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Professor Anna Goldsworthy
Director, Elder Conservatorium of Music
Message from the Director
Welcome to the Elder Conservatorium of Music, the home of music education in South Australia. We are not only one of the most established musical institutions in this country, but one of the most forward-looking, as we seed the artists and teachers of the future.
Our dedicated and passionate staff teach across the disciplines of Classical Performance, Jazz, Popular Music, Composition, Sonic Arts, Musical Theatre, Music Education, Musicology, and at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music. Alongside the opportunity to learn from Australia’s most celebrated musicians, we offer unrivalled ensemble experience, ranging from small ensembles to big bands and symphony orchestras; cutting-edge exposure to emerging technologies; performance opportunities in spectacular productions; close working relationships with the cultural institutions on our doorstep; and a bespoke model of care for our students, from our Open Academy Program through to our postgraduate courses.
We live in an era of enormous exponential change, in which the connectivity and humanity of music has never been more important. Come and join our community!
Exciting changes to the Bachelor of Music degrees from 2024
From January 2024, most of the undergraduate degrees at the Elder Conservatorium of Music will undergo some small but important changes. These changes will affect the structure of the Music degrees, not the content.
The degrees affected by these changes are: Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music (Advanced) and Bachelor of Music (Honours). The Bachelor of Music Theatre degree is not affected by these changes.
From the beginning of 2024, these degrees will offer four majors instead of the current eight majors:
- Classical Performance
- Jazz Performance
- Creative Practice
- Music Education
More details about program changes here Combined and concurrent degrees Auditions
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09 Sep
New Roles for Edith Salzmann, Luke Dollman and Luke Harrald
Edith Salzmann appointed Associate Director of the Open Music Academy (OMA), Associate Professor Luke Dollman takes up the role of Acting Associate Dean (International Recruitment and Agreements) for FABLE, and Associate Professor Luke Harrald steps into the role of Acting Associate Director of Research. 04 Sep
Elizabeth Layton, Edith Salzmann and Teddy Tahu Rhodes in New Zealand
The beginning of August saw Elder Conservatorium staff Dr Elizabeth Layton, Edith Salzmann and Teddy Tahu Rhodes travelling to New Zealand for concerts and masterclasses. 04 Sep Dr Emily Dollman started Semester Two with a trip to Helsinki to attend and present at the 36th World Conference for the International Society of Music Education (ISME).
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