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Music Electives
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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 (On Campus - 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 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Not available in 2023 | 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 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30238 | Advanced Harmonic and Rhythmic Studies | No longer available |
Jazz & Improvisation
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10222 | The Wellbeing Orchestra | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20163 | Samba Band |
January (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
June (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
January (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
June (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30263 | Jazz & Improv Composition Workshop | No longer available |
Music Studies
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20149 | Music Psychology |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20150 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20203 | Peak Performance Under Pressure | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20204 | Music and Politics | Not available in 2023 | 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 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20120 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20217 | Topics in Ethnomusicology | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20218 | Area Studies in Ethnomusicology | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20219 | Global Pop | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20224 | Music and Gender | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20227 | Popular Music Studies | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20231 | Indigenous Music and Musicians | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20232 | Indigenous Musical Instruments | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30004 | Music and Film since 1900 | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30011 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30015 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30030 | The Music Of Spain | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30116 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30256 | The Romantic Piano | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30269 | Music in Australia | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30270 | Topics in Musicology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30271 | Topics in Popular Music Studies | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Performance
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20192 | R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir | No longer available | |
| MUSI30045 | Studies In Opera | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30246 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30257 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 10 November 2023