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Bachelor of Music (Performance)

Non-Orchestral Instrument

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 30 November 2023.

Drum Set principal study

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	72	Drum Set 1-2, 3-8 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	30	18 cps Drum Set Ensemble 1-6; 6 cps Chamber Music 1-2; 6 cps Choir 1-2
Music Skills	24	21 cps in Music Theory and Aural Skills units including 3 cps of JAZZ3301 Rhythm Awareness/Analysis; 3 cps CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	24	0 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music; 12 cps in AHCS Foundation units; 6 cps in AHCS Elective units
4th Year Project	12	Music Specialist Creative Project (or Industry Community Project units)
Electives	30	Free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
DRUM1601 Drum Set 1	6	DRUM1602 Drum Set 2	6	DRUM2603 Drum Set 3 (Extended)	6	DRUM2604 Drum Set 4 (Extended)	6
DRUM1301 Drum Set Ensemble 1	3	DRUM1302 Drum Set Ensemble 2	3	DRUM2303 Drum Set Ensemble 3	3	DRUM2304 Drum Set Ensemble 4	3
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	ENSE1042 Choir 2	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	AHCS elective unit	6
CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals	3	AHCS Foundation unit	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	ENSE1041 Choir 1	3	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3	free choice	3
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
DRUM3605 Drum Set 5 (Extended)	12	DRUM3606 Drum Set 6 (Extended)	12	DRUM4607 Drum Set 7 (Extended)	12	DRUM4608 Drum Set 8 (Extended)	12
DRUM3305 Drum Set Ensemble 5	3	DRUM3306 Drum Set Ensemble 6	3	SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU	6
JAZZ3301 Rhythm Awareness/Analysis	3	Recital Preparation or Free choice	3	Free choice	6	Free choice	3
Free choice	6	Free choice	6				3
24		24		24		24

Guitar (Classical) principal study

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	72	Guitar 1-2, 3-8 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	36	24 cps Guitar Ensemble 1-8; 6 cps Chamber Music 1-2; 6 cps Composer Performer Workshop 1-2
Music Skills	24	12 cps in Music Theory units; 12 cps in Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	24	0 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music; 12 cps in AHCS Foundation units; 6 cps in AHCS Elective units
Pedagogy and Teaching Music	3	STRG3010 Pedagogy Guitar 1
4th Year Project	12	12 cps in Music Specialist Creative Project (or Industry Community Project units)
Electives	21	Free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
STRG1611 Guitar 1	6	STRG1612 Guitar 2	6	STRG2213 Guitar 3 (Extended)	6	STRG2214 Guitar 4 (Extended)	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6
STRG1039 Guitar Ensemble 1	3	STRG1040 Guitar Ensemble 2	3	STRG2035 Guitar Ensemble 3	3	STRG2036 Guitar Ensemble 4	3
CMPN3000 Composer Performance Workshop 1	3	CMPN3001 Composer Performance Workshop 2	3	STRG3010 Pedagogy Guitar 1	3	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	AHCS Elective	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
STRG3215 Guitar 5 (Extended)	12	STRG3216 Guitar 6 (Extended)	12	STRG4217 Guitar 7 (Extended)	12	STRG4218 Guitar 8 (Extended)	12
STRG3037 Guitar Ensemble 5	3	STRG3038 Guitar Ensemble 6	3	STRG4041 Guitar Ensemble 7	3	STRG4042 Guitar Ensemble 8	3
CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3	Recital Preparation 1 or Free Choice	3	SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU	6
Free choice	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	3	Recital Preparation or Free choice	3
24		24		24		24

Non-Western Music principal study

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	72	Principal Study 1-2, 3-8 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	30	24 cps in relevant Ensemble units; 3 cps ENSE1041 Choir 1; 3 cps CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1
Music Skills	24	12 cps in Fundamentals of Music units; 3 cps CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology; 3 cps CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals; 6 cps JAZZ3631 Music Business Skills or a Fundamentals of Music unit
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	24	0 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music; 6 cps in AHCS Foundation units; 12 cps in AHCS electives
4th Year Project	12	12 cps in Music Specialist Creative Project (or Industry Community Project units)
Electives	30	Free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
PERF1601 Principal Study 1	6	PERF1602 Principal Study 2	6	PERF2223 Principal Study 3 (Extended)	6	PERF2224 Principal Study 4 (Extended)	6
PERF2604 Chinese Music Ensemble 1	6	PERF2605 Chinese Music Ensemble 2	6	PERF3606 Chinese Music Ensemble 3	6	PERF3607 Chinese Music Ensemble 4	6
MUSC1503 Fundamentals of Music 1	6	MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music 2	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	AHCS Elective	6
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals	3	CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1	3	Free choice	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	ENSE1041 Choir 1	3	CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology	3
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
PERF3205 Principal Study 5 (Extended)	12	PERF3206 Principal Study 6 (Extended)	12	PERF4207 Principal Study 7 (Extended)	12	PERF4208 Principal Study 8 (Extended)	12
AHCS Elective	6	JAZZ3631 Music Business Skills or a Fundamentals of Music unit	6	SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU	6
Free choice	6	CPNO3611 Recital Preparation 1 or free choice	6	Free choice	6	Recital Preparation and/or Free choice	6
24		24		24		24

Organ principal study

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	72	Organ 1-2, 3-8 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	30	12 cps Organ Resources 1-4; 6 cps Chamber Music 1-2; 12 cps in Performance or Ensemble or Composer Performer Workshop (CPW) units
Music Skills	24	12 cps in Music Theory units; 12 cps in Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	24	0 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music; 12 cps in AHCS Foundation units; 6 cps in AHCS Elective units
Pedagogy and Teaching Music	3	3 cps in studio pedagogy or music education units
4th Year Project	12	12 cps in Music Specialist Creative Project (or Industry Community Project units)
Electives	27	Performance or Ensemble or free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
ORGN1601 Organ 1	6	ORGN1602 Organ 2	6	ORGN2203 Organ 3 (Extended)	6	ORGN2204 Organ 4 (Extended)	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6
ORGN1008 Organ Resources 1	3	ORGN1009 Organ Resources 2	3	ORGN2008 Organ Resources 3	3	ORGN2009 Organ Resources 4	3
Performance/ Ensemble	3	Performance/ Ensemble	3	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3	CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Foundation units	6	AHCS Foundation units	6	AHCS Elective	6
MCGY1000 Australian Indigenous Music	0
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
ORGN3205 Organ 5 (Extended)	12	ORGN3206 Organ 6 (Extended)	12	ORGN4207 Organ 7 (Extended)	12	ORGN4208 Organ 8 (Extended)	12
Performance/Ensemble or CPW units	3	Performance/Ensemble or CPW unit	3	SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU	6
Free choice	6	Free choice	9	Free choice	6	Free choice	6
Pedagogy/ Music Education	3
24		24		24		24

Piano (Classical) principal study

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	72	Piano 1-2, 3-8 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	33	12 cps Collaborative Piano 1-2; 3 cps CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1; 3 cps CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1; 15 cps performance/ensemble units (of which can include Collaborative Piano 3-4 or Chamber Music 3-4)
Music Skills	24	12 cps in Music Theory units; 12 cps in Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	24	0 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music; 12 cps in AHCS Foundation units; 6 cps in AHCS Elective units
Pedagogy and Teaching Music	6	Piano Pedagogy 1-2
4th Year Project	12	12 cps in Music Specialist Creative Project (or Industry Community Project units)
Electives	21	Performance or Ensemble or free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
KEYB1621 Piano 1	6	KEYB1622 Piano 2	6	KEYB2223 Piano 3 (Extended)	6	KEYB2224 Piano 4 (Extended)	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6
CPNO1601 Collaborative Piano 1	6	CPNO1602 Collaborative Piano 2	6	KEYB3002 Pedagogy Piano 1	3	KEYB3003 Pedagogy Piano 2	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music				Performance/Ensemble	3	CMPN3000 Composer Performance Workshop 1	3
						Free choice	3
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
KEYB3225 Piano 5 (Extended)	12	KEYB3226 Piano 6 (Extended)	12	KEYB4227 Piano 7 (Extended)	12	KEYB4228 Piano 8 (Extended)	12
Performance/Ensemble	6	Performance/Ensemble	6	SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU	6
AHCS Elective	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	6
24		24		24		24

Collaborative Piano (Classical) principal study

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	72	Collaborative Piano 1-4, 5-8 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	39	24 cps Piano 1-2, 3-4 (Extended); 15 cps in Chamber Music or Ensemble or Composer Performance Workshop (CPW) or Recital Preparation units
Music Skills	24	12 cps in Music Theory units; 12 cps in Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	24	0 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music; 12 cps in AHCS Foundation units; 6 cps in AHCS Elective units
Pedagogy and Teaching Music	3	KEYB3002 Pedagogy Piano 1
4th Year Project	12	12 cps in Music Specialist Creative Project (or Industry Community Project units)
Electives	18	Free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
CPNO1601 Collaborative Piano 1	6	CPNO1602 Collaborative Piano 2	6	CPNO2603 Collaborative Piano 3	6	CPNO2604 Collaborative Piano 4	6
KEYB1621 Piano 1	6	KEYB1622 Piano 2	6	KEYB2223 Piano 3 (Extended)	6	KEYB2224 Piano 4 (Extended)	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	Chamber Music or CPW or Ensemble units	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
CPNO3605 Collaborative Piano 5 (Extended)	12	CPNO3606 Collaborative Piano 6 (Extended)	12	CPNO4607 Collaborative Piano 7 (Extended)	12	CPNO4608 Collaborative Piano 8 (Extended)	12
Chamber Music or CPW or Ensemble or Recital Preparation unit	3	Chamber Music or CPW or Ensemble or Recital Preparation units	6	SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU	6
KEYB3002 Pedagogy Piano 1	3	Free choice	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	6
AHCS Electives	6
24		24		24		24

Saxophone (Classical) principal study

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	72	Saxophone 1-2, 3-8 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	39	18 cps Saxophone Orchestra 1-6; 6 cps Chamber Music 1-2; 3 cps CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1; 12 cps Orchestral Studies 1-2
Music Skills	24	12 cps in Music Theory units; 12 cps in Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	24	0 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music; 6 cps JAZZ3631 Music Business Skills; 12 cps in AHCS Foundation units
Pedagogy and Teaching Music	6	3 cps WIND3010 Pedagogy Woodwind 1; 3 cps MUED1009 Psychology of Learning and Instruction
4th Year Project	12	12 cps in Music Specialist Creative Project (or Industry Community Project units)
Electives	15	Free choice (of which can include recital preparation or additional orchestral studies units)

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
WIND1661 Saxophone 1	6	WIND1662 Saxophone 2	6	WIND2263 Saxophone 3 (Extended)	6	WIND2264 Saxophone 4 (Extended)	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6
WIND1016 Saxophone Orchestra 1	3	WIND1017 Saxophone Orchestra 2	3	WIND2016 Saxophone Orchestra 3	3	WIND2017 Saxophone Orchestra 4	3
MUED1009 Psychology of Learning and Instruction	3	CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1	3	WIND3010 Pedagogy Woodwind 1	3	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	JAZZ3631 Music Business Skills	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
WIND3265 Saxophone 5 (Extended)	12	WIND3266 Saxophone 6 (Extended)	12	WIND4267 Saxophone 7 (Extended)	12	WIND4268 Saxophone 8 (Extended)	12
WIND3018 Saxophone Orchestra 5	3	WIND3019 Saxophone Orchestra 6	3	SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU	6
CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3	Free choice	3	Free choice	6	Free choice	6
ENSE1618 Orchestral Studies 1	6	ENSE1619 Orchestral Studies 2	6
24		24		24		24