Melbourne Polytechnic
Bachelor of Songwriting and Music Production
Take your artistry to the next level with our unique Songwriting and Music Production degree
If you are a songwriter, music producer, instrumentalist or freelance creative, our program encourages you to develop your ‘voice’ and supports your creativity in both study and real-world outcomes.
The Bachelor of Songwriting and Music Production is a unique degree for music artists. We offer songwriting, music production, and industry subjects in which you write, record, and release your music. Our diverse cohort is a welcoming music community, and our subjects are delivered on our Fairfield and Collingwood campuses by lecturers with active national and international industry careers.
This course differs from the Bachelor of Music in that it specialises in the creation, recording, and release of original material by songwriters and music producers.
A one-semester Undergraduate Certificate in Songwriting and Music Production is also available, either as a standalone qualification or as a pathway into the Bachelor.
If you have a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Music Performance or Sound Production, you are eligible for course credits into the Bachelor of Songwriting and Music Production.
All subjects are taught by well-known music artists, producers, and experts in local, national, and international music scenes:
- Sara Retallick is an artist, musician, and educator whose work explores listening and human perceptions of sound through installation, live performance, recording, and research.
- Lisa Salvo is a songwriter/composer, performing artist based in Melbourne/Narrm who has been shortlisted for the APRA/AMCOS Vanda and Young international songwriting competition.
- Andy White is a singer-songwriter, author, producer and academic whose work connects literate pop, folk, and punk over the course of twenty internationally released albums and three books.
- Robin Waters is a producer, musician and solo artist who has worked with Ella Hooper, Kate Miller Heidke, Eves the Behavior, and Washington.
- Robyn Doreian is a magazine journalist, educator, and former editor of British rock bibles Kerrang! and Metal Hammer. Her published interviews include Kurt Cobain, Keith Richards, Slipknot, Metallica, and Patti Smith.
- Tony Dupé is a music producer, composer and academic who makes music that is distinctively organic, emotional, and connected to stories and places.
- Louise Terry is an electronic music producer, community cultural development artist and educator who has cultivated a multifaceted career with groups including Sugar Fed Leopard and Sawtooth, as well as under artist name Louise Terra.
Our lecturers also currently include music artist and founder of I Manage My Music Jen Cloher, videographer Edwina Stevens, and vocalist and educator Georgie Darvidis.
Alumni
BSMP’s musical alumni include:
