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Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition)

Unit of study table

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition), a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points comprising:
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Principal Study
CMPN1601
Composition 1
6  
CMPN1602
Composition 2
6 P CMPN1601
CMPN2603
Composition 3
6 P CMPN1602
CMPN2604
Composition 4
6 P CMPN2603
CMPN3605
Composition 5
6 P CMPN2604 or CMPN2223
CMPN3606
Composition 6
6 P CMPN3605
CMPN4607
Composition 7
6 P CMPN3606 or CMPN3336 or CMPN2223 or CMPN2334 or CMPN3236
CMPN4608
Composition 8
6 P CMPN4607

Core

Music Skills
MCGY1000
Aural Perception 1
3  
MCGY1001
Aural Perception 1A
3  
MCGY1002
Aural Perception 1B
3 P MCGY1001
MCGY1003
Aural Perception 2
3 P MCGY1000 or MCGY1002
MCGY2004
Aural Perception 3
3 P MCGY1003
MCGY1008
Harmony and Analysis 1
3 A Ability to read musical notation including treble and bass clefs, and knowledge of scales, intervals and triads in tonal music
MCGY1009
Harmony and Analysis 2
3 P MCGY1008
MCGY2010
Harmony and Analysis 3
3 P MCGY1009
MCGY2011
Harmony and Analysis 4
3 P MCGY2010
JAZZ1015
Jazz Ear Training 1
3  
JAZZ1016
Jazz Ear Training 2
3 P JAZZ1015
JAZZ2038
Jazz Ear Training 3
3 P JAZZ1016
JAZZ2039
Jazz Ear Training 4
3 P JAZZ2038
JAZZ1019
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 1
3  
JAZZ1020
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 2
3 P JAZZ1019
JAZZ2016
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 3
3 P JAZZ1020
JAZZ2017
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 4
3 P JAZZ2016
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)
MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
MUSC1506
Classical Music: A Cultural History
6 A The ability to follow a musical score while listening to the music and knowledge of elementary music theory
MCGY2613
Music in Modern Times
6 A Ability to read musical notation
Composition Studies
CMPN1611
Instrumentation and Orchestration
6 A Students enrolling in this unit of study are expected to be able to read and understand instrumental music notation of moderate complexity
CMPN2320
Music Notation
6 A Concurrent study with CMPN1331 is recommended where possible. Students should own a professional music notation program (e.g. Sibelius, Dorico).
N CMPN2604
CMPN1014
Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals
3  
CMPN1013
Creative Music Technology
3  
CMPN3621
Advanced Composition Techniques
6 P CMPN2604
SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1
6  
SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2
6 P SCMP4601