The Conservatorium Open Academy offers a range of short courses tailored for adults seeking to enhance their musical skills and explore their interests, whether they are seasoned veterans or stepping into the wonderful world of music for the first time.

Courses will specify whether they are conducted online or in-person, so feel free to select the method that best fits your situation when enrolling.

The Academy’s primary community education initiative aims to provide adults and lifelong learners with enjoyable and stimulating opportunities to engage with music and immerse themselves in the dynamic culture of the Sydney Conservatorium.

Unleash Your Musical Talents!

Course Topics Include:

Composition
Singing
Ensemble
Instrumental
Music Technology
Jazz
Music Foundations

Benefits of Enrolling: These Face-to-face courses take place in the cutting-edge facilities of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music located on Macquarie St, The conservatorium of music has a stood for over 100 years as one of if not the best music school in Sydney.

Roy Issac talks about the Open Academy’s Jazz Harmony Short Course

Roy Issac is a teacher at the Conservatorium of music, He runs the Jazz harmony class and the blues guitar class. This is what you could expect from each course.

Jazz Harmony

Prep students to be able to deal with Jazz standards
Understand harmony’s associated to them
Learn about the chord scale theory
Understand various harmonic ideas that come up in Jazz

These aren’t the only classes available, Here is the total course list.

Composition
Singing
Ensemble
Instrumental
Music Technology
Jazz
Music Foundations
Blues

Rest assured that there is no age limit when it comes to learning about music, The open academy teaches ages from 5 all the way to 83. They have courses for children’s first introduction to music, a gifted children’s program, The short courses (for any age), And as the employees say “There’s always something on at the con”

Students can take advantage of several special offers when they sign up for Academy courses:

A 15% discount on Short Courses is available for pensioners, Health Care Card holders, full-time students, and staff at Sydney University. Note that this discount cannot be combined with other promotions.
An Early Bird discount of 12% applies for those who enroll at least 4 weeks prior to the start of each term. This offer also cannot be combined with other discounts.