Australian Institute of Music
The Australian Institute of Music (AIM) is a nationally recognized private not-for-profit institution, with campuses in Sydney and Melbourne. Founded in 1968, AIM delivers innovative education for careers in the Australian music, entertainment & performing arts industries, with a reputation as a leading independent education provider. Its music & performing arts courses offer accredited undergraduate and graduate studies in Contemporary Performance, Classical Performance, Audio Engineering, Composition & Music Production, Musical theatre, Theatre Performance and Acting, Arts Management and Entertainment Management.[1]
Locations
AIM has two campuses in Australia. The main AIM Sydney campus is located in Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, with the AIM Melbourne Campus located at King Street, Melbourne. Both campuses offer a wide range of Music degrees & diplomas.
Productions and performances
- Tommy The Musical - opened September 2007
- Promises,Promises - opened 3 September 2008
- Dusty – The Original Pop Diva - opened 3 September 2009
- YARN The Musical[2] - opened 3 September 2010
- Henry Purcell's The Fairy-Queen - Performed by the Classical Department in October 2013
Showcase Events - Each Year in May, AIM stages its major annual Showcase event, featuring the talents of students across many of its departments, such as 50 Years of Motown[3] (2009) and A Day In The Life[4] (2010).
Statistics
As at January 2015 there are 1600 students enrolled at AIM.
Notable alumni
- Jolene Anderson: Australian actress and singer
- Deep Sea Arcade: Psychedelic Indie Rock
- Tarasai Vushe Australian singer currently in The Lion King (musical)
- Priyanka Bhanushali: Indian singer and songwriter
- Amanda Palmer (film executive): Director, Journalist
- Casey Donovan: Winner of Australian Idol (season 2)[5]
- Chris Sorbello: Australian singer, songwriter and dancer currently signed to the Ministry of Sound label in Australia
- Celia Pavey: Australian Singer
- Palmy: (Eve Pancharoen) Thai-Belgian pop singer
- Mark Vincent: Australian tenor
- Younger Than Yesterday: Australian Boy Band
- The Preatures: Australian band
- Australian String Quartet Anne Horton (violin), Sophie Rowell (violin)
- Tarisai Vushe: Australia – Zimbabwe-born singer
- Bianca Moon: Emmy nominated composer of CBS-TV Hollywood's "Bold and the Beautiful"
- Elisa Colla: Music Theatre singer principal roles in Les Misérables (musical) and Wicked (musical)
- Chris Brooks: Australian rock, metal and fusion guitarist most noted for his debut instrumental album The Master Plan.
- Tiffani Wood: Australian singer-songwriter and former member of Bardot (band)
- Daniel Belle: Australian singer with lead role in Les Misérables (musical) and former member of The Ten Tenors.
- Monique Salle: Music Theatre singer principal role in A Chorus Line.
- Three Wishez: Australian band
- Evgeny Ukhanov: Ukrainian-Australian pianist and winner of 3rd prize in the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2000.
- Martin Buckingham: Australian Tenor
- Tamara Jaber: Australian Recording Artist
- Balawan (I Wayan Balawan): Innovative musician and educator.[6]
References
- ↑ "Australian Government GoingToUni website". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011.
- ↑ YARN The Musical Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 50 Years of Motown Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ A Day In The Life Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ↑
External links
- Official website
- Australian Government GoingToUni website
- Australian Universities Quality Agency Audit Report
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