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Diploma in Music (D-MUSIC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
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Students currently admitted in this course:
Future students:
Coordinator
Elliott Gyger
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of musical study in their chosen area of interest
- pursue musical knowledge and skills independently, with intellectual honesty and rigorous methods of inquiry in their chosen area of interest
- make critically informed responses to new ideas in the discipline
- show empathy, self-reflection and critical intelligence in the dissemination of skills and knowledge in their specialisation
- work competently and productively in a musical setting both alone and in groups
- participate with integrity, discrimination and sound knowledge and understanding in national and international debates, dialogues and discussions in their area of specialisation
- communicate effectively
- be capable of further development and advancement in the area of their specialisation
Generic skills
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
Academically excellent as a result of:
- focussed study in the discipline of music over a three-year period
- participation in a diversity of teaching and learning models including individual tuition, masterclasses, large lectures, seminars, tutorials, on-line learning and ensemble experiences
Knowledgeable across disciplines as a result of:
- participation in a variety of "ways of knowing" within the discipline of music - solo and ensemble performance competency, theoretical, historical and contextual knowledge of music
- able to use the interaction of music and other disciplines with creativity and insight
- participation in music ensembles
Attuned to cultural diversity through:
- a raft of elective and ensemble opportunities that involve thinking about difference in ways of being musical as well as participating in music from other times and places
- familiarity with culturally diverse ways of conceptualising and talking about music
- hands-on experiences of culturally diverse styles of music making and musical pedagogy
Active global citizens through:
- participation throughout the course in the inherently international nature of music in all its manifestations awareness as ambassadors for Australia through promotion of its cultural richness
- facilitators and communicators between diverse cultural communities
Graduate attributes
Graduates of the Diploma in Music will be:
Academically excellent as a result of:
- one-to-one tuition in performance over three years
- participation in a diversity of teaching and learning models including individual tuition, masterclasses, concert classes, large lectures, seminars, tutorials, on-line learning and ensemble experiences
Knowledgeable across disciplines as a result of:
- participation in a variety of "ways of knowing" within the discipline of music - solo and ensemble performance competency, theoretical, historical and contextual knowledge of music.
- able to us the interaction of music and other disciplines with creativity and insight
Leaders in communities through:
- high level development of teamwork and group dynamic skills through participation in music ensembles
- leadership roles in University and community based public performances, workshops and outreach programs.
Attuned to cultural diversity through:
- a raft of academic elective and ensemble opportunities that involve thinking about difference in ways of being musical as well as participating in music from other times and places.
- familiarity with culturally diverse ways of conceptualising and talking about music
- hands-on experiences of culturally diverse styles of music making and musical pedagogy
Active global citizens through:
- participation throughout the course in the inherently international nature of music in all its manifestations
- awareness as ambassadors for Australia through promotion of its cultural richness
- facilitators and communicators between diverse cultural communities
Last updated: 12 November 2021