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Bachelor of Music (B-MUS) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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Nicholas Tochka
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:
- situate their activity as musicians within the best practices of local, national and international contexts;
- integrate a holistic view of music from different times and traditions into their working and intellectual lives;
- make critical, informed and sophisticated responses to new musical ideas, methodologies and theoretical frameworks;
- demonstrate thorough knowledge, technical skill and expressive accomplishment within their discipline;
- work competently and productively in a musical setting, both individually and in groups;
- pursue musical knowledge and skills independently, with intellectual honesty and rigorous methods of inquiry;
- communicate musical ideas effectively in performance, speech and writing, and through fluent and creative use of technology;
- apply critical intelligence, self-reflection and creative problem-solving to their development as musicians.
Generic skills
On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:
- communicate effectively, in oral and written forms and on digital platforms;
- develop and implement innovative and creative ideas;
- respond openly and imaginatively to new ideas from others;
- engage in rigorous and respectful debate;
- work as part of a team to achieve a common goal;
- demonstrate appropriate leadership in group settings;
- apply critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills to unfamiliar challenges;
- sustain medium and long-term work strategies in pursuit of personal goals.
Graduate attributes
Graduates of the Bachelor of Music will have developed the following skills and attributes.
Academically excellent as a result of:
- participation in a diversity of teaching and learning modes, including individual tuition, tutorials, masterclasses, performance and concert classes, on-line learning, seminars, large lectures and ensemble experiences;
- assessment practices that demand independent thinking, critical analysis and an openness to new ideas;
- articulate and authoritatively informed in musical discourse;
- familiar and competent with research protocols, written and spoken communication skills, and the ethics of scholarship through a program of core and elective academic subjects over three years;
- artistically sophisticated with a high level of understanding of the aesthetic of their discipline;
Competent across disciplines as a result of:
- participation in a variety of "ways of knowing" within the discipline of music - solo, chamber and orchestral competency; theoretical knowledge of music; historical and contextual knowledge of music; aural acuity;
- participation in up to 75 points of breadth subjects;
- able to use the interaction of music and other disciplines with creativity and insight;
Community leaders through:
- undertaking and developing new initiatives in community awareness and understanding of the place of music in society;
- leadership roles in University and community-based public performances, workshops and outreach programs;
- high-level development of teamwork and group dynamic skills through participation in music ensembles;
Attuned to cultural diversity through:
- a raft of academic elective and ensemble opportunities that involve thinking about differences 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;
Global citizens through:
- experiences gained through Study Abroad;
- 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: 4 December 2024