Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of Interest	Music

This major is only available to students undertaking the Bachelor of Music degree program.

The Music Practice major gives students the opportunity to develop high-level skills in and deep understanding of the performance, composition, improvisation, hearing, recording, teaching and professional management of music.  Though the constituent elements of the major are necessarily varied, all have the generation of music practice outcomes at their heart.  Students wishing to pursue Honours or advanced-level study in a single practice discipline, such as performance of an instrument to an elite level, will have the opportunity within this major to focus on the development of their skills in this discipline over six semesters, as well as developing the requisite aural skills to support this focus.  Other students will be able to build a pathway through the major that gives them a rounded mix of skills and understanding in a variety of music-practice contexts, well equipping them for careers in today's multi-faceted music industry.

 

Learning outcomes

Students completing the Music Practice major will:

• have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques of a wide range of musics;
• apply relevant skills and knowledge to produce and realise musical works, performances, improvisations and other forms of creative expression;
• interpret and present musical ideas and concepts in a variety of practical and creative modes suited to a range of audiences, informed by inquiry and scholarship;
• have the opportunity to work independently and collaboratively in music in response to authentic project demands in a variety of roles, such as performer, composer, producer, improviser, critic, and manager.

Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units from the following list of courses which must include:

 

12 units from the completion of the following compulsory 1000-level courses:

MUSM1301 - The Complete Musician 1 (6 units)

MUSM1302 - The Complete Musician 2 (6 units)

 

36 units from the completion of courses from the following list:

MUSM2300 - Ensemble Performance (6 units)

MUSM2302 - Performance (workshop) 1 (6 units)

MUSM2303 - Performance (workshop) 2 (6 units)

MUSM2304 - Performance (workshop) 3 (6 units)

MUSM2305 - Performance (workshop) 4 (6 units)

MUSM2306 - Performance (workshop) 5 (6 units)

MUSM2307 - Performance (workshop) 6 (6 units)

MUSM2313 - Music Professional Practice Project (6 units)

MUSM2317 - Aural (Intermediate) (6 units)

MUSM2318 - Jazz Aural and Improvisation (Intermediate) (6 units)

MUSM2321 - Aural (Advanced) (6 units)

MUSM2322 - Jazz Aural and Improvisation (Advanced) (6 units)

MUSM2324 - Conducting (Ensemble and Choral) (6 units)

MUSM2325 - Conducting (Orchestral) (6 units)

MUSM2327 - Recording Techniques 1 (6 units)

MUSM2328 - Recording Techniques 2 (6 units)

MUSM3251 - Music Education Program Professional Practice (6 units)

MUSM3252 - Instrumental Music Education (6 units)

MUSM3300 - Performance (studio) 1 (6 units)

MUSM3301 - Performance (studio) 2 (6 units)

MUSM3302 - Performance (studio) 3 (6 units)

MUSM3303 - Performance (studio) 4 (6 units)

MUSM3304 - Performance (studio) 5 (6 units)

MUSM3305 - Performance (studio) 6 (6 units)

MUSM3306 - Composition 1 (6 units)

MUSM3307 - Composition 2 (6 units)

MUSM3308 - Composition 3 (6 units)

MUSM3309 - Composition 4 (6 units)

MUSM3310 - Composition 5 (6 units)

MUSM3311 - Composition 6 (6 units)

 

MUSM2313 - Music Professional Practice Project and MUSM2300 - Ensemble Performance courses may be taken more than once. 

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