Overview 2021
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the International Online Course Guide (PDF 809KB) for courses that are offered to international students
Continuing students refer to the year you commenced the course.
Course structure
Choose 1 of the following:-
Composition:
Composition
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
Composition 2B continues study of the technical and expressive skills for music composition. Over the course of study, you will complete a folio of projects designed to establish writing skills and compositional craft, and to develop your ‘voice’ through the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
Composition 3A continues study of the technical and expressive skills for music composition. At this stage of study, you will have completed a folio of projects designed to establish writing skills and compositional craft, and therefore established the development of…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Composition 3A continues study of the technical and expressive skills for music composition. At this stage of study, you will have completed a folio of projects designed to establish writing skills and compositional craft, and therefore established the development of…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Professional Literacy and Awareness (Classical and Composition)
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
Post-Tonal Techniques introduces the music from approximately 1900 through study of the various 'schools' of musical composition during the twentieth century and beyond. Students will examine elements of pitch, rhythm, form, harmony and texture from twentieth-century repertoire and develop written…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Consideration of the aesthetic principles and creative philosophies that have shaped music since World War II to the present day, focussing on influential composers, works and techniques.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 advanced unit from the following list:
X…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 6. In the seventh semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 4. In the fifth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 5. In the sixth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 8. In the eighth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides a study of the major styles and genres of music from the beginning of the Christian era to the Baroque in the context of the influential composers and sociopolitical forces that shaped stylistic change and includes a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit explores the core principles underpinning the Music Entertainment Industry in the 21st Century and its effect in mediating entertainment commodities through global business practices. Specific issues to be examined include multidistribution strategies for online media services; including digital…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 advanced unit from the following list:
X…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 6. In the seventh semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 4. In the fifth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 5. In the sixth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 8. In the eighth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides a study of the major styles and genres of music from the beginning of the Christian era to the Baroque in the context of the influential composers and sociopolitical forces that shaped stylistic change and includes a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Practice and History
Year 1
Compulsory introductory unit
This unit focuses on music and its relationship with culture, power and religion in Europefrom the fifteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. The unit aims toprovide students with opportunities to increase their knowledge of major composersand significant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Performance (Classical)
Performance
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this first unit the primary focus is on effective practice: in practice the performer must…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this second unit students build upon the performing methodologies established in the earlier unit. Repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this third unit the focus is again on effective practice: at the second year level,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this fourth unit students build upon the performing methodologies established in the earlier units. Repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
The performance major is devoted to assist the student in developing the physical skill and mental acuity necessary for success as a professional musician. In this fifth unit the primary focus is on the preparation and presentation of the repertoire…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to assist the student in developing the physical skill and mental acuity necessary for success as a professional musician. In this sixth unit you will prepare and present a recital that emphasises the style and…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Professional Literacy and Awareness (Classical and Composition)
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
Post-Tonal Techniques introduces the music from approximately 1900 through study of the various 'schools' of musical composition during the twentieth century and beyond. Students will examine elements of pitch, rhythm, form, harmony and texture from twentieth-century repertoire and develop written…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Consideration of the aesthetic principles and creative philosophies that have shaped music since World War II to the present day, focussing on influential composers, works and techniques.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 advanced unit from the following list:
X…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 6. In the seventh semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 4. In the fifth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 5. In the sixth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 8. In the eighth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides a study of the major styles and genres of music from the beginning of the Christian era to the Baroque in the context of the influential composers and sociopolitical forces that shaped stylistic change and includes a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit explores the core principles underpinning the Music Entertainment Industry in the 21st Century and its effect in mediating entertainment commodities through global business practices. Specific issues to be examined include multidistribution strategies for online media services; including digital…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 advanced unit from the following list:
X…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 6. In the seventh semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 4. In the fifth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 5. In the sixth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 8. In the eighth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides a study of the major styles and genres of music from the beginning of the Christian era to the Baroque in the context of the influential composers and sociopolitical forces that shaped stylistic change and includes a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Practice and History
Year 1
Compulsory introductory unit
This unit focuses on music and its relationship with culture, power and religion in Europefrom the fifteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. The unit aims toprovide students with opportunities to increase their knowledge of major composersand significant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Performance (Contemporary)
Performance
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this first unit the primary focus is on effective practice: in practice the performer must…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this second unit students build upon the performing methodologies established in the earlier unit. Repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this third unit the focus is again on effective practice: at the second year level,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this fourth unit students build upon the performing methodologies established in the earlier units. Repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
The performance major is devoted to assist the student in developing the physical skill and mental acuity necessary for success as a professional musician. In this fifth unit the primary focus is on the preparation and presentation of the repertoire…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to assist the student in developing the physical skill and mental acuity necessary for success as a professional musician. In this sixth unit you will prepare and present a recital that emphasises the style and…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Professional Literacy and Awareness (Contemporary)
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
Listening, Style and Analysis enables detailed inquiry into selected key figures, musical structures and concepts that have developed within the established traditions of Jazz and improvised music. The contribution, style, approach and realised sound of selected musical figures will be…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit explores the core principles underpinning the Music Entertainment Industry in the 21st Century and its effect in mediating entertainment commodities through global business practices. Specific issues to be examined include multidistribution strategies for online media services; including digital…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit explores the skills required for the modern practice of group arranging for contemporary jazz ensembles. The unit provides students with an extended understanding of instrument ranges and timbres associated with particular instrument blending. Implementation of correct nomenclature for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Consideration of the aesthetic principles and creative philosophies that have shaped music since World War II to the present day, focussing on influential composers, works and techniques.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Style and Genre (Contemporary Performance)
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
This unit introduces students to the skills required for successful performance in ensemble music. The content focuses on the building of ensemble expertise and development of an effective methodology for the preparation and practice required to facilitate professional performance, behaviour…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 1. In the second semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 2. In the third semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 3. In the fourth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Musicology
Musicology
Year 1
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this first unit the primary focus is on effective practice: in practice the performer must…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this second unit students build upon the performing methodologies established in the earlier unit. Repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
A consideration of recent developments in musicological research spanning areas as diverse as historical performance practice, aesthetics, historical musicology, music therapy, music sociology, physiology of performance, popular music and the application of critical theory. This study will be undertaken in…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Professional Literacy and Awareness (Musicology)
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
Post-Tonal Techniques introduces the music from approximately 1900 through study of the various 'schools' of musical composition during the twentieth century and beyond. Students will examine elements of pitch, rhythm, form, harmony and texture from twentieth-century repertoire and develop written…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Consideration of the aesthetic principles and creative philosophies that have shaped music since World War II to the present day, focussing on influential composers, works and techniques.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 2 advanced units from the following list:
X…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 6. In the seventh semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 4. In the fifth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 5. In the sixth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 8. In the eighth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides a study of the major styles and genres of music from the beginning of the Christian era to the Baroque in the context of the influential composers and sociopolitical forces that shaped stylistic change and includes a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Style and Genre Minor (Musicology)
Year 1
Compulsory introductory unit
This unit focuses on music and its relationship with culture, power and religion in Europefrom the fifteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. The unit aims toprovide students with opportunities to increase their knowledge of major composersand significant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Choose 2 intermediate units from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the role that music has played in the Western Church from the pre-Reformation period to the present day. Focusing on specific topics, it considers a range of musical styles and usages that have been developed in response…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Technology
Music Technology
Students commencing in 2017
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
Continuing to extend the musicianship skills and aesthetic judgement that you are beginning to embody in this unit you will explore and innovate in the context of your developing individual artistic voice. Throughout this unit you will be required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will experiment in your creative work with boldness and originality and broaden and deepen your individual artistic voice while exhibiting applied contextual knowledge and self-reflection. Throughout this unit you will be required to utilise critical thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Students who commenced 2016 or earlier
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
The Music Technology major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of what is required for musical expression utilising music technology, as well as how and why this might be achieved, at a professional level. Using industry standard audio design…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
The Music Technology major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of what is required for musical expression utilising music technology, as well as how and why this might be achieved, at a professional level.Using industry standard audio design tools,…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Professional Literacy and Awareness (Music Technology)
Year 1
Compulsory introductory unit
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
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x…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Year 2
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Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP207 Commercial Arranging and Studio Production
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
This unit explores the core principles underpinning the Music Entertainment Industry in the 21st Century and its effect in mediating entertainment commodities through global business practices. Specific issues to be examined include multidistribution strategies for online media services; including digital…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Consideration of the aesthetic principles and creative philosophies that have shaped music since World War II to the present day, focussing on influential composers, works and techniques.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 advanced unit from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
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This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 6. In the seventh semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 4. In the fifth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 5. In the sixth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 8. In the eighth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides a study of the major styles and genres of music from the beginning of the Christian era to the Baroque in the context of the influential composers and sociopolitical forces that shaped stylistic change and includes a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Technology Practices
Year 1
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Studio Musicianship introduces and connects students to the essential technologies, terminologies and practices associated with an industry standard contemporary recording environment from the perspective of the musician. Students will be required to analyse, participate in and produce a variety of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate unit
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCJ217 Recording and Sound Reinforcement
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This unit requires the student to draw extensively on the knowledge and skill base established in Recording and Sound Reinforcement and requires the students to focus on the development of industry-standard project-based applications of advanced audio post-production techniques for TV,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Singer-Songwriter
Singer-Songwriter
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this first unit the primary focus is on effective practice: in practice the performer must…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this second unit students build upon the performing methodologies established in the earlier unit. Repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this third unit the focus is again on effective practice: at the second year level,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to developing the student's awareness of how, why and what is required for musical expression at the practitioner level. In this fourth unit students build upon the performing methodologies established in the earlier units. Repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
The performance major is devoted to assist the student in developing the physical skill and mental acuity necessary for success as a professional musician. In this fifth unit the primary focus is on the preparation and presentation of the repertoire…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
The performance major is devoted to assist the student in developing the physical skill and mental acuity necessary for success as a professional musician. In this sixth unit you will prepare and present a recital that emphasises the style and…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Professional Literacy & Awareness (Singer-Songwriter)
Year 1
Compulsory introductory units
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate units
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP207 Commercial Arranging and Studio Production
Year 3
Compulsory advanced units
…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP308 Intermedia: The Intersection of Future Music, Art & Theatre
This unit explores the core principles underpinning the Music Entertainment Industry in the 21st Century and its effect in mediating entertainment commodities through global business practices. Specific issues to be examined include multidistribution strategies for online media services; including digital…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Consideration of the aesthetic principles and creative philosophies that have shaped music since World War II to the present day, focussing on influential composers, works and techniques.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 advanced unit from the following list:
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 6. In the seventh semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 4. In the fifth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 5. In the sixth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 8. In the eighth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides a study of the major styles and genres of music from the beginning of the Christian era to the Baroque in the context of the influential composers and sociopolitical forces that shaped stylistic change and includes a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Songwriter
Year 1
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose 1 introductory unit from the following list:
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Studio Musicianship introduces and connects students to the essential technologies, terminologies and practices associated with an industry standard contemporary recording environment from the perspective of the musician. Students will be required to analyse, participate in and produce a variety of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2
Compulsory intermediate unit
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCJ217 Recording and Sound Reinforcement
Choose 1 intermediate unit from the following list:
This unit requires the student to draw extensively on the knowledge and skill base established in Recording and Sound Reinforcement and requires the students to focus on the development of industry-standard project-based applications of advanced audio post-production techniques for TV,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Need help choosing your first year units? Try the Unit Selection Guide.
Entry requirements
Eligibility
Refer to the new course page Bachelor of Music (13O).
Continuing students refer to the year you commenced the course.
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Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2021 Total Course Fee (international students): $0 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $28,000 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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