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Bachelor of Music (Performance)

This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 12 December 2025.
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Collaborative Piano (Classical)

Unit of study table

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music (Performance), a candidate must complete 192 credit points comprising:

(a) 48 credit points of core units of study as specified in Table A; including:

(i) 24 credit points of Music Skills units of study; and,

(ii) 24 credit points of Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies units of study, including: 

a. MCGY1030 This is Music

(b) a 0-credit point unit of study, MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; and
(c) 72 credit points of Principal Study Area units of study as defined in Section 7 of the course resolutions and as specified in Table A; and

(d) Either:

(i) 12 credit points of Music Specialist Creative Project units of study; or

(ii) 12 credit points of Professional Practice Internship/Industry and Community Project units of study

(e) a minimum of 30 credit points of Performance and Ensemble units of study as specified in Table A; and
(f) additional Core and Performance or Ensemble units of study as required by the Principal Study area and specified in Table A; and
(g) where appropriate, elective units from Table A, Table S and a maximum of 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

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 Foundation units from the AHCS pool
6 credit points of chosen AHCS Elective units from the AHCS pool

Additional Core

Studio Pedagogy
KEYB3002
Pedagogy Piano 1
3 This unit is available for students enrolled in Piano Principal Study including Jazz students.

Principal Study Area

Collaborative Piano
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

Performance and Ensemble
PERF1641
Principal Study Performance 1
6  
PERF1642
Principal Study Performance 2
6 P PERF1641 or WIND1611 or WIND1621 or STRG1601 or DRUM1601 or WIND1631 or STRG1611 or STRG1621 or EMUS1611 or BRSS1601 or WIND1641 or ORGN1601 or PRCN1601 or KEYB1621 or PERF1601 or WIND1661 or BRSS1611 or BRSS1621 or BRSS1631 or STRG1641 or STRG1661 or STRG1671 or VSAO1611
PERF2643
Principal Study Performance 3
6 P PERF1642 or WIND1612 or WIND1622 or STRG1602 or DRUM1602 or WIND1632 or STRG1612 or STRG1622 or EMUS1612 or BRSS1602 or WIND1642 or ORGN1602 or PRCN1602 or KEYB1622 or PERF1602 or WIND1662 or BRSS1612 or BRSS1622 or BRSS1632 or STRG1642 or STRG1662 or STRG1672 or VSAO1612
PERF2644
Principal Study Performance 4
6 P PERF2643 or WIND2213 or WIND2223 or STRG2203 or DRUM2603 or WIND2233 or STRG2213 or STRG2223 or EMUS2213 or BRSS2203 or WIND2243 or ORGN2203 or PRCN2203 or KEYB2223 or PERF2223 or WIND2263 or BRSS2213 or BRSS2223 or BRSS2233 or STRG2243 or STRG2263 or STRG2273 or VSAO2213
And 15cps in Performance/Ensemble units: Chamber Music or Ensemble or Composer Performance Workshop (CPW) or Recital Preparation Units.

Project

Professional and Industry Skills
Either:
i. 12 credit points of Music Specialist Creative Project units; or
ii. 12 credit points of Professional Practice Internship/Industry and Community Project units.
SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1
6  
SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2
6 P SCMP4601
PERF2622
Professional Practice Internship
6  
PERF3610
Professional Practice Internship 2
6 P PERF2622
PERF3640
Industry and Community Projects
6 A upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
8/01/2025

Requirements section published as:

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music (Performance), a candidate must complete 192 credit points comprising:

(a) 48 credit points of core units of study as specified in Table A; and

(b) a 0-credit point unit of study, MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; and

(c) 72 credit points of Principal Study Area units of study as defined in Section 7 of the course resolutions and as specified in Table A; and

(d) 12 credit points of project units of study, and

(e) a minimum of 30 credit points of Ensemble / Performance units of study as specified in Table A; and

(f) additional Core and Ensemble or Performance units of study as required by the Principal Study area and specified in Table A; and

(g) where appropriate, elective units from Table A, Table S and a maximum of 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O

Requirements section amended to:

(a) 48 credit points of core units of study as specified in Table A; including:

(i) 24 credit points of Music Skills units of study; and,

(ii) 24 credit points of Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies units of study, including:

a. MCGY1030 This is Music

(b) a 0-credit point unit of study, MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; and

(c) 72 credit points of Principal Study Area units of study as defined in Section 7 of the course resolutions and as specified in Table A; and

(d) Either:

(i) 12 credit points of Music Specialist Creative Project units of study; or

(ii) 12 credit points of Professional Practice Internship/Industry and Community Project units of study

(e) a minimum of 30 credit points of Performance and Ensemble units of study as specified in Table A; and

(f) additional Core and Performance or Ensemble units of study as required by the Principal Study area and specified in Table A; and

(g) where appropriate, elective units from Table A, Table S and a maximum of 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O

12/12/2025 Prerequisites (P) for CPNO3605 published as:
"P CPNO2604 and KEYB2624"
Prerequisites (P) for CPNO3605 amended to:
"P CPNO2604"