Write, arrange, orchestrate, conduct and perform musical compositions.
As a music professional you will be involved in a creative industry.
Music professionals:
- create melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures to express ideas and emotions in musical form
- translate ideas and concepts into standard musical signs and symbols for reproduction and performance
- undertake research and liaise with clients when composing musical backing for television commercials; popular recordings; and radio, television and film productions
- audition and select musicians and singers
- select music for performances and assign instrumental parts to musicians
- direct musical groups at rehearsals and performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance, rhythm and tempo
- study and rehearse repertoire and musical scores prior to performances
- play music in recital; as an accompanist; or as a member of an orchestra, band or other musical group, from score and by memory
- perform music and songs according to interpretation, direction and style of presentation, using highly developed aural skills to reproduce music
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Study pathways
The following study pathway shows the most common and direct route for a UWA student to pursue this career.
Undergraduate
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This course is required to pursue this career.
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Postgraduate
Postgraduate study is not necessarily required for this occupation, but may be helpful for career advancement.
Relevant postgraduate courses include:
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Research
Other relevant majors include:
*Please note this major can only be taken by students concurrently enrolled in the Music Studies major within the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) degree
Graduate profile
- Milica Ilic
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BA (Music) Hons.
Performing before an international audience with the legendary Jose Carreras - and against the backdrop of the ancient Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat - is an experience that I am not likely to forget.
I accompanied Carreras in a vocal version of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez in a concert that raised funds for the Red Cross and for Cambodia's countless landmine victims, and when Carreras performed in Perth, I was again his guest soloist.
I began guitar tuition in Bosnia as a child and showed immediate promise. However, when my family came to Perth as refugees, times were hard and it was months before the family could even afford a second-hand guitar.
My talent was spotted by UWA's John Casey who suggested me as Carreras' accompanist at the Singapore Symphony Orchestra charity performance in Cambodia.
I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music with first class Honours. I won the Flora Bunning Memorial Prize from the UWA School of Music to fund my study under the renowned guitarist, Craig Ogden, in England.
In April 2004 I released my debut CD Rouge Guitar. This was followed by a DVD featuring concerts, interviews and music clips, entitled In Conversation and on Stage.
I released my second album Stir the Sky in 2007.