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Apply your existing skills to exciting new challenges in the ADF. Pursue your profession and earn a competitive salary plus allowances and benefits you won&rsquo;t get with other jobs. 
Who it&rsquo;s for:&nbsp;Those who already hold recognised qualifications.

You'll be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

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Your starting salary

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Your salary once trained

In the Air Force you'll be paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications.

General Entry: Qualified

There are opportunities to undertake further study with external organisations under Air Force assisted study schemes as well as the opportunity to develop your skills in broader music industry roles within the band.

You’ll also have the opportunity and training to become a Musical Director, as well as other career paths within the ADF.

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As an Air Force Musician, you’ll enjoy opportunities not available to other musicians in Australia, including amazing musical variety, professional development and job security. You’ll perform in the Air Force Band, which provides the Air Force with a powerful public relations medium. The band fosters Defence partnerships with government organisations, industry partners, the wider Defence Force community and Australian and international communities.

With genres ranging from chamber music and ceremonial repertoires to the very latest chart music, you’ll perform at the highest levels, both domestically and internationally. You’ll represent both the Air Force and Australia, with the added opportunity to entertain and support personnel serving their country on deployments overseas.

You’ll enrich Air Force culture and promote the Air Force throughout Australia and overseas. You'll have the opportunity to perform in a variety of musical bands depending on requirements, such as ceremonial marching band, symphonic wind band, big band, brass quintet, fanfare team, drum corps, wind quintet and clarinet quartet.

As an Air Force Musician, you’ll need to play one of the following instruments:
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<li>Brass: euphonium, French horn, trombone, bass trombone, trumpet/cornet/bugle, tuba</li>
<li>Keyboard: piano/keyboard</li>
<li>Percussion: drumkit, orchestral percussion, rudimental drumming</li>
<li>Strings: bass guitar, guitar</li>
<li>Woodwind: bassoon, clarinet (including Eb and bass clarinet), flute/piccolo, oboe (including cor anglais), saxophone (alto, tenor and baritone)</li>
<li>Vocals: female, male. </li>
</ul>
Vocalists, guitarists and keyboard musicians may also be required to perform, to an acceptable standard, an instrument suitable for ceremonial band commitments.

Enjoy a professional music career in one of Australia’s premiere military bands, where you’ll perform in a variety of ensembles throughout Australia and overseas.

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Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Generous superannuation of 16.4% – a huge 4.9% over the Australian standard

Help to buy a home, a subsidised home loan or rent allowance

Free medical and dental for you, and subsidised healthcare for you and your family

Fully paid training

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