Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts
Performing
A course by
Wintec
Develop your musical and performing arts skills for a professional career in music, theatre, or audio production with the Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts at Wintec.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Hamilton City Campus, Hamilton
It will take a total of 3 years
This course requires 40 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Specialist music and/or performing arts skills
Develop technical, theoretical, and creative skills in music or theatre production, performance, or composition/songwriting.
Professional practice in the creative industries
Gain understanding of the professional requirements and practices relevant to music and performing arts.
Critical engagement with arts and culture
Learn to think critically about the arts and their place in cultural contexts.
What You're Signing Up For
The Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts is a three-year degree where students develop their own artistic voice and professional skills for a career on stage, behind the curtain, or in the production studio. Through a blend of technical, theoretical, and professional learning areas, and a choice of two pathways—Music (audio production, composition/songwriting, performance) or Performing Arts (theatre)—students are able to specialise in their area of interest via electives and major projects. Learning is practical, with opportunities for performances, industry projects, and internships, and graduates gain relevant skills for the dynamic creative industries.
Course Content
- Core modules in music and performing arts craft, critical methods, and professional practice
- Audio production: audio engineering, mixing, producing, sound design
- Performance: vocal/instrumental technique, stagecraft, live and studio performance, recording
- Composition/songwriting: creating music, notation, recording technology, genre studies
- Performing arts: acting, voice and singing, directing, movement and dance, stage management, set design, lighting, sound
- Electives: songwriting, performance, sound fundamentals, storytelling, moving image, design, photography, lighting fundamentals, screen fundamentals, creative special topics
- Industry projects, internships, and work placements
- Capstone projects and research methods
- Design Factory NZ module (multi-disciplinary project experience)
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Performing Arts
Music
Theatre
Audio Production
Event Management
Future employment opportunities might be
Live sound engineer