Composition Specialisation (BH-MUS)
Bachelor of Music (Degree with Honours)Informal specialisationYear: 2017
Composition Specialisation (BH-MUS)
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Stuart Greenbaum
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
Students further develop compositional skills and personal voice through a deep engangement with the discipline. Compositional projects will range from writing a duo to an orchestral work, and culminate in a concert presentation of student works. A Professional Project elective allows for the procurement and/or curation of work in a concert or public context outside of the University, building engagement with the profession.
Intended learning outcomes
See Bachelor of Music (Honours) main course entry.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Structure
Students in the Composition specialisation complete 62.5 points of core subjects and 37.5 points of elective subjects.
Subject Options
Core subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI40036 | Conducting | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40064 | The Research Process for Musicians |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI40067 | Honours Composition 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40068 | Honours Composition 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Electives
Students select 37.5 points from the list below:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI40049 | Baroque Music of the German World | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40073 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40036 | Conducting | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40103 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40100 | French Music Louis XIV to the Revolution | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40032 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40063 | Honours Ensemble 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI40080 | Honours Ensemble 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
| MUSI40090 | Latin American Music and Culture | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40055 | Music Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40074 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40099 | Music and Politics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40094 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40047 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40091 | Music Internship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40092 | Music Management and Enterprise | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40075 | Music Psychology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40078 | Music Research (Honours) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40076 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30025 | Orchestration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40027 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40058 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40056 | Special Study |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI40021 | Stravinsky and Music of the 20th Century | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40054 | Studies In Opera | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40079 | The Ethnography of Music (Honours) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40095 | The Music of Spain | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40098 | The Romantic Piano | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40028 | Women in Music | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 4 March 2025