Conservatorium of Music electives
Unit of study table (Table S)
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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| CMPN1000 Composition Through Improvisation 1 |
3 | Student should have 3-4yrs experience in playing music and with a passion to improvise. |
| CMPN1003 Composition Through Improvisation 2 |
3 | P CMPN1000 Students should have 3-4yrs experience in playing music and with a passion to improvise. |
| CMPN1010 Creative Vocal Ensemble |
3 | A Sight singing; basic choral skills required; familiarity with music notation and music notation software |
| CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology |
3 | |
| CMPN1014 Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals |
3 | |
| 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 |
| CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking |
6 | |
| 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. |
| ENSE1041 Choir 1 |
3 | |
| ENSE1042 Choir 2 |
3 | P ENSE1041 |
| JAZZ1000 Jazz Large Ensemble 1 |
3 | Admission subject to audition. |
| JAZZ1001 Jazz Large Ensemble 2 |
3 | P JAZZ1000 Admission subject to audition. |
| JAZZ1015 Jazz Ear Training 1 |
3 | |
| JAZZ1016 Jazz Ear Training 2 |
3 | P JAZZ1015 |
| JAZZ1019 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 1 |
3 | |
| JAZZ1020 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 2 |
3 | P JAZZ1019 |
| MCGY1030 This Is Music |
6 | This is a Foundation unit in Analysis, History and Culture studies. |
| MCGY1031 Australian Musical Worlds |
6 | |
| MUED1009 Psychology of Learning and Instruction |
3 | |
| MUSC1501 Extended Fundamentals of Music |
6 | A HSC Music 2 |
| MUSC1503 Fundamentals of Music 1 |
6 | |
| MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music 2 |
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 |
| MUSC1507 Sounds, Screens, Speakers: Music and Media |
6 | |
| MUSC1604 Music, Health and Wellbeing |
6 | |
2000-level units of study |
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| 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 |
| CMPN2613 Comp Techniques: Number and Process |
6 | P CMPN2614 Strong music theory and notation skills are essential in this unit of study |
| CMPN2614 Comp Techniques: Tonality and Process |
6 | P CMPN1612 Strong music theory and notation skills are essential in this unit of study |
| 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 |
| EMUS2500 Historically Informed Style Workshop |
6 | |
| ENSE2043 Choir 3 |
3 | P ENSE1042 |
| ENSE2044 Choir 4 |
3 | P ENSE2043 |
| JAZZ2002 Jazz Large Ensemble 3 |
3 | P JAZZ1001 Admission subject to audition. |
| JAZZ2003 Jazz Large Ensemble 4 |
3 | P JAZZ2002 |
| JAZZ2016 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 3 |
3 | P JAZZ1020 |
| JAZZ2017 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 4 |
3 | P JAZZ2016 |
| JAZZ2038 Jazz Ear Training 3 |
3 | P JAZZ1016 |
| JAZZ2039 Jazz Ear Training 4 |
3 | P JAZZ2038 |
| MCGY2601 Perception of Music Performance |
6 | |
| MCGY2611 Music from the Middle Ages to Baroque |
6 | A Ability to read musical notation |
| MCGY2612 Music in the Classical and Romantic Eras |
6 | A The ability to read musical notation and basic knowledge of music theory This is a Foundation unit in Analysis, History and Culture studies. |
| MCGY2613 Music in Modern Times |
6 | A Ability to read musical notation This is a Foundation unit in Analysis, history and culture studies. |
| MUSC2614 Composition Workshop |
6 | P 18 credit points of 1000-level units |
| MUSC2622 Music in the Sixties |
6 | P 18 credit points of MUSC or MCGY units of study N MUSC2106 |
| MUSC2638 Jazz Riots and Revolutions |
6 | |
| MUSC2644 Introduction to the Philosophy of Music |
6 | |
| MUSC2645 Psychology of Music |
6 | |
| MUSC2648 Words and Music : Song Across Cultures |
6 | |
| 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. |
| MUSC2654 Popular Music |
6 | |
| MUSC2666 Global Sound: Drum and Bass, Rhythm and Soul |
6 | |
| MUSC2672 Australian Popular Music |
6 | |
| MUSC2675 History of the Musical |
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 |
| MUSC2696 Guitar Worlds: Playing Styles and Techniques |
6 | |
| PERF2604 Chinese Music Ensemble 1 |
6 | |
| PERF2605 Chinese Music Ensemble 2 |
6 | P PERF2604 |
3000-level units of study |
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| 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 |
| JAZZ3002 Jazz Large Ensemble 5 |
3 | P JAZZ2003 These units are only available to non-jazz students. Entry to these ensembles is by audition held during the week before classes commence in semester 1. Contact Unit Coordinator for day and time. |
| JAZZ3003 Jazz Large Ensemble 6 |
3 | P JAZZ3002 These units are only available to non-jazz degree students. Entry to these ensembles is by audition held during the week before classes commence in semester 1. Contact Unit Coordinator for day and time. |
| MCGY3602 Understanding East Asian Music |
6 | |
| MCGY3604 J.S. Bach and His World |
6 | A Broad knowledge of Baroque music equivalent to MCGY2611 or MUSC1506 |
| MCGY3629 Romanticism and the Fantastic |
6 | A It is expected that students will have some knowledge of harmonic and formal practices up to 1850 |
| MCGY3630 New Germans: Wagner and Liszt 1848-76 |
6 | A It is expected that students will have some knowledge of harmonic and formal practices up to 1850 P MCGY2612 |
| MCGY3636 Mozart's World: Music in the Age of Reason |
6 | A It is recommended that students have completed MCGY1506 or MCGY2612, or have a sound knowledge of late 18th-century repertoire Dr Alan Maddox |
| MCGY3639 Modernism in Austria and Germany 1889-1914 |
6 | P MCGY2612 |
| MUSC3603 Advanced Digital Music Techniques |
6 | P MUSC2653 or CMPN1013 or MUED1002 |
| MUSC3609 Musicology |
6 | This unit is a requirement for Honours in the Arts Music unit. |
| MUSC3610 Musical Traditions and Globalization |
6 | |
| MUSC3629 Music and Everyday Life |
6 | This unit is a requirement for Honours in the BA. |
| MUSC3630 Popular Music and the Moving Image |
6 | |
| MUSC3631 Music in Public: Performance and Power |
6 | |
| MUSC3639 Music Journalism |
6 | |
| MUSC3641 Music, Environment and Climate Change |
6 | |
| MUSC3650 Writing Electronic Dance Music (EDM) |
6 | A Have access to a DAW (i.e Logic or Ableton) and understand basic production and composition techniques. This unit of study is open to any students in second year or above of their degree |
| MUSC3675 Writing Music Theatre: Book and Lyrics |
6 | A This course is open to any students in the 2nd year or above of their degree |
| MUSC3699 Understanding Music: Modes of Hearing |
6 | |
| PERF3606 Chinese Music Ensemble 3 |
6 | P PERF2605 |
| PERF3607 Chinese Music Ensemble 4 |
6 | P PERF3606 |
| PERF3608 Chinese Music Ensemble 5 (Advanced) |
6 | P PERF3607 |
| PERF3609 Chinese Music Ensemble 6 (Advanced) |
6 | P PERF3608 |
| PERF3640 Industry and Community Projects |
6 | A upper-level disciplinary knowledge P 72 credit points |
4000-level units of study |
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| CMPN4666 Advanced Analysis |
6 | |
| MUSC4214 Musicology Workshop Advanced |
6 | |
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