▁added ▁and ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General , ▁Lord ▁Den man , ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Conserv ator ium ▁became ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Music ▁within ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Dean ▁was ▁appointed . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁administrative ▁structure ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 6 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁Mer ger ▁and ▁separation ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁V CA ▁and ▁Music ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁from ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁University ' s ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Arts . ▁Due ▁to ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁the ▁mer ger ▁a ▁divis ional ▁structure ▁with ▁two ▁distinct ▁teaching ▁entities ▁was ▁re created . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁two ▁operating ▁divisions ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁Conserv ator ium ▁of ▁Music . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁Conserv ator ium ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Ian ▁Pot ter ▁South bank ▁Centre . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Or mond ▁Professor ▁of ▁Music ▁ ▁G . W . L . ▁Marshall - H all , ▁ 1 8 9 1 – 1 9 0 0 ▁Franklin ▁Pet erson , ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 1 4 ▁G . W . L . ▁Marshall - H all ,