Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts

Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts

Shaping visionary artists since 1898 for tomorrow’s music and entertainment industry

Uniting rich tradition and innovative performance, we empower creative thinkers in music and the performing arts to transform their passion into professional success. Learn alongside celebrated artists, collaborate within a vibrant community, and access career pathways across music, acting, dance, stage management, production, and arts leadership. Your journey starts here. 

Explore our study areas

Undergraduate:  

  • Classical Performance  
  • Creative Practice
  • Jazz Performance
  • Music Education
  • Music Theatre

Postgraduate:  

  • Performance and Pedagogy
  • Performance Studies
  • Musicology

Discover our research

Our innovative research advances musical knowledge. We have outstanding resources to support research, including one of the largest music libraries in the southern hemisphere, and the historic Elder Hall as a research performance hub.

Explore the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts

About the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts

As one of Australia's oldest, most esteemed music schools, the Elder Conservatorium is a national leader in shaping exceptional musicians, innovative educators, and a vibrant musical culture. 

About the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts

Research capabilities

Our research explores artistic and scholarly work to expand knowledge and practice in the field of music and performance. 

 

Research capabilities

Study areas

Find your path at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts. Choose from a wide range of programs that set the stage for your musical and performance career. 

Study areas

Our people

Meet the people who contribute to and support our teaching, engagement and research to grow the music and performance industries in South Australia and beyond.  

Our people

Engage with us

Through industry, government, our alumni, school students, and the arts-loving community, engagement is at the heart of what we do.

Engage with us

Auditions

Auditions take place in November each year. All applicants need to register for an audition for every specialisation or instrument they would like to apply for. 

Auditions

Contact us

Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts

Location

Location
Schulz Building, North Terrace, Adelaide 5005 

Telephone

Phone: +61 8 8313 5995

Email

Email: music@adelaide.edu.au

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Telephone

Phone: +61 8 8313 1110

Email

Email: music@adelaide.edu.au