Eight students will get the chance to work with top musicians booked for the Noosa Jazz Festival, between August 30 and September 2.

The CQUniversity students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music - specialisation - Creative Music Technologies will be handling audio production for two mobile stage rigs.

Students get hands-on experience at the The BlackBox Theatre in Nambour

The stage rigs will be set up at venues across the Noosa event, including onboard the MV Catalina floating restaurant.

Lecturer Charlie Macneil says the third-year students will have total responsibility for the audio production, including provision of ‘back line' equipment, but they are truly ready for the role.

"They've been getting plenty of hands-on experience in rehearsal environment at The BlackBox Theatre in Nambour and also provided identical audio production for Sunskills (open day) at TAFE in Mooloolaba," he said.

Mr Macneil says CQUniversity could become even more integrated with the Noosa Jazz Festival from next year, as staff and students from the Jazz and Contemporary Music program are keen to travel down from their home campus in Rockhampton.

A unique partnership between Sunshine Coast TAFE and CQUniversity enables TAFE music graduates to earn direct entry into the second year of the Bachelor of Music Program.

Students completing SCIT's diploma-level music programs gain credit for articulation into the second year of CQUniversity's Bachelor of Music (Creative Music Technologies) or Bachelor of Music (Contemporary). One stream is aimed at people interested in commercial and artistic sound production while the other targets those keen to expand their performance skills.

CQUniversity's Bachelor of Music program is based at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, within the School of Creative and Performing Arts.