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Master of Music Studies (Performance)

Unit of study table

Master of Music Studies (Performance)

Students must complete 72 credit points, comprising:
(a) 60 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of elective units of study, including;
(c) a capstone unit, or;
(d) an optional 12 credit points of research units of study

 

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

Core units of study

CPNO5300
Graduate Recital Preparation 1
3 This unit must be taken by all students in Graduate Diploma and Master of Music Studies who require staff accompanists for their recital.
CPNO5301
Graduate Recital Preparation 2
3 This unit must be taken by all students in the Master of Music Studies who require staff accompanists for their recital.
CPNO5303
Collaborative Piano 1
3 Program should be presented to the coordinator before commencement of the tutorials.
CPNO5304
Collaborative Piano 2
3  
ENSE5015
Graduate Ensemble 1
6 These ensemble units are available only to students enrolled in the Accompaniment, Repetiteur or Jazz students streams.
ENSE5016
Graduate Ensemble 2
6 These ensemble units are available only to students enrolled in the Accompaniment, Repetiteur or Jazz streams.
ENSE5017
Graduate Ensemble 3
6 P ENSE5016
These ensemble units are available only to students enrolled in the Accompaniment, Repetiteur or Jazz streams.
ENSE5320
Ensemble 1
3  
ENSE5321
Ensemble 2
3 P ENSE5320
ENSE5322
Ensemble 3
3 P ENSE5321
ENSE5330
Graduate Chamber Music 1
3  
ENSE5331
Graduate Chamber Music 2
3 P ENSE5330
MCGY5610
Research Skills for Music Performance
6 Students who have already successfully completed a similar unit of study may apply to take another unit of study in place of this one.
PERF5005
Principal Study 1
12  
PERF5620
Graduate Recital 1
6 P PERF5005
Students requiring staff accompanists for their recital must enrol in CPNO5300 Graduate Recital Preparation 1
PERF5621
Graduate Recital 2
6
Students requiring staff accompanists for their recital must enrol in CPNO5301 Graduate Recital Preparation 2.
PERF5622
Principal Study 2
6 P PERF5005
PERF5623
Principal Study 3
6 P PERF5622

Elective units of study

CMPN5006
Recording Portfolio
6  
CMPN5012
Graduate Composer Performer Workshop
6  
CMPN5114
Graduate Vocal Composition Workshop
6  
EMUS5600
Historical Performance Practice
6  
MCGY5111
Creative Work Seminar 1
6 A Students enrolling in this unit of study are expected to have developed musical and technical skills to be able to present creative works pertinent to their research. Students should have received research training commensurate with an undergraduate Honours degree or equivalent
MCGY5112
Creative Work Seminar 2
6 A Students enrolling in this unit of study are expected to have developed musical and technical skills to be able to present creative works pertinent to their research
P MCGY5111
MCGY5600
Critical Discourses in Music
6  
MCGY5601
Music Through Ethnography
6  
MCGY5602
Opera and Society

6  
MCGY5603
Music as Social Science

6  
MCGY5604
Researching Creative Process
6  
MCGY5605
Methods of Music Analysis

6 A Traditional chordal nomenclature (e.g. roman numeral and figured bass) and standard methods of analysing Western Art Music will be assumed
OLET5801
Recording, Archiving and Repatriation
2  
OLET5811
Collaborative Ethnography
2  
PERF5600
Graduate Research Methods
6 N MCGY5111 or MCGY5112
PERF5610
Arts and Creative Industries Internship
6  
PERF5603
Wind Conducting
6  
PERF5610
Arts and Creative Industries Internship
6  
PERF5611
Graduate Seminar 1
6  
PERF5612
Graduate Seminar 2
6  
PERF5630
Introduction to Conducting

6 A It is recommended that students have undertaken the Undergrad Conducting elective at SCM, or equivalent audition. Other recommended prior learning includes: advanced proficiency at a musical instrument; prior experience performing in conducted ensembles; some prior experience in conducting, including teachers who conduct student groups; excellent aural skills and score reading skills are mandatory.
PERF5604
Conducting School and Community Ensembles
6 A Basic conducting technique, high level music reading skills
PERF6613
Graduate Seminar 3
6  
PERF6614
Graduate Seminar 4
6  
VSAO5022
Principles of Studio Pedagogy

6  

Research units of study

MCGY5618
Dissertation 1
6 P MCGY5610
Permission from the Associate Dean (Education) is required to enrol. Either before or during Dissertation 1, students should plan to take relevant courses offered by the University's Learning Centre.
MCGY5619
Dissertation 2
6 P MCGY5618