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F3M Bachelor of Music Studies (BMusSt) Course Guide

 

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
History Ensemble Musical Practice Music Technology Musicianship Theory
FCB212 History of Jazz 6 units of Small Ensemble: FCE 141/142/241/242/ 341/342 FCB140 Choral Experience  FCB218 Music Typesetting FCG110 Foundation Musicianshiip FCG120 Foundation Theory
FCB116 Rock Revolution 4 units of Orchestra:  FCE210/220/310/320 FCB210 Rock Band Experience FCF110 Foundation Audio FCC120 Foundation Core Studies (Classical) FCT110 Tonal Theory
FCB122 World Music

4 units of Accompaniment: FCE 211/221/311/321

FCB310 Orchestral Instruments Experience FCB111 Audio Design FCC210 Intermediate Core Studies (Classical) FCT220 Advanced Theory
FCB219 History of Musical Theatre 4 units of Vocal Ensemble: FCE213/223/313/323 FCB113 Music Teaching & Learning  FCB221 Advanced Audio Design FCC220 Advanced Core Studies (Classical) FCT230 Form & Analysis
FCX110 Classic Tracks 4 units of Gospel Choir: FCE 216/226/316/326 FCB217 Diction FCB314 MIDI & Digital Audio FCN120 Foundation Core Studies (Contemporary) FCT215 Introduction to Time Theory
FCH222 Baroque and Classical Music 4 units Music Project: FCE101/102/103/104 (6.25% units) FCB215 Complementary Study  FCB324 Advanced MIDI & Digital Audio FCN210 Intermediate Core Studies (Contemporary)
FCH312 Music of the Nineteenth Century     FCB311 Orchestration FCN220 Advanced Core Studies (Contemporary)
FCH322 Music and Modernism FCB312 Conducting  
FCH311 Studies in Musicology FCP110 Foundation Practical Study (25% unit)
FCH321 Music Research Seminar FCP120 Advanced Practical Study  (25% unit)
FCH412 Music Before 1600          

 

Students choose 24 units comprising the following:

  • 6 x 12.5% units from one of the following Groups: A, B, C or D. This will constitute the specialist stream
  • 10 x 12.5% units from any groups other than the specialist stream, with the combination consisting of a selection of units from a minimum of three (3) groups
  • 8 x 12.5% elective units: minimum of 4 must be music, chosen from any group (A, B, C, D, E or F). The other 4 units may come from music, or from any school/discipline within the University, subject to approval from the appropriate School.

A possible enrolment could be:

  • 6 units from Group B
  • 10 x 12.5% music units: 4 units from Group D, 4 units from Group E and 2 units from Group C
  • 8 x 12.5% electives: Total of 6 units chosen from Groups A, C and F and 2 units chosen from Journalism offerings

NB: All units listed above, with the exception of FCP110 Foundation Practical Study,FCP120 Advanced Practical Study, and the four FCE230/231/232/233 Ensemble Project units are 12.5% units.

A full time enrolment in the F3M would require three years of study.

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Students wishing to enrol in the FCP Practical Study units listed in Group C are required to pass an audition and interview just prior to the semester in which they would like to be enrolled. The minimum standard of performance is AMEB Grade 5 practical (or equivalent) while composition students are required to submit a portfolio of recent work, (including recordings wherever possible of presented work) prior to the interview.

Students wishing to pursue the musicology stream in BMus (Honours)upon completion of the BMusSt should take the 5 FCH Music History coded units as well as a level 100 language unit (French or German) during the course of their study

For further advice regarding the Bachelor of Music Studies students should contact either Mr Alistair Dobson or Dr Heather Monkhouse

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