- Create positive change in your local communities by encouraging participation in making music.
- Learn how music expresses and transmits cultural memory and cultural identity, including in indigenous cultures.
- Develop attributes like communication, patience, empathy, listening, and risk-taking that you can use in various settings.
- Complete an internship hosted by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and in partnership with other Christchurch organisations.
Overview
Community musicians bring communities together through music for the purpose of health and wellbeing, social justice, and community cohesion.
A minor in community music will give you the musical skills and personal attributes needed to lead music-making in social and workplace settings.
Community Music minor
For the minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health Sciences, Product Design, Science, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Sport, or Youth and Community Leadership, complete the following courses:
Learn to facilitate and lead community music activities. Community musicians work in a range of contexts including education and healthcare in order to address community needs and promote positive social outcomes. The skills are also useful for anyone working with groups of people such as teaching, social work, group facilitation, and event management.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Community Music.
