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Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance)

Jazz Performance

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 15 September 2025. View details of the changes below.

To qualify for the award of the pass degree in the of the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance), a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points comprising
(a) 102 credit points of Specialisation units; and
(b) 36 credit points of Core units;
(c) 6 credit points of units in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O;
(d) a 48 credit point major from Table S; and
(e) a minimum of 24 credit points at 4000 level from Table A (Music) or Table S (Major), including a research, community, industry or entrepreneurship project of at least 12 credit points and up to 36 credit points;
(f) where appropriate, elective units from a Specialisation or Table S.

Unit of study	Credit points	A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Specialisation
Principal Study
JAZZ1601 Jazz Performance 1	6	N JAZZ1006
JAZZ1602 Jazz Performance 2	6	P JAZZ1601 N JAZZ1007
JAZZ2603 Jazz Performance 3	6	P JAZZ1602 N JAZZ2006
JAZZ2604 Jazz Performance 4	6	P JAZZ2603 N JAZZ2007
JAZZ3605 Jazz Performance 5	6	P JAZZ2604
JAZZ3606 Jazz Performance 6	6	P JAZZ3605
JAZZ3205 Jazz Performance 5 (Extended)	12	P JAZZ2604
JAZZ3206 Jazz Performance 6 (Extended)	12	P JAZZ3205
JAZZ4207 Jazz Performance 7 (Extended)	12	P JAZZ3206
JAZZ4208 Jazz Performance 8 (Extended)	12	P JAZZ4207
Performance and Ensemble
You must only select the Performance and Ensemble units that are specific to your discipline. These are outlined in the Minimum Level of Achievement table.
JAZZ1611 Jazz Ensemble 1	6	Jazz students must attend the Large Ensemble auditions for placement in one of the large ensembles; Non-jazz students can apply to the Unit coordinator to audition for entry to either the Large or Small Jazz Ensemble 1-8 electives.
JAZZ1612 Jazz Ensemble 2	6	P JAZZ1611
JAZZ2613 Jazz Ensemble 3	6	P JAZZ1612
JAZZ2614 Jazz Ensemble 4	6	P JAZZ2613
6 cps of Performance and Ensemble electives
Core
Music Skills
JAZZ1621 Jazz Music Skills 1	6
JAZZ1622 Jazz Music Skills 2	6	P JAZZ1621
JAZZ2623 Jazz Music Skills 3	6	P JAZZ1622
JAZZ2624 Jazz Music Skills 4	6	P JAZZ2623
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0
MCGY1030 This Is Music	6
JAZZ1021 Jazz History 1	3	A Students enrolling in this unit are expected to have strong overall music skills including notation, reading, aural skills, music research and analysis and jazz performance (excluding non-jazz students)
JAZZ1022 Jazz History 2	3	P JAZZ1021
6 credit points of chosen AHCS units from the AHCS pool
Open Learning Environment (OLE)
6 credit points of Open Learning Environment (OLE)
Table S (Major)
A 48 credit point major from Table S
4000-level
Professional and Industry Skills
SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1	6
SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2	6	P SCMP4601
36 credit points of 4000-level units from Table A (Music) and/or Table S (Major)

Post-publication amendments

Date	Original publication	Post-publication amendment
22/11/2024	No Assumed Knowledge (A) for PERF1641	Assumed Knowledge (A) for PERF1641 added: "Available to students who successfully auditioned into their chosen Principal Study for the BMus and Diploma Performance degrees."
22/11/2024	Prerequisites (P) for PERF1642 published as: "BRSS1601 or BRSS1611 or BRSS1621 or BRSS1631 or DRUM1601 or EMUS1611 or KEYB1621 or ORGN1601 or PERF1601 or PERF1641 or PRCN1601 or STRG1601 or STRG1611 or STRG1621 or STRG1641 or STRG1661 or STRG1671 or VSAO1611 or WIND1611 or WIND1621 or WIND1631 or WIND1641 or WIND1661"	Prerequisites (P) for PERF1642 amended to: "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"
22/11/2024	Prerequisites (P) for PERF2643 published as: "BRSS1602 or BRSS1612 or BRSS1622 or BRSS1632 or DRUM1602 or EMUS1612 or KEYB1622 or ORGN1602 or PERF1602 or PERF1642 or PRCN1602 or STRG1602 or STRG1612 or STRG1622 or STRG1642 or STRG1662 or STRG1672 or VSAO1612 or WIND1612 or WIND1622 or WIND1632 or WIND1642 or WIND1662"	Prerequisites (P) for PERF2643 amended to: "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"
22/11/2024	Prerequisites (P) for PERF2644 published as: "BRSS2203 or BRSS2213 or BRSS2223 or BRSS2233 or DRUM2603 or EMUS2213 or KEYB2223 or ORGN2203 or PERF2223 or PERF2643 or PRCN2203 or STRG2203 or STRG2213 or STRG2223 or STRG2243 or STRG2263 or STRG2273 or VSAO2213 or WIND2213 or WIND2223 or WIND2233 or WIND2243 or WIND2263"	Prerequisites (P) for PERF2644 amended to: "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"
22/11/2024	Prerequisites (P) for PERF3645 published as: "BRSS2204 or BRSS2214 or BRSS2224 or BRSS2234 or DRUM2604 or EMUS2214 or KEYB2224 or ORGN2204 or PERF2224 or PERF2644 or PRCN2204 or STRG2204 or STRG2214 or STRG2224 or STRG2244 or STRG2264 or STRG2274 or VSAO2214 or WIND2214 or WIND2224 or WIND2234 or WIND2244 or WIND2264"	Prerequisites (P) for PERF3645 amended to: "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"
22/11/2024	Prerequisites (P) for PERF3646 published as: "BRSS3205 or BRSS3215 or BRSS3225 or BRSS3235 or DRUM3605 or EMUS3215 or KEYB3225 or ORGN3205 or PERF3205 or PERF3645 or PRCN3205 or STRG3205 or STRG3215 or STRG3225 or STRG3245 or STRG3265 or STRG3275 or VSAO3215 or WIND3215 or WIND3225 or WIND3235 or WIND3245 or WIND3265"	Prerequisites (P) for PERF3646 amended to: "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"
22/11/2024	Prerequisites (P) for PERF4647 published as: "BRSS3206 or BRSS3215 or BRSS3226 or BRSS3236 or DRUM3606 or EMUS3216 or KEYB3226 or ORGN3206 or PERF3206 or PERF3646 or PRCN3206 or STRG3206 or STRG3216 or STRG3226 or STRG3246 or STRG3266 or STRG3276 or VSAO3216 or WIND3216 or WIND3226 or WIND3236 or WIND3246 or WIND3266"	Prerequisites (P) for PERF4647 amended to: "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"
22/11/2024	Prerequisites (P) for PERF4648 published as: "BRSS4207 or BRSS4217 or BRSS4227 or BRSS4237 or DRUM4607 or EMUS4217 or KEYB4227 or ORGN4207 or PERF4207 or PERF4647 or PRCN4207 or STRG4207 or STRG4217 or STRG4227 or STRG4247 or STRG4267 or STRG4277 or VSAO4217 or WIND4217 or WIND4227 or WIND4237 or WIND4247 or WIND4267"	Prerequisites (P) for PERF4648 amended to: "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"
22/11/2024	PERF4649 title published as: "Principal Study Performance 8 (RP)"	PERF4649 title amended to: "Principal Study Performance (RP) 8"
22/11/2024	Prerequisites (P) for PERF4649 published as: "BRSS4207 or BRSS4217 or BRSS4227 or BRSS4237 or DRUM4607 or EMUS4217 or KEYB4227 or ORGN4207 or PERF4207 or PERF4647 or PRCN4207 or STRG4207 or STRG4217 or STRG4227 or STRG4247 or STRG4267 or STRG4277 or VSAO4217 or WIND4217 or WIND4227 or WIND4237 or WIND4247 or WIND4267"	Prerequisites (P) for PERF4649 amended to: "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"
5/12/2024	No Prohibition (N) for JAZZ1601	Prohibition (N) for JAZZ1601 added: "JAZZ1006"
5/12/2024	No Prohibition (N) for JAZZ1602	Prohibition (N) for JAZZ1602 added: "JAZZ1007"
5/12/2024	No Prohibition (N) for JAZZ2603	Prohibition (N) for JAZZ2603 added: "JAZZ2006"
5/12/2024	No Prohibition (N) for JAZZ2604	Prohibition (N) for JAZZ2604 added: "JAZZ2007"
15/09/2025	PERF2622, PERF3610 and PERF3640 was available for selection from: 4000-level, Professional and Industry Skills	PERF2622, PERF3610 and PERF3640 retired and removed from: 4000-level, Professional and Industry Skills

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance)

Jazz Performance

Unit of study table

Specialisation

Principal Study

Performance and Ensemble

Core

Music Skills

Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)

Open Learning Environment (OLE)

Table S (Major)

4000-level

Professional and Industry Skills

Post-publication amendments

Date

Original publication

Post-publication amendment