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Bachelor of Music (Performance)

Orchestral Instrument

Unit of study table

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music (Performance), a candidate must complete 192 credit points comprising:
(a) 48 credit points of core units of study as specified in Table A; and
(b) a 0-credit point unit of study, MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; and
(c) 72 credit points of Principal Study Area units of study as defined in Section 7 of the course resolutions and as specified in Table A; and
(d) 12 credit points of project units of study, and
(e) a minimum of 30 credit points of Ensemble / Performance units of study as specified in Table A; and
(f) additional Core and Ensemble or Performance units of study as required by the Principal Study area and specified in Table A; and
(g) where appropriate, elective units from Table A, Table S and a maximum of 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core

Music Skills
MCGY1000
Aural Perception 1
3  
MCGY1001
Aural Perception 1A
3  
MCGY1002
Aural Perception 1B
3 P MCGY1001
MCGY1003
Aural Perception 2
3 P MCGY1000 or MCGY1002
MCGY2004
Aural Perception 3
3 P MCGY1003
MCGY2005
Aural Perception 4
3 P MCGY2004
MCGY1008
Harmony and Analysis 1
3 A Ability to read musical notation including treble and bass clefs, and knowledge of scales, intervals and triads in tonal music
MCGY1009
Harmony and Analysis 2
3 P MCGY1008
MCGY2010
Harmony and Analysis 3
3 P MCGY1009
MCGY2011
Harmony and Analysis 4
3 P MCGY2010

Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)

MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
12 credit points of chosen AHCS Foundation units from the AHCS pool
6 credit points of chosen AHCS Elective units from the AHCS pool

Additional Core

Studio Pedagogy
A chosen unit from Studio Pedagogy

Principal Study Area

Orchestral Instrument
PERF1641
Principal Study Performance 1
6  
PERF1642
Principal Study Performance 2
6 P PERF1641 or WIND1611 or WIND1621 or STRG1601 or DRUM1601 or WIND1631 or STRG1611 or STRG1621 or EMUS1611 or BRSS1601 or WIND1641 or ORGN1601 or PRCN1601 or KEYB1621 or PERF1601 or WIND1661 or BRSS1611 or BRSS1621 or BRSS1631 or STRG1641 or STRG1661 or STRG1671 or VSAO1611
PERF2643
Principal Study Performance 3
6 P PERF1642 or WIND1612 or WIND1622 or STRG1602 or DRUM1602 or WIND1632 or STRG1612 or STRG1622 or EMUS1612 or BRSS1602 or WIND1642 or ORGN1602 or PRCN1602 or KEYB1622 or PERF1602 or WIND1662 or BRSS1612 or BRSS1622 or BRSS1632 or STRG1642 or STRG1662 or STRG1672 or VSAO1612
PERF2644
Principal Study Performance 4
6 P PERF2643 or WIND2213 or WIND2223 or STRG2203 or DRUM2603 or WIND2233 or STRG2213 or STRG2223 or EMUS2213 or BRSS2203 or WIND2243 or ORGN2203 or PRCN2203 or KEYB2223 or PERF2223 or WIND2263 or BRSS2213 or BRSS2223 or BRSS2233 or STRG2243 or STRG2263 or STRG2273 or VSAO2213
PERF3645
Principal Study Performance 5
12 P PERF2644 or WIND2214 or WIND2224 or STRG2204 or DRUM2604 or WIND2234 or STRG2214 or STRG2224 or EMUS2214 or BRSS2204 or WIND2244 or ORGN2204 or PRCN2204 or KEYB2224 or PERF2224 or WIND2264 or BRSS2214 or BRSS2224 or BRSS2234 or STRG2244 or STRG2264 or STRG2274 or VSAO2214
PERF3646
Principal Study Performance 6
12 P PERF3645 or WIND3215 or WIND3225 or STRG3205 or DRUM3605 or WIND3235 or STRG3215 or STRG3225 or EMUS3215 or BRSS3205 or WIND3245 or ORGN3205 or PRCN3205 or KEYB3225 or PERF3205 or WIND3265 or BRSS3215 or BRSS3225 or BRSS3235 or STRG3245 or STRG3265 or STRG3275 or VSAO3215
PERF4647
Principal Study Performance 7
12 P PERF3646 or WIND3216 or WIND3226 or STRG3206 or DRUM3606 or WIND3236 or STRG3216 or STRG3226 or EMUS3216 or BRSS3206 or WIND3246 or ORGN3206 or PRCN3206 or KEYB3226 or PERF3206 or WIND3266 or BRSS3215 or BRSS3226 or BRSS3236 or STRG3246 or STRG3266 or STRG3276 or VSAO3216
PERF4648
Principal Study Performance 8
12 P PERF4647 or WIND4217 or WIND4227 or STRG4207 or DRUM4607 or WIND4237 or STRG4217 or STRG4227 or EMUS4217 or BRSS4207 or WIND4247 or ORGN4207 or PRCN4207 or KEYB4227 or PERF4207 or WIND4267 or BRSS4217 or BRSS4227 or BRSS4237 or STRG4247 or STRG4267 or STRG4277 or VSAO4217
PERF4649
Principal Study Performance (RP) 8
12 P PERF4647 or WIND4217 or WIND4227 or STRG4207 or DRUM4607 or WIND4237 or STRG4217 or STRG4227 or EMUS4217 or BRSS4207 or WIND4247 or ORGN4207 or PRCN4207 or KEYB4227 or PERF4207 or WIND4267 or BRSS4217 or BRSS4227 or BRSS4237 or STRG4247 or STRG4267 or STRG4277 or VSAO4217

Performance and Ensemble

Performance and Ensemble
ENSE1618
Orchestral Studies 1
6  
ENSE1619
Orchestral Studies 2
6 P ENSE1618
ENSE2005
Orchestral Studies 3
6 P ENSE1619
ENSE2016
Orchestral Studies 4
6 P ENSE2005
ENSE3017
Orchestral Studies 5
6 P ENSE2016
ENSE3018
Orchestral Studies 6
6 P ENSE3017
ENSE4021
Orchestral Studies 7
6 P ENSE3018
ENSE4022
Orchestral Studies 8
6 P ENSE4021
CHMB1301
Chamber Music 1
3  
CHMB1302
Chamber Music 2
3 P CHMB1301

Project

Professional and Industry Skills
Either:
i. 12 credit points of Music Specialist Creative Project units; or
ii. 12 credit points of Professional Practice Internship/Industry and Community Project units.
SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1
6  
SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2
6 P SCMP4601
PERF2622
Professional Practice Internship
6  
PERF3610
Professional Practice Internship 2
6 P PERF2622
PERF3640
Industry and Community Projects
6 A upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points