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Faculty of Music : Guide to courses
The BMus course is designed to provide students with a perspective for the discipline of music and the specialist knowledge and skills that should prepare them for a professional career in music.
The Bachelor of Music course has as its objectives that graduates:
can demonstrate the professional musical skills and expertise required to enable them to take their place in the community as teachers, performers, composers, music therapists, musicologists, or in a range of occupations requiring musical ability;
can apply critical and analytical skills, an independent approach to knowledge and intellectual understanding of music in a broad and changing range of social and historical contexts;
can communicate effectively as promoters of an informed interest in music and the performance of music among scholars as well as in the wider community; and
have a continuing commitment to music learning informed by current research.
For details of music subjects and the music major available in the BA, see the Faculty of Arts Music history entry in this Handbook.
For the BMus, course requirements and electives are listed below. Before enrolling, note that non-music subjects taught at times conflicting with music subjects must be avoided. Both the lecture timetable and ensemble and practical class schedules should be checked. These are posted on the notice board early in each year. practical study and music performance lessons are individually arranged.
More detailed information about activities in the Faculty and scholarships and prizes is given in the Faculty of Music Course and Subject Guide 2001, available from the Faculty of Music. The Degree Programs Manager, Faculty of Music, is available to clarify music enrolment matters, and advice on academic matters should be sought from the Deputy Dean or Dean.
The first two years is common to all BMus students. In second year, students who wish to prepare for a career in composition follow the course prescribed for that specialisation. BMus (Performance) students are expected to study intensively the instrument with which they completed the entrance requirement without change or interruption for the duration of their course. Those who complete Practical Study 2-1 and 2-2 with excellent results may then proceed to Music Performance 3 then 4.
All students in the music therapy stream receive group tuition over two years in various instruments important to their work, and students in the performance course pattern are encouraged to take a second practical study (when available).
All other students take the compulsory BMus core and have a wide choice of subject combinations. Those preparing for careers in solo or orchestral performance may give their course an intensively practical orientation; those interested in musicology focus on academic subjects.
All BMus students take an intensive aural training subject, a program of ensemble work, a sequence of theoretical and historical studies, and a comprehensive music literature requirement. In ensemble they are allocated by the Dean to one or more of the Faculty's performing groups. Currently, these include the Faculty Orchestra, Choir, Chamber Choir, Baroque Ensemble, Contemporary Ensemble, Big Band, Early Music Ensemble and a number of others. These ensembles are dependent on attendance, and full participation is required.
Attendance at public concerts is also regarded as important, and all BMus students are required to attend and write short reports on a minimum of ten concerts approved by the Faculty each year.
All candidates for the degree shall, during the four years of their studies, complete subjects in the Arts Faculty of no less than 25 credit points to a maximum of 50 points approved in advance by the Faculty of Music.
| Bachelor of Music | ||
|---|---|---|
| First year | Points | |
| 740-147 Practical Study 1-1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-148 Practical Study 1-2 | 12.5 | |
| 740-141 Music Techniques 1-1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-129 Music Techniques 1-2 | 12.5 | |
| 740-140 Aural And Keyboard Studies A | 6.25 | |
| 740-145 Aural and Keyboard Studies B | 6.25 | |
| 740-104 Ensemble 1-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-103 Ensemble 1-2 | 6.25 | |
| plus two of: | ||
| 740-110 Western Music 1750 to Present | 12.5 | |
| 740-142 Western Music to 1750 | 12.5 | |
| 740-144 Music Cultures of Asia & the Pacific | 12.5 | |
| 740-265 Music In Australia | 12.5 | |
| Second year | ||
| 740-237 Practical Study 2-1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-238 Practical Study 2-2 | 12.5 | |
| 740-264 Music Techniques 2-1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-229 Music Techniques 2-2 | 12.5 | |
| 740-204 Ensemble 2-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-203 Ensemble 2-2 | 6.25 | |
| 740-221 Careers in Music | 12.5 | |
| plus two of: | ||
| 740-142 Western Music to 1750 | 12.5 | |
| 740-144 Music Cultures of Asia & the Pacific | 12.5 | |
| 740-110 Western Music 1750 to Present | 12.5 | |
| 740-265 Music In Australia | 12.5 | |
*Students wishing to pursue composition should not enrol in Careers in Music, but the subject as prescribed below:
enrol in 740-212 Music Technology Studies: Intro. to Electro-Acoustic Music
While the music therapy course is largely fixed in its structure, there is considerable flexibility for all other students. Beyond the core subjects, students may focus their course according to their aspirations or interests into, at one extreme, an intensively practical study program or, at the other extreme, a largely academic degree.
Students are advised to consider their career interests and make their subject choices accordingly. In preparing for certain careers, the following patterns are recommended.
The first two years of the BMus, irrespective of the specialisation, are listed above. The specialisation years are as follows.
Students preparing for careers in solo or orchestral performance should take the maximum number of practical subjects available under performance studies. A European language subject may be desirable.
To gain entry into this steam, you must obtain a place in the quota; as a guide this normally means a result no lower than 80% in Practical Study 2-2.
| Performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third year | Points | |
| 740-306 Music Performance 3-1 | 25.0 | |
| 740-305 Music Performance 3-2 | 25.0 | |
| 740-385 Music Techniques 3 | 12.5 | |
| 740-308 Ensemble 3-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-344 Ensemble 3-2 | 6.25 | |
| 740-357 Chamber Music 1 | 12.5 | |
| and electives* | 12.5 | |
| Fourth year | ||
| 740-406 Music Performance 4-1 | 25.0 | |
| 740-405 Music Performance 4-2 | 25.0 | |
| 740-480 Conducting | 12.5 | |
| 740-404 Ensemble 4-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-403 Ensemble 4-2 | 6.25 | |
| Electives* | 25.0 | |
| Total Points | 400.0 | |
*Electives can be taken from any offerings under:
Musicology Studies 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B
academic or applied electives
Arts Faculty subjects
Students preparing for careers as composers or arrangers take Composition 1 in first or second year, and choose music technology studies involving technical skills. A suggested pattern is:
| Composition stream | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third year | Points | |
| 740-327 Composition 2 | 25.0 | |
| and electives* | 25.0 | |
| or | ||
| 740-427 Composition 3 | 50.0 | |
| Plus: | ||
| 740-385 Music Techniques 3 | 12.5 | |
| 740-342 Orchestration | 12.5 | |
| 740-308 Ensemble 3-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-344 Ensemble 3-2 | 6.25 | |
| Elective* | 12.5 | |
| Fourth year | ||
| 740-427 Composition 3 | 50.0 | |
| or | ||
| 740-435 Composition 4 | 50.0 | |
| Plus: | ||
| 740-480 Conducting | 12.5 | |
| 740-386 Music Analysis | 12.5 | |
| 740-404 Ensemble 4-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-403 Ensemble 4-2 | 6.25 | |
| Elective* | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 400.0 | |
*Electives can be taken from any offerings under:
Musicology Studies 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B
academic or applied electives
Arts Faculty subjects
This course is aimed at students who wish to prepare for a career in studio teaching.
| Instrumental/vocal teaching stream | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third year | Points | |
| 740-347 Practical Study 3-1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-348 Practical Study 3-2 | 12.5 | |
| 740-488 Performance Teaching 1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-482 Performance Teaching 2 | 12.5 | |
| 740-385 Music Techniques 3 | 12.5 | |
| 740-342 Orchestration | 12.5 | |
| 740-308 Ensemble 3-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-344 Ensemble 3-2 | 6.25 | |
| Elective* | 12.5 | |
| Fourth year | ||
| 740-437 Practical Study 4-1 | 18.75 | |
| 740-438 Practical Study 4-2 | 18.75 | |
| 740-393 Approaches to Music Pedagogy | 12.5 | |
| 740-386 Music Analysis | 12.5 | |
| 740-404 Ensemble 4-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-403 Ensemble 4-2 | 6.25 | |
| plus | ||
| 740-426 Work Experience & Career Preparation | 25 | |
| or | ||
| Electives* | 25 | |
| Total Points | 400.0 | |
*Electives can be taken from any offerings under:
Musicology Studies 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B
academic or applied electives
Arts Faculty subjects
This course is designed for students seeking careers as music therapists in health or special education. The music therapy course combines training in appropriate musical skills with psychology, physiology, social and clinical studies.
Quota: Owing to the limited availability of clinical placements, a quota of eight undergraduate students applies for entry to the third year of this course, based on the work in applied music skills, therapy and academic studies in year 2. Selection is determined at a meeting of the Board of Examiners in early December and students are advised by letter from the Dean whether or not they have been successful.
The course is currently on a two-year cycle as per the structure below:
| Music therapy stream | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third year (Yyar 1 of cycle - 2002) | Points | |
| 512-120 Introductory Experimental Psychology 1 | 12.5 | |
| 512-121 Social, Develop. & Clinical Psychology 1 | 12.5 | |
| or music electives | 25 | |
| plus | ||
| 740-364 Music Therapy for Child Clients | 12.5 | |
| 740-366 Music Psychology | 12.5 | |
| 740-371 Clinical Practice in Music Therapy 1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-389 Clinical Practice in Music Therapy 2 | 12.5 | |
| 740-458 Music Therapy Methods 2 | 12.5 | |
| 740-424 Music Therapy Methods 3 | 12.5 | |
| Fourth year (year 2 of cycle - 2001) | ||
| 512-120 Introductory Experimental Psychology 1 | 12.5 | |
| 512-121 Social, Develop. & Clinical Psychology 1 | 12.5 | |
| or music electives | 25 | |
| plus | ||
| 740-459 Clinical Practice In Music Therapy 3 | 12.5 | |
| 740-478 Clinical Practice in Music Therapy 4 | 12.5 | |
| 740-340 Music Therapy for Adult Clients | 12.5 | |
| 740-390 Music Therapy Methods 1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-457 Music Therapy Methods 4 | 12.5 | |
| 740-434 Music in Medicine | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 400.0 | |
This course aims to develop students' understanding and knowledge of music, musical scholarship and research methods to prepare them as professional musicologists. Students will complete advanced seminars in music history, theory, research methodology and systematic disciplines such as analysis, ethnomusicology, aesthetics, historiography and palaeography. A dissertation presenting the results of a substantial project is the culminating point of the course.
Students choose this stream in preparation for careers in music criticism, librarianship, journalism, research, editing, radio and television music programming, or other branches of musicology.
| Musicology/ethnomusicology stream | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third year | Points | |
| 740-359 Musicological Research Method 1 | 12.5 | |
| or | ||
| 740-431 Musicological Research Methods 2 | 12.5 | |
| or | ||
| 740-432 Research in Ethnomusicology | 12.5 | |
| plus | ||
| 740-385 Music Techniques 3 | 12.5 | |
| 740-386 Music Analysis | 12.5 | |
| 740-308 Ensemble 3-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-344 Ensemble 3-2 | 6.25 | |
| Electives* | 50.0 | |
| Fourth year | ||
| 740-462 Dissertation | 50 | |
| 740-404 Ensemble 4-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-403 Ensemble 4-2 | 6.25 | |
| Electives* | 37.5 | |
| Total Points | 400.0 | |
*Electives can be taken from any offerings under:
Musicology Studies 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B
academic electives
Arts Faculty subjects
At least 3 of the electives must be from musicology studies
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