From Q Music award winners to Aria chart toppers and successful touring musicians, our hall of fame is forever growing. With a combination of state-of-the-art studios and teachers with strong industry connections, our students are equipped with the know-how to get their big break.
TAFE Queensland offers a range of courses in music and sound production from certificate II right through to bachelor degrees. Learn technical and theoretical skills to compose and arrange music, mix and produce sound, and operate audio equipment. Successful completion of our Diploma of Music Industry will also give you guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Contemporary Music Practice, offered in partnership with the University of Canberra.
Whether you want to be centre stage as a musician or vocalist, or work behind the scenes as a sound engineer, composer, or music manager, our courses can help turn your musical dreams into a reality.
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Set yourself apart in the music industry with this advanced qualification.
Turn your love of music into a career with this degree pathway and develop a broad range of coherent, specialised skills and knowledge that will make you stand out in a competitive, global industry.
You'll get the specialised skills needed to become an assistant sound engineer or composer.
Develop the advanced knowledge and specialised creative skills required to work as a music arranger or sound engineer.
Popular courses
Set yourself apart in the music industry with this advanced qualification.
Turn your love of music into a career with this degree pathway and develop a broad range of coherent, specialised skills and knowledge that will make you stand out in a competitive, global industry.
You'll get the specialised skills needed to become an assistant sound engineer or composer.
Develop the advanced knowledge and specialised creative skills required to work as a music arranger or sound engineer.
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Our music and sound production facilities will give you the hands-on skills you need to prepare for a successful career in the music industry.