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| Offered By: | Faculty of Arts | | Duration: | 3 years full-time | | Minimum: | 144 units | | Academic Plan: | 3004XBMUS | | CRICOS Code: | 033848A | | 2009 Annual Fees: | A$20,400 | | | The School of Music offers students a broad range of courses and provides highly specialist practical and personal skills from a wide variety of musical periods, styles and cultures. Students become part of a community that is supportive, professional and respectfully competitive, while developing critical, analytical and enquiry-based approaches to the interpretation and understanding of music. The Bachelor of Music is a three year degree with majors in Performance, Jazz Performance, Composition or Musicology with the option of a 4th year at Honours level. Students wishing to undertake an additional year at ‘Pass' level may apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Music (Specialist) degree at the end of their third year. | | | Prerequisites
Entry to the degree is by Audition. In addition, applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification (or a qualification deemed equivalent by the University). It is assumed that students admitted to the BMus program will be literate in music and will have a working knowledge of basic music theory (eg. the ability to read treble and bass clefs, and an understanding of note values, time signatures, key signatures, scales and intervals). |
Program Requirements
In order to complete the program, a candidate must accumulate 144 units and successfully complete one of the major patterns listed below: Major in Performance (all instruments except Voice) (a) 36 units from schedule A, comprised of sequenced courses in one instrument (b) 30 units from schedule B, including: (i.) 18 units of ensemble performance (ii.) 12 units of Aural (c) 30 units from schedule C (d) Any other music or non-music courses to the value of 48 units Major in Performance (Voice) (a) 36 units from schedule A, comprised of sequenced courses in one instrument (b) 36 units from schedule B, including: (i.) 6 units of Aural (ii.) 6 units of Vocal Ensemble (iii.) 12 units of Italian Studies: normally ITAL1001 and ITAL1002 (iv.) 12 units of German studies: normally GERM1021 and GERM1022 (c) 24 units from schedule C (d) Any other music or non-music courses to the value of 48 units Major in Jazz (a) 36 units from A, comprised of sequenced courses in one jazz instrument (b) 30 units from schedule B, including: (i.) 18 units of Jazz Aural & Jazz Improvisation 1-6 (ii.) 12 units of Jazz Arranging & Composition 1-4 (c) 30 units from schedule C, including: (i.) 12 units of Jazz History 1-4 (ii.) 12 units of Jazz Harmony & Analysis 1-4 (iii.) 6 units of Jazz Individual Research 1-2 (d) Any other music or non-music courses to the value of 48 units Major in Composition (a) 36 units from schedule A, comprised of sequenced courses in composition. (b) 30 units from schedule B, including: (i.) 12 units of Aural (ii.) Any other music or non-music courses approved as complementary to the student’s major area of research, to the value of 18 units (c) 30 units from schedule C (d) Any other music or non-music courses to the value of 48 units Major in Musicology (a) 36 units from schedule A, comprised of sequenced courses in music research (b) 30 units from schedule B, including: (i.) 12 units of Aural (ii.) Any other music or non-music courses approved as complementary to the student’s major area of research, to the value of 18 units (c) 30 units from schedule C (d) Any other music or non-music courses to the value of 48 units Schedule A | Units | Performance 1-6 MUSM1214 Performance 1 MUSM1215 Performance 2 MUSM2214 Performance 3 MUSM2215 Performance 4 MUSM3214 Performance 5 MUSM3215 Performance 6 | 6 units each | Composition 1-6 MUSM1218 Composition 1 MUSM1219 Composition 2 MUSM2218 Composition 3 MUSM2219 Composition 4 MUSM3218 Composition 5 MUSM3219 Composition 6 | 6 units each | Musicology 1-6 MUSM1220 Musicology 1 MUSM1221 Musicology 2 MUSM2220 Musicology 3 MUSM2221 Musicology 4 MUSM3220 Musicology 5 MUSM3221 Musicology 6 | 6 units each |
Schedule B | Units | Ensemble Performance 1-6 MUSM1224 Ensemble Performance 1 MUSM1225 Ensemble Performance 2 MUSM2224 Ensemble Performance 3 MUSM2225 Ensemble Performance 4 MUSM3224 Ensemble Performance 5 MUSM3225 Ensemble Performance 6 | 3 units each | Jazz Arranging and Composition 1-4 MUSM1235 Jazz Arranging & Composition 1 MUSM1236 Jazz Arranging & Composition 2 MUSM2235 Jazz Arranging & Composition 3 MUSM2236 Jazz Arranging & Composition 4 | 3 units each | Aural 1-6 MUSM1276 Aural 1 Foundation level MUSM1277 Aural 1 Intermediate level MUSM1278 Aural 2 Foundation level MUSM1279 Aural 2 Intermediate level MUSM2253 Aural 3 Intermediate level MUSM2254 Aural 3 Advanced level MUSM2255 Aural 4 Intermediate level MUSM2256 Aural 4 Advanced level MUSM3228 Aural 5 MUSM3229 Aural 6 | 3 units each | Jazz Aural and Improvisation 1-6 MUSM1230 Jazz Aural & Improvisation 1 MUSM1231 Jazz Aural & Improvisation 2 MUSM2230 Jazz Aural & Improvisation 3 MUSM2231 Jazz Aural & Improvisation 4 MUSM3230 Jazz Aural & Improvisation 5 MUSM3231 Jazz Aural & Improvisation 6 | 3 units each | Vocal Ensemble 1-2 MUSM1270 Vocal Ensemble 1 MUSM1271 Vocal Ensemble 2 | 3 units each |
Schedule C | Units | MUSM1201 Central Concepts of Music (core) | 6 | MUSM1203 Turning Points in Music: 1600-1914 (core) | 6 | MUSM2251 Music in 18th and 19th Century Europe (core) | 6 | MUSM2250 Western Art Music of the 20th Century and beyond (core) | 6 | MUSM2239 Highlights of World Music | 6 | MUSM2089 Music in Asian Cultures | 6 | MUSM2088 Music in Indigenous Australian Society | 6 | MUSM2205 Australian Music | 6 | MUSM2252 Folk Music: Theory and Practice | 6 | MUSM1210 Jazz History 1 | 3 | MUSM1211 Jazz History 2 | 3 | MUSM2240 Jazz History 3 | 3 | MUSM2241 Jazz History 4 | 3 | MUSM2210 Jazz Harmony & Analysis 1 | 3 | MUSM2211 Jazz Harmony & Analysis 2 | 3 | MUSM2212 Jazz Harmony & Analysis 3 | 3 | MUSM2213 Jazz Harmony & Analysis 4 | 3 | MUSM3239 Jazz Individual Research 1 | 3 | MUSM3240 Jazz Individual Research 2 | 3 |
Other Music courses | Units | MUSM3244 Advanced Jazz Composition | 3 | MUSM1272 Conducting 1 | 3 | MUSM1273 Conducting 2 | 3 | MUSM2245 Conducting 3 | 3 | MUSM2246 Conducting 4 | 3 | MUSM1274 Contemporary Music Ensemble 1 | 3 | MUSM1275 Contemporary Music Ensemble 2 | 3 | MUSM2262 Electronic Music | 6 | MUSM1226 Ensemble Performance Extension 1 | 3 | MUSM1227 Ensemble Performance Extension 2 | 3 | MUSM2226 Ensemble Performance Extension 3 | 3 | MUSM2227 Ensemble Performance Extension 4 | 3 | MUSM3226 Ensemble Performance Extension 5 | 3 | MUSM3227 Ensemble Performance Extension 6 | 3 | FILM2008 Film and Music | 6 | MUSM1167 Film Scoring | 3 | MUSM1168 Functional Music Technology | 6 | MUSM2247 General Music Acoustics | 3 | MUSM1281 How Piano is your Forte? | 3 | MUSM1216 Instrumental Studies 1 | 3 | MUSM1217 Instrumental Studies 2 | 3 | MUSM2216 Instrumental Studies 3 | 3 | MUSM2217 Instrumental Studies 4 | 3 | MUSM3216 Instrumental Studies 5 | 3 | MUSM3217 Instrumental Studies 6 | 3 | MUSM0076 Introduction to Asian Performing Arts: Performance, Genres and Intercultural Translation | 6 | MUSM1260 Introduction to Drum Kit | 3 | MUSM2263 Introduction to Music Technology 1 | 3 | MUSM2264 Introduction to Music Technology 2 | 3 | MUSM1258 Introduction to Vibraphone | 3 | MUSM1268 Keyboard for Singers 1 | 3 | MUSM1269 Keyboard for Singers 2 | 3 | MUSM1261 Keyboard Repertoire 1 | 3 | MUSM1262 Keyboard Repertoire 2 | 3 | MUSM2257 Keyboard Repertoire 3 | 3 | MUSM2258 Keyboard Repertoire 4 | 3 | MUSM2259 Keyboard Repertoire 5 | 3 | MUSM2260 Keyboard Repertoire 6 | 3 | MUSM3245 Large Ensemble Arranging | 3 | MUSM1259 Latin Percussion and Hand Drumming | 3 | MUSM1240 Music in Colonial Society | 6 | MUSM1252 Opera | 3 | MUSM1257 Percussion Composition & Arranging | 3 | MUSM1254 Percussion Literature | 3 | MUSM1253 Percussion Pedagogy | 3 | MUSM1280 Performance Wellness | 3 | MUSM0077 Popular Culture in Southeast Asia | 6 | MUSM1263 Recording Techniques A | 3 | MUSM1264 Recording Techniques B | 3 | MUSM2248 Studio Piano Pedagogy 1 | 3 | MUSM2249 Studio Piano Pedagogy 2 | 3 | MUSM3241 The Critical Ear – the History of Tuning | 3 | MUSM2243 Vocal Ensemble 3 | 3 | MUSM2244 Vocal Ensemble 4 | 3 | MUSM3242 Vocal Ensemble 5 | 3 | MUSM3243 Vocal Ensemble 6 | 3 | MUSM1250 Vocal Literature 1 | 3 | MUSM1251 Vocal Literature 2 | 3 | MUSM1177 World Music Ensemble | 3 |
Classes
The following classes are available in Performance 1 - 6: Performance: bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, flute, fortepiano, guitar, harp, horn, oboe, percussion, piano, trombone, trumpet, viola, violin, voice. Performance Jazz: jazz bass, jazz clarinet, jazz drums, jazz flute, jazz guitar, jazz piano, jazz saxophone, jazz trombone, jazz trumpet, jazz violin, jazz voice Additional Provisions 1. Part-time Study
Only in exceptional circumstances may a candidate seek the permission of the Head of School to undertake a part-time enrolment in first year of the program. If a candidate successfully completes all the courses prescribed in the first year of the program, the Head of School may approve the candidate enrolling, in a subsequent year, in fewer courses than prescribed for that year. 2. Program Leave of Absence
If a candidate has successfully completed all courses prescribed for the first year of the program, a candidate may apply to the College of Arts & Social Sciences Student Office on the appropriate form to take leave of absence for a period not exceeding 12 months, giving reason. This must occur on or before the HECS census date of that semester. Only in exceptional circumstances may a candidate seek the permission of the Executive Committee to take leave of absence for a period of time in the first year of the program. 3. Professional Engagements
The approval of the Head of School is required for an enrolled candidate to undertake professional engagements that are not part of that candidate’s program of study. 4. Leave of Absence
The Head of School may grant leave to a candidate for periods of not more than one month. If the period is no greater than one week, a Head of Area may approve the leave. The Pass Degree It is possible for students to undertake a fourth year at either 'Pass' or 'Honours' level. Student seeking enrolment in the Honours Year will remain enrolled in the B Music (program 3004) - please see the Honours degree entry below for further details. Students wishing to undertake a fourth year at 'Pass' level will need to apply for a program transfer from the Bachelor of Music three year Pass degree to the four year Bachelor of Music (Specialist) degree (program 4001) and should seek the formal approval of the Head of School, in consultation with their teacher and Head of Area, prior to re-enrolment at the end of Year 3. The application to transfer to the Specialist degree must be lodged with the CASS Student Office not later than : 2nd Friday in December - to take effect from Semester 1 Last teaching day of Semester 1 - to take effect from Semester 2 For further details please see the degree entry for the Bachelor of Music (Specialist). Majors and Specialisations
Composition Major
Jazz Major
Musicology Major
Performance Major Career Possibilities Career choices for Music graduates are extremely diverse. Possible options include solo performance or work as a part of a full-time band, chamber ensemble or orchestra, work in stage shows, dance, or composing for film and television. Other employment opportunities include arts administration, community arts officers, Festival project officers, research and music publishing. Some graduates work in small businesses as piano tuners, instrument makers and repairers. Graduates also work in government as Arts policy makers and yet others go to recorded music industry. Further professional training can lead to primary, secondary or tertiary teaching careers.
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