Sydney Conservatorium of Music

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Study digital music composition

Shape the future of music through technology and creativity
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Learn to write and produce music for video games, electronic music, audio installations and video art projects in studios that offer the latest in sound design, recording and production technology.

Our digital music composition program is designed exclusively for creatives who want to write and produce music with computers and other electronic devices. It takes full advantage of the Conservatorium’s multifaceted art music perspectives and its unique take on the 21st-century music industry.

Title : Understand music in a digital media landscape

Description : Explore how music and sound are evolving through critical and cultural perspectives, and examine their role across today’s rapidly changing media and technology industries.

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Title : Learn with Industry-Standard Music Production Software

Description : Gain hands-on experience with professional software including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase and ProTools, alongside specialist technologies such as Max MSP, GRM tools, iZotope, Native Instruments plug-ins and modular synthesisers.

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Title : Create and produce original sound

Description : Develop skills in music production, digital composition, sound manipulation, synthesis, spatial audio and recording to create original soundscapes using contemporary music technologies.

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What are my study options?

**Please refer to individual degree requirements to identify the relevant units of study through to majors, minors, programs, specialisations, streams and much more available to suit your interests. 

Audition and entry requirements

What you will study?

  • Digital composition and production: Create electronic music and immersive soundscapes using laptop-based and studio-based workflows
  • Sound design and synthesis: Explore synthesis, spatialisation, surround sound and ambisonics
  • Recording and post-production: Develop professional audio skills in studio and live contexts
  • Creative technologies: Integrate music into games, film, theatre and multimedia
  • Critical and theoretical studies: Examine contemporary composition practices, music theory and cultural context

Where can digital music composition take you?

  • EDM producer or DJ
  • sound designer
  • digital content creator
  • interactive music designer (for example, music for apps, virtual reality and video games)
  • digital music composer for film and screen-based media
  • sound installation designer
  • digital music composer for theatre, dance, galleries and multimedia
  • music software designer
  • event producer