Deciding on which path to take after school can be a daunting decision to make.
If you are passionate about music but you have plenty of questions about pursuing a career in the music industry, we’re here to help. As the only tertiary institution in Australia dedicated to music, we’ve helped people join a creative and enriching community of musicians and creatives for over 50 years.
Our Future Students Info Day is an opportunity to get first-hand insight and guidance to a rewarding and fulfilling career in music through music education.
During the day, you will:
Whether you’re still considering your options or have auditioned for AIM, we’re here to help future musicians like you. Let’s talk about your future and potential here at AIM.
DATE & TIME
Thursday 19 January, 11:00AM to 3PM
LOCATION
120 King Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
10.00 AM
30 mins
Level 2
Auditorium
Current Contemporary drum major Gandhi kicks off our Open Day with a high energy performance showcasing his incredible skill on the drum kit.
10.00 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 301
Get inside the actor’s mind! Devise new work & take to the stage. Led by AIM lecturer Johanna Allen.
10.30 AM
30 mins
Level 2
Room 201
Grab a set of sticks & be ready to keep up with our current students & faculty in this all drumming, all grooving session. Led by AIM lecturer Jason Weir.
10.30 AM
30 mins
Level 2
Room 220b
Metal, rock, jazz? Find out how to navigate your way around the fret board! Play with AIM lecturers Dr Tim Willis & Nick Brown.
10.30 AM
45 mins
Level 2
Room 220a
Our current students invite you to watch them rehearse repertoire from the Prince back catalogue. Look out for when they hit the stage later in the day.
10.30 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 328
Are you producing beats in your bedroom? Learn how to take your track to the next level. Led by AIM lecturer Matt Tinkler.
10.30 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 327
The music industry is made up by many different roles & jobs. If you are not on stage what could you be?
10.30 AM
30 mins
Level 2
Auditorium
AIM Musical Theatre students perform excerpts from the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, as well as other repertoire from the Music Theatre canon explored in their classes.
11.00 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 301
Discover the gold inside the lyric – tell your story through song. Led by Johanna Allen & Stephen Gray.
11.00 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Library (Room 329)
Practice led research in the musical landscape. What is it and how do we do it? Panel discussion with Tim Willis, Andrew Batterham, Vince Giles & Carlos Lopez.
11.15 AM
30 mins
Level 2
Auditorium
Purple rain here at AIM! Come by and watch our students perform repertoire from the Prince back catalogue.
11.30 AM
30 mins
Level 2
Room 220b
Sit with alumni Jessamie Kaitler and discuss the different ways you can compose with and for strings.
11.30 AM
30 mins
Level 2
Room 220a
Ever wondered how all the instruments know what to play? How can you take a solo song and blow it up for a big band? Led by AIM lecturers Daryl McKenzie & Matt Amy.
11.30 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 301
Sing your heart out! Come and explore what it means to be a vocalist and join in on our spontaneous choir! Led by Joshua Kyle.
11.30 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 327
Learn how powerful an image can be for your brand. What does your album cover say about you? Led by Matto Lucas, artist, photographer, creator, curator and art facilitator.
11.30 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Library (Room 329)
Join the discussion and change the landscape of the music industry through inclusive and meaningful action. Led by Alice Bennett.
11.30 AM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 328
Learn how to sew sound and visuals together to create exciting performances.
12.00 PM
45 mins
Level 2
Auditorium
Join some seriously experienced industry executives as they discuss the future of the music industry. Some of Australia’s leading artist managers, record label owners, publishers and live music agents will tell you what’s ahead. The future looks bright!
1.00 PM
30 mins
Level 2
Auditorium
Academic Lecturer Matt Tinkler invites you to enter his sound world REALMS. Discover how you can build and create sound but also an entire new world as its platform and method of discovery.
1.00 PM
30 mins
Level 2
Room 201
Grab a set of sticks & be ready to keep up with our current students & faculty in this all drumming, all grooving session. Led by AIM lecturers Jason Weir.
1.00 PM
1 hour
Level 2
Room 220a
Do you play brass & woodwind but love James Brown, Snarky Puppy or Tower of Power more so than brass band? This is for you. Led by AIM lecturers Daryl McKenzie & Matt Amy.
1.00 PM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 328
Your phone is capable of making sound way beyond a simple ring tone. Led by AIM lecturer Vince Giles.
1.00 PM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 301
Sing your heart out! Come and explore what it means to be a vocalist and join in our spontaneous choir! Led by Joshua Kyle.
1.30 PM
30 mins
Level 2
Auditorium
AIM Musical Theatre students perform excerpts from the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, as well as other repertoire from the Music Theatre canon explored in their classes.
1.30 PM
30 mins
Level 3
Library (Room 329)
Practice led research in the musical landscape. What is it and how do we do it? Panel discussion with Tim Willis, Andrew Batterham, Vince Giles & Carlos Lopez.
2.00 PM
30 mins
Level 2
Room 220b
Metal, rock, jazz? Find out how to navigate your way around the fret board! Play with AIM lecturers Dr Tim Willis & Nick Brown.
2.00 PM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 301
Pick the brain of our in house Maestro and understand the role of a Musical Director. Led by Stephen Gray.
2.00 PM
30 mins
Level 3
Library (Room 329)
Join the discussion and change the landscape of the music industry through inclusive and meaningful action. Led by Alice Bennett.
2.00 PM
30 mins
Level 3
Room 328
Are you producing beats in your bedroom? Learn how to take your track to the next level. Led by AIM lecturer Matt Tinkler.
ALL DAY
Level 2
Learn about each of our courses from the industry professionals who teach them. 1 on 1 sessions to ask questions of AIM’s academic lecturers across Contemporary, Music Theatre, Composition & Production, Entertainment Management, and Postgraduate studies.
ALL DAY
Level 2
Student Lounge
Leaving every 30 minutes from 10.30 am. Led by AIM Student Advisors and Ambassadors tour our campus to get the inside info on AIM facilities and what it’s like to study at AIM.
Every hour commencing at 11.00am. Led by AIM Student Advisors find out all you need to know about applying to AIM, the audition process, no ATAR and mature age entry pathways.