Statement on music at ANU

Music is a highly valued discipline that will continue to be taught and researched at ANU.    

Under the change proposal for the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, it would be allied into a bigger school with other related disciplines.    

Live performance, composition, the creative use of music technologies and music production will continue to be taught at ANU.    

No disciplines are being disestablished and students will be able to complete their current courses.    

The proposed transformation is about creating a strong, future-facing home for the creative disciplines—one that supports excellence in research, innovation in curriculum, and deep community engagement.     

The proposed new School of Creative and Cultural Practice will bring together the strengths of our nationally renowned programs in music, visual arts, design, art history and theory, heritage and museum studies, and creative research.     

The School is designed to reflect the way creative practice is evolving today. This multi-disciplinary learning environment has the potential to shape new modes of artistic expression, presentation and dissemination, address evolving student needs, and support their future employability in areas of growth such as music tech production and video game composition.    

The new School will also better sustain academically rigorous research agendas, including investigations into the role that music can play in shaping health outcomes, identity and social change. 

We are consulting with staff and students on the proposed changes.

Dean of the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Bronwyn Parry