Want to be a Popular Music and Performance Student?

Look no further that the JMC Academy's Popular Music and Performance course. As a JMC Academy student, you can look forward to a course that is well-rounded and structured towards enhancing all aspects required to turn your talent and passion into a commercially viable career.

At the JMC Academy, we invest in developing your creative, technical, theoretical and business skills necessary to compete commercially upon graduation.

Your creative talents will be encouraged, nurtured and extended through sessions in song writing, musical arrangement, improvisation and in performance classes for stage, screen and studio. You will also receive extensive training in your chosen instrument and benefit from a practical mixture of band sessions, performance training sessions and movement classes.

Modules in multimedia, communication and application of the internet for the music industry will also be explored.

As a musician at JMC Academy you will work professionally in an ensemble fashion, developing communication skills essential for a successful career in the industry. You are also able to apply your skills through a variety of practical projects and assessments, including participation at live performances at leading music venues, and at the JMC Academy’s annual awards showcase.

Throughout your studies, you will be required to interact directly with the Entertainment Business Management, Audio Engineering, Animation and Digital Television students for the development of a formal recording and an accompanying video clip that forms part of your portfolio upon graduation.

Why is this Course unique?

• Whilst many other institutions provide more classically oriented programmes that train students to be great musicians, the JMC Academy also provides them with the commercial skills necessary to succeed in the music industry in the long term.
   
•  JMC Academy hold many Masterclasses led by U.S. Berklee College Professionals and International Songwriting and Composition legends which add true value, meaning and unmatched experience to JMC Academy's Music students.
   
• Students are taught the fundamentals of the industry and associated business principles, critical in ensuring that graduates are prepared for a long standing and commercially viable career path.
   
• The JMC Academy is also one of very few institutions to incorporate screen music throughout the undergraduate programme. This opens up additional opportunities for JMC Academy graduates in this industry.

What Career will this course prepare me for?
 

A career in music today requires artistic skill, the ability to adapt to new musical opportunities and an ongoing familiarity with the latest in computer technologies and music software. With the revolution of digital music distribution and delivery, there are unlimited opportunities available in all aspects of the music industry, from teaching through to musical performance. Musicians today need to have a thorough understanding of business, marketing and the Internet.

Specific roles in the industry:

Music is involved in nearly all areas of the Creative Industries. A career may be established in:

• music theatre
• music production
• commercial television 
• commercial radio
• advertising, bands
• music programming and production
• internet
• teaching/education
• mobile phone ring tones
• MP3 delivery of music
• CD production
• publishing
• composing
• psychology of retail behaviour/retail.

Popular Music and Performance Courses

• Diploma of Popular Music and Performance
• Associate Degree of Popular Music and Performance
• Bachelor of Entertainment (Popular Music and Performance)

Course Structure

All units of study for the Diploma, Associate Degree and Degree programmes are delivered on JMC Academy premises and are attainable at the following levels:

Diploma

• Based on full time status, students complete the programme in 2 trimesters (30 weeks).

Associate Degree

• Based on full time status, students complete the programme in 4 trimesters (60 weeks).

Bachelor Degree

• Based on full time status, students complete the programme in 6 trimesters (90 weeks).