Master of Music (Performance Teaching) (MC-MUSPT) // Entry and participation requirements

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Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

  • a Bachelor of Music with a weighted average mark of at least H3 (65%) in the final year or equivalent; or
  • a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Contemporary Music – Improvisation) with a weighted average mark of at least H3 (65%) in the final year or equivalent; or
  • a Graduate Diploma in Music with a weighted average mark of at least H3 (65%) or equivalent, and
  • a satisfactory requirement in audition, or approved final year subject (see notes)
    Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the selection committee will consider:

  • prior academic performance; and
  • the audition.

3. The Selection committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.

Notes: Guaranteed Entry:
students graduating from the University of Melbourne Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music (Honours) or Graduate Diploma in Music with an average of at least H3 (65%) in the final year, combined with a mark of at least 65 in one of the following performance subjects are guaranteed entry into the Master of Music (Performance Teaching):

Bachelor of Music:
Music Performance 6
Practical Music 6
Performance Study 6
Performance 6
Individual Performance Studies 6

Bachelor of Music (Degree with Honours):
Recital

Graduate Diploma in Music:
Practical Study 2

For these applicants, an audition is not required, providing that the mark of at least 65 in the performance subject has been obtained no more than 12 months preceding close of applications for the Master of Music (Performance Teaching).

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to providingsupport to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website. http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Last updated: 22 March 2025