Bachelor of Music (Performance)
Jazz Performance
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 8 January 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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| To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music (Performance), a candidate must complete 192 credit points comprising: |
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(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 |
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Core |
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Music Skills |
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| JAZZ1621 Jazz Music Skills 1 |
6 | |
| JAZZ1622 Jazz Music Skills 2 |
6 | P JAZZ1621 |
| JAZZ2623 Jazz Music Skills 3 |
6 | P JAZZ1622 |
| JAZZ2624 Jazz Music Skills 4 |
6 | P JAZZ2623 |
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS) |
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| 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) Non-Jazz degree students will be considered for a place in the class based on enrolment numbers prior to the commencement of the semester. |
| JAZZ1022 Jazz History 2 |
3 | P JAZZ1021 Non-Jazz degree students will be considered for a place in the class based on enrolment numbers prior to the commencement of the semester. |
| JAZZ2018 Jazz History 3 |
3 | P JAZZ1022 Non-Jazz degree students will be considered for a place in the class based on enrolment numbers prior to the commencement of the semester. |
| JAZZ3618 Jazz Musicology and Analysis |
6 | P JAZZ2017 or JAZZ2624 This is a Foundation unit in Analysis, History and Culture studies. |
Additional Core |
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Studio Pedagogy |
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| JAZZ3030 Jazz Pedagogy |
3 | |
Music Skills |
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| JAZZ3631 Music Industry Skills |
6 | |
Principal Study Area |
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Jazz Performance |
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| 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 |
| JAZZ3205 Jazz Performance 5 (Extended) |
12 | P JAZZ2604 |
| JAZZ3206 Jazz Performance 6 (Extended) |
12 | P JAZZ3205 |
| JAZZ4207 Jazz Performance 7 (Extended) |
12 | P JAZZ3206 |
| JAZZ4208 Jazz Performance 8 (Extended) |
12 | P JAZZ4207 |
Performance and Ensemble |
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Performance and Ensemble |
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| JAZZ1611 Jazz Ensemble 1 |
6 | Jazz students must attend the Large Ensemble auditions for placement in one of the large ensembles; Non-jazz students can apply to the Unit coordinator to audition for entry to either the Large or Small Jazz Ensemble 1-8 electives. |
| JAZZ1612 Jazz Ensemble 2 |
6 | P JAZZ1611 |
| JAZZ2613 Jazz Ensemble 3 |
6 | P JAZZ1612 |
| JAZZ2614 Jazz Ensemble 4 |
6 | P JAZZ2613 |
| JAZZ3615 Jazz Ensemble 5 |
6 | P JAZZ2614 |
| JAZZ3616 Jazz Ensemble 6 |
6 | P JAZZ3615 |
| JAZZ4617 Jazz Ensemble 7 |
6 | P JAZZ3616 |
| JAZZ4618 Jazz Ensemble 8 |
6 | P JAZZ4617 |
Project |
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Professional and Industry Skills |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |