College Closure
Please note well: After 68 years of operation, the Australian College of Music no longer operates to conduct examinations for its music or speech syllabuses.
Its final examinations sessions were held in 2025. See Other examining bodies ยป
Music examinations are available across a range of instruments:
- Keyboard
- Strings
- Woodwind
- Brass
Syllabuses aim to develop the technical ability and performance skills of the student from Prep I to Diploma level. The set works are designed to extend not only the technical ability but to create musicality. We encourage the inclusion of Australian and contemporary compositions.
Practical Music – there are 2 forms of practical exams:
- Comprehensive – includes technical work, set pieces and a choice of 2 sections from Aural Skills, Sight Reading and General Knowledge.
- Performance – includes introduction and performance of set pieces and a folio relating to the works performed.
Theory of Music – syllabus for written exams from Grade 1 to Grade 8 which supports the practical studies.