Holdsworth is a graduate of the University of Western Australia’s School of Music where he completed a Bachelor of Music (Composition) in 2014, a Bachelor of Arts (Music Composition) with first class honours in 2015, and a Master of Music (Composition) in 2017. He was awarded the Rupert Thackray Prize for Music Education for his academic performance in the B.A. Honours degree. Throughout his tertiary studies, Holdsworth has received extensive tutelage underesteemed Australian composers James Ledger and Dr. Christopher Tonkin.