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Diploma of Music

Orchestral Instruments

Unit of study table

To qualify for the award of the Diploma of Music, a candidate must complete 96 credit points comprising:

(a) 24 credit points of Principal Study Area units of study; and
(b) 30 credit points of core units of study; and
(c) MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; and
(d) 24 credit points of Performance and Ensemble units of study as required by the Principal Study Area; and
(e) 18 credit points of elective units of study from Table A (Music), Table S (Shared pool), and Table O (Open Learning Environment)
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Specialisation

Principal Study
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

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
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

Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)

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

Performance and Ensemble

You must only select the Performance and Ensemble Units of Study that are specific to your discipline. These are outlined in the Minimum Level of Achievement table.

Elective

18 credit points of chosen elective units from Table A (Music), Table S (Shared pool), and/or Table O (Open Learning Environment).