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Diploma in Music (D-MUSIC) // Course structure
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Students currently admitted in this course:
Future students:
Coordinator
Elliott Gyger
Course structure
The Diploma consists of 100 points of elective subject choices, usually taken across three years, which may be chosen from all areas of study within the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
No more than 50 points of level 1 Music Electives can be taken.
At least 25 points of level 3 Music Electives must be taken.
Up to 50 points may be cross-credited as Breadth to the main Bachelor degree.
Subject options
To help with course planning we have identified subjects in the lists below that may be available as breadth in your Bachelor degree. Please note that you can still take these subjects as part of your Diploma in Music enrolment if your home degree does not offer them as Breadth. Breadth offerings in Bachelor degrees are subject to change and availability so please ensure that you use this list as a guide and always check availability with your home faculty.
Level 1 electives
6.25 point electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
12.5 point electives
Subjects offered as Breadth:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI10179 | Making Music For Film And Animation 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10047 | Music History 1: Monteverdi to Mozart | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10023 | Music Language 1: the Diatonic World |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10184 | Pop Song Writing 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10219 | Rock Music: From Roots to Retro | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI10222 | The Wellbeing Orchestra | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10017 | Riffs: Guitar Cultures & Practice 1 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10037 | Music in Everyday Life | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Specialised subjects available within the Diploma in Music:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10220 | Practical Music 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10221 | Practical Music 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
6.25 point electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
MUSI20108 | MCM Chinese Music Ensemble |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
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 | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI20081 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20084 | Famous Opera Choruses 1 | Not available in 2020 | 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 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
MUSI20210 | Saxophone Ensemble | Not available in 2020 | 6.25 |
MUSI20156 | Practical Anatomy for Classical Voice 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
12.5 point electives
Subjects offered as Breadth:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20053 | Broadway and Music of the Theatre | No longer available | |
MUSI20209 | Chinese Music Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20122 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI20208 | Electronic Dance Music Technique | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
June (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (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 |
MUSI20196 | Riffs: Guitar Cultures & Practice 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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 |
MUSI20149 | Music Psychology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
MUSI20192 | R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20163 | Samba Band |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
April (Online)
June (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20158 | Stravinsky and Music of the 20th Century | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI20173 | The Art of Game Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20206 | The Business of Music | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20174 | The Laptop Recording Studio |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Specialised subjects available within the Diploma in Music:
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 |
Level 3 electives
6.25 point electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
12.5 point electives
Subjects offered as Breadth:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI30014 | High Baroque Music of the German World | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30248 | Creativity, Genius, Expertise and Talent | No longer available | |
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 |
MUSI30024 | Music Cultures of Asia | No longer available | |
MUSI30249 | Music History 3:Impressionism to Present |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30011 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30046 | Music Language 3: Modern Directions |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
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 |
MUSI30030 | The Music Of Spain | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30236 | The Music Producer: From Brass to Beats | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30256 | The Romantic Piano | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MUSI30115 | Women in Music | No longer available | |
MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30247 | Music and Spirituality | No longer available |
Specialised subjects available within the Diploma in Music:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020