Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Specialisation
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Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Specialisation
Contact information
Coordinator
BMUS year 1 coordinator – Linda Kouvaras (lindaik@unimelb.edu.au)
BMUS year 2 coordinator – Tonié Field (tonie.field@unimelb.edu.au)
BMUS year 3 coordinator – Katy Abbott (kaabbott@unimelb.edu.au)
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: https://mcm.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees
- Email: vcamcm-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Music Performance is a flexible program tailored to meet your musical interests, skills and career pathways. The specialisation centres on the study of a chosen instrument to develop the professional level skills expected of a performing artist. Students undertake a performance-based first year to hone music performance and applied music skills alongside historical, contextual, theoretical and aural learning. From second year your focus can remain heavily performance-based, shift to Musicology or Ethnomusicology, or you can apply for the Composition specialisation.
Intended learning outcomes
See B-MUS Learning Outcomes
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
All students in the Bachelor of Music Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Specialisation undertake 8 core subjects alongside their chosen specialised and general elective subjects.
- 225 points of music subjects are undertaken (including the 8 core subjects as listed below)
- 50 points of breadth subjects are undertaken including at least 12.5 points at Level 2 or 3 (and no more than 37.5 points at Level 1)
- 25 points of free subjects (either music or breadth) are undertaken at Levels 1 to 3
- No more than 125 points may be taken at Level 1.
- It is recommended that free subjects are undertaken in the third year.
- First year students are permitted to enrol in Level 2 & Level 3 12.5 credit point subjects, provided they meet the subjects' requisite requirements where applicable.
An audition is required for:
- Big Band
- Early Voices
- Piano Duo and Duet
- Symphony Orchestra
- Vocal Ensemble
- Wind Symphony
Special permission is required for:
- Chamber Music
- Minor Music Performance
During the re-enrolment period, ensemble selections, except Chamber Music, will be processed with provisional approval. Enrolments will then be reviewed by Ensemble Directors, in the context of audition outcomes, before ensemble enrolment can be confirmed. Auditions will be held during February/March. The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music reserves the right to alter ensemble enrolments according to audition/special permission outcomes.
Subject Options
First Year
Semester 1
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI10047 | Music History 1: Monteverdi to Mozart | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10220 | Practical Music 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Plus
- 12.5 credit points of Music Electives
AND
- 12.5 credit points of Breadth
Semester 2
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI10023 | Music Language 1: the Diatonic World |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI10221 | Practical Music 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Plus
- 12.5 credit points of Music Electives
AND
- 12.5 credit points of Breadth
Second Year
Semester 1
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20198 | Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus
- 25 credit points of Music Electives (including Specialised Electives)
AND
- 12.5 credit points of Breadth
Semester 2
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20061 | Music Language 2: Chromaticism & Beyond |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Plus
- 25 credit points of Music Electives (including Specialised Electives)
AND
- 12.5 credit points of Breadth
Third Year
Semester 1
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI30249 | Music History 3:Impressionism to Present | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus
- 25 credit points of Music Electives (including Specialised Electives)
AND
- 12.5 credit points of Breadth OR an additional 12.5 credit points of Music Electives
Semester 2
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI30046 | Music Language 3: Modern Directions |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Plus
- 25 credit points of Music Electives (including Specialised Electives)
AND
- 12.5 credit points of Breadth OR an additional 12.5 credit points of Music Electives
Specialised Electives
If you choose to undertake a special electives it is recommended that you start the sequence of subjects in second year, semester 1.
Performance
Either
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20199 | Practical Music 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20200 | Practical Music 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30250 | Practical Music 5 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30251 | Practical Music 6 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
OR
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20201 | Performance 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20202 | Performance 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30252 | Performance 5 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30253 | Performance 6 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Composition
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20055 | Composition 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20056 | Composition 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30213 | Composition 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30214 | Composition 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30025 | Orchestration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Musicology/Ethnomusicology
Either one or both of
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI30032 | Music Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 1 Electives
12.5 Credit Point Subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI10219 | Rock Music: From Roots to Retro | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
6.25 Credit Point Subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI10021 | African Music and Dance Ensemble 1 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI10022 | African Music and Dance Ensemble 2 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI10016 | Art of Piano Teaching | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10204 | Audiation through Solfège | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10041 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10042 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10052 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10053 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10004 | Computing for Musicians | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10058 | Conservatorium Choir 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10059 | Conservatorium Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10056 | Early Voices 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10057 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10066 | Guitar Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10067 | Guitar Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10001 | Language and Diction German | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10002 | Language and Diction: Italian | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10207 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10206 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10060 | Orchestral Ensembles 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10061 | Orchestral Ensembles 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10076 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10077 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| MUSI10068 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10069 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10092 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI10093 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Level 2 Electives
12.5 Credit Point Subjects:
*see also the Specialised electives listed above
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20053 | Broadway and Music of the Theatre | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20122 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20205 | French Music Louis XIV to the Revolution | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20155 | Latin American Music and Culture | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20150 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20204 | Music and Politics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20125 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20149 | Music Psychology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20120 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20203 | Peak Performance Under Pressure | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20158 | Stravinsky and Music of the 20th Century | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
6.25 Credit Point Subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20161 | Alexander Technique for Musicians | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| MUSI20207 | Aural Studies 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20160 | Aural Studies 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20069 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20070 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20071 | Big Band 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20072 | Big Band 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20073 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20074 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20013 | Chamber Music 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI20014 | Chamber Music 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI20082 | Conservatorium Choir 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20083 | Conservatorium Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20080 | Early Voices 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20081 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20084 | Famous Opera Choruses 1 | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| MUSI20087 | Gamelan 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20088 | Gamelan 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20089 | Guitar Ensemble 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20090 | Guitar Ensemble 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20045 | Language and Diction French | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| MUSI20108 | MCM Chinese Music Ensemble 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI20025 | Minor Music Performance 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI20026 | Minor Music Performance 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI20008 | Music Technology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20093 | Orchestral Ensembles 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20094 | Orchestral Ensembles 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20211 | Percussion Ensemble | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20099 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20100 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| MUSI20156 | Practical Anatomy for Classical Voice |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI20103 | |||
| MUSI20104 | Shakuhachi 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI20105 | Shakuhachi 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI20091 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20092 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20112 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI20113 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Level 3 Electives
12.5 Credit Point Subjects:
*see also the Specialised electives listed above
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI30014 | Baroque Music of the German World | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30248 | Creativity, Genius, Expertise and Talent | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30257 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30116 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30047 | Music Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30004 | Music and Film since 1900 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30246 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30024 | Music Cultures of Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30011 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30032 | Music Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30025 | Orchestration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30015 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30045 | Studies In Opera | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30030 | The Music Of Spain | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30256 | The Romantic Piano | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30115 | Women in Music | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
6.25 Credit Point Subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI30159 | Acting for Singers 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30160 | Acting for Singers 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30255 | Advanced Aural Studies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30163 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30164 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30165 | Big Band 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30166 | Big Band 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30167 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30168 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30019 | Chamber Music 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI30020 | Chamber Music 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI30174 | Conservatorium Choir 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30175 | Conservatorium Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30254 | Creating from the Single Staff Score | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| MUSI30172 | Early Voices 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30173 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30181 | Guitar Ensemble 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30182 | Guitar Ensemble 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30050 | Minor Music Performance 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI30051 | Minor Music Performance 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI30185 | Orchestral Ensembles 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30186 | Orchestral Ensembles 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30193 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30194 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| MUSI30183 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30184 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30244 | University of Melbourne Chamber Choir 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30258 | University of Melbourne Chamber Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30206 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30207 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Majors, minors and specialisations
Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology
The course structure is as follows:
Last updated: 18 December 2020