The Bachelor of Music with Honours is a one-year Bachelor Honours degree available to students after graduating with the three-year Bachelor of Music. The Bachelor of Music with Honours degree aims to produce graduates who are highly skilled, musically adaptable and equipped to enter further Higher Degree by Research (HDR) study and/or professional life as creative and flexible 21st century musical performers and researchers This program will provide the opportunity for students to develop their specialist interests through a program of research and practice-based work.

Graduates will be realistic and self-motivated, with a clear sense of direction and a repertoire of relevant professional skills acquired through practical experience and workplace training. This academic program is designed for the musician and para-musical professional of the 21st century. It provides the highest level of training in performance, composition and research, and aims to produce professionals who will be leaders in their field and who demonstrate adaptability, self-motivation, technological literacy and breadth of vision.