This March we celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Live at the Convent and our Certificate III Broadcast Training programs. 

Since its establishment in March 2007, Live at the Convent has won the acclaim of the participating institutions, emerging and established musicians and our 3MBS listeners alike. 573 of our most talented rising stars have participated in a unique broadcasting experience.

Live at the Convent is broadcast every Tuesday at 1.30pm from the 3MBS Abbotsford studios where the best and brightest students from Melbourne University’s Parkville and Southbank campuses, Monash University, Australian National Academy of Music and the University of Tasmania experience the thrill of performing to tens of thousands of listeners live from a radio studio while learning about copyright law, sound engineering and the recording process. These broadcasts consistently generate immediate calls from listeners calling in to thank us for programming ‘unmissable’ radio.

The 3MBS education program represents one of the five core pillars that underpin 3MBS operations. It is integral to our core mission, which is to broadcast and support fine music in Melbourne. 

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Link: March Feature Article - "the musician lurking inside our students..."

Entries are now being accepted for the 2010 3MBS National Composer Awards.

Open to all Australian residents, 3MBS is looking for original 6 to 10 minute scores not previously performed in public.

Click here to open the Application Form and Official Instrument Schedule.

Closing date for entries is 5.00pm Friday May 28 2010. (Entries received at 3MBS after this time will NOT be accepted.)

For more information please contact Susan Batten via email education@3mbs.org.au or 9416 1035 during business hours.

Learn more about the 3MBS National Composer Awards

3MBS FM 2010 Radio School is NOW ENROLLING!

Radio School @ 3MBS is for learners of all ages – students, teachers, adults, volunteers, amateur radio buffs, aspiring disk-jockeys, future radio presenters and broadcasters … it’s time to learn something new!

3MBS FM is offering a limited number of places to learners of all ages in the Certificate III in Media (Radio Broadcasting) course. The course will be conducted at 3MBS Studios, Abbotsford commencing Wednesdays in March. Trainees will be required to attend approximately 48 hours of theoretical and practical classes at 3MBS FM.

This is a nationally accredited qualification which leads to work in the radio industry.

Subjects included:

3MBS FM is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and this course being offered is unique. This is a wonderful vocational opportunity to get behind the mic and behind the scenes at a radio station.

Cost: $1200 for the full 8-week course

Includes:
- Nationally accredited qualification
- Access to state-of-the-art studios and edit suites
- Intensive 8-week course with professional trainers
- Present your own live-to-air radio program

Hurry! The next course starts in March!

All queries or feedback please contact our Education Coordinator, Susan Batten by email: education@3mbs.org.au or phone 03 9416 1035.