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Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance)

Collaborative Piano (Classical)

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 11 December 2025.
View details of the changes below.
To qualify for the award of the pass degree in the of the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance), a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points comprising
(a) 102 credit points of Specialisation units; and
(b) 36 credit points of Core units;
(c) 6 credit points of units in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O;
(d) a 48 credit point major from Table S; and
(e) a minimum of 24 credit points at 4000 level from Table A (Music) or Table S (Major), including a research, community, industry or entrepreneurship project of at least 12 credit points and up to 36 credit points;
(f) where appropriate, elective units from a Specialisation or Table S.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Specialisation

Principal Study
CPNO1601
Collaborative Piano 1
6  
CPNO1602
Collaborative Piano 2
6 P CPNO1601
CPNO2603
Collaborative Piano 3
6 P CPNO1602
CPNO2604
Collaborative Piano 4
6 P CPNO2603
CPNO3605
Collaborative Piano 5 (Extended)
12 P CPNO2604
CPNO3606
Collaborative Piano 6 (Extended)
12 P CPNO3605
CPNO4607
Collaborative Piano 7 (Extended)
12 P CPNO3606
CPNO4608
Collaborative Piano 8 (Extended)
12 P CPNO4607

Performance and Ensemble

You must only select the Performance and Ensemble units that are specific to your discipline. These are outlined in the Minimum Level of Achievement table.
Performance and Ensemble Units of Study

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
MCGY2005
Aural Perception 4
3 P MCGY2004
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
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)
MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
12 credit points of chosen AHCS units from the AHCS pool

Open Learning Environment (OLE)

6 credit points of Open Learning Environment (OLE)

Table S (Major)

A 48 credit point major from Table S

4000-level

Professional and Industry Skills
SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1
6  
SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2
6 P SCMP4601
36 credit points of 4000-level units from Table A (Music) and/or Table S (Major)

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
04/12/2025 Prerequisites (P) for CPNO3605 published as:
P CPNO2604
Prerequisites (P) for CPNO3605 amended to:
P CPNO2604 and KEYB2624