Minor
About this minor
Advancements in technology have seen the dimensions of music – how it’s listened to, how it’s made, what it is – radically transform and expand.
By taking a minor in Digital Music Composition, you will learn skills in music production, digital composition, sound manipulation, and recording techniques to create original soundscapes.
You’ll have access to a wide variety of industry-standard and specialist software (including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, ProTools, etc), and learn how to use various state-of-the-art music technologies including Max MSP, the GRM, Izotope, and Native Instrument suite of plug-ins, modular synthesisers and much more.
Graduate opportunities
Complementing this minor with other majors/minors with a significant engagement in digital practice from across the University, could lead to the following types of careers:
- EDM producer or DJ
- Sound designer
- Digital content creator
- Interactive music designer (eg. music for apps, virtual reality and video games)
- Digital music composer for film and screen-based media
- Sound installation designer
- Sigital music composer for theatre, dance, galleries and multimedia
- Music software designer
- Event producer
Courses that offer this minor
The course information on this website applies only to future students. Current students should refer to faculty handbooks for current or past course information.
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