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Informal specialisationYear: 2020
Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology
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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
Year 1
50 points of Level 1 core subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10047 | Music History 1: Monteverdi to Mozart | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10220 | Practical Music 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10023 | Music Language 1: the Diatonic World |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10221 | Practical Music 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
PLUS
25 credit points of Music Electives
AND
25 credit points of Breadth
Year 2
25 points of Level 2 core subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20198 | Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20061 | Music Language 2: Chromaticism & Beyond |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
PLUS
50 credit points of Music Electives (including Specialised Electives)
AND
25 credit points of Breadth
Year 3
25 points of Level 3 core subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI30249 | Music History 3:Impressionism to Present |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30046 | Music Language 3: Modern Directions |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
PLUS
50 credit points of Music Electives (including Specialised Electives)
AND
25 credit points of Breadth OR an additional 12.5 credit points of Music Electives
Specialised Elective Subjects
If you choose to undertake a special electives it is recommended that you start the sequence of subjects in second year, semester 1.
Performance Specialised Elective Subjects
Either
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20199 | Practical Music 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20200 | Practical Music 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30250 | Practical Music 5 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30251 | Practical Music 6 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
OR
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20201 | Performance 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20202 | Performance 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30252 | Performance 5 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30253 | Performance 6 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Composition Specialised Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20055 | Composition 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20056 | Composition 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30213 | Composition 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30214 | Composition 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30025 | Orchestration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Musicology/Ethnomusicology Specialised Elective Subjects
Either one or both of
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI30032 | Music Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10219 | Rock Music: From Roots to Retro | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10021 | MCM African Music and Dance Ensemble 1 | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI10022 | MCM African Music and Dance Ensemble 2 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI10016 | Art of Piano Teaching | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10204 | Applied Aural Musicianship 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10041 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10042 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10052 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10053 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10004 | Computing for Musicians | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
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 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI10057 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10066 | Guitar Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10067 | Guitar Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10001 | Language and Diction German | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10002 | Language and Diction: Italian | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI10207 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10206 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 2 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI10060 | Orchestral Ensembles 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10061 | Orchestral Ensembles 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10076 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10077 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI10068 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10069 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10092 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10093 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10225 | Chamber Choir 1 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI10226 | Chamber Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20053 | Broadway and Music of the Theatre | No longer available | |
MUSI20122 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20205 | French Music Louis XIV to the Revolution | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI20155 | Latin American Music and Culture | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI20150 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20204 | Music and Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20149 | Music Psychology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20120 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20203 | Peak Performance Under Pressure | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20158 | Stravinsky and Music of the 20th Century | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI20222 | Creativity, Genius, Expertise and Talent | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20218 | Area Studies in Ethnomusicology | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI20217 | Topics in Ethnomusicology | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI20219 | Global Pop | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI20222 | Creativity, Genius, Expertise and Talent | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20223 | Music Performance Science | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20161 | Alexander Technique for Musicians | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI20207 | Applied Aural Musicianship 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20160 | Applied Aural Musicianship 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20069 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20070 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20071 | Big Band 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20072 | Big Band 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20073 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20074 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20013 | Chamber Music 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20014 | Chamber Music 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
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 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI20081 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20087 | MCM Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI20088 | MCM Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20089 | Guitar Ensemble 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20090 | Guitar Ensemble 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20108 | MCM Chinese Music Ensemble |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20025 | Minor Music Performance 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20026 | Minor Music Performance 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20008 | Music Technology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20093 | Orchestral Ensembles 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20094 | Orchestral Ensembles 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20211 | Percussion Ensemble | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI20212 | Practical Anatomy for Classical Voice 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20213 | Chamber Choir 3 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI20214 | Chamber Choir 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20215 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20216 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 4 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI20099 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20100 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI20156 | Practical Anatomy for Classical Voice 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20104 | Shakuhachi 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI20105 | Shakuhachi 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI20091 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20092 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20112 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20113 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30014 | High Baroque Music of the German World | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30257 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30116 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30047 | Music Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30004 | Music and Film since 1900 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30246 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30011 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30032 | Music Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30025 | Orchestration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30015 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30045 | Studies In Opera | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30030 | The Music Of Spain | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30256 | The Romantic Piano | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30213 | Composition 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30214 | Composition 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30264 | Wagner's Ring | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30159 | Acting for Singers 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30160 | Acting for Singers 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30255 | Applied Aural Musicianship 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30163 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30164 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30165 | Big Band 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30166 | Big Band 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30167 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30168 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30019 | Chamber Music 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI30020 | Chamber Music 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
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 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI30172 | Early Voices 1 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI30173 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30181 | Guitar Ensemble 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30182 | Guitar Ensemble 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30050 | Minor Music Performance 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI30051 | Minor Music Performance 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI30185 | Orchestral Ensembles 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30186 | Orchestral Ensembles 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30193 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30194 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI30183 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30184 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30244 | Chamber Choir 5 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI30258 | Chamber Choir 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30259 | Interpretation of French Art Song |
April (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI30260 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30261 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 6 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI30262 | French Lyric Diction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30206 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30207 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020