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UG Elective Units

Subject tables

Other units of study listed in the Core section can also be taken as electives. Elective units require a minimum enrolment number to run.

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

Analysis, History and Culture Studies

CMPN4666
Advanced Analysis
6    P MCGY4601 or with permission of the Coordinator
Semester 1
JAZZ3631
Music Business Skills
6      Semester 2
MCGY3013
Late Beethoven Seminar
3    A It is strongly recommended that students have completed MCGY2612, or have a sound knowledge of the Viennese Classical repertoire.
P MCGY2612 or with permission of the coordinator
Semester 1
MCGY3603
Baroque Music: History and Performance
6    A Ability to read music notation. Knowledge of baroque music such as that gained from taking a foundation music history course covering the 17th and 18th centuries.
Semester 1
MCGY3617
Music Through Literature
6    P MCGY2612 or MCGY2613 or with permission of the coordiantor
N MCGY3017
Semester 2
MCGY3627
Paleography of Music
6    A Knowledge of current musical notation is essential, and general knowledge of music of the medieval and renaissance periods.
P MCGY2611 or with permission of the coordinator
Semester 1
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 or with permission of the coordinator
Semester 2
MCGY3631
African-American Music Inquiry
6    P At least 12 cps of Foundation units (MCGY2611, MCGY2612, MCGY2613 MCGY2614) or with permission of the coordinator.
Semester 2
MCGY3639
Modernism: Austria and Germany 1889-1914
6    A It is expected that students will have some knowledge of late 19th-century harmonic practices.
P MCGY2011 or with permission of the coordinator.
Semester 2

Arts Music Units

The Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music is located at the Seymour Centre. Students from all faculties including the SCM can enrol in these units. All classes are held on the main campus.
MUSC1506
Music in Western Culture
6    A The ability to follow a musical score while listening to the music and some prior knowledge of elementary music theory.
Semester 2
MUSC1507
Sounds, Screens, Speakers: Music & Media
6      Semester 1
MUSC2631
Music and Everyday Life
6    P 12 junior music credit points


Students will normally have completed either MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music II or 6 credit points in Harmony and Analysis and/or Aural Skills (available at the SCM)
Semester 2
MUSC2651
Sounding Australia
6    A An ability to read music at a basic level and an understanding of fundamental musical terminology would be an advantage in this unit of study but is not essential.
P 18 junior credit points
Semester 1
MUSC2654
Popular Music
6    P 18 junior credit points
Semester 1
MUSC2663
Survey of Film Music
6    P 18 junior credit points
Semester 2
MUSC2670
Music Festivals and their Administration
6    P 18 junior credit points.
Semester 1
MUSC2672
A Certain Beat: Australian Popular Music
6    P 18 junior credit points.
Semester 2
MUSC2679
Music and Spirituality
6    P 18 junior credit points.
Semester 2
MUSC2691
Revolutionary Voices: Music and Politics
6    P 18 junior credit points.
Semester 1
MUSC2694
Survey of World Music
6    P 18 junior credit points
Semester 1
MUSC3609
Musicology
6    P 12 junior credit points in music, or by arrangement with the coordinator
Semester 2
MUSC3699
Understanding Music: Modes of Hearing
6    P 18 junior credit points
Semester 2

Music Skills

CMPN2007
Sound Recording Advanced
3    P CMPN2006
Semester 1
JAZZ1015
Jazz Ear Training 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
JAZZ1016
Jazz Ear Training 2
3    P JAZZ1015

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 2
JAZZ2038
Jazz Ear Training 3
3    P JAZZ1016

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
JAZZ2039
Jazz Ear Training 4
3    P JAZZ2038

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 2
JAZZ1019
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
JAZZ1020
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 2
3    P JAZZ1019

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 2
JAZZ2016
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 3
3    P JAZZ1020

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
JAZZ2017
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 4
3    P JAZZ2016

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 2
JAZZ2008
Jazz Advanced Arranging 1
3    P JAZZ2624 or JAZZ2017
Semester 1
JAZZ2009
Jazz Advanced Arranging 2
3    P JAZZ2008
Semester 2
MCGY2600
Advanced Harmony
6    P MCGY2011
Semester 2
MCGY3600
Advanced Aural
6    P MCGY2005

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
MUED1002
Music Technology
3    A Basic computer skills.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Arts Music Units

The Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music is located at the Seymour Centre. Students from all faculties including the SCM can enrol in these units. All classes are held on the main campus
MUSC1503
Fundamentals of Music I
6    N MUSC1501, MUSC2693
Semester 1
Semester 2
MUSC1504
Fundamentals of Music II
6    A Material covered in MUSC1503. Students interested in taking this unit who have not completed MUSC1503 are advised to see the co-ordinator beforehand to ascertain that they have the required knowledge.
N MUSC1501
Semester 2
MUSC2614
Composition Workshop
6    P 12 junior credit points in music or with permission from the co-ordinator
Semester 1
MUSC2653
Introduction to Digital Music Techniques
6    P 18 Junior credit points


An ability to read music at a basic level and an understanding of fundamental musical terminology is an advantage in this unit of study but not essential.
Semester 2

Pedagogy

JAZZ1661
Jazz Pedagogy
3      Semester 1
KEYB3002
Pedagogy Pianoforte 1
3    P KEYB2624 or EMUS2604


Available for students of Pianoforte and Harpsichord Principal Study and Jazz Performance students only.
Semester 1
PRCN2006
Resource Class - Percussion
3   

This unit is not available for Percussion students enrolled in a BMus degree.
Semester 1
STRG3012
Pedagogy Strings 1
3      Semester 1
VSAO3014
Pedagogy Voice 1
3      Semester 1
WIND3010
Pedagogy Woodwind 1
3      Semester 1

Performance including Chamber Music and Ensembles

Arts Music Concert Performance

MUSC2612
Arts Music Concert Performance 1
6    P 18 junior credit points, AND audition (contact the Unit one week before semester begins)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Not available to students currently enrolled in performance Principal Study units
Semester 1
MUSC2613
Arts Music Concert Performance 2
6    P MUSC2612


Not available to students currently enrolled in performance Principal Study units
Semester 2

Brass Ensemble

BRSS1000
Brass Ensemble 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Admission subject to audition
Semester 1
Semester 2
BRSS1001
Brass Ensemble 2
3    P BRSS1000

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
BRSS2000
Brass Ensemble 3
3    P BRSS1001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
BRSS2001
Brass Ensemble 4
3    P BRSS2000

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
BRSS3000
Brass Ensemble 5
3    P BRSS2001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
BRSS3001
Brass Ensemble 6
3    P BRSS3000

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
BRSS4000
Brass Ensemble 7
3    P BRSS3001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
BRSS4001
Brass Ensemble 8
3    P BRSS4000

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Chamber Music

Students cannot enrol into Chamber Music 5 - 8 until Chamber Music 1 - 4 are completed.
CHMB3305
Chamber Music 5
3    P ENSE2004 or CHMB2304
Semester 1
Semester 2
CHMB3306
Chamber Music 6
3    P ENSE3004 or CHMB3305
Semester 1
Semester 2
CHMB4307
Chamber Music 7
3    P ENSE3005 or CHMB3306
Semester 1
Semester 2
CHMB4308
Chamber Music 8
3    P ENSE4006 or CHMB4307
Semester 1
Semester 2

Choir and Chamber Choir

ENSE1015
Choir 1
3      Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE1002
Choir 2A
3    P ENSE1015
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE1019
Choir 3A
3    P ENSE1002
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE2003
Choir 4A
3    P ENSE1019
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE2008
Choir 5A
3    P ENSE2003
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE3016
Choir 6A
3    P ENSE2008
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE2012
Choir 7A
3    P ENSE3016
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE4020
Choir 8A
3    P ENSE2012
Semester 1
Semester 2

Conducting

PERF3000
Conducting 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Entry by audition only
Semester 1
PERF3001
Conducting 2
3    P PERF3000


Students must obtain the level of a credit or higher in Conducting 1 to gain admission
Semester 2
PERF4000
Conducting 3
3    P PERF3001


Students must obtain the level of a credit or higher in Conducting 2 to gain admission
Semester 1
PERF4001
Conducting 4
3    P PERF4000


Students must obtain the level of a credit or higher in Conducting 3 to gain admission
Semester 2

Early Keyboard Class

EMUS1661
Early Keyboard Class 1
3    A It is assumed that students have sufficient keyboard skills to perform at least the easiest of J.S. Bach's Two-part Inventions.
Semester 1
Semester 2
EMUS1662
Early Keyboard Class 2
3    P EMUS1661
Semester 1
Semester 2
EMUS2663
Early Keyboard Class 3
3    P EMUS1662
Semester 1
Semester 2
EMUS2664
Early Keyboard Class 4
3    P EMUS2663
Semester 1
Semester 2

Guitar Ensemble

STRG1039
Guitar Ensemble 1
3      Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG1040
Guitar Ensemble 2
3    P STRG1039
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG2035
Guitar Ensemble 3
3    P STRG1040
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG2036
Guitar Ensemble 4
3    P STRG2035
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG3037
Guitar Ensemble 5
3    P STRG2036
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG3038
Guitar Ensemble 6
3    P STRG3037
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG4041
Guitar Ensemble 7
3    P STRG3038
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG4042
Guitar Ensemble 8
3    P STRG4041
Semester 1
Semester 2

Jazz Ensembles

JAZZ1000
Jazz Large Ensemble 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ1001
Jazz Large Ensemble 2
3    P JAZZ1000

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ2002
Jazz Large Ensemble 3
3    P JAZZ1001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ2003
Jazz Large Ensemble 4
3    P JAZZ2002

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ3002
Jazz Large Ensemble 5
3    P JAZZ2003

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ3003
Jazz Large Ensemble 6
3    P JAZZ3002

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ4002
Jazz Large Ensemble 7
3    P JAZZ3003

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ4003
Jazz Large Ensemble 8
3    P JAZZ4002

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ1029
Jazz Small Ensemble 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students.
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ1030
Jazz Small Ensemble 2
3    P JAZZ1029

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ2026
Jazz Small Ensemble 3
3    P JAZZ1030

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ2027
Jazz Small Ensemble 4
3    P JAZZ2026

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ3012
Jazz Small Ensemble 5
3    P JAZZ2027

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ3013
Jazz Small Ensemble 6
3    P JAZZ3012

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ4014
Jazz Small Ensemble 7
3    P JAZZ3013

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ4015
Jazz Small Ensemble 8
3    P JAZZ4014

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
These units are only available to non-jazz students
Semester 1
Semester 2

Jazz Piano

JAZZ1025
Jazz Piano 1
3   

Ths course is only available to non-Jazz majors.
Semester 1
JAZZ1026
Jazz Piano 2
3    P JAZZ1025


This course is only available to non-Jazz majors.
Semester 2
JAZZ2022
Jazz Piano 3
3    P JAZZ1026 or JAZZ1612
Semester 1

Jazz Vocal Workshop

JAZZ2030
Jazz Vocal Workshop 1
3      Semester 1
JAZZ2031
Jazz Vocal Workshop 2
3    P JAZZ2030
Semester 2

Orchestral Studies for Specialised Instruments

ENSE1018
Orchestral Studies 1
3    C Principal Study 1 in a non-orchestral instrument.


This unit of study is only open for pianists and other specialised instruments assisting with/performing in limited orchestral repertoire. Please see your Chair of Unit if you wish to enrol in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE1022
Orchestral Studies 2
3    P ENSE1018
C Principal Study 2 in a non-orchestral instrument.


This unit of study is only open for pianists and other specialised instruments assisting with/performing in limited orchestral repertoire. Please see your Chair of Unit if you wish to enrol in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Recital Preparation

ACCP3611
Recital Preparation 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
ACCP3612
Recital Preparation 2
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
ACCP3613
Recital Preparation 3
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Saxophone Orchestra

WIND1016
Saxophone Orchestra 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND1017
Saxophone Orchestra 2
3    P WIND1016
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND2016
Saxophone Orchestra 3
3    P WIND1017
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND2017
Saxophone Orchestra 4
3    P WIND2016
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND3018
Saxophone Orchestra 5
3    P WIND2017
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND3019
Saxophone Orchestra 6
3    P WIND3018
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND4030
Saxophone Orchestra 7
3    P WIND3019
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND4031
Saxophone Orchestra 8
3    P WIND4030
Semester 1
Semester 2

Strings Performance Class

STRG1015
Strings Performance Class 1
3   

Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG1016
Strings Performance Class 2
3    P STRG1015


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG2014
Strings Performance Class 3
3    P STRG1016


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG2015
Strings Performance Class 4
3    P STRG2014


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG3018
Strings Performance Class 5
3    P STRG2015


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG3019
Strings Performance Class 6
3    P STRG3018


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG4016
Strings Performance Class 7
3    P STRG3019


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
STRG4017
Strings Performance Class 8
3    P STRG4016


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Vocal Performance Class

VSAO2037
Vocal Performance Class 3
3    P VSAO1018


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
VSAO2038
Vocal Performance Class 4
3    P VSAO2037


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
VSAO3037
Vocal Performance Class 5
3    P VSAO2038


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
VSAO3038
Vocal Performance Class 6
3    P VSAO3037


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
VSAO4037
Vocal Performance Class 7
3    P VSAO3038


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
VSAO4038
Vocal Performance Class 8
3    P VSAO4037


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Woodwind Class

WIND2018
Woodwind Class 1
3   

Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND2019
Woodwind Class 2
3    P WIND2018


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND3020
Woodwind Class 3
3    P WIND2019


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND3021
Woodwind Class 4
3    P WIND3020


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND3036
Woodwind Class 5
3    P WIND3021


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2
WIND3037
Woodwind Class 6
3    P WIND3036


Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Subject details

Other units of study listed in the Core section can also be taken as electives. Elective units require a minimum enrolment number to run.

Analysis, History and Culture Studies

CMPN4666 Advanced Analysis

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Brad Gill Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1 x 2 hr seminar/lecture per week Prerequisites: MCGY4601 or with permission of the Coordinator Assessment: Class presentation (1000 words) (15%), Composition analysis (20%), Weekly readings reports (15%), Research Project (50%)
This unit is designed to equip students with a working knowledge of current music theory and analysis practice, impart analytical skills that can be applied across a broad spectrum of activities and different musical genres and types, and develop an understanding of related concepts such as what analysis actually is, different types of analysis (functional, descriptive, surface, aural/perceptual vs. score based) and an understanding of working at different levels of abstraction.
JAZZ3631 Music Business Skills

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: David Theak Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr lect/wk Assessment: Press Kit (25%), Tour Plan (50%), Business Plan (25%)
Music Business Skills is designed to prepare graduating students for the non-musical aspects of their forthcoming career. The unit is designed as an overview of the many different facets of the music industry, including setting up a small music business (including GST/taxation overview and responsibilities), funding sources and alternatives, tour planning and budgeting, producing and designing promotional tools, dealing with record company's/music publishing, and other essential techniques and requirements of running a successful music business in today's competitive arts environment.
MCGY3013 Late Beethoven Seminar

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Peter McCallum Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2-hour seminar/wk Prerequisites: MCGY2612 or with permission of the coordinator Assumed knowledge: It is strongly recommended that students have completed MCGY2612, or have a sound knowledge of the Viennese Classical repertoire. Assessment: assignment, presentation, project and participation as specified in the course outline (100%)
The aim of the unit is to examine the changes in the last 12 years of Beethoven's creative output, and discuss these in terms of a transition between what are traditionally called 'classic' and 'romantic' periods. This will be done through analysis, and the discussion of historico/critical surveys, aesthetics and contemporary sources. Themes covered will include: Classicism/Romanticism. the compositional process. Beethoven and the fugue in the late style. Variations as transformations. The late quartets. The last 5 Piano Sonatas. Missa Solemnis. The 9th Symphony. Reception of Beethoven's late works.
MCGY3603 Baroque Music: History and Performance

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Alan Maddox Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2-hour seminar per week Assumed knowledge: Ability to read music notation. Knowledge of baroque music such as that gained from taking a foundation music history course covering the 17th and 18th centuries. Assessment: Two critical reading assignments (40%); seminar presentation or lecture-demonstration (20%), essay (40%)
This unit is open to all students who want to go beyond the overview gained in survey courses and investigate baroque music topics of their own choice in more depth. The course emphasises student participation and individual exploration. Students choose their own readings, using primary and secondary sources ranging from 17th and 18th-century treatises, manuscripts and other documents to the latest critical writing by international scholars. Essay topics can cover any aspect of baroque music, for example performance practice, aesthetics, instruments, or studies of the music of particular composers, genres or places. Students can choose to share their findings either in a conventional class presentation or in a lecture-demonstration / performance.
MCGY3617 Music Through Literature

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Peter McCallum Session: Semester 2 Classes: One 2-hour seminar per week Prerequisites: MCGY2612 or MCGY2613 or with permission of the coordiantor Prohibitions: MCGY3017 Assessment: Online and class participation and short tasks (10%); Seminar presentation (30%); Essay 3500 words (60%).
This unit will explore specific works of literature which deal with musical matters or which make significant statements about musical aesthetics. The contribution towards understanding musical experience of creative artists who are not, or not primarily, musicians, is sometimes ignored in courses for the training of musicians. Yet, in the case of writers, such artists are often better equipped than musical professionals to capture in words, the ineffable nature of musical experience and aesthetics. Moreover their place as receivers rather than creators sometimes enables them to make statements about the broader cultural significance from a perspective outside that of production and performance. This course exists to allow trainee performers, teachers and musicologists an opportunity to explore such perspectives. Topics will be decided by class interest and may include work by Bruce Chatwin, Gunter Grass, Herman Hesse, James Joyce, Milan Kundera, Thomas Mann, Romain Roland, Vikram Seth, William Shakespeare, Tim Winton and others.
MCGY3627 Paleography of Music

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Kathleen Nelson Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2-hour seminar/week Prerequisites: MCGY2611 or with permission of the coordinator Assumed knowledge: Knowledge of current musical notation is essential, and general knowledge of music of the medieval and renaissance periods. Assessment: Assignments (50%); 2-hour examination (50%).
Paleography of Music introduces principles and issues of some different types of western musical notation in use during the medieval and Renaissance periods, and contributes to the development of an understanding of original sources of music of these eras. Through studying original notations and sources, students can develop an understanding of the characteristics and problems of medieval and renaissance musical repertories not otherwise available. Students will transcribe from the original notations studied into modern musical notation. Among the notations to be studied are several chant notations including that of the musical sources of Hildegard of Bingen; white mensural notation as used in sources of fifteenth and sixteenth vocal polyphony with examples likely to include music by Dufay, Ockeghem and Byrd; French and Italian lute tablatures; and German keyboard tablatures.
MCGY3630 New Germans: Wagner and Liszt 1848-76

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr David Larkin Session: Semester 2 Classes: One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour seminar/wk Prerequisites: MCGY2612 or with permission of the coordinator Assumed knowledge: It is expected that students will have some knowledge of harmonic and formal practices up to 1850. Assessment: Essay (40%); Listening tests (20%); In-class presentation (25%); Seminar participation (15%)
The New German School was a controversial term coined in 1859 to legitimise the self-consciously progressive art of composers such as Wagner and Liszt. This course explores their music and aesthetic theories against the backdrop of contemporary debates and reception politics. Their personal relationship will also be scrutinized in detail. Works to be studied include selections from Liszt's symphonic poems and piano works, Wagner's Tristan, Die Meistersinger and Ring tetralogy.
MCGY3631 African-American Music Inquiry

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Christopher Coady Session: Semester 2 Classes: One 2 hr seminar/week Prerequisites: At least 12 cps of Foundation units (MCGY2611, MCGY2612, MCGY2613 MCGY2614) or with permission of the coordinator. Assessment: Essay 3000 wds (50%), Tut presentation 2000 wds (30%), Tutorial participation and demonstrated knowledge of required reading (20%)
This unit aims to provide students with a framework for analysing African-American musical products. An historical survey of research into African-American performance is followed by a discussion of current critical debates and scholarship. Students will apply existing theoretical models to the analysis of jazz, funk and hip-hop works. In turn, they will develop original research methodologies for the analysis of an African-American expressive work of their choice.
MCGY3639 Modernism: Austria and Germany 1889-1914

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr David Larkin Session: Semester 2 Classes: One 2-hour seminar/wk Prerequisites: MCGY2011 or with permission of the coordinator. Assumed knowledge: It is expected that students will have some knowledge of late 19th-century harmonic practices. Assessment: Essay (30%); Written assignments (20%); Listening test (20%); In-class presentation (20%); Seminar participation (10%)
This unit will explore Austro-German modernism at the turn of the century as it is present in the works of Strauss, Mahler and Schoenberg. Their music will be related to the cultural concerns of the time, in particular to contemporary trends in visual art, literature and philosophy. From an analytical perspective, particular attention will be paid to each composer's harmonic and formal strategies, and how these contributed to the disintegration of the tonal system. Works to be studied include selections from Strauss's tone poems, Mahler's symphonies and Schoenberg's chamber music, as well as Lieder by all three composers and a number of operas.

Arts Music Units

The Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music is located at the Seymour Centre. Students from all faculties including the SCM can enrol in these units. All classes are held on the main campus.
MUSC1506 Music in Western Culture

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Anne Boyd Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr lecture and 1 hr tut/wk Assumed knowledge: The ability to follow a musical score while listening to the music and some prior knowledge of elementary music theory. Assessment: Tutorial work including a Listening Journal (40%), 2000 word essay (40%), 60 minute listening exam (20%)
This unit will study a range of today's popular classics with a view to understanding how musical meaning is constructed in relation to the development of tonality and other stylistic conventions from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. It will consider questions about how the Western art music tradition has been constructed through history. What are the social factors at work? How does music reflect the minds of its creators and create meaning?
MUSC1507 Sounds, Screens, Speakers: Music & Media

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Charles Fairchild Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr lecture and 1 tut/wk Assessment: Two 1,000 word assignments (2x25%); one 500 word test (10%); one 2,000 word assignment (30%), attendance and participation (10%).
Music has been dramatically shaped and reshaped by every major change in communications technology in the 20th century from vinyl discs to MP3s. In this unit of study we will analyse such issues as the ways in which the early recording industry transformed jazz, the blues and country music, how the presentation of music on radio and television changed how the music industry created new musical celebrities, and the challenges the music industry faces as digital technology transforms the creation, distribution and consumption of music.
MUSC2631 Music and Everyday Life

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Charles Fairchild Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hour lecture/week Prerequisites: 12 junior music credit points Assessment: Fieldwork project paper (4000 words) (40%); ethnographic description of a musical event (1000 words) (25%); critical response paper (1000 words) (25%), class presentations and participation (10%).
Note: Students will normally have completed either MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music II or 6 credit points in Harmony and Analysis and/or Aural Skills (available at the SCM)
What can we learn from non-textual approaches to understanding music? The primary goal of this unit of study is to study music not as a composer, producer, performer, listener or audience member, but as an ethnographer. That is, analysing music through an observational, experiential and intellectual understanding of how people make and take meaning from music. This unit is a prerequisite for MUSC4011 Music Honours A (for BA Hons in Music).
MUSC2651 Sounding Australia

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Anne Boyd Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hour lecture and 1 hr tut/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points Assumed knowledge: An ability to read music at a basic level and an understanding of fundamental musical terminology would be an advantage in this unit of study but is not essential. Assessment: One 3000 word essay, or individual project (60%); a listening test (20%); 2 on-line quizzes (10%); attendance and participation (10%)
This unit of study looks at how Australian music reflects, and to some extent, shapes our national identity. How does Australia sound itself as a nation? What stories about ourselves does our music tell? What are the characteristics of Australian music that are different and unique? How does our music situate Australia in a globalised community? Some indigenous music as well as well as music by non-indigenous composers will be studied.
MUSC2654 Popular Music

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Charles Fairchild Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hrs/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points Assessment: Short analysis 1,000 words (30%); tutorial test 500 words (20%); major essay 4,500 words (40%); class participation (10%).
How did early American blues and country music develop in tandem? How was punk different in the US, the UK and Australia? What are the origins of the DJ culture? This unit of study presents a thematic overview of a wide variety of styles, movements and spectacles. It examines major genres of popular music, their stylistic features and historical antecedents as well as modes of reception and the role of popular music in everyday life. No formal music training is necessary.
MUSC2663 Survey of Film Music

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Wierzbicki Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hour lecture and 1 hour tut/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points Assessment: Review assignments 2,000 wd (30%), final paper 2,500 wd (50%), participation (20%)
This unit is an introductory survey of the history and aesthetics of film music from the late 1890s to the present day. Topics for discussion will include the dramatic function of music as an element of cinematic narrative, the codification of musical iconography in cinematic genres, the symbolic use of pre-existing music, and the evolving musical styles of film composers.
MUSC2670 Music Festivals and their Administration

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Matthew Hindson Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hour seminar + 1 hr tut/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points. Assessment: Participation and involvement including small written tasks as appropriate (e.g. preparation of a sample budget) (50%) equivalent to 3000 words of assessment. 1500 word groupwork written submission (50%).
This unit of study includes a practical component in which participants will be actively involved in the administration and management of musical festivals and/or concerts. They will learn the procedures and protocols necessary for a smooth behind-the-scenes operation of music event presentation through their own involvement as well as examination of best practice event management nationally and internationally.
MUSC2672 A Certain Beat: Australian Popular Music

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Charles Fairchild Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr lecture + 1 hr tut/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points. Assessment: Two short analytical essays (1000 words each); one listening test (1000 words); one major essay (3000 words) (100%)
The history of Australian popular music presents us with a long and complex heritage. It reflects, in its very constitution, the lives of those who create it. This unit of study will explore the continuing experience and influence of a wide range of music made in Australia, from bush ballads to dance anthems, from Countdown and Rage. We will examine the folk revival of the 50s, pub rock of the 70s, punk and indie rock of the 80s and 90s as well as the emergence of the multiplicity of styles and expressions that mark the contemporary Australian music scene.
MUSC2679 Music and Spirituality

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Anne Boyd Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr/wk Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points. Assessment: Listening/short answer test (1500 words eq) (25%) Tutorial Presentation (15%) Individual Project as essay, composition or performance (4000 words eq) (50%) Attendance and Participation (10%)
This 'survey' unit of study presents a diverse range of music written and performed as a response to spiritual traditions in a range of cultures. The survey will include examples of music created in response to Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam. The focus will be upon the music rather than religion. Listening will provide the main framework for study.
MUSC2691 Revolutionary Voices: Music and Politics

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Wierzbicki Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hr lecture + 1 hr tut/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points. Assessment: Participation in tutorial discussions (20%) Brief written reports (ca. 200 - 300 words) on the assigned readings (30%) A formal research paper (min. 3000 words) on an instructor-approved topic of the student's choice (50%).
This unit of study offers students a comprehensive understanding of interrelations and convergences between music and politics from a variety of musical genres and political circumstances. Students will be introduced to theoretical models for comprehending the social agency of musical expression, analyse the politics of convention and innovation within musical traditions, and examine musical dialogues that have reflected and influenced momentous social and political movements. No formal musical training necessary.
MUSC2694 Survey of World Music

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Wierzbicki Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hr lecture, 1 hr tut/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points Assessment: Brief reports (30%), Tutorial work including participation (20%), Final paper 3,000 wd (50%).
This unit of study focuses on sources of the 'world music' genre; surveying such regions as the Arab world, Aboriginal Australia, Indonesia, south and east Asia, the Arctic regions, North and South America and sub-Saharan Africa. It examines the music of these non-Western cultures and also the function of that music within society. The ability to read music notation is not required.
MUSC3609 Musicology

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Wierzbicki Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr seminar/wk Prerequisites: 12 junior credit points in music, or by arrangement with the coordinator Assessment: Written assessments (50%), weekly summaries of readings (30%), participation (20%)
What do we study when we study music? What kinds of stories do we tell about the history of music? What are the central issues, questions, and concerns that drive the study of music? This unit of study will begin to answer these questions and provide an overview of historical musicology as an academic discipline. In addition, students will also learn and practice the research skills necessary to find and evaluate sources, and to define and develop an area of interest. These skills will provide a solid foundation for the independent research work necessary in the Honours year.
MUSC3699 Understanding Music: Modes of Hearing

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Wierzbicki Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr lecture, 1 hr tut/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points Assessment: Analyses eq. 1,500 words (30%), final paper 3,000 words (50%), tutorial participation (20%)
This unit of study deals with the different ways in which we comprehend music and with the different ways in which that comprehension might be explained. It deals with modes of hearing and musical analysis for the purpose of leading students towards a deeper knowledge of how music in various genres (ranging from the classical mainstream to the twentieth-century avant-garde, from Tin Pan Alley songs to punk rock and hip-hop) is understood. A good working knowledge of musical terminology and vocabulary is required. This is the required unit of study for a music major in an Arts degree.

Music Skills

CMPN2007 Sound Recording Advanced

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Ivan Zavada Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr studio class/wk Prerequisites: CMPN2006 Assessment: Class Attendance and Participation (10%), Recording Project 1 (35%), Recording Project 2 (35%), Online Exam (20%).
Ths unit follows on from Sound Recording Fundamentals with an in-depth look at frequency-based aural training and its application in the use of equalisation in the recording and mixdown process. Additional topics including frequency response, dynamic range, phase relationships in audio systems, effects processors and analysis of audio mixdowns/mixing techniques will also be discussed.
JAZZ1015 Jazz Ear Training 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Matt McMahon Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Assessment: One test (20%), one 2 hr examination (80%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit offers a systematic study of all simple intervals up to and including one octave, triadic harmony, four note chords in closed position and voice leading within these concepts, focusing on common harmonic movements that occur in the jazz repertoire.
JAZZ1016 Jazz Ear Training 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Matt McMahon Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ1015 Assessment: One test (20%), plus one 2 hour examination (80%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit consolidates and expands upon concepts and skills introduced in Jazz Ear Training 1, plus introducing compound intervals,open voicings, the addition of all upper extensions to all chord types,and increasingly complex harmonic structures.
JAZZ2038 Jazz Ear Training 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Matt McMahon Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ1016 Assessment: Two tests (2x20%), one 2 hour examination (60%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit consolidates and expands upon concepts and skills introduced in Jazz Ear Training 1 and 2, plus introducing advanced chord types, and increasingly complex harmonic structures.
JAZZ2039 Jazz Ear Training 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Matt McMahon Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ2038 Assessment: Two tests (2x20%),one 2 hour examination (60%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit consolidates all concepts from Jazz Ear Training 1, 2 and 3. By its conclusion,students will have systematically examined, over four semesters,aural concepts that are essential to creative musical interplay in jazz performance.
JAZZ1019 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: William Motzing Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Assessment: Written harmony test (50%), approved number of arrangements (50%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Students review clefs, key signatures, note values, dynamics, articulation, and learn copying and rehearsal techniques. In addition, instruction will include the ranges of and transpositions for the various instruments, chord symbols, scale-chord relationships, and rhythm section scoring. This unit deals with the study of the harmony of standard jazz repertoire. Students will learn to understand and use basic harmonic rules and the typical harmonic devices, diatonic progression and chord patterns with a view to generating a creative sense of jazz harmony and the ability to write small combo arrangements. Legibility in copying is an assessable aspect. The harmonic techniques explored in this unit are used as the theoretical basis for Jazz Improvisation. Students may be organised into ensemble-like groups and may be expected to bring their instruments to perform the works presented.
JAZZ1020 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: William Motzing Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ1019 Assessment: Written harmony test (50%), approved number of arrangements (50%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
In this unit voicing techniques for two to four horns stressing the most effective registers, harmonisation of passing tones, clusters and other techniques will be introduced. The harmonic techniques explored are used as the theoretical basis for Jazz Improvisation. Students may be organised into ensemble-like groups and may be expected to bring their instruments to perform the works presented.
JAZZ2016 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: William Motzing Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ1020 Assessment: Approved number of arrangements and compositions (50%), written harmony test (50%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit concentrates on more complex harmonic material that forms the basis for Jazz Improvisation, as well as learning arranging techniques for five horns and more complex ensemble music. Methods of reharmonisation of existing jazz and standard compositions will be introduced. Students learn big band orchestration which includes ensemble scoring, sax soli, background writing, form and the related uses of counterpoint. There will be detailed analysis of scores of major composers and arrangers.
JAZZ2017 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: William Motzing Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ2016 Assessment: Approved number of arrangements for big band (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Students learn big band orchestration including ensemble scoring, sax soli, background writing, form and the related uses of counterpoint. There will be detailed analysis of scores of major composers and arrangers. Selected arrangements may be rehearsed by a Big Band. Students may study contemporary techniques encompassing elements of polytonality, serial composition, extended instrumental effects Lydian technique and textural voicings. This subject also deals with the harmonic concepts used in Jazz Improvisation.
JAZZ2008 Jazz Advanced Arranging 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: David Panichi Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ2624 or JAZZ2017 Assessment: Assignments (50%), Exam (50%)
The aim of this unit is to encourage students to explore creative approaches in arranging/composing for a large jazz ensemble. The course explores various contemporary compositional practises and concepts, including 20th century harmony, counterpoint and orchestration and looks at various ways these techniques can be used and developed in the modern jazz ensemble. Students will complete at least one original work each semester for a large jazz ensemble (10 piece minimum). Availability is subject to sufficient numbers.
JAZZ2009 Jazz Advanced Arranging 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: David Panichi Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ2008 Assessment: Assignments (50%), Exam (50%)
The aim of this unit is to expand on concepts introduced in Jazz Advanced Arranging 1 and to further explore creative approaches in arranging/composing for a large jazz ensemble. The unit explores various contemporary compositional practises and concepts, including 20th century harmony, counterpoint and orchestration and looks at various ways these techniques can be used and developed in the modern jazz ensemble. Students will complete at least one original work each semester for a large jazz ensemble (10 piece minimum). Availability is subject to sufficient numbers.
MCGY2600 Advanced Harmony

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Lewis Cornwell Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2 hour seminar/wk Prerequisites: MCGY2011 Assessment: Four 25-bar musical assignments (75%); 30 minute seminar presentation (25%)
Students in this unit will observe in detail a selection of Western musical styles and the work of particular composers, applying the knowledge thus gained by writing short compositions in the relevant styles. For the student with some creative inclinations, the activity of stylistic imitation offers unique insights into the music of any period. Topics for study will be selected according to the interests of the group, taking into account the need for a coherent and cumulative course structure.
MCGY3600 Advanced Aural

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Christopher Coady Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1 x 2 hour seminar/wk Prerequisites: MCGY2005 Assessment: Four listening tests/assignments (4x15%); one solfege test (10%); final exam (30%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit builds on the techniques studied in Aural Perception 1-4 and aims to develop listening and sight-singing skills to a more advanced level. The course will strike a balance between analytical, dictation and solfege exercises across a wide range of repertoire including some non-Western musical styles. Students will also have the opportunity to suggest particular types of work they would like to pursue.
MUED1002 Music Technology

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Anthony Hood Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr lab/studio/wk Assumed knowledge: Basic computer skills. Assessment: Music Technology Project (100%)
In this unit of study students will be introduced to a range of audio technologies and gain a basic proficiency in sound recording, editing and mixing. Students will experience working in the Conservatorium sound studios, and learn how to make good quality recordings with portable recording devices. There will be an overview of software for notation /sequencing. Students will explore the creative possibilities of music technology by realising a sound work using instrumental and environmental material recorded and edited by them.

Arts Music Units

The Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music is located at the Seymour Centre. Students from all faculties including the SCM can enrol in these units. All classes are held on the main campus
MUSC1503 Fundamentals of Music I

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Dr Matthew Hindson Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1hr lecture and 2x 1hr tutorials (aural and written)/wk Prohibitions: MUSC1501, MUSC2693 Assessment: Written and online music theory assessment including final exam (60%), aural assessment (30%), attendance and participation (10%).
An introduction to basic music literacy skills, including learning to read and write music, and an understanding of fundamental aspects of its structure and composition. The material covered in this unit of study concentrates upon the basics of music theory and listening to ensure that participants have a solid grounding for a firm understanding of music notation and organisation.
MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music II

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Dr Matthew Hindson Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1hr lecture and 2 x 1hr tutorials (aural & written)/wk Prohibitions: MUSC1501 Assumed knowledge: Material covered in MUSC1503. Students interested in taking this unit who have not completed MUSC1503 are advised to see the co-ordinator beforehand to ascertain that they have the required knowledge. Assessment: Written and online music theory assessment including final exam (60%), aural assessment (30%), attendance and participation (10%).
A more advanced exploration of music literacy skills. The material covered in this course ranges from the broad to the specific: from an examination of musical elements and the way they are used in a variety of musical genres through to specific compositional aspects such as four-part writing or analysis of melodic writing across musical cultures. Listening skills are developed in this unit of study.
MUSC2614 Composition Workshop

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Anne Boyd Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3 hour workshop/week Prerequisites: 12 junior credit points in music or with permission from the co-ordinator Assessment: Attendance and participation in classes and concerts (30%), composition portfolio and process diary (60%), aural and/or written presentations (10%)
An opportunity to create a new composition in a supported environment. Students will hear their works rehearsed and performed, usually by other participating students. The outcome is a performance in a public concert at the end of the Semester. The workshops may be themed around particular genres and musical techniques such as music theatre, drone-based composition, song-writing, sound and rhythm, creating a sound space and media composition.
MUSC2653 Introduction to Digital Music Techniques

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Matthew Hindson Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr lecture/demonstration/week Prerequisites: 18 Junior credit points Assessment: Sound recording and editing assignment (40%); creative assignments (40%); class presentation, online assessments, attendance and participation (20%).
Note: An ability to read music at a basic level and an understanding of fundamental musical terminology is an advantage in this unit of study but not essential.
This unit is an introduction to the use of digital sound and music in creative and multimedia contexts. It is a practical course in which students are introduced to tools of sound creation and manipulation. Students will undertake creative projects as a means to approach learning. In addition, participants will be exposed to a number of approaches to electroacoustic music creation across the 20th and 21st centuries.

Pedagogy

JAZZ1661 Jazz Pedagogy

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Saul Richardson Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr lect/week Assessment: oral presentation (30%), written assignment (40%), classwork (30%)
This unit of study is designed to provide students with knowledge about educational approaches and strategies for teaching jazz to individuals and small and large groups. Topics will include approaches to teaching jazz articulation, improvisation, and style; performance practices including set up regarding OH&S; and jazz resources for teaching.
KEYB3002 Pedagogy Pianoforte 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Bernadette Harvey Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1hr lec/wk Prerequisites: KEYB2624 or EMUS2604 Assessment: Two assignments (100%)
Note: Available for students of Pianoforte and Harpsichord Principal Study and Jazz Performance students only.
The study of piano teaching from elementary to intermediate levels, with particular attention to technical development, including rhythm, touch and reading skills, as well as practice methods and repertoire. This unit is available for students enrolled in Keyboard Principal Study including Jazz students.
PRCN2006 Resource Class - Percussion

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Machamer Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1.5hr lec/wk Assessment: Weekly assignments and class participation (50%), viva voce exam (20%), practical assignment (30%)
Note: This unit is not available for Percussion students enrolled in a BMus degree.
This unit provides students with an introduction to and performance experience on a wide range of percussion instruments. The aim of this unit is to: introduce students to performance techniques on orchestral, latin, ethnic and commercial percussion instruments; provide students with historical information about instruments in the percussion family; and enable students to assemble and perform basic maintenance on school percussion instruments.
STRG3012 Pedagogy Strings 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Robin Wilson Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 1hr lect/week Assessment: One essay (30%); progression outline (40%), viva voce exam (20%), class participation (10%)
This unit of study offers an introduction to the basic principles of teaching and learning bowed instruments. Topics covered include the of principles of movement, posture and set-up, bow hold, bow strokes, left hand development and coordination, psychology and motivation, and repertoire. The emphasis is on pedagogical practices and methods and the development of foundational instrumental and interpretative skills. Students are expected to research some main teaching methods, literature and pedagogical repertoire relevant to topics covered.
VSAO3014 Pedagogy Voice 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Rowena Cowley Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1 hr class/wk Assessment: Oral work (40%), written work (60%).
This unit aims to promote awareness of the main elements of the pedagogy of voice. It examines ways of learning about singing and provides a basis for learning about the physiology and acoustics of the singing voice, approaches to posture, breathing, phonation (onset, range and tessitura, dynamic controls, vibrato, register) and resonance. Assessment includes micro-teaching modules, readings, round table discussions, comparative reports and written tests. On completion of this unit, students will have knowledge and experience of the bases of physiology and acoustics of voice, and of a variety of approaches to singing and teaching.
WIND3010 Pedagogy Woodwind 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Ngaire de Korte Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1hr tut/wk Assessment: Written assignment (50%), class participation (20%), class presentation (30%).
To provide students with knowledge about educational approaches and strategies for teaching wind instruments to individuals and small groups. Topics will include creative teaching of beginner to advanced wind players.

Performance including Chamber Music and Ensembles

Arts Music Concert Performance

MUSC2612 Arts Music Concert Performance 1

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Winsome Evans Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 x 2 hr tutorials/week Prerequisites: 18 junior credit points, AND audition (contact the Unit one week before semester begins) Assessment: 40 minute concert performance (repertoire not to be counted in any other performance course) (55%); Attendance at relevant classes, concerts and tutorials (10%); Programme notes (750 words) (20%); Tutorial presentation (15%).
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Not available to students currently enrolled in performance Principal Study units
Performance on any instrument, in any style (classical, jazz, pop, traditional etc.) in lunch-time concerts in the Great Hall and the Old Darlington School. Students receive a written report, an advisory interview after each concert, peer student critiques and corrections to programme notes (all of which are meant to develop a scholarly, analytical research basis towards the practical performance of music). It is advised that MUSC2612 and MUSC2613 be taken over two consecutive semesters.
MUSC2613 Arts Music Concert Performance 2

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Winsome Evans Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 x 2 hr tutorials/week Prerequisites: MUSC2612 Assessment: 45 minute concert performance (repertoire not to be counted in any other performance course) (55%); Attendance at relevant classes, concerts and tutorials (10%); Programme notes (850 words) (20%); Tutorial presentation (15%).
Note: Not available to students currently enrolled in performance Principal Study units
Performance on any instrument, in any style (classical, jazz, pop, traditional etc.) in lunch-time concerts in the Great Hall and the Old Darlington School. Students receive a written report, an advisory interview after each concert, peer student critiques and corrections to programme notes (all of which are meant to develop a scholarly, analytical research basis towards the practical performance of music). It is advised that MUSC2612 and MUSC2613 be taken over two consecutive semesters.

Brass Ensemble

BRSS1000 Brass Ensemble 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Rosse Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Admission subject to audition
In these units, students will be expected to develop an increasing awareness and application of ensemble skills including intonation, blending, balance, and varying roles within the ensemble. Students will study repertoire of diverse genres and styles. On completion of this unit students will develop ensemble skills and repertoire knowledge.
BRSS1001 Brass Ensemble 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Rosse Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: BRSS1000 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Admission subject to audition.
In these units, students will be expected to develop an increasing awareness and application of ensemble skills including intonation, blending, balance, and varying roles within the ensemble. Students will study repertoire of diverse genres and styles. On completion of this unit students will develop ensemble skills and repertoire knowledge.
BRSS2000 Brass Ensemble 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Rosse Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: BRSS1001 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Admission subject to audition.
In these units, students will be expected to develop an increasing awareness and application of ensemble skills including intonation, blending, balance, and varying roles within the ensemble. Students will study repertoire of diverse genres and styles. On completion of this unit students will develop ensemble skills and repertoire knowledge.
BRSS2001 Brass Ensemble 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Rosse Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: BRSS2000 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Admission subject to audition.
In these units, students will be expected to develop an increasing awareness and application of ensemble skills including intonation, blending, balance, and varying roles within the ensemble. Students will study repertoire of diverse genres and styles. On completion of this unit students will develop ensemble skills and repertoire knowledge.
BRSS3000 Brass Ensemble 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Rosse Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: BRSS2001 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Admission subject to audition.
In these units, students will be expected to develop an increasing awareness and application of ensemble skills including intonation, blending, balance, and varying roles within the ensemble. Students will study repertoire of diverse genres and styles. On completion of this unit students will develop ensemble skills and repertoire knowledge.
BRSS3001 Brass Ensemble 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Rosse Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: BRSS3000 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Admission subject to audition.
In these units, students will be expected to develop an increasing awareness and application of ensemble skills including intonation, blending, balance, and varying roles within the ensemble. Students will study repertoire of diverse genres and styles. On completion of this unit students will develop ensemble skills and repertoire knowledge.
BRSS4000 Brass Ensemble 7

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Rosse Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: BRSS3001 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Admission subject to audition.
In these units, students will be expected to develop an increasing awareness and application of ensemble skills including intonation, blending, balance, and varying roles within the ensemble. Students will study repertoire of diverse genres and styles. On completion of this unit students will develop ensemble skills and repertoire knowledge.
BRSS4001 Brass Ensemble 8

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Steve Rosse Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: BRSS4000 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Admission subject to audition.
In these units, students will be expected to develop an increasing awareness and application of ensemble skills including intonation, blending, balance, and varying roles within the ensemble. Students will study repertoire of diverse genres and styles. On completion of this unit students will develop ensemble skills and repertoire knowledge.

Chamber Music

Students cannot enrol into Chamber Music 5 - 8 until Chamber Music 1 - 4 are completed.
CHMB3305 Chamber Music 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Andrew Barnes Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Six 1 hr tutorials Prerequisites: ENSE2004 or CHMB2304 Assessment: Tutorials (50%), one performance exam as rostered by unit coordinator (50%).
Students will be expected to have reached more advanced levels of preparation, rehearsal and performance. They should be studying major repertoire including contemporary and Australian chamber works. Students will not be permitted to continue unless they are in an established group or are able to present a satisfactory group for approval.
CHMB3306 Chamber Music 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Andrew Barnes Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Six 1 hr tutorials Prerequisites: ENSE3004 or CHMB3305 Assessment: Tutorials (50%), one performance exam as rostered by unit coordinator (50%).
Groups will be expected to show some initiative in liaising with the profession and the musical community outside the Conservatorium. Emphasis is placed on programming and audience communication through programming and stage performance techniques. Students will be encouraged to investigate new repertoire, commission new works, experiment with programming and promotion and seek out performance opportunities.
CHMB4307 Chamber Music 7

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Andrew Barnes Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Six 1 hr tutorials Prerequisites: ENSE3005 or CHMB3306 Assessment: Tutorials (50%), one performance exam as rostered by unit coordinator (50%).
Students will be encouraged to investigate the depth and breadth of their repertoire and to remedy this where appropriate. The essential techniques of chamber music performance will be re-evaluated in the light of an extended period of study in the previous three years. Groups should seek out opportunities for residencies, festivals, recordings, master classes and other intensive programs. Many will now be in well-established combinations building a professional profile.
CHMB4308 Chamber Music 8

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Andrew Barnes Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Six 1 hr tutorials Prerequisites: ENSE4006 or CHMB4307 Assessment: Tutorials (50%), one performance exam as rostered by unit coordinator (50%).
A final semester of study before students enter the profession or undertake periods of post-graduate study. Repertoire is further extended; works studied earlier may be revisited in the light of more greater experience and maturity. Established groups are encouraged to make their final performance a major public event providing a launch into the profession. Assistance may be given to achieve this.

Choir and Chamber Choir

ENSE1015 Choir 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neil McEwan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 3 hrs of rehearsals/wk Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
This series of units of study covers both the SCM Choir and the Chamber Choir.
SCM Choir: Rehearsals prepare members for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers oratorio and large choral works accompanied by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, or the early Music Ensemble. No auditions required.
SCM Chamber Choir: Rehearsals and performances, acquiring essential ensemble techniques in this unit of study, prepare students for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers compositions from Gregorian chant to the present day, and may include the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra or the Early Music Ensemble. Sight-singing skills, style and historical performance practice will be an emphasis in preparation for performances. Auditions required.
ENSE1002 Choir 2A

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neil McEwan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 3 hrs of rehearsals/wk Prerequisites: ENSE1015 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
This series of units of study covers both the SCM Choir and the Chamber Choir.
SCM Choir: Rehearsals prepare members for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers oratorio and large choral works accompanied by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, or the early Music Ensemble. No auditions required.
SCM Chamber Choir: Rehearsals and performances, acquiring essential ensemble techniques in this unit of study, prepare students for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers compositions from Gregorian chant to the present day, and may include the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra or the Early Music Ensemble. Sight-singing skills, style and historical performance practice will be an emphasis in preparation for performances. Auditions required.
ENSE1019 Choir 3A

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neil McEwan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 3 hrs of rehearsals/wk Prerequisites: ENSE1002 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
This series of units of study covers both the SCM Choir and the Chamber Choir.
SCM Choir: Rehearsals prepare members for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers oratorio and large choral works accompanied by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, or the early Music Ensemble. No auditions required.
SCM Chamber Choir: Rehearsals and performances, acquiring essential ensemble techniques in this unit of study, prepare students for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers compositions from Gregorian chant to the present day, and may include the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra or the Early Music Ensemble. Sight-singing skills, style and historical performance practice will be an emphasis in preparation for performances. Auditions required.
ENSE2003 Choir 4A

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neil McEwan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 3 hrs of rehearsals/wk Prerequisites: ENSE1019 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
This series of units of study covers both the SCM Choir and the Chamber Choir.
SCM Choir: Rehearsals prepare members for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers oratorio and large choral works accompanied by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, or the early Music Ensemble. No auditions required.
SCM Chamber Choir: Rehearsals and performances, acquiring essential ensemble techniques in this unit of study, prepare students for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers compositions from Gregorian chant to the present day, and may include the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra or the Early Music Ensemble. Sight-singing skills, style and historical performance practice will be an emphasis in preparation for performances. Auditions required.
ENSE2008 Choir 5A

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neil McEwan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 3 hrs of rehearsals/wk Prerequisites: ENSE2003 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
This series of units of study covers both the SCM Choir and the Chamber Choir.
SCM Choir: Rehearsals prepare members for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers oratorio and large choral works accompanied by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, or the early Music Ensemble. No auditions required.
SCM Chamber Choir: Rehearsals and performances, acquiring essential ensemble techniques in this unit of study, prepare students for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers compositions from Gregorian chant to the present day, and may include the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra or the Early Music Ensemble. Sight-singing skills, style and historical performance practice will be an emphasis in preparation for performances. Auditions required.
ENSE3016 Choir 6A

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neil McEwan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 3 hrs of rehearsals/wk Prerequisites: ENSE2008 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
This series of units of study covers both the SCM Choir and the Chamber Choir.
SCM Choir: Rehearsals prepare members for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers oratorio and large choral works accompanied by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, or the early Music Ensemble. No auditions required.
SCM Chamber Choir: Rehearsals and performances, acquiring essential ensemble techniques in this unit of study, prepare students for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers compositions from Gregorian chant to the present day, and may include the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra or the Early Music Ensemble. Sight-singing skills, style and historical performance practice will be an emphasis in preparation for performances. Auditions required.
ENSE2012 Choir 7A

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neil McEwan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 3 hrs of rehearsals/wk Prerequisites: ENSE3016 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
This series of units of study covers both the SCM Choir and the Chamber Choir.
SCM Choir: Rehearsals prepare members for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers oratorio and large choral works accompanied by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, or the early Music Ensemble. No auditions required.
SCM Chamber Choir: Rehearsals and performances, acquiring essential ensemble techniques in this unit of study, prepare students for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers compositions from Gregorian chant to the present day, and may include the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra or the Early Music Ensemble. Sight-singing skills, style and historical performance practice will be an emphasis in preparation for performances. Auditions required.
ENSE4020 Choir 8A

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neil McEwan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 3 hrs of rehearsals/wk Prerequisites: ENSE2012 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
This series of units of study covers both the SCM Choir and the Chamber Choir.
SCM Choir: Rehearsals prepare members for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers oratorio and large choral works accompanied by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra, or the early Music Ensemble. No auditions required.
SCM Chamber Choir: Rehearsals and performances, acquiring essential ensemble techniques in this unit of study, prepare students for public concerts at the end of each semester. The music chosen covers compositions from Gregorian chant to the present day, and may include the Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra or the Early Music Ensemble. Sight-singing skills, style and historical performance practice will be an emphasis in preparation for performances. Auditions required.

Conducting

PERF3000 Conducting 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Anthony Clarke Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1.5 hr lecture/prac workshop/wk Assessment: Preparation/participation (20%), Continual progress (60%), Written assessment (20%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Entry by audition only
Introduction to basic conducting technique: beating in simple, compound and asymmetric metres; preparatory beats, upbeats, dynamics and changes of tempo. Elementary score reading and instruction in rehearsal techniques. Understanding the difference between orchestral and choral conducting.
PERF3001 Conducting 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Anthony Clarke Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1.5 hr lecture/ prac workshop/wk Prerequisites: PERF3000 Assessment: Preparation/participation (20%), Continual progress (60%), Written assessment (20%)
Note: Students must obtain the level of a credit or higher in Conducting 1 to gain admission
Further development of conducting techniques with emphasis on communication of ideas and expressions through gesture. Score preparation. Discussion of rehearsal techniques and practical exercises with available ensembles.
PERF4000 Conducting 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Anthony Clarke Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1.5 hr lecture/prac workshop/wk Prerequisites: PERF3001 Assessment: Preparation/participation (20%), Continual progress (60%), Written assessment (20%)
Note: Students must obtain the level of a credit or higher in Conducting 2 to gain admission
Consolidation of stick and rehearsal techniques with emphasis on gesture and its expression in accordance with the score. Study of styles and interpretation of classical and romantic composers based on scores,recordings and the performance of works in class.
PERF4001 Conducting 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Anthony Clarke Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1.5 hr lecture/prac workshop/wk Prerequisites: PERF4000 Assessment: Preparation/participation (20%), Continual progress (60%), Written assessment (20%)
Note: Students must obtain the level of a credit or higher in Conducting 3 to gain admission
Expanding the repertoire through study of works by 19th and 20th century composers. Instructions in conducting opera,ballet and accompanying soloists. Developing skills of conducting and performing contemporary music.

Early Keyboard Class

EMUS1661 Early Keyboard Class 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neal Peres Da Costa Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 13 one-hour group classes Assumed knowledge: It is assumed that students have sufficient keyboard skills to perform at least the easiest of J.S. Bach's Two-part Inventions. Assessment: One 10-minute exam at end of semester - performance of three short works, realisation of a figured bass sequence and tuning and a-1000 word written assignment on a topic related to the repertoire (100%).
In this Unit of Study students will develop musical ideas and basic technical skills to play harpsichord repertoire in a chosen program of study. Historical and stylistic awareness through research, discussion, and application will be a strong and on-going focus and students will also develop strategies in practice to be self-correcting. Students will also study and gain experience of basso-continuo techniques, figured-bass realisation, improvisation and tuning.
EMUS1662 Early Keyboard Class 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neal Peres Da Costa Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 13 one-hour group classes Prerequisites: EMUS1661 Assessment: One 10-minute exam at end of semester - performance of three short works, composition and performance of a classical cadenza and a 1000-word written assignment on a topic related to the repertoire (100%).
In this unit of study students will develop musical ideas and basic technical skills to play classical repertoire on the fortepiano in a chosen program of study. Historical and stylistic awareness through research, discussion, and application will be a strong and on-going focus and students will also develop strategies in practice to be self-correcting. Students will also study and gain experience of improvisation and cadenza writing.
EMUS2663 Early Keyboard Class 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neal Peres Da Costa Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 13 one-hour group classes Prerequisites: EMUS1662 Assessment: One 10-minute exam at end of semester - performance of three short works, realisation of a figured bass sequence and tuning and a 1000-word written assignment on a topic related to the repertoire (100%).
In this Unit of Study students will further develop musical ideas and technical skills to play harpsichord repertoire in an advanced chosen program of study. Historical and stylistic awareness through research, discussion, and application will be a strong and on-going focus and students will also develop strategies in practice to be self-correcting.
EMUS2664 Early Keyboard Class 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Neal Peres Da Costa Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 13 one-hour group classes Prerequisites: EMUS2663 Assessment: One 10-minute exam at end of semester - performance of three short works, composition and performance of a classical cadenza and a 1000-word written assignment on a topic related to the repertoire (100%).
In this Unit of Study students will further develop musical ideas and basic technical skills to play classical repertoire on the fortepiano in an advanced chosen program of study. Historical and stylistic awareness through research, discussion, and application will be a strong and on-going focus and students will also develop strategies in practice to be self-correcting.

Guitar Ensemble

STRG1039 Guitar Ensemble 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Raffaele Agostino Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk. Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of ensemble skills demonstrated during weekly rehearsals and all ensemble performances (100%).
Students attend a weekly rehearsal/seminar involving sight-reading, new repertoire and preparation towards one or more guitar ensemble performances in the semester. Students will be required to attend all rehearsals/seminars within the semester and they will prepare and perform repertoire with the ensemble working under the direction of an ensemble leader.
STRG1040 Guitar Ensemble 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Raffaele Agostino Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk. Prerequisites: STRG1039 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of ensemble skills demonstrated during weekly rehearsals and all ensemble performances (100%).
Students attend a weekly rehearsal/seminar involving sight-reading, new repertoire and preparation towards one or more guitar ensemble performances in the semester. Students will be required to attend all rehearsals/seminars within the semester and they will prepare and perform repertoire with the ensemble working under the direction of an ensemble leader.
STRG2035 Guitar Ensemble 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Raffaele Agostino Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hour rehearsal/week Prerequisites: STRG1040 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of ensemble skills demonstrated during weekly rehearsals and all ensemble performances. (100%)
Students attend a weekly rehearsal/seminar involving sight-reading, new repertoire and preparation towards one or more guitar ensemble performances in the semester. Students will be required to attend all rehearsals/seminars within the semester and they will prepare and perform repertoire with the ensemble working under the direction of an ensemble leader.
STRG2036 Guitar Ensemble 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Raffaele Agostino Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk. Prerequisites: STRG2035 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of ensemble skills demonstrated during weekly rehearsals and all ensemble performances (100%).
Students attend a weekly rehearsal/seminar involving sight-reading, new repertoire and preparation towards one or more guitar ensemble performances in the semester. Students will be required to attend all rehearsals/seminars within the semester and they will prepare and perform repertoire with the ensemble working under the direction of an ensemble leader.
STRG3037 Guitar Ensemble 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Raffaele Agostino Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk. Prerequisites: STRG2036 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of ensemble skills demonstrated during weekly rehearsals and all ensemble performances (100%).
Students attend a weekly rehearsal/seminar involving sight-reading, new repertoire and preparation towards one or more guitar ensemble performances in the semester. Students will be required to attend all rehearsals/seminars within the semester and they will prepare and perform repertoire with the ensemble working under the direction of an ensemble leader.
STRG3038 Guitar Ensemble 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Raffaele Agostino Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr rehearsal/week Prerequisites: STRG3037 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of ensemble skills demonstrated during weekly rehearsals and all ensemble performances (100%).
Students attend a weekly rehearsal/seminar involving sight-reading, new repertoire and preparation towards one or more guitar ensemble performances in the semester. Students will be required to attend all rehearsals/seminars within the semester and they will prepare and perform repertoire with the ensemble working under the direction of an ensemble leader.
STRG4041 Guitar Ensemble 7

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Raffaele Agostino Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: STRG3038 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of ensemble skills demonstrated during weekly rehearsals and all ensemble performances (100%).
Students attend a weekly rehearsal/seminar involving sight-reading, new repertoire and preparation towards one or more guitar ensemble performances in the semester. Students will be required to attend all rehearsals/seminars within the semester and they will prepare and perform repertoire with the ensemble working under the direction of an ensemble leader.
STRG4042 Guitar Ensemble 8

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Raffaele Agostino Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: STRG4041 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of ensemble skills demonstrated during weekly rehearsals and all ensemble performances (100%).
Students attend a weekly rehearsal/seminar involving sight-reading, new repertoire and preparation towards one or more guitar ensemble performances in the semester. Students will be required to attend all rehearsals/seminars within the semester and they will prepare and perform repertoire with the ensemble working under the direction of an ensemble leader.

Jazz Ensembles

JAZZ1000 Jazz Large Ensemble 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Elective Jazz Orchestra or 3hr Big Band class Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit of study covers all aspects of professional and creative ensemble performance, including: reading, improvisation, dynamics, tone, intonation, articulation, swing, time-feel, style and ensemble interaction. Enrolment is subject to audition.
JAZZ1001 Jazz Large Ensemble 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Elective Jazz Orchestra or 3hr Big Band class Prerequisites: JAZZ1000 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit of study covers all aspects of professional and creative ensemble performance, including: reading, improvisation, dynamics, tone, intonation, articulation, swing, time-feel, style and ensemble interaction.
JAZZ2002 Jazz Large Ensemble 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Elective Jazz Orchestra or 3hr Big Band class Prerequisites: JAZZ1001 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit of study covers all aspects of professional and creative ensemble performance, including: reading, improvisation, dynamics, tone, intonation, articulation, swing, time-feel, style and ensemble interaction.
JAZZ2003 Jazz Large Ensemble 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Elective Jazz Orchestra or 3hr Big Band class Prerequisites: JAZZ2002 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit of study covers all aspects of professional and creative ensemble performance, including: reading, improvisation, dynamics, tone, intonation, articulation, swing, time-feel, style and ensemble interaction.
JAZZ3002 Jazz Large Ensemble 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Elective Jazz Orchestra or 3hr Big Band class Prerequisites: JAZZ2003 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit of study covers all aspects of professional and creative ensemble performance, including: reading, improvisation, dynamics, tone, intonation, articulation, swing, time-feel, style and ensemble interaction.
JAZZ3003 Jazz Large Ensemble 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Elective Jazz Orchestra or 3hr Big Band class Prerequisites: JAZZ3002 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit of study covers all aspects of professional and creative ensemble performance, including: reading, improvisation, dynamics, tone, intonation, articulation, swing, time-feel, style and ensemble interaction.
JAZZ4002 Jazz Large Ensemble 7

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Elective Jazz Orchestra or 3hr Big Band class Prerequisites: JAZZ3003 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit of study covers all aspects of professional and creative ensemble performance, including: reading, improvisation, dynamics, tone, intonation, articulation, swing, time-feel, style and ensemble interaction.
JAZZ4003 Jazz Large Ensemble 8

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr Elective Jazz Orchestra or 3hr Big Band class Prerequisites: JAZZ4002 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
This unit of study covers all aspects of professional and creative ensemble performance, including: reading, improvisation, dynamics, tone, intonation, articulation, swing, time-feel, style and ensemble interaction.
JAZZ1029 Jazz Small Ensemble 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour, improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students.
Each ensemble consists of a basic rhythmic section with one or more additional instruments to make up the traditional 'Combo' format. The musical content involves performance of small ensemble works and arrangements including original works by the students themselves in a nominated jazz ensemble. Enrolment is subject to audition, and availability of places.
JAZZ1030 Jazz Small Ensemble 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ1029 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour, improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Each ensemble consists of a basic rhythmic section with one or more additional instruments to make up the traditional 'Combo' format. The musical content involves performance of small ensemble works and arrangements including original works by the students themselves in a nominated jazz ensemble.Enrolment is subject to audition, and availability of places.
JAZZ2026 Jazz Small Ensemble 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ1030 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour, improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Each ensemble consists of a basic rhythmic section with one or more additional instruments to make up the traditional 'Combo' format. The musical content involves performance of small ensemble works and arrangements including original works by the students themselves in a nominated jazz ensemble. Enrolment is subject to audition, and availability of places.
JAZZ2027 Jazz Small Ensemble 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ2026 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour,improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Each ensemble consists of a basic rhythmic section with one or more additional instruments to make up the traditional 'Combo' format.The musical content involves performance of small ensemble works and arrangements including original works by the students themselves in a nominated jazz ensemble. Enrolment is subject to audition and availability of places.
JAZZ3012 Jazz Small Ensemble 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ2027 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour,improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Each ensemble consists of a basic rhythmic section with one or more additional instruments to make up the traditional 'Combo' format. The musical content involves performance of small ensemble works and arrangements including original works by the students themselves in a nominated jazz ensemble. Enrolment is subject to audition, and availability of places.
JAZZ3013 Jazz Small Ensemble 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ3012 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour,improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Each ensemble consists of a basic rhythmic section with one or more additional instruments to make up the traditional 'Combo' format. The musical content involves performance of small ensemble works and arrangements including original works by the students themselves in a nominated jazz ensemble. Enrolment is subject to audition, and availability of places
JAZZ4014 Jazz Small Ensemble 7

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ3013 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour,improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Each ensemble consists of a basic rhythmic section with one or more additional instruments to make up the traditional 'Combo' format. The musical content involves performance of small ensemble works and arrangements including original works by the students themselves in a nominated jazz ensemble. Enrolment is subject to audition, and availability of places.
JAZZ4015 Jazz Small Ensemble 8

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Craig Scott Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ4014 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour, improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: These units are only available to non-jazz students
Each ensemble consists of a basic rhythmic section with one or more additional instruments to make up the traditional 'Combo' format. The musical content involves performance of small ensemble works and arrangements including original works by the students themselves in a nominated jazz ensemble. Enrolment is subject to audition, and availability of places.

Jazz Piano

JAZZ1025 Jazz Piano 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Julie Spithill Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1hr tut/wk Assessment: 15min technical exam (100%)
Note: Ths course is only available to non-Jazz majors.
This streamed class is available to all Conservatorium students as a free choice.The course will focus on basic keyboard technique as well as jazz chord progressions and voicings in small classes with students of like abilities. Students are assessed on their rate of progress by demonstrating successful completion of pieces and exercises. At the end of year examinations, students are required to demonstrate scales, chords, voicings, bass lines and comping.
JAZZ1026 Jazz Piano 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Julie Spithill Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ1025 Assessment: 15min technical exam (100%)
Note: This course is only available to non-Jazz majors.
Consolidation and development of concepts and skills introduced in Jazz Piano 1.
JAZZ2022 Jazz Piano 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Julie Spithill Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ1026 or JAZZ1612 Assessment: 15 min technical exam (100%)
Consolidation and further development of concepts and skills introduced in Jazz Piano 2.

Jazz Vocal Workshop

JAZZ2030 Jazz Vocal Workshop 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Judy Bailey Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour,improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during classes (100%)
This course aims to help students develop their skills with listening, part-singing (SATB), pitch awareness, intervallic accuracy, internal balance, use of dynamics, breathing, posture, general musicianship and performance.
JAZZ2031 Jazz Vocal Workshop 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Judy Bailey Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tut/wk Prerequisites: JAZZ2030 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour,improvisational and ensemble skills demonstrated during classes (100%)
Consolidation and development of content introduced in Jazz Vocal Workshop 1.

Orchestral Studies for Specialised Instruments

ENSE1018 Orchestral Studies 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Imre Pallo Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Up to 6 hrs/wk - Sectional classes, ensemble rehearsals and 2 public performances. Corequisites: Principal Study 1 in a non-orchestral instrument. Assessment: Tutor/conductor assessment based on attendance participation, performance and preparation, (100%). Further details in the Orchestral Studies & Large Ensembles Program Handbook.
Note: This unit of study is only open for pianists and other specialised instruments assisting with/performing in limited orchestral repertoire. Please see your Chair of Unit if you wish to enrol in this unit.
In these units of study, through a wide range of repertoire, students will learn the necessary skills for orchestral and ensemble performance including refining intonation, tone control, working with a conductor, ethics and professional conduct of an orchestral musician.
ENSE1022 Orchestral Studies 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Imre Pallo Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Up to 6 hrs/wk - sectional classes, ensemble rehearsals and 2 public performances. Prerequisites: ENSE1018 Corequisites: Principal Study 2 in a non-orchestral instrument. Assessment: Tutor/conductor assessment based on attendance participation, performance and preparation, (100%). Further details in the Orchestral Studies & Large Ensembles Program Handbook.
Note: This unit of study is only open for pianists and other specialised instruments assisting with/performing in limited orchestral repertoire. Please see your Chair of Unit if you wish to enrol in this unit.
In these units of study, through a wide range of repertoire, students will learn the necessary skills for orchestral and ensemble performance including refining intonation, tone control, working with a conductor, ethics and professional conduct of an orchestral musician.

Recital Preparation

ACCP3611 Recital Preparation 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Jeanell Carrigan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 8 hrs per semester Assessment: Based on attendance, participation, performance and preparation (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
The purpose of each of the independent recital preparation units of study is to develop the range of skills that musicians must possess to prepare them to be professional performers particularly in an ensemble situation. Students will receive training/instruction in all aspects of collaborative recital preparation. Through recital repertoire chosen by the student and the principal study teacher at the beginning of the semester, students will learn practical application of elements of recital preparation and performance including appropriate recital structure, issues in collaborative performance, strategies for improvement of accuracy of rhythmic and intonation control, ethics and professional conduct of a musician. Students must abide by the recital preparation attendance and rehearsal policy of the Accompaniment and Chamber Music Unit.
ACCP3612 Recital Preparation 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Jeanell Carrigan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 8 hrs per semester Assessment: Based on attendance, participation, performance and preparation (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
The purpose of each of the independent recital preparation units of study is to develop the range of skills that musicians must possess to prepare them to be professional performers, particularly in an ensemble situation. Students will receive training/instruction in all aspects of collaborative recital preparation. Students must abide by the recital preparation attendance and rehearsal policy of the Accompaniment and Chamber Music Unit.
ACCP3613 Recital Preparation 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Jeanell Carrigan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 8 hrs per semester Assessment: Based on attendance, participation, performance and preparation (100%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
The purpose of each of the independent recital preparation units of study is to develop the range of skills that musicians must possess to prepare them to be professional performers, particularly in an ensemble situation. Students will receive training/instruction in all aspects of collaborative recital preparation. Students must abide by the recital preparation attendance and rehearsal policy of the Accompaniment and Chamber Music Unit.

Saxophone Orchestra

WIND1016 Saxophone Orchestra 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Michael Duke Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This Unit will help to develop ensemble skills that are essential for saxophonists playing in any conducted ensemble. The aim of this series of units is that the saxophonist will learn how to follow a conductor, listen to others, learn how to blend with other saxophonists and be able to play in a variety of styles.
WIND1017 Saxophone Orchestra 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Michael Duke Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: WIND1016 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
This Unit will help to develop ensemble skills that are essential for saxophonists playing in any conducted ensemble. The aim of this series of units is that the saxophonist will learn how to follow a conductor, listen to others, learn how to blend with other saxophonists and be able to play in a variety of styles.
WIND2016 Saxophone Orchestra 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Michael Duke Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: WIND1017 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
This Unit will help to develop ensemble skills that are essential for saxophonists playing in any conducted ensemble. The aim of this series of units is that the saxophonist will learn how to follow a conductor, listen to others, learn how to blend with other saxophonists and be able to play in a variety of styles.
WIND2017 Saxophone Orchestra 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Michael Duke Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: WIND2016 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
This Unit will help to develop ensemble skills that are essential for saxophonists playing in any conducted ensemble. The aim of this series of units is that the saxophonist will learn how to follow a conductor, listen to others, learn how to blend with other saxophonists and be able to play in a variety of styles.
WIND3018 Saxophone Orchestra 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Michael Duke Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: WIND2017 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
This Unit will help to develop ensemble skills that are essential for saxophonists playing in any conducted ensemble. The aim of this series of units is that the saxophonist will learn how to follow a conductor, listen to others, learn how to blend with other saxophonists and be able to play in a variety of styles.
WIND3019 Saxophone Orchestra 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Michael Duke Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: WIND3018 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
This Unit will help to develop ensemble skills that are essential for saxophonists playing in any conducted ensemble. The aim of this series of units is that the saxophonist will learn how to follow a conductor, listen to others, learn how to blend with other saxophonists and be able to play in a variety of styles.
WIND4030 Saxophone Orchestra 7

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Michael Duke Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: WIND3019 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
This unit will help to develop ensemble skills that are essential for saxophonists playing in any conducted ensemble. The aim of this series of units is that the saxophonist will learn how to follow a conductor, listen to others, learn how to blend with other saxophonists and be able to play in a variety of styles.
WIND4031 Saxophone Orchestra 8

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Michael Duke Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr rehearsal/wk Prerequisites: WIND4030 Assessment: A final grade will be compiled from continual assessment of professional demeanour and ensemble skills demonstrated during rehearsals and performances (100%).
This unit will help to develop ensemble skills that are essential for saxophonists playing in any conducted ensemble. The aim of this series of units is that the saxophonist will learn how to follow a conductor, listen to others, learn how to blend with other saxophonists and be able to play in a variety of styles.

Strings Performance Class

STRG1015 Strings Performance Class 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Alice Waten, Alex Henery Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr class/wk Assessment: 1. A minimum of 2 performances per semester (80%); 2. Attendance/ Participation (20%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Success in string performance requires frequent exposure to performance opportunity. Strings Performance Class offers the opportunity for students to perform work in progress and receive qualified feedback from lecturers and guests specially invited to the class. The class aims to create a focused and supportive environment in which students can take performance risks. In response to performances the class is invited to discuss technical and musical observations relevant to string playing. All students enrolling in Strings Performance Class must be concurrently enrolled in Principal Study in a string instrument.
STRG1016 Strings Performance Class 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Alice Waten, Alex Henery Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr class/wk Prerequisites: STRG1015 Assessment: 1. A minimum of 2 performances per semester (80%); 2. Attendance/ Participation (20%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Success in string performance requires frequent exposure to performance opportunity. Strings Performance Class offers the opportunity for students to perform work in progress and receive qualified feedback from lecturers and guests specially invited to the class. The class aims to create a focused and supportive environment in which students can take performance risks. In response to performances the class is invited to discuss technical and musical observations relevant to string playing. All students enrolling in Strings Performance Class must be concurrently enrolled in Principal Study in a string instrument.
STRG2014 Strings Performance Class 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Alice Waten, Alex Henery Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr class/wk Prerequisites: STRG1016 Assessment: 1. A minimum of 2 performances per semester (80%); 2. Attendance/ Participation (20%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Success in string performance requires frequent exposure to performance opportunity. Strings Performance Class offers the opportunity for students to perform work in progress and receive qualified feedback from lecturers and guests specially invited to the class. The class aims to create a focused and supportive environment in which students can take performance risks. In response to performances the class is invited to discuss technical and musical observations relevant to string playing. All students enrolling in Strings Performance Class must be concurrently enrolled in Principal Study in a string instrument.
STRG2015 Strings Performance Class 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Alice Waten, Alex Henery Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr class/wk Prerequisites: STRG2014 Assessment: 1. A minimum of 2 performances per semester (80%); 2. Attendance/ Participation (20%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Success in string performance requires frequent exposure to performance opportunity. Strings Performance Class offers the opportunity for students to perform work in progress and receive qualified feedback from lecturers and guests specially invited to the class. The class aims to create a focused and supportive environment in which students can take performance risks. In response to performances the class is invited to discuss technical and musical observations relevant to string playing. All students enrolling in Strings Performance Class must be concurrently enrolled in Principal Study in a string instrument.
STRG3018 Strings Performance Class 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Alice Waten, Alex Henery Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr class/wk Prerequisites: STRG2015 Assessment: 1. A minimum of 2 performances per semester (80%); 2. Attendance/ Participation (20%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Success in string performance requires frequent exposure to performance opportunity. Strings Performance Class offers the opportunity for students to perform work in progress and receive qualified feedback from lecturers and guests specially invited to the class. The class aims to create a focused and supportive environment in which students can take performance risks. In response to performances the class is invited to discuss technical and musical observations relevant to string playing. All students enrolling in Strings Performance Class must be concurrently enrolled in Principal Study in a string instrument.
STRG3019 Strings Performance Class 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Alice Waten, Alex Henery Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr class/wk Prerequisites: STRG3018 Assessment: 1. A minimum of 2 performances per semester (80%); 2. Attendance/ Participation (20%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Success in string performance requires frequent exposure to performance opportunity. Strings Performance Class offers the opportunity for students to perform work in progress and receive qualified feedback from lecturers and guests specially invited to the class. The class aims to create a focused and supportive environment in which students can take performance risks. In response to performances the class is invited to discuss technical and musical observations relevant to string playing. All students enrolling in Strings Performance Class must be concurrently enrolled in Principal Study in a string instrument.
STRG4016 Strings Performance Class 7

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Alice Waten, Alex Henery Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr class/wk Prerequisites: STRG3019 Assessment: 1. A minimum of 2 performances per semester (80%); 2. Attendance/ Participation (20%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Success in string performance requires frequent exposure to performance opportunity. Strings Performance Class offers the opportunity for students to perform work in progress and receive qualified feedback from lecturers and guests specially invited to the class. The class aims to create a focused and supportive environment in which students can take performance risks. In response to performances the class is invited to discuss technical and musical observations relevant to string playing. All students enrolling in Strings Performance Class must be concurrently enrolled in Principal Study in a string instrument.
STRG4017 Strings Performance Class 8

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Alice Waten, Alex Henery Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr class/wk Prerequisites: STRG4016 Assessment: 1. A minimum of 2 performances per semester (80%); 2. Attendance/ Participation (20%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
String performance requires frequent exposure to performance opportunity. Strings Performance Class offers the opportunity for students to perform work in progress and receive qualified feedback from lecturers and guests specially invited to the class. The class aims to create a focused and supportive environment in which students can take performance risks. In response to performances the class is invited to discuss technical and musical observations relevant to string playing. All students enrolling in Strings Performance Class must be concurrently enrolled in Principal Study in a string instrument.

Vocal Performance Class

VSAO2037 Vocal Performance Class 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Barry Ryan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tutorial/wk Prerequisites: VSAO1018 Assessment: 3 performances per semester plus class attendance and discussion (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
In this unit, students work in close collaboration with each other gaining experience of peer learning and creative expression. Detailed work on the major singing languages will further develop the ability to interpret in a variety of styles and genre. By the conclusion of this semester, students should be able to demonstrate growing technical competence and some individual interpretative distinctiveness.
VSAO2038 Vocal Performance Class 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Barry Ryan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr tutorial/wk Prerequisites: VSAO2037 Assessment: 3 performances per semester plus class attendance and discussion (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
In this semester, students will develop more advanced concert performance skills. Imagination will be encouraged as well as additional detailed text development and understanding. By the completion of the semester, students will be able to interact more successfully with the audience through this increased knowledge of the text and its interpretation.
VSAO3037 Vocal Performance Class 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Barry Ryan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tutorial/wk Prerequisites: VSAO2038 Assessment: 3 performances per semester plus class attendance and discussion (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Students in this unit will refine their technical foundation, reinforce their awareness of stylistic variety, and reveal a growing confidence in ensemble with the piano. Performance will focus on successful presentation between time periods and styles of the studied material. At the conclusion of the semester, students will present with more authority and confidence in a variety of styles.
VSAO3038 Vocal Performance Class 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Barry Ryan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hr tutorial/wk Prerequisites: VSAO3037 Assessment: 3 performances per semester plus class attendance and discussion (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
This unit of study introduces the development of advanced concert presentation skills, with the application of technique at a high level of skill. By the end of the semester, tonal and dynamic variety in relation to the interpretative concept will develop effective communication to further develop individual performance.
VSAO4037 Vocal Performance Class 7

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Barry Ryan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2 hr tutorial/wk Prerequisites: VSAO3038 Assessment: 3 performances per semester plus class attendance and discussion (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
Students are encouraged to reflect on their individual performance strengths and weaknesses in preparation for recitals. They will utilise the workshop to develop their recital repertoire using peer feedback to elevate their performance skills. At the completion of this unit, students should be able to demonstrate some individual creativity through the use of sound technique, with musical and interpretative understanding.
VSAO4038 Vocal Performance Class 8

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Barry Ryan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: One 2hr tutorial/wk Prerequisites: VSAO4037 Assessment: 3 performances per semester plus class attendance and discussion (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
In this unit, students will receive additional refinement in order to be at the appropriate level of performance for graduation. At the conclusion, students should be able to perform with confidence and authority, showing technical facility, a sense of style, effective vocal and visual communication, artistry and empathy with other performers.

Woodwind Class

WIND2018 Woodwind Class 1

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Sue Newsome Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr tut/wk Assessment: Masterclass performances, class participation (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
This series of units gives students an opportunity to perform regularly at masterclasses. Students will be expected to discuss and critique each other's performances in an articulate and constructive manner. Detailed analysis of musical style, breathing, posture and performance techniques will be covered.
WIND2019 Woodwind Class 2

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Sue Newsome Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr tut/wk Prerequisites: WIND2018 Assessment: Masterclass performances, class participation (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
This series of units gives students an opportunity to perform regularly at masterclasses. Students will be expected to discuss and critique each other's performances in an articulate and constructive manner. Detailed analysis of musical style, breathing, posture and performance techniques will be covered.
WIND3020 Woodwind Class 3

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Sue Newsome Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr tut/wk Prerequisites: WIND2019 Assessment: Preparation of class material, masterclass performances, class participation (100%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
This series of units gives students an opportunity to perform regularly at masterclasses. Students will be expected to discuss and critique each other's performances in an articulate and constructive manner. Detailed analysis of musical style, breathing, posture and performance techniques will be covered.
WIND3021 Woodwind Class 4

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Sue Newsome Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr tut/wk Prerequisites: WIND3020 Assessment: Preparation of class material, masterclass performances, class participation (100%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
This series of units gives students an opportunity to perform regularly at masterclasses. Students will be expected to discuss and critique each other's performances in an articulate and constructive manner. Detailed analysis of musical style, breathing, posture and performance techniques will be covered.
WIND3036 Woodwind Class 5

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Sue Newsome Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr tut/wk Prerequisites: WIND3021 Assessment: Preparation of class material, masterclass performances, class participation (100%)
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
This series of units gives students an opportunity to perform regularly at masterclasses. Students will be expected to discuss and critique each other's performances in an articulate and constructive manner. Detailed analysis of musical style, breathing, posture and performance techniques will be covered.
WIND3037 Woodwind Class 6

Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Sue Newsome Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr tut/wk Prerequisites: WIND3036 Assessment: Masterclass performances, class participation (100%).
Note: Students enrolled in Principal Study (Extended) units may not concurrently enrol in unit specific performance classes.
This series of units gives students an opportunity to perform regularly at masterclasses. Students will be expected to discuss and critique each other's performances in an articulate and constructive manner. Detailed analysis of musical style, breathing, posture and performance techniques will be covered.