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Diploma of Music

Jazz Performance

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 22 November 2024. View details of the changes below.

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
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
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
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
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).

Date	Original publication	Post-publication amendment
22/11/2024	No Prohibition (N) for JAZZ1601	Prohibition (N) for JAZZ1601 added: "JAZZ1006"
22/11/2024	No Prohibition (N) for JAZZ1602	Prohibition (N) for JAZZ1602 added: "JAZZ1007"
22/11/2024	No Prohibition (N) for JAZZ2603	Prohibition (N) for JAZZ2603 added: "JAZZ2006"
22/11/2024	No Prohibition (N) for JAZZ2604	Prohibition (N) for JAZZ2604 added: "JAZZ2007"
22/11/2024	No Assuemd Knowledge (A) for JAZZ1021	Assuemd Knowledge (A) for JAZZ1021 added: "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)"