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Music Electives
Students select Music Electives following the Course Structure and the Major Structure in which they are enrolled.
For elective subjects that are related to an ensemble activity, please refer to the Ensemble page.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Structure
Music Electives are grouped below by area.
Students enrolled in the Musicology & Ethnomusicology Major must complete 50 points of subjects from the Musicology & Ethnomusicology elective list below.
Composition
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20122 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30047 | Music Analysis | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Interactive Composition
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10179 | Making Music For Film And Animation 1 | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI10184 | Pop Song Writing 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI20173 | The Art of Game Music | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20174 | The Laptop Recording Studio |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20208 | Electronic Dance Music Technique | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI30236 | The Music Producer: From Brass to Beats | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI30238 | Advanced Harmonic and Rhythmic Studies | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Jazz & Improvisation
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI10222 | The Wellbeing Orchestra | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20163 | Samba Band |
January (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
June (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
January (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
June (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30263 | Jazz & Improv Composition Workshop | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Music Studies
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20149 | Music Psychology |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20150 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20203 | Peak Performance Under Pressure | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20204 | Music and Politics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20222 | Creativity, Genius, Expertise and Talent | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20223 | Music Performance Science | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Musicology & Ethnomusicology
Note: Students enrolled in the Musicology & Ethnomusicology Major must complete 50 points of subjects from the list below.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10219 | Rock Music: From Roots to Retro | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20120 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI20217 | Topics in Ethnomusicology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI20218 | Area Studies in Ethnomusicology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI20219 | Global Pop | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI20224 | Music and Gender | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI20227 | Popular Music Studies | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI20231 | Indigenous Music and Musicians | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI20232 | Indigenous Musical Instruments | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI30004 | Music and Film since 1900 | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI30011 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI30015 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI30030 | The Music Of Spain | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI30116 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30256 | The Romantic Piano | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI30269 | Music in Australia | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
MUSI30270 | Topics in Musicology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30271 | Topics in Popular Music Studies | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Performance
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20192 | R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI30045 | Studies In Opera | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30246 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
MUSI30257 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022