CUA50820 Diploma of Music (Performance)
This course will enhance your instrumental or vocal techniques and performance skills, music literacy, aural training and music analysis. You'll learn in our fully equipped live performance venue, recording and rehearsal studios.
Overview
Campus Leederville
When Semester 1, 2026
How On campus
Join our impressive list of music graduates
The Diploma of Music Industry (Performance) will provide you with instrumental/vocal technique and performance skills, music literacy and aural training and music analysis. You'll acquire the skills to perform in an ensemble, and develop a repertoire and original material in bands/ensembles which is recorded in our in-house recording studios.
You will learn how to incorporate technology into music composition and manage your intellectual property.
Benefit from studying music at North Metropolitan TAFE with industry standard learning resources such as our fully equipped live performance venue, recording studios and rehearsal studios. You'll be supported by North Metro TAFE's music lecturers who have current industry experience and gain exposure to a range of industry figures and networks while working closely with studio engineers and technical production teams.
A career in music is exciting and challenging and could see you achieve great things across the world. While it is a competitive industry to break into we will provide you with the skills in musical performance needed to unleash your creativity and outshine the rest.
Since 1996 our music graduates have gone on to form bands such as Birds of Tokyo and work with bands such as Gyroscope, Karnivool and Eskimo Joe.
- Apply music knowledge and artistic judgement to your work and career
- Develop instrumental/vocal technique
- Develop performance techniques
- Develop an ensemble and repertoire
- Perform as an ensemble
- Incorporate interactive technology into your performance
- Have an understanding of music composition and arrangement
- Understand the recording process, pre & post production
- Record with production teams in our industry standard studios and venue
- Collaborate with other musicians and sound production teams
I have the following attributes:
- Musical ability and talent
- Perseverance and determination to succeed in a very competitive industry
- Good time management and flexibility
- An ability to work and perform solo or in a group
Important information
Select your preferred campus and apply
Semester 1, 2026
Details
Units and fees
Core
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
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| CUACMP511 Manage copyright arrangements | $244.00 | $0.00 |
| CUAIND412 Provide freelance services | $146.40 | $0.00 |
| CUAIND512 Enhance professional practice using creative arts industry knowledge | $268.40 | $0.00 |
| CUAMWB401 Develop and implement own self-care plan in the creative industries | $219.60 | $0.00 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General fee | Resource fee |
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$219.60 | $0.00 |
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$292.80 | $0.00 |
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$195.20 | $0.00 |
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$292.80 | $0.00 |
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$292.80 | $0.00 |
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$307.44 | $0.00 |
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$390.40 | $0.00 |
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$341.60 | $0.00 |
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$448.96 | $0.00 |
*Fee disclaimers
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for the entire course for local students enrolling on a full-time basis. Please view the full list of Fee disclaimers.
Please note fees listed include all units required to gain this qualification. If you're a continuing student and have successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in, to complete this course.
Enquiries regarding fees can be made by calling us.
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