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Study with professionally celebrated and internationally acclaimed staff in the beautiful capital city of Wellington, and take advantage of the many artistic and cultural opportunities on offer.

Music
Follow your dream to make music your career or study it to enrich your life. Learn at this country's leader in music education, the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī.
Find out moreAvailable subjects
- Classical Performance
- Ethnomusicology
- Instrumental/Vocal Composition
- Jazz Performance
- Music
- Musicology
- Music Studies
- Music Therapy
- Performance
- Popular Music Studies
- Sonic Arts and Music Technology
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Meet our students
Meet some of our students at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī and learn about their areas of study

Get course advice
Find out who to contact for advice on your study options.

After you graduate
Graduates with degrees in music find employment in diverse fields. Find out where study at the New Zealand School of Music can take you.

A national centre of musical excellence
Find out more about the major philanthropic campaign to create a world-class centre of musical, cultural and educational excellence in the capital city.
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New minors in the BMus
Minors in Composition, Music Technology, Performance, or Popular Music Studies are available for most BMus students, and students in some Bachelor’s degrees.

Performance course open to all University students
Feel like doing something practical and ear-opening in 2021? Choose to study either Māori music performance or Javanese gamelan, with no audition required.

2020 Opera: Behind the scenes
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the audio recording for NZSM’s 2020 opera project, filmed in our Adam Concert Room last year.