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.
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.
Faculties
- Dramatic Arts, formerly the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA) acquired by the Australian Institute of Music in 2006.
Productions and performances
- Tommy The Musical - opened September 2007
- Promises,Promises - opened 3 September 2008
- Dusty â€" The Original Pop Diva - opened 3 September 2009
- YARN The Musical - 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 (2009) and A Day In The Life (2010).
Statistics
In January 2015 there were 1600 students enrolled at AIM.
Notable alumni
- Balawan (I Wayan Balawan): Innovative musician and educator
- Priyanka Bhanushali: Indian singer and songwriter
- Chris Brooks: Australian rock, metal and fusion guitarist most noted for his debut instrumental album The Master Plan
- Casey Donovan: Winner of Australian Idol (season 2)
- Tamara Jaber: Australian Recording Artist
- Bianca Moon: Emmy nominated composer of CBS-TV Hollywood's "Bold and the Beautiful"
- Amanda Palmer: Director, Journalist
- Palmy: (Eve Pancharoen) Thai-Belgian pop singer
- Celia Pavey: Australian Singer
- The Preatures: Australian band
- Chris Sorbello: Australian singer, songwriter and dancer signed to the Ministry of Sound label in Australia
- Evgeny Ukhanov: Ukrainian-Australian pianist and winner of 3rd prize in the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2000.]].
- Mark Vincent: Australian tenor
- Tarisai Vushe: Australia â€" Zimbabwe-born singer in the 2014 production of The Lion King
- Three Wishez: Australian band
- Tiffani Wood: Australian singer-songwriter and former member of Bardot (Australian band)
Dramatic Arts
References
External links
- Official website
- Australian Government GoingToUni website
- Australian Universities Quality Agency Audit Report