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Diploma of Music

Performance

Drum Set

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	Drum set 1-2; Drum set 3-4 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	24	12 credit points Drum set Ensemble 1-4 6 credit points Choir 1-2 6 credit points Chamber Music 1-2
Music Skills	18	18 credit points in Fundamentals of Music units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points AHCS Elective
Electives	18	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 Drumset Ensemble 1	3	DRUM1302 Drumset Ensemble 2	3	DRUM2303 Drumset Ensemble 3	3	DRUM2304 Drumset Ensemble 4	3
ENSE1041 Choir 1	3	ENSE1042 Choir 2	3	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3	CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3
Fundamentals of Music unit	6	Fundamentals of Music unit	6	Fundamentals of Music unit	6	Free choice	12
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Elective	6	Free choice	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	AHCS Elective	6	Free choice	6
24		24		24		24

Historical Performance

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Historical Performance 1-2, Historical Performance 3-4 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	24	12 credit points Orchestral Studies 1-2 3 credit points EMUS1661 Early Keyboard Class 1 3 credit points EMUS1671 Continuo 1 6 credit points EMUS1670 Pre-Baroque Practice
Music Skills	18	18 credit points in Harmony and Analysis and Aural Perception units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points MCGY2611 Music from the Middle Ages to Baroque
Electives	18	Free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
EMUS1611 Historical Performance 1	6	EMUS1612 Historical Performance 2	6	EMUS2213 Historical Performance 3 (Extended)	6	EMUS2214 Historical Performance 4 (Extended)	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	ENSE1619 Orchestral Studies 2	6
EMUS1661 Early Keyboard Class 1	3	EMUS1670 Pre-Baroque Practice	6	ENSE1618 Orchestral Studies 1	6	Free choice	12
EMUS1671 Continuo 1	3	MCGY2611 Music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque	6	Free choice	6
MCGY1030 This is Music	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0
24		24		24		24

Jazz Performance

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Jazz Performance 1-4
Performance	24	24 credit points Jazz Ensemble 1-4
Music Skills	18	18 credit points Jazz Music Skills 1-3
Analysis, History and Culture Studies	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points JAZZ1022 Jazz History 2
Electives	18	Including 9 credit points in Jazz Improvisation units

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
JAZZ1601 Jazz Performance 1	6	JAZZ1602 Jazz Performance 2	6	JAZZ1603 Jazz Performance 3	6	JAZZ1604 Jazz Performance 4	6
JAZZ1621 Jazz Music Skills 1	6	JAZZ1622 Jazz Music Skills 2	6	JAZZ2623 Jazz Music Skills 3	6	JAZZ2614 Jazz Ensemble 4	6
JAZZ1611 Jazz Ensemble 1	6	JAZZ1612 Jazz Ensemble 2	6	JAZZ2613 Jazz Ensemble 3	6	Jazz Improvisation	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	JAZZ1021 Jazz History 1	3	JAZZ1022 Jazz History 2	3	Free choice	9
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	JAZZ1021 Jazz History 1	3	JAZZ1022 Jazz History 2	3	Free choice	9
		JAZZ1006 Jazz Improvisation 1	3	JAZZ1007 Jazz Improvisation 2	3
24		24		24		24

Jazz Voice

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Jazz Vocal 1-4
Performance and Ensembles	24	Jazz Ensemble 1-4
Music Skills	18	18 credit points JAZZ2623 Jazz Music Skills 1-3
Analysis, History and Culture Studies	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points JAZZ1022 Jazz History 2
Electives	18	Free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
JAZZ1631 Jazz Vocal 1	6	JAZZ1632 Jazz Vocal 2	6	JAZZ2633 Jazz Vocal 3	6	JAZZ2634 Jazz Vocal 4	6
JAZZ1621 Jazz Music Skills 1	6	JAZZ1622 Jazz Music Skills 2	6	JAZZ2623 Jazz Music Skills 3	6	JAZZ2027 Jazz Small Ensemble 4	3
JAZZ1611 Jazz Ensemble 1	6	JAZZ1612 Jazz Ensemble 2	6	JAZZ2613 Jazz Ensemble 3	6	JAZZ2614 Jazz Ensemble 4	6
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	JAZZ1021 Jazz History 1	3	JAZZ1022 Jazz History 2	3	Free choice	12
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	Free choice	3	Free choice	3
24		24		24		24

Music Theatre

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Voice 1-2, 3-4 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	24	24 credit points Music Theatre Experience 1-4
Music Skills	18	12 credit points Fundamentals of Music units; 6 credit pointsMUSC2695 Popular Music Theory
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music; 6 credit points MUSC2675 History of the Musical
Electives	18	Free choice

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
VSAO1611 Voice 1	6	VSAO1612 Voice 2	6	VSAO2213 Voice 3 (Extended)	6	VSAO2214 Voice 4 (Extended)	6
MUSC1503 Fundamentals of Music 1 (or MUSC1504)	6	MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music 2 (or MUSC2693)	6	MUSC2695 Popular Music Theory	6	Elective	6
MSTH1601 Music Theatre Experience 1	6	MSTH1602 Music Theatre Experience 2	6	MSTH2603 Music Theatre Experience 3	6	MSTH2604 Music Theatre Experience 4	6
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	MUSC2675 History of the Musical	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	MUSC2675 History of the Musical	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	6
24		24		24		24

Non-Western Music

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Principal Study 1-2, Principal Study 3-4 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	24	24 credit points Chinese Music Ensemble 1-4
Music Skills	18	18 credit points Fundamentals of Music units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music; 6 credit points Sound Recording Fundamentals
Electives	18	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
MUSC1503 Fundamentals of Music 1	6	MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music 2	6	MUSC2693 Fundamentals of Music 3	6	Free choice	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
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	6
24		24		24		24

Orchestral Instruments

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Principal Study 1-2, Principal Study 3-4 (Extended)
Performance and Ensemble	24	24 credit points Orchestral Studies 1-4
Music Skills	18	18 credit points in Music Theory and Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points in AHCS Elective units
Electives	18	Including 6 credit points in Chamber Music

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
Principal Study 1	6	Principal Study 2	6	Principal Study 3 (Extended)	6	Principal Study 4 (Extended)	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	ENSE2016 Orchestral Studies 4	6
ENSE1618 Orchestral Studies 1	6	ENSE1619 \|Orchestral Studies 2	6	ENSE2005 Orchestral Studies 3	6	CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Elective	6	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3	Free choice	9
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	AHCS Elective	6	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3	Free choice	9
				Free choice	3
24		24		24		24

Voice (Classical)

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Voice 1-2, Voice 3-4 (Extended)
Performance and Ensembles	24	18 credit points in Language and Lyric Diction units 6 credit points VSAO1300 Classical Singers Repertoire Book
Music Skills	18	18 credit points in Music Theory and Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points in AHCS Elective units
Electives	18	Including 6 credit points in Ensemble units

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
VSAO1611 Voice 1	6	VSAO1612 Voice 2	6	VSAO2213 Voice 3 (Extended)	6	VSAO2214 Voice 4 (Extended)	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Ensemble	6
VSAO1211 Italian Essentials for Singers	6	VSAO1212 German Essentials for Singers	6	VSAO2313 French Essentials for Singers	6	Free choice	12
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	VSAO1300 Classical Singers Repertoire Book	6	AHCS elective	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	VSAO1300 Classical Singers Repertoire Book	6	AHCS elective	6
24		24		24		24

Non-orchestral instruments

Guitar (Classical)

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Guitar 1-2, 3- 4 (Extended)
Performance	24	STRG2036 Guitar Ensemble 4 CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2 CMPN3001 Composer Performer Workshop 2
Music Skills	18	18 cps in Music Theory and Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points in AHCS Elective units
Electives	18	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	STRG2036 Guitar Ensemble 4	3
STRG1039 Guitar Ensemble 1	3	STRG1040 Guitar Ensemble 2	3	STRG2035 Guitar Ensemble 3	3	CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3
CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1	3	CMPN3001 Composer Performer Workshop 2	3	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3	Free choice	12
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Elective	6	Free choice	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	AHCS Elective	6	Free choice	6
24		24		24		24

Organ

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Organ 1-2, Organ 3- 4 (Extended)
Performance	24	Organ Resources 1-4 Chamber Music 1-2 6 cps in Ensemble units
Music Skills	18	18 credit points in Music Theory and Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies	12	MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points in AHCS Elective units
Electives	18	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	ORGN2009 Organ Resources 4	3
ORGN1008 Organ Resources 1	3	ORGN1009 Organ Resources 2	3	ORGN2008 Organ Resources 3	3	CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3
Ensemble	3	Ensemble	3	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3	Free choice	12
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Elective	6	Free choice	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0
24		24		24		24

Piano (Classical)

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Piano 1-2, Piano 3-4 (Extended)
Performance	24	Collaborative Piano 1-2 CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1 CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1 6 credit points in Ensemble units
Music Skills	18	18 credit points in Music Theory and Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points in AHCS Elective units
Electives	18	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	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3
CPNO1601 Collaborative Piano 1	6	CPNO1602 Collaborative Piano 2	6	CMPN3000 Composer Performance Workshop 1	3	Ensemble	3
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Elective	6	Ensemble	3	Free choice	12
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	AHCS Elective	6	Ensemble	3	Free choice	12
				Free choice	6
24		24		24		24

Saxophone (Classical)

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	24	24 credit points Saxophone 1-2, Saxophone 3-4 (Extended)
Performance	24	Saxophone Orchestra 1-4 Chamber Music 1-2 6 credit points in Ensemble units
Music Skills	18	18 credit points in Music Theory and Aural Skills units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies	12	0 credit points MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music 6 credit points MCGY1030 This is Music 6 credit points in AHCS Elective units
Electives	18	Free choice

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	WIND2017 Saxophone Orchestra 4	3
WIND1016 Saxophone Orchestra 1	3	WIND1017 Saxophone Orchestra 2	3	WIND2016 Saxophone Orchestra 3	3	CHMB1302 Chamber Music 2	3
Ensemble	3	Ensemble	3	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3	Free choice	12
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS Elective	6	Free choice	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	AHCS Elective	6	Free choice	6
24		24		24		24