Former names | Sydney Guitar School[1] |
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Established | 1968[1] |
Founder | Peter Calvo[1] |
Chancellor | Ed St John |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr Greg Clarke |
Students | 1,300 (2019) |
Address |
33°53′03″S 151°12′34″E / 33.88417°S 151.20944°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
Location in greater metropolitan Sydney |
The Australian Institute of Music (AIM) is an Australian private tertiary education provider, with campuses in Sydney, New South Wales and Melbourne, Victoria.
Founded in 1968, AIM delivers education for careers in the Australian music, entertainment and performing arts industries. Its music and performing arts courses offer accredited undergraduate and postgraduate studies in contemporary performance, classical performance, audio engineering, composition and music production, musical theatre, theatre performance and acting, arts and entertainment management.[2]
The main AIM Sydney campus is located in Harrington Street, The Rocks, with the AIM Melbourne Campus located at King Street, Melbourne. Both campuses offer a wide range of music degrees and diplomas.[3]
As of January 2019[update], there were 1,300 students enrolled at AIM.[4]
The Australian Institute of Music offers a range of several courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies, including:[5]
Showcase events – Three times a year AIM stages its major Showcase events, featuring the talents of students across many of its departments collaborative performances, most recently in late 2018 with a performance of the 1974 Broadway musical The Wiz, an adaption of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.[6]
AIM also regularly hosts performances from across a variety of disciplines.[7]
In 2006, AIM acquired the Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) as part of its goal to create a performing arts university through the merger of multiple tertiary independent schools.[8]