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Diploma of Music

Piano (Classical)

Resolutions	Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	Principal Study	24	Principal Study Performance 1-4
Core	Music Skills	18	Harmony and Analysis units; Aural Perception units
Core	Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)	12	0 cps Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps This is Music; 6 cps in AHCS units
Performance and Ensemble	Performance and Ensemble	24	12 cps Collaborative Piano 1-2; 3 cps Composer Performer Workshop 1; 3 cps Chamber Music 1; 6 cps Performance and Ensemble units
Electives	Electives	18	Electives from Table A (Music) and/or Table S (Shared Pool) and/or Table O (Open Learning Environment)

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
PERF1641 Principal Study Performance 1	6	PERF1642 Principal Study Performance 2	6	PERF2643 Principal Study Performance 3	6	PERF2644 Principal Study Performance 4	6
Harmony and Analysis units: Aural Perception units	6	Harmony and Analysis units: Aural Perception units	6	Harmony and Analysis units: Aural Perception units	6	CHMB1301 Chamber Music 1	3
CPNO1601 Collaborative Piano 1	6	CPNO1602 Collaborative Piano 2	6	CMPN3000 Composer Performance Workshop 1	3	Ensemble	3
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	AHCS unit	6	Performance/Ensemble	3	Electives	12
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	AHCS unit	6	Performance/Ensemble	3	Electives	12
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