Australian Institute of Music

School in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Institute of Music

Former names

| Sydney Guitar School[1]

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Established| 1968; 57 years ago (1968)[1]
Founder| Peter Calvo[1]
Chancellor| Ed St John
Vice-Chancellor| Dr Greg Clarke
Students| 1,300 (2019)
Address|

* Harrington Street, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales
* King Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia

33°53′03″S 151°12′34″E﻿ / ﻿33.88417°S 151.20944°E﻿ / -33.88417; 151.20944
Campus| Urban
Website| www.aim.edu.au

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]

## Courses

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The Australian Institute of Music offers a range of several courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies, including:[5]

Undergraduate

* Bachelor of Music – Audio
* Bachelor of Music – Classical
* Bachelor of Music – Contemporary
* Bachelor of Music – Composition & Music Production
* Diploma of Music
* Bachelor of Music – Music Theatre
* Bachelor of Music – Arts Management
* Bachelor of Entertainment Management
* Bachelor of Performance (Dramatic Arts)

Postgraduate

* Masters of Music
* Master of Arts & Entertainment Management

## Productions and performances

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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]

## Acquisitions

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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]

## Notable alumni

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See also: Australian Institute of Music – Dramatic Arts § Notable alumni

* Balawan (born I Wayan Balawan; 1972) – musician and educator
* Vera Blue (born Celia Pavey; 1994) – Australian pop singer-songwriter
* Nicholas Cartwright (born 1988) - Australian actor and Home and Away star
* Casey Donovan (born 1988) – winner of season 2 of Australian Idol[9]
* Tamara Jaber (born 1982) – Australian recording artist
* Hannah Joy – Australian singer/songwriter and lead vocalist of Australian indie rock band Middle Kids
* Bianca Moon – composer for CBS-TV Hollywood's Bold and the Beautiful
* Amanda Palmer (born 1976) – director and journalist
* Palmy (born Eve Pancharoen; 1981) – Thai–Belgian pop singer
* The Preatures (formed 2010) – Australian indie rock band
* Isabella Manfredi – lead vocalist and keyboardist
* Jack Moffitt – guitarist
* Thomas Champion – bass guitarist
* Jackie Sannia – Australian singer and finalist on season 2 of The Voice Australia
* Chris Sorbello – Australian singer, songwriter and dancer
* Evgeny Ukhanov (born 1982) – Ukrainian–Australian pianist and winner of 3rd prize in the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2000[10]
* Mark Vincent (born 1993) – Australian tenor
* Tarisai Vushe – Australian–Zimbabwe-born singer in the 2014 production of The Lion King[11]
* Three Wishez – Australian band
* Tiffani Wood (born 1977) – Australian singer-songwriter and former member of Bardot
* Charmaine Bingwa (born 1985) – actress[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "About AIM". Australian Institute of Music. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
2. ^ "Home". aim.edu.au.
3. ^ Music degrees & diplomas, www.aim.edu.au
4. ^ Internal Student Data, January 2019
5. ^ "Programs | The Australian Institute of Music". www.aim.edu.au. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
6. ^ "AIM SHOWCASE | Australian Institute of Music Sydney & Melbourne". www.aim.edu.au. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
7. ^ "Events | Australian Institute of Music Sydney & Melbourne". www.aim.edu.au. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
8. ^ "August 2007 Vol. 21 No. 1" (PDF). Dalcroze Australia. 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
9. ^ "Casey Donovan" (PDF). Arts Center Frankston. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
10. ^ "ABC TV Sunday Afternoon, 8 April 2001 > 1:30 Sydney International Piano Competition Awards: Evgeny Ukhanov". ABC TV. 8 April 2001. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
11. ^ "Tarasai Vushe". Australian Institute of Music. 2014.
12. ^ Kornits, Dov (19 September 2018). "Charmaine Bingwa: Australia's Big Sista". FilmInk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* Australian Government GoingToUni website
* Australian Universities Quality Agency Audit Report

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Performing arts schools in Australia

Acting|

* Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
* Adelaide College of the Arts
* Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts (formerly Australian Academy of Dramatic Art)
* Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne
* National Institute of Dramatic Art
* New York Film Academy
* Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
* Screenwise
* Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

Dance|

* Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
* Australian Ballet School
* Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne
* National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association
* Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

Music|

* Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
* Australian Institute of Music
* Australian National Academy of Music
* Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne
* Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
* Sydney Conservatorium of Music
* Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
* UWA Conservatorium of Music
* Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

Musical theatre|

* Australian Institute of Music
* Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne
* Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
* Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

Secondary|

* Australian Performing Arts Grammar School
* Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
* Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School
* John Curtin College of the Arts

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz place

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