for the following year. the opportunity to start your studies in relevant studies (or other demonstrated one degree and then transfer to another of learning achievement) completed in the your choice—as long as you meet the entry previous 10 years. requirements for the new degree. We also Go to griffith.edu.au/credit to find offer mid-year transfers to some degrees. out more.

Study pathways overview

There are several ways to enter university, as well as various pathway options available as you progress through your studies.

School studies Pre-degree studies Undergraduate degrees Postgraduate degrees

Year 11 Certificate IVadult Bachelor or equivalent preparatory program­— with honours TAFE, QIBT and other degrees private providers

Postgraduate Year 12 or equivalent or research studies Bachelors degrees work experience • PhD Continuing education • Masters by research certificate programs

Postgraduate Diplomas—QIBT, coursework studies TAFE and other private providers • Masters • Graduate diplomas • Graduate certificates

25 AUDITIONS

Some areas permit applicants who are The audition session for undergraduate entry Application for genuinely unable to travel to Brisbane (for in 2014 will be held from 30 September – audition example international applicants) to submit 4 October 2013 in Brisbane and the Gold a good quality audition video or audio Coast (Popular Music only), Queensland. All Queensland Conservatorium applicants recording. The recording must be dated and must complete an audition application. certified as being an unedited performance Note. Applicants must be available for Application for Audition forms are available by the applicant and signed by the person audition all days during this period. at griffith.edu.au/music-audition or from in charge of the recording session. Please the contact details given on page 22: contact the Conservatorium to check which International applicants International applicants may submit a good Application for Audition forms must be areas permit recordings. quality audition recording on DVD. It must submitted by 12 August (QTAC applicants) It may also be possible for individual be dated and certified as being an unedited or 19 August (UAC applicants). auditions to be arranged at other times performance by the applicant and signed After all audition forms have been during the year, for applicants travelling by the person in charge of the recording processed, candidates will be informed to Brisbane on other business. However, session. It may also be possible for live of their audition date and time in writing. this cannot be guaranteed. Please contact auditions to be arranged during the year. Bachelor of Music Technology applicants the Conservatorium well in advance. The Please contact the Griffith International in will not be required to attend a live audition Conservatorium may hold auditions in advance. The audition requirements vary but may be invited for an interview. Sydney and Melbourne in 2013. Details will according to the type of program you wish be available via Future Students Ask Us at to apply for. griffith.edu.au/ask-us

Annual student operas such as The Rake’s Progress, which starred Kang Wang and Rebecca Cassidy, are full-scale productions that engage the talents and skills of students from all of the Conservatorium’s disciplines and study areas.

26 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Audition CLASSICAL VOICE 2. Complete an interview in which you’ll You’ll be required to complete: be asked about your directions and requirements goals, musical experience, musical 1. A performance audition based on two knowledge, general education and Bachelor of Music contrasting pieces of your choice (it is other relevant matters. You may CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTS important that these be within vocal present a resume of achievements You’ll be required to complete: capabilities but showing potential). and experience at the interview. Pieces will not necessarily be heard 1. a performance audition based on three in their entirety. 3. A Diagnostic Test for Music Theory and contrasting pieces of your choice. Not all Aural Skills to be conducted either online pieces will necessarily be heard and not 2. An interview in which you’ll be asked or at the Conservatorium. all pieces will be heard in their entirety. about your directions and goals, JAZZ INSTRUMENTS Some instrumental areas may require musical experience, musical knowledge, a quick-study piece or a sight-reading general education and other relevant You’ll be required to complete: example. Some instrumental areas may matters. You may present a resume 1. A performance audition based on three prescribe one or more set pieces. of achievements and experience at the interview, if you wish. The playing contrasting pieces. At least one of 2. an interview in which you’ll be asked audition and interview will together last these should demonstrate an ability to about your directions and goals, about 15–20 minutes. improvise over a common jazz form such musical experience, musical knowledge, as blues or a 32-bar standard tune. Not general education and other relevant 3. A Diagnostic Test for Music Theory and all pieces will necessarily be heard in matters. You may present a resume of Aural Skills to be conducted either online their entirety. Use of pre-recorded or live achievements and experience at the or at the Conservatorium. accompaniment is acceptable. Audition interview, if you wish. Together the repertoire can be contrasting in terms COMPOSITION (INCLUDING JAZZ) playing audition and interview will last of tempo and mood; style (swing, bossa about 15–20 minutes. If you’re focused on writing popular songs nova, samba, ballad, funky); form (blues, you should apply for the Bachelor of 32-bars, other lengths); and tonality 3. a Diagnostic Test for Music Theory and Popular Music rather than the Composition (major, minor, blues). Aural Skills to be conducted either online specialty in the Bachelor of Music program. Suggested Jazz repertoire: or at the Conservatorium. • Blues: Now’s the Time, C-Jam Blues, As a Composition applicant, you’ll be Centrepiece, Sonny, Moon for Two. required to: • Bossa nova: Black Orpheus, Blue Bossa, 1. Submit a folio comprising three or more Gentle Rain, Recordame, Perdido, any of your compositions or equivalent composition by Antonio Carlos Jobim. evidence of musical creativity. Various • Standards: Autumn Leaves, media may be used and recordings Summertime, Beautiful Love, God Bless included, if available. Each item should be the Child, Stormy Weather, Misty, Take of reasonable length, depending on the the ‘A’ Train, any standard by Porter, nature and context of the composition Gershwin, Berlin, Schwartz, Rodgers, (e.g. 30 bars or more, or one or more Ellington, Arlen, Kern, etcetera. minutes). You must bring the folio with • Jazz drummers may include a snare you on the day of your audition interview. drum study as one of the pieces.

27 AUDITIONS CONT.

• Saxophonists may include an etude JAZZ VOICE MUSICAL THEATRE (for example, Lennie Niehaus, Jim You’ll be required to complete: You’ll be required to complete a possible Snidero) as one of the pieces. two phases: • Pianists may include a transcription 1. A performance audition based on three (for example, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans) contrasting pieces. You’ll need to show Phase 1 as one of the pieces. through your repertoire selection an interest in improvising in a jazz style and Dance: Following a warm-up and basic You may be asked to sight-read. may be asked to solo over a blues form. technical exercises you’ll be taught a short Audition repertoire can be contrasting in routine that you’ll present to the panel. 2. An interview in which you’ll be asked terms of tempo and mood; style (swing, about your directions and goals, Singing: You’ll present one song to the panel bossa nova, samba, ballad, funky, popular, musical experience, musical knowledge, (due to time limitations, a vocal warm-up music theatre); form (blues, 32-bars, other general education and other relevant will not be provided as part of the audition. lengths); and tonality (major, minor, blues). matters. You may present a resumé You should come prepared). However, you At least two of the repertoire selections of achievements and experience at should prepare two singing pieces from the should be a blues or jazz standard in the the interview, if you wish. The playing Musical Theatre repertoire. These should style of such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, audition and interview will together last last no longer than 2 minutes each—not be Sarah Vaughan, Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra, about 15–20 minutes. from the classical repertoire (this includes Tony Bennett or Kurt Elling. A jazz Opera); not be accompanied by a backing 3. A Diagnostic Test for Music Theory and standard is virtually any song by Gershwin, track; be performed in the key in which Aural Skills to be conducted either online Porter, Berlin, Rodgers, Arlen, Schwartz they’re written (the pianist will not transpose or at the Conservatorium. and Ellington. Use of pre-recorded or live at sight, into a different key); give you the accompaniment is acceptable. opportunity to act through the content of 2. An interview in which you’ll be asked the words as well as to sing the tune. about your directions and goals, Depending on your Phase 1 audition, you musical experience, musical knowledge, may be asked to return for Phase 2. general education and other relevant matters. You may present a resume Phase 2 of achievements and experience at Acting: You’ll present two acting pieces the interview, if you wish. The playing to the panel. These pieces should: last no audition and interview will together last longer than 2 minutes each; only be from about 15–20 minutes. published plays; not be extracts from 3. A Diagnostic Test for Music Theory and poems or novels; and one piece must be Aural Skills to be conducted either online modern—after 1945. or at the Conservatorium. Voice: Your spoken voice will be considered during the performance of your acting pieces.

Singing: You’ll present your second song to the panel.

28 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Bachelor of Music The recordings should be clearly identified Bachelor of Popular Music and attached securely within the overall folio Technology You’ll be required to: submission. The resumé of achievements You will not have an audition but you may and experience should: 1. Complete an interview in which you’ll be be asked to attend an interview. You’ll also asked about your musical directions and be required to provide: • be submitted in a format no larger than A4 goals, musical experience and knowledge, • clearly identify all your significant details • a portfolio of original works consisting of familiarity with audio hardware and/or including name, address, telephone one (single) 15–45 minute CD or CD-R software, general education, and other number and email address of music that you’ve recorded/created, relevant matters. You should provide a • provide a detailed outline of relevant together with a technical description of resume of achievements and experience music and technology experience, each work on the CD. This description at the interview. knowledge and opportunities, career should include a brief overview of the goals, general education, and other 2. Present a recording folio on CD as well as technical set-up, a brief discussion of any supporting information a live instrumental or vocal performance. problems encountered, the solutions to • present a complete listing of audio titles The CD should be accompanied by these problems, and an evaluation of the presented in the recording folio, together documentation describing the your overall results—aesthetic considerations with composition, recording credits and contribution, for example, writing, are important. (The written component supporting information as necessary to recording, performance. should be approximately 1–2 pages for fully describe the work. each work included on the CD. Multiple The recorded folio and live performance works can be discussed jointly as a single You must submit the recording folio and can include covers but original compositions ‘project’; however, more than one ‘project’ resumé to Student Administration at the are preferred. For the live performance, you is desirable.) Conservatorium by Friday, 27 September should prepare three contrasting pieces • a written resumé of achievements and 2013. Interviews, if required, will be held and include original material. Collaborative experience during the week of 30 September – compositions are acceptable. Pieces will not • a written statement of your career aims 4 October 2013. Folios are not returned. necessarily be heard in their entirety. You and goals (one page). should bring the folio with you on the day You should be ranked on academic standing of your audition interview. Components one (OP), have a Sound Achievement in Year 12 and two will last about 20 minutes. English and a Sound Achievement in either Maths A, B or C. If you’re an applicant over Certificate in Music Studies the age of 21, you can sit the Special Tertiary Admittance Test (STAT) through QTAC. As an applicant to this certificate, you’ll complete the same audition, interview and test requirements as for the Bachelor of Music (see page 27 for Bachelor of Music audition details).

29 WHAT WILL MY STUDY COST? International students Commonwealth supported students To find out about fees for international Most Australian students who are studying undergraduate degrees are recognised students, contact Griffith International: as Commonwealth supported students. This means you pay a student contribution Telephone: +61 (0)7 3735 7200 each semester and the majority of the cost of your education is met by the Email: [email protected] Australian Government.

The student contribution charge for each course (subject) varies depending on Financial assistance the discipline area (Band) in which the course belongs. The table below shows the Once you are at university, our welfare annual charge for full-time students in 2013. In some degrees, you may study courses officers can help you plan budgets, apply for from more than one band, so your fees could vary. Part-time study reduces the loans and equity schemes (if you qualify), figures proportionally. find a part-time job, or explore other financial options, such as Centrelink payments. Student 2013 contribution Disciplines in each band Contribution Band (per EFTSL)** Visit humanservices.gov.au for information about Centrelink. Humanities, Behavioural Science, Social Studies, Education*, Clinical Psychology, Band 1 $5868 Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts, Nursing*

Mathematics, Statistics, Computing, Built Band 2 Environment, Other Health, Allied Health, $8363 Science, Engineering, Surveying, Agriculture

Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Band 3 Commerce, Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary $9792 Science

* Special transitional arrangements may apply. Please refer to griffith.edu.au/tuition-fees-charges for more information. ** EFTSL means equivalent full-time student load. This is usually 80 credit points or four courses per semester and will vary depending on the degree studied. The amounts shown represent the student contribution for full-time enrolment for one year. The student contribution amount is subject to Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases.

Visit griffith.edu.au/tuition-fees-charges to find out more about fees and charges at Griffith.

HECS-HELP HECS-HELP is a government loan that, depending on your citizenship or residency status, allows you to defer the costs of your study and pay your student contribution when you are earning more. You repay your HECS-HELP debt through the tax system.

You can also choose to pay all or part (a minimum $500) of your student contributions up front and receive a 10 per cent discount.

For more information, visit studyassist.gov.au or call the HECS helpline on 1800 020 108 for an information booklet.

30 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 STUDY MATERIALS

All degrees Queensland Conservation GENERAL COSTS AUDITION FEE

Textbooks/reading materials (per semester per degree)...... $550–$1100 Audition application fee—Bachelor of Music (Musical Theatre)...... $90

Stationery, photocopying, printing costs Audition application fee—Other Conservatorium degrees...... $45 (per semester per degree)...... $20–$100 EQUIPMENT COST Transport to and from campus (e.g. bus/train fare or fuel) Own instrument (other than drum kit, keyboard or piano) Varies, depending on where you live Varies, depending on instrument

Please note: all prices are in Australian dollars. These prices are indicative only, and may be subject to change.

31 SCHOLARSHIPS

Our scholarships, which are some of the most rewarding and supportive in Australia, make studying at university easier. We offer more than 700 scholarships, with a total value of $8 million.

You can apply for and receive more than Aboriginal and Torres Strait NEVILLE BONNER SCHOLARSHIPS one scholarship. To apply online, and for Islander scholarships A memorial scholarship (valued at more details about scholarships, visit We offer a range of scholarships for approximately $2500 each) awarded to griffith.edu.au/scholarships or email Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. commencing students who have overcome [email protected] adversity to continue their education into the tertiary arena. Make sure you check the closing INDIGENOUS COMMONWEALTH dates carefully, as these vary between SCHOLARSHIPS PATIENCE THOMS INDIGENOUS • Indigenous Access scholarships—valued scholarships. Most scholarship applications AUSTRALIAN (HONOURS/ open the week beginning 15 July 2013. at $4659 (first semester only) POSTGRADUATE) SCHOLARSHIPS • Indigenous Education Costs These scholarships (valued at approximately scholarships—valued at approximately $4000 each for one year) are awarded to $9876 over four years students who have shown high academic • Indigenous Accommodation achievement in their undergraduate scholarships—valued at approximately studies and to help them to continue their $19 756 over four years academic studies into the honours and postgraduate levels.

ARROW ENERGY ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER SCHOLARSHIPS Arrow Energy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan aims to build mutually beneficial relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and provide support in the areas of education, training and employment. As part of this commitment, Arrow Energy is providing Griffith University with three $30 000 scholarships.

Visit griffith.edu.au/gumurrii-student- support-unit to find out more about scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

With the assistance of a George Alexander Foundation Accommodation Scholarship, helping young people from rural communities, Music student Paul Black appreciates the opportunity to study away from home but also to concentrate solely on his daily practice and study.

32 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Academic scholarships Equity scholarships Sports and other DEANS’ SIR SAMUEL GRIFFITH UNI-START scholarships SCHOLARSHIPS Uni-Start, Griffith’s integrated Equity GRIFFITH SPORTS EXCELLENCE Valued at approximately $60 000 Admission and Scholarship Scheme, helps SCHOLARSHIPS ($12 000 per year for up to five years), students from a low socio-economic These scholarships are offered to elite this scholarship includes membership to the background or who have limited athletes who have excelled in their chosen Griffith Honours College. To be eligible to opportunities to access and participate sport and achieved a high standard in apply, you must achieve a result that places in undergraduate studies. their academic studies. They are valued at you at the very top of the OP1 band approximately $20 000 over four years. (including IB and interstate equivalent ATAR). These scholarships include: You must also have Griffith University listed • Chancellor’s Education Costs ADAM SCOTT FOUNDATION as your first or second preference on your scholarships—valued at approximately SPORTS BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP $9876 over four years QTAC or UAC application. This scholarship provides life opportunities • Chancellor’s Accommodation for commencing or continuing students scholarships—valued at approximately SIR SAMUEL GRIFFITH who have been accepted into the Bachelor SCHOLARSHIPS $19 756 over four years of Business (Sport Management). Valued at approximately $24 000 • Uni-Start Transition Grant—valued at ($6000 per year for up to four years), approximately $200 LOGAN COMMUNITY BANK® this scholarship includes membership of • Widening Participation Education Costs (BENDIGO BANK) SCHOLARSHIPS the Griffith Honours College. You must scholarships—valued at $2200 for Logan Community Bank® Bendigo Bank is have a score of OP1 to 3 (including IB and one year committed to supporting youth through interstate equivalent ATAR) to be eligible to • Widening Participation Accommodation various initiatives, including annual apply; however, if you’re expecting an OP4 scholarships—valued at $4400 for scholarships programs. Two scholarships to 6 (including IB and interstate equivalent one year will be awarded to students offered a place ATAR) and have exceptional personal • Dell Computer Equity scholarships— at the Logan campus. They are valued at achievements, you are also encouraged valued at approximately $3500 each. $15 000 over three years. to apply. START-UP SCHOLARSHIPS Study area scholarships University students receiving income Accommodation Griffith’s schools and faculties offer support provided through Youth Allowance, scholarships scholarships for particular study areas, Austudy and ABSTUDY will be entitled to which are tailored to meet specific GEORGE ALEXANDER an annual Student Start-up Scholarship degree and school/faculty requirements. FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS through Centrelink. This includes university These scholarships (valued at approximately students who are assisted under veterans’ External scholarships $22 500 over three years, covering schemes. Students will need to contact on-campus accommodation costs) help Centrelink for further information. Scholarships are also offered by external talented young people, particularly those sponsors and companies to study at from rural and regional communities, Griffith, which vary in value and duration. who are planning to live in one of Griffith University’s residential colleges. Further information Please visit griffith.edu.au/scholarships for more information regarding all scholarships available to Griffith students.

33 GRIFFITH HONOURS COLLEGE

Bachelor of Music (Jazz Voice) student Luara Karlson-Carp was awarded an equity scholarship and is a member of the Griffith Honours College.

If you’re a high achieving student, the Griffith Honours College can help you reach your full potential. You’ll have opportunities to enrich your university experience through mentoring, international experiences, leadership roles and community engagement activities.

The Griffith Honours College produces Am I eligible? How do I apply? highly sought-after graduates with Applications to the Griffith Honours College To apply, complete and submit a Sir Samuel the specialist knowledge and broad are open to school leavers and non-school Griffith Scholarship/Griffith Honours management skills needed to become chief leavers who are undertaking their first College* application by 15 November executive officers, researchers, educators, undergraduate degree. International students 2013 (application forms released Friday creators and community leaders. meeting the criteria can also apply. 19 July 2013). You can apply online at As a Griffith Honours College student, griffith.edu.au/honours-collegeor To be eligible you must: you will: email [email protected] • have Griffith University as a preference to request a form. • take part in regular one-on-one sessions on your QTAC or UAC application * Successful applicants for Deans’ Sir Samuel with a mentor who’ll guide you through and Griffith and Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarships are university and help you achieve your • have a score of OP 1–3 or ATAR automatically given membership to the Griffith career goals Honours College. 99.95–96.00. If you have exceptional • gain a global perspective by studying personal achievement and expect an and participating in events or working OP of 4–6 or ATAR 95.50–90.00 overseas for a few weeks, months or you are also encouraged to apply. a year • lead and support local, national and international community events • be recognised as a high achieving student in the Griffith community.

34 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 GRIFFITH SPORTS COLLEGE

Coolangatta Gold winner Brodie Moir says the key to juggling study and training with success is having good organisational skills. The Bachelor of Education—Primary student had to factor in a tight study schedule with training six days a week in the lead-up to the event.

If you’re an elite athlete, taking on big challenges will be second nature, although it can still be tough to balance your elite sporting career with the need to secure your future through university study. That’s why we have the Griffith Sports College—to help you stay on track to all-round success.

The Griffith Sports College (GSC) provides Am I eligible? How do I apply? support for students who are elite athletes. To be eligible to apply for the GSC, you will To apply, go to It helps these students with flexible need to be recognised as an elite athlete by griffith.edu.au/griffith-sports-college study options to enable them to continue the Australian Institute of Sport and Griffith and complete an Elite Athlete Scheme playing sport at optimum levels while University, based on the advice of state Undergraduate Admission Program form they’re studying. academies or institutes, state or national or email [email protected]. The GSC provides student athletes with sporting organisations, professional sporting advice and guidance on academic planning clubs or recognised player associations. and helps them negotiate flexibility with assessment, classes and study loads to meet academic requirements.

Griffith Sports College manager and Olympic rower Duncan Free (pictured, arms raised) knows what it’s like to study and compete at the highest level. While completing his Bachelor of Health Science with Griffith University, Duncan won an Olympic Bronze Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In 2008, at his 4th Olympics, Duncan won a Gold Medal with partner Drew Ginn in the coxless pair. Continuing his passion to support athletes, Duncan was a mentor at the 2012 London Olympics.

35 STUDY OVERSEAS

Enhance your undergraduate degree by completing part of your studies overseas. With the Griffith Exchange Program, you have the opportunity to combine study with travel and add an international experience to your qualifications.

You can spend one or two semesters Where can I go? Find out more studying at one of our partner universities We have a vast network of more than The Griffith Exchange Program is open to or participate in a short-term or study 230 exchange partner universities in more all eligible Griffith students. More details, abroad program. than 38 countries across Asia, Europe and including a list of partner universities, Why study overseas? North, South and Central America. We instructions on how to apply and also offer a wide range of short-term and information on financial assistance You’ll earn credit towards your degree, while study abroad options, such as internships, and scholarships, can be found at immersing yourself in a different culture research projects, volunteer opportunities griffith.edu.au/international/ and enjoying a memorable life experience. and language programs. outgoing-exchange or by emailing An international study experience will give [email protected] you the opportunity to:

• add something unique to your Griffith degree and differentiate yourself from other graduates • study something different with your electives • improve your second language skills and learn about other cultures • explore other parts of the world • challenge yourself • meet new people and make international contacts.

36 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 STUDENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT

Learning support services COMPUTING SKILLS STUDENT SUCCESS ADVISORS Whether you’ve just finished school or Whether you’re an advanced user or a As a Griffith student you will be assigned a finished a while ago, university can seem complete beginner, our IT specialists will help Student Success Advisor who can support daunting. We offer a wide range of learning you upskill in computing, including computer you with your studies and keep you on track support services to help you feel confident basics and a range of software applications. to complete your degree and realise your and succeed at university. dream career. Your advisor will track your LIBRARY RESEARCH SKILLS progress, and reach out to you if it looks like At each campus library, you can attend a Get a head start finding your way around you might need a little extra help or advice. range of free workshops, access self-help the library with our specially designed resources and book individual consultations research skills workshops. You’ll learn how INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS to develop your academic, computing to find items on your reading list, use the If you’re from non-English-speaking and library research skills. library catalogue and electronic databases, background, you can study English at the and research effectively for assignments. Griffith English Language Institute (GELI). For more information visit A wide range of English language courses griffith.edu.au/library/workshops-training STUDY SMART are available to help you improve your ACADEMIC SKILLS Study Smart is an online interactive English for work, travel, study or everyday tutorial designed to assist students, purposes. Visit griffith.edu.au/gelifor Our learning advisors can help you particularly in their first year, to develop more information. understand the expectations of university good study skills in researching, writing, study to develop: referencing, group work and exams. Visit • effective reading and study skills http://app.griffith.edu.au/study-smart/ • time management and organisational to get a head start with these skills important skills. • critical thinking, academic writing and oral presentation skills.

37 STUDENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT CONT.

Personal support services ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ISLANDER STUDENTS Our personal support services will help you We provide disability services on all manage your life while you’re at university. We offer dedicated support for Aboriginal campuses. These services, coordinated Our on-campus services include: and Torres Strait Islander students through through our Student Services office, enable the GUMURRII Student Support Unit. students with disabilities to access and • a chaplaincy, where you can discuss Staffed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait participate in our learning environment. life’s challenges, explore spirituality, faith Islanders, GUMURRII provides cultural, Support includes: and social justice issues and meet other academic and personal support for students people interested in religious matters to achieve success. Services include a direct • information on application and enrolment • counselling, to help you when you entry program, help with enrolment, the procedures need support with issues such as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tutorial • adjustments to the physical environment transition from school, study, motivation, assistance scheme orientation and the • access to specialist support services, relationships, self-esteem, grief and loss, Hands Up! Tertiary Preparation Program. such as sign language anxiety and stress GUMURRII also provides a social meeting • interpreter services, note-taking services • health services, such as bulk-billed place for students, staff and community. and participation assistants medical consultations, specialist • negotiation of reasonable adjustments appointments, free nursing consultations Find out more at griffith.edu.au/ relating to assessment tasks, including and health information gumurrii-student-support-unit alternative examination arrangements • assistance for students from • access to assistive technology and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds other specialised equipment such as and specialised support for students hearing loops with disabilities • arrangement for required readings to • careers and employment advice be converted to accessible formats. • welfare support and help with issues such as appeals and grievances, student loans, Centrelink payments, budgeting and tenancy.

Go to griffith.edu.au/student-services to find out more.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are supported through a range of services offered by the GUMURRII Student Support Unit.

38 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Future students should contact the CHILDCARE PARKING AND TRANSPORT Disabilities Service: Griffith is a family-friendly university Our campuses are regulated traffic areas. committed to supporting its students, You need a parking permit to park a vehicle Telephone: +61 (0)7 3382 1267 with the Nathan campus providing two (other than a motorcycle or bicycle) on Email: [email protected] childcare centres, after-school care, and campus between 8 am and 7 pm Monday If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you can vacation care. For more information, to Friday. Visit griffith.edu.au/parking for contact the Disabilities Service Officer visit griffith.edu.au/childcareor email information on where to park and permits. directly on: [email protected]. You can also use public transport to get to our campuses. Visit translink.com.au Mobile: 0419 713 271 Childcare facilities are also available close for information. Email: deafstudentsupportprogram to the Logan, Mt Gravatt, Gold Coast, and @griffith.edu.au South Bank campuses. These centres can be found on the mychild.gov.au website. CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SAFETY AND SECURITY The Careers and Employment Service will Safety and security are very important to help you develop your career from first everyone in our community. Information on year, so you build the skills and confidence personal security, security patrols, security to be work-ready. We can assist you in shuttle bus services, emergency telephones, finding part-time or casual employment, security night escort services and other as well as work experience, voluntary work safety and security-related activities is and graduate jobs. We also provide career available at griffith.edu.au/security development and pre-employment seminars and online resources, an industry mentoring program and information about recruitment and careers fairs.

Email [email protected] for more information.

On-campus careers fairs provide opportunities for students to meet potential employers and to seek advice from professional associations.

39 STUDENT LIFE

There’s a lot to experience at university. As well as gaining more knowledge from your degree and preparing for your future career, it’s a chance to meet new people, make lifelong friends and take part in social, sporting and cultural activities.

Clubs and societies Sport and fitness Orientation Getting involved in a club offers you the Griffith has many sport and recreation Getting your head around university opportunity to pursue a special interest facilities and services across all campuses. life can seem overwhelming at first. or hobby, develop new skills, meet people, You can also represent Griffith in university That’s why we hold Orientation Week, make new friends and have lots of fun. sporting competitions through events such the week before each semester starts, as the Australian University Games. Or join to help you succeed at university. There are more than 120 clubs across all one of our sporting teams and take part in our campuses ranging from educational social sport competitions. You’ll find out more about your chosen and professional, political, recreational, and degree, meet other students, get cultural to religious and sporting. And if AQUATIC CENTRE familiar with our campuses, have you can’t find a club to suit your particular Our Aquatic & Fitness Centre at the the chance to sign up for clubs and interest, you can start a new club as Mt Gravatt campus offers you a variety societies and find out what Griffith support is readily available. of swimming and fitness training options. has to offer. Visit griffith.edu.au/clubs to find out more. Find out more at griffith.edu.au/ As well as practical tours and aquatic-and-fitness-centre information sessions, Orientation Week includes fun activities and GOLD COAST FITNESS CENTRE social events, plus live music, food The fitness centre at the Gold Coast stalls and giveaways. campus, run by the Student Guild, is open to students, staff and the community. The centre offers weights and cardio equipment, a boxing facility, and a range of group fitness classes.

Visit gugcstudentguild.com.au to find out more.

As well as helping you get organised for the year ahead, Orientation gives you a chance to have fun and get to know fellow students.

40 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Griffith’s campuses offer a variety of tasty dining experiences.

NATHAN GYM Food Religion The Nathan Fitness Centre is open to You’ll enjoy a broad and culturally diverse People from diverse faith, religious and Griffith students and staff, as well as the range of food and beverage options spirituality traditions come together at local community. The gym is fully equipped (including halal), through coffee shops, the Multi-Faith Centre on the Nathan with pin-loaded, free weights and electronic cafeterias, dining rooms, common rooms, campus. The Centre promotes respect and cardio exercise machines. modern restaurants, clubs, a food co-op understanding through inter-faith dialogue, and juice bars. education and action between people of Visit griffith.edu.au/nathan-fitness to different religions, faiths and philosophies. find out more. Visit griffith.edu.au/food to find out about It also seeks to weave understanding, the food available at each campus. TENNIS education, research and advocacy in inter- faith dialogue towards a culture of peace in Our world-class tennis centre at the Mt Retail local, national and global contexts. Prayer Gravatt campus offers a vibrant and On each campus, there is a range of retail rooms are also available at all our campuses. welcoming environment that is supported shops, offering services and facilities to our by professional and experienced staff. community. These include post offices, travel Find out more at griffith.edu.au/ Multi-purpose courts are also available agencies, pharmacy, hairdressing and beauty community/multi-faith-centre at the Gold Coast campus. Find out more salons, general stores, bookshops, computer at griffith.edu.au/tennis stores and a credit union. In many ways, For an overview of all the sport and fitness each Griffith campus is like its own village. options available to Griffith students, Visit griffith.edu.au/shopsto find out visit griffith.edu.au/sport what’s available at each campus.

You can join a range of clubs for social sport, or go on to represent Griffith in serious competition.

41 OUR CAMPUSES

Our campuses are located throughout South-East Queensland. With a superb subtropical climate, and a mixture of natural wonders and vibrant city life, our region has a lifestyle that promotes innovation and education: an ideal setting for a dynamic, progressive institution such as Griffith University.

Home to 2.15 million people, Brisbane Campus locations offers all the social, cultural and recreational facilities you would expect of a capital city, in a beautiful riverside setting. Find out more at brisbane.qld.gov.au 10 km BRISBANE CITY Conservatorium Brisbane Logan is home to people from more than South East Freeway QCA CBD 160 different cultures. With more than Brisbane Grey Street Airport 50 per cent of residents aged 30 or South Bank South Bank younger, it celebrates both youth and Brisbane CBD Vulture Street campus Stanley Street diversity in a rich and varied lifestyle. For Brisbane River more information, visit logan.qld.gov.au Highgate Hill

The Gold Coast is Australia’s holiday Nathan Mt Gravatt capital, with amazing theme parks, wildlife campus campus sanctuaries, national parks and some of the best beaches on earth. Visit < Cannes Street

Bapaume Road Holland Park goldcoast.qld.gov.au to learn more. Marshall Road West

Nursery Road Gaza Road > Transport Logan Mount Gravatt South East Freeway campus Salisbury South East Freeway < Messines The inset maps show the main access Ridge Road roads to our campuses. All campuses are well serviced by public transport. University Road M1 Pacific Motorway

Visit translink.com.au for information. Griffith Road Logan River Nathan

Kessels Road Mains Road

Pacific Motorway Logan Centre

Meadowbrook Loganlea Road University Drive >

Logan Motorway

Gold Coast campus

Pacific Motorway Napper Road Arundel

Parkwood

Olsen Ave

Gaven

Smith Street Motorway Parklands Drive Southport

Nerang River Surfers Brisbane - Paradise Molendinar Gold Coast 70 km

42 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 Gold Coast

This dynamic campus is Australia’s fastest Gold Coast growing university precinct, located minutes from the famous Gold Coast beaches. Home to almost 17 000 students, the campus boasts state-of-the-art facilities, such as the $150 million Griffith Health Centre and the Queensland Government’s $1.76 billion Gold Coast University Hospital, currently being developed. This creates an ideal hands-on environment for the clinical training and practical placements of doctors, nurses and future health professionals. We offer a comprehensive range of study areas at this campus, including health, science, engineering, arts and humanities, and business and government. The Gold Coast campus will be serviced by the new Gold Coast light rail system, planned to begin mid-2014.

Logan

Logan This community campus is renowned as a national showcase of social inclusion in higher education through innovative partnerships, industry engagement and degree pathways, with a strong focus on community health, education and business. Home to almost 3000 students, this campus is based in one of Australia’s most rapidly developing regions, midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and is a leader in flexible learning options for students.

43 OUR CAMPUSES CONT.

Mt Gravatt Adjacent to Nathan campus and with over Mt Gravatt 4000 students, this campus focuses on education, criminology, and social and behavioural sciences. It also offers degrees in applied theatre and psychology. The recently upgraded Aquatic and Fitness Centre at the Mt Gravatt campus now features a heated pool, indoor and outdoor recreation areas, and a fully-equipped fitness centre—co-located with a 16-court tennis centre, training oval, basketball and netball courts—creating a world-class health and fitness hub for students.

Nathan Situated in native bushland approximately Nathan a ten-minute drive south-east of the Brisbane CBD, our Nathan campus has a population of over 13 500 students. This campus is home to world-class expertise in the environment, corporate sustainability, Asian studies and the emerging biosciences. We offer degrees in arts and humanities, law, mathematics, science, aviation, engineering, and business and government. Soon to be completed at Nathan is Australia’s first zero-emission and self- powering teaching and research building driven by solar-powered hydrogen energy. The $40 million Sir Samuel Griffith Centre will house Griffith’s leaders in environmental science and climate change, and offer students innovative new learning spaces. The campus also has a new social space, the Campus Heart, and six residential colleges, offering both fully catered and self-catered accommodation options.

44 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 South Bank Located in Brisbane’s cultural heart, this campus encompasses the Queensland College of Art, the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith Graduate Centre and the Griffith Film School, with a total of 3300 students.

It is renowned for excellence in the creative and performing arts and offers postgraduate and executive education through the Griffith Graduate Centre. Located in Brisbane’s picturesque South Bank Parklands, the campus is only a ten-minute walk from the Brisbane CBD and is adjacent to the Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, the State Library of Queensland, Queensland Museum, Queensland Performing Arts Queensland College of Art Complex, and the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre.

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45 UNIVERSITY TERMS EXPLAINED

Legend: Some abbreviations and symbols used throughout this guide C D G = Gold Coast L = Logan Campus Degree M = Mt Gravatt N = Nathan S = South Bank The location where you undertake classes An academic program undertaken at F = Full-time study for your studies. Griffith University has university, such as a Bachelor of Business. P = Part-time study five campuses—the Gold Coast, Logan, 3F/6P = 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time Disciplines X = External available Mt Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. GPA = Grade Point Average. All GPAs in this Term used for offerings within a study area publication are on a 7.0 scale. Commonwealth supported student at Griffith. For example, Special Education is CONT. = continued N/A = Not applicable A domestic student who is studying in a discipline within the Education study area, a Commonwealth supported place. The and Nursing is a discipline under Health. A student pays a contribution towards the Double degrees cost of their education with the balance Academic program Studying two degrees at the same time. funded by the Australian Government. A program of study, over a period of time, This allows you to study more than one area that leads to an award of the University. Contact hours and be awarded two qualifications in less The number of hours you are expected time than completing the degrees separately Academic transcript to attend classes, for example, lectures, one after the other. A student’s official record of all programs tutorials and workshops. and all courses (subjects) attempted and the E grade obtained for each course. Continuing education certificate programs Consist of selected courses from degrees Electives AQF (Australian Qualifications Framework) that are suitable to upgrade your tertiary Courses that you can elect to study from The AQF is the national policy for regulated entry rank or for personal or vocational either specific study areas or general areas qualifications in Australian education and development. of interest, depending on your degree training. requirements. Course ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) Formerly known as a subject, this is a unit A number from 99.95 to 0 with increments F of study normally undertaken over one of 0.05 that provides a measure of a semester, for which a grade is given. FEE-HELP student’s overall academic achievement. The Australian Government loan scheme to Credit point This measure is used by all Australian states, enable eligible domestic fee-paying students Unit of value that gives the weighting except Queensland, which uses OP/Rank. (undergraduate and postgraduate) to defer of a course towards the requirements Austudy payment of their tuition fees. of an academic program. Commonwealth Government income Folio Credit for prior study support for full-time students aged A collection of your personal artistic work If you’ve partially or fully completed 25 years or over, who meet Centrelink required to be submitted for assessment studies at another institution, you may eligibility requirements. to gain admission to some of the visual and be eligible to receive credit towards your performing arts programs. B Griffith University degree and not have to Full-time study Bachelors degree repeat subjects or courses that you have successfully completed elsewhere. Enrolment in courses totalling at least 75 The first level of study you undertake at per cent of a standard full-time load in any university as an undergraduate student; Cut-off semester. In most academic programs, this for example, Bachelor of Science. The Rank, OP or ATAR at which entry means 30 credit points (normally three to an academic program cuts off in a Bridging and preparatory courses courses) or more. particular year. Courses that prepare you for university study and/or allow you to pick up the prerequisites you need to be admitted to a degree program.

46 Queensland Conservatorium Undergraduate Degrees Guide 2014 G P R GPA (grade point average) Part-time study Rank GPA is a numerical index used to summarise Enrolment in courses totalling less than 75 Tertiary entry rank assigned to students a student’s academic performance in a per cent of a standard full-time load in any without an OP. It is usually assigned based single teaching period, over a specified semester. A course enrolment load of less on previous secondary school, tertiary, period, or within a specific program and over than 30 credit points constitutes part-time bridging and preparatory studies, tertiary the duration of a student’s enrolment. GPAs attendance (normally two courses). admissions tests or work experience at Griffith are calculated on a 7.0 scale. Postgraduate study and qualifications. H Further university study usually undertaken S after completion of an undergraduate HECS-HELP degree; for example, Master of Pharmacy. Student contribution charge This is the Australian Government loan A scheme of the Commonwealth Prerequisites scheme to enable eligible Commonwealth Government by which students contribute Requirements, apart from OP, Rank or ATAR, supported students to defer payment of to the cost of their education. that you must complete to gain admission their Student Contribution Charge. to a university program. These are usually U HELP expressed as achievements in particular Higher Education Loan Program. Year 11 and Year 12 subjects; for example in UAC (Universities Admissions Centre) Queensland, English (4 Sound Achievement). Admissions centre that receives and M processes undergraduate degree applications Program for New South Wales and Australian Capital Mature age student A program is an approved course of study Territory institutions, as well as Griffith A student who is 21 years or older. leading to an award of the University. University’s Gold Coast campus, due to its A student is admitted to a program, and Mid-year admission proximity to the border. Gold Coast campus on successful completion of all program Some degrees can be started in Semester 1 degrees are offered through both UAC requirements is awarded the degree, diploma or Semester 2. If you are starting a degree and QTAC. in Semester 2, this is referred to as mid-year or certificate to which the program relates. UAC code admission. Q Number assigned to a university academic program by UAC to allow identification of N QTAC (Queensland Tertiary program preferences. Non-Award Admissions Centre) UAC preferences Miscellaneous individual course (subject) Admissions centre that receives and The university programs listed in order that does not proceed towards a degree. processes all undergraduate degree applications for universities in Queensland of preference from 1 to 9 on your O and Northern New South Wales, UAC application. all Queensland TAFE institutes, the OS-HELP Undergraduate degree Endeavour College of Natural Health, Overseas Higher Education Loan Program. Usually the first program of study the Australian Maritime College in Tasmania, This is the Australian Government loan, undertaken at university. Christian Heritage College, QANTM, which supports offshore study of eligible and the Queensland Institute of Business domestic students. Y and Technology. Youth allowance OP (Overall position) QTAC preferences Commonwealth Government income A number (1 to 25) that indicates a Year 12 The university programs listed in order support for youth, including full-time student’s state-wide rank-order position, of preference from 1 to 6 on your students aged 16–24 years, who meet based on overall achievement in Board QTAC application. Centrelink eligibility requirements. subjects.

47 WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP?

Decided what you want to do? 1 Apply for audition by 12 August 3 Contact us See page 22 for details. For direct entry degrees or other advice, visit griffith.edu.au/ask-usand click on Future Students Apply online by 27 September* or 2 speak to staff at our Future Students Contact Centre Visit: on 1800 677 728 Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre: qtac.edu.au or Universities Admissions Centre: Applications for Gold Coast preferences only can apply through UAC (New South Wales-based admissions system): uac.edu.au * Check key dates on page 2. Still need more information? 1 Get a more detailed study guide 2 Visit our future students site If you’re still exploring your options, you can investigate Our Future Students site—griffith.edu.au/futurestudents another area that interests you by looking at one of our —has comprehensive information about applying to study other detailed study guides. Additional guides focus on: with us. You can request or download a brochure and • Business and Government search for more information. • Criminology and Law • Education Visit us at Open Day • Engineering and Information Technology 3 • Environment, Planning and Architecture Open Day is on Sunday 11 August 2013. • Health Visit griffith.edu.au/openday for information • Humanities and Languages or call 1800 073 875. • Science and Aviation • Visual and Creative Arts.

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