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Music Skills

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 12 December 2023.
View details of the changes below.
Music Skills requirements apply to students undertaking the following degrees. Specific requirements are listed in the relevant enrolment pattern.
(a) BMusic
(b) BMusic (Composition)
(c) BMusic (Music Education)
(d) BMusic (Performance)
(e) BMusic/BAdvanced Studies (Composition)
(f) BMusic/BAdvanced Studies (Performance)
(g) Diploma of Music

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Music Theory and Aural Skills

MCGY1000
Aural Perception 1
3 Completion of a Music Skills Evaluation is essential prior to commencement. Students who have not completed this diagnostic test should contact the unit of study coordinator before the start of semester.
MCGY1001
Aural Perception 1A
3 Completion of a Music Skills Evaluation is essential prior to commencement. Students who have not completed this diagnostic test should contact the unit of study coordinator before the start of semester.
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
Completion of a Tutorial Streaming Exercise is essential prior to commencement. Students who have not completed this diagnostic test should contact the unit of study coordinator before the start of semester.
MCGY1009
Harmony and Analysis 2
3 P MCGY1008
MCGY2010
Harmony and Analysis 3
3 P MCGY1009
MCGY2011
Harmony and Analysis 4
3 P MCGY2010
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
MUSC1501
Extended Fundamentals of Music
6 A HSC Music 2
MUSC1503
Fundamentals of Music 1
6  
MUSC1504
Fundamentals of Music 2
6  
MUSC2693
Fundamentals of Music 3
6 P MUSC1504
N MUSC1501
MUSC2695
Popular Music Theory
6 P MUSC1503 or MUSC1504 or MUSC1501 or MUSC2693 or MCGY1008 or JAZZ1621 or JAZZ1019
JAZZ3301
Rhythm Awareness/Analysis
3 Non-Jazz degree students may take this unit after completion of their Principal Study 4 with the approval of the Unit Coordinator.

Music Skills core

MUSC1611
The Studio for Songwriters 1
6 A Students enrolling in this unit of study must have some experience with writing their own original songs in a contemporary music style
P MUSC1401

Music Skills electives

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
JAZZ3631
Music Business Skills
6  

Music Technology units

CMPN1013
Creative Music Technology
3  
CMPN1014
Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals
3  
CMPN2007
Sound Recording Advanced
3 A Proficiency in an industry standard DAW and the ability to understand basic microphone and recording techniques
P CMPN2006 or CMPN1014
CMPN2631
Electroacoustic Music
6 A Proficiency in the usage of any industry standard DAW and attendant sound transformation and diffusion software
P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
CMPN2632
Computer Music Fundamentals
6 P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
CMPN3634
Interactive Media and Sound Installations
6 P CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
The unit makes use of interactive programming techniques and other technical skills taught in CMPN2631/2632. Enrolling concurrently in one of these subjects alongside CMPN3634 is recommended.
CMPN3635
Writing Music for the Moving Image
6 P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653 or MUED4002
CMPN3636
Live Electronic Music Performance
6 A Students enrolling in this Unit of Study are expected to have previous experience with music technology, including recording and music creation software. Students will be expected to perform
P (CMPN1013 or MUED1002 or MUSC2653) and (MUSC3603 or CMPN1631 or CMPN1632 or CMPN3634 or CMPN2223)
MUSC2653
Introduction to Digital Music Techniques
6 An ability to read music at a basic level and an understanding of fundamental musical terminology is an advantage in this unit of study.
MUSC3603
Advanced Digital Music Techniques
6 P MUSC2653 or CMPN1013 or MUED1002

Practical Keyboard Skills

CPNO1603
Practical Keyboard Skills 1
6 Must have keyboard skills and reasonable music reading skills.
CPNO1604
Practical Keyboard Skills 2
6 P ACCP1603 or CPNO1603
Must have keyboard skills (up to at least an AMEB 4th grade level) and reasonable music reading skills.

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
12/12/2023 Prohibitions (N) for MUSC1503 published as:
N MCGY1008 or MUSC1504 or MUSC1501
Prohibitions (N) for MUSC1503 removed: