Director: Professor Nicolette Fraillon, BMus Melb
The musician of the future needs to be truly excellent as a performer, composer, communicator; extremely resourceful, adaptable, and imaginative (in order to find, keep and/or create employment); very versatile, with a broad-ranging, well informed musical knowledge; familiar with the music profession in a variety of forms; skilled in working with other people, engaging with people from within the profession, and liaising with the wider community.
The School of Music's new curriculum is designed to meet these challenges, empowering its students to fulfil their promise, offering inspirational teaching, coaching and directing; flexibility in study programs; wide-ranging contact with professional musicians; extensive performance opportunities; high quality facilities and a lively and supportive study environment.
Students are encouraged to extend their cultural horizons and, above all, to think, and develop artistic independence and integrity. The School of Music has always focused on performance and on the practical application of knowledge. The School offers an enormous variety of ensembles, preparing students for many aspects of professional life. These include Solo Performance; Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra; Opera; Chamber Music; Big Band; Jazz Vocal Group; Jazz Ensembles; Interactive Performance with Computers; Brass Ensemble; Percussion Ensemble; Wind Ensembles; Contemporary Music Ensemble; World Music Ensemble and Masterclasses.
Composers, musicologists, theorists and music education students (University of Canberra) work in a dynamic environment in which performance, composition and research in music inform and stimulate each other. The Australian Centre for Arts and Technology provides an exciting, interactive environment in which students can explore the artistic use of computers at the cutting edge of new technologies. Students also have access to the full range of programs across the ANU through which they can broaden and contextualise their learning in music. The national collections and research facilities of the major cultural institutions, including the National Library of Australia, the National Gallery of Australia, ScreenSound Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, provide a rich resource for students.
It is the performance focus of the School of Music Brass Department that distinguishes it as providing dynamic and exciting professional tuition and developing musically informed and technically assured brass musicians. It provides intensive education and opportunities in all genres: solo, chamber and orchestral. Brass students enhance their skills through regular participation in a variety of brass ensembles and sectionals. This focus on ensemble playing has resulted in the School's graduates being in demand throughout Australia and overseas. Currently five members of the brass section of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra are recent School of Music graduates; other graduates are in the Tasmanian, Queensland, West Australian and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras. Many also enjoy successful careers overseas. The teaching staff include two full-time members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The Brass Department has a strong commitment to nurturing each student to their full potential, encouraging performance in a range of situations and professional engagements as part of each student's development. The Department promotes a vibrant, demanding, but supportive and collaborative environment, in which students are encouraged to support each other.
The Composition program is unique in Australia, in that it places equal emphasis on instrumental/vocal composition and computer based music composition. All composers at the School have the opportunity to have their music performed -- at least one chamber music work each year -- and take the initiative to arrange other performances. The philosophy of the Department is to facilitate each student's artistic development and their own compositional voice. Over the program, students work through an increasingly complex range of compositional tasks and a variety of approaches in a range of mediums, using repertoire studies, analysis, and workshops on individual compositions as the main tools in learning. The goal is to complete a folio that includes both instrumental and vocal composition and electroacoustic works which together demonstrate a readiness to contribute as professional composers or as creative individuals in the music industry. Studies in computer music are undertaken at the Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology (ACAT). In addition to developing skills and knowledge in a range of up-to-date technologies, this component of study is oriented toward the artistic use of computers and emphasises live performance and presentation. For composition students the excellent facilities and resources available in the national cultural institutions stimulate research and generate creative collaborations.
The Guitar Department enjoys a national and international reputation as one of Australia's leading guitar schools. It aims for the highest standards, with the focus primarily on the joy of music-making as well as the acquisition of the skills and knowledge needed to communicate the beauty of music to an audience. To achieve this, the study of a wide range of solo repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day is emphasised in every year of the Bachelor of Music program. Students realise the important link between individual practice and public performance through giving regular concerts and performances. Ensemble playing is also an important part of each program, with weekly rehearsals and public performances. The Department, as the home of the ensemble Guitar Trek, is the centre of much innovative guitar activity, especially in the area of newly commissioned works and repertoire development.
Students will become part of a lively and creative atmosphere which aims to nurture and develop their musical individuality. At the same time they learn the highly specialised skills and develop the enduring motivation necessary for long term success as professional musicians.
Jazz Department programs and teaching methods focus on the individual and teaches with realistic vocational goals in mind and each student's career objectives are carefully nurtured and brought into focus. The program supports students' performance objectives through a blend of performance, composition, and academic programs that allow for an individually tailored educational experience. Throughout their time with the Department students are guided by a nationally acclaimed faculty of experienced performers and educators. The Department performs regularly at major jazz festivals with its four premier ensembles, The Big Band, The Vocal Group, The Recording Ensemble and The Commercial Ensemble, and maintains a high profile in the local community with club, function, and charity performances. Students may alternatively choose to focus on arranging and composition in the fourth year of the program.
The Department has wide ranging responsibility for the curriculum in all areas relating to music language and techniques, critical thought, musicology and classroom music pedagogy. All students are given a thorough grounding in theoretical concepts and musical vocabulary through the development of aural, reading and analytical skills, and are provided with a variety of conceptual approaches and contexts in which to place and interpret musical repertoire. The skills developed by the students range from traditional approaches to musicology, through current and topical theories of musical understanding, to technological skills appropriate to musicians of the twenty-first century. Students are taught largely in small groups emphasising interaction, communication and active learning. It is our goal to awaken students' curiosity, to develop their thirst for knowledge and the skills to acquire it, to broaden students' perspectives on music and to deepen their understanding so that they can apply their skills and knowledge to their areas of special interest. The Department offers Principal Studies in Musicology and in Music Language and Techniques. Musicology encompasses a full range of approaches to the historical study of music within Western culture and the study of traditional music in other cultures. It is especially characterised by a focus on Australian music, with access to the major archival holdings and to staff within national cultural institutions in Canberra. Students are encouraged to develop independent research skills whilst working collaboratively in group research projects. For many years the School has maintained an outstanding program in aural/music theory, with a particular emphasis upon the Jersild and Kodaly methodologies and a range of other music analytical methods. Students' individual aural and theoretical development is enhanced by a study of these methods as applied to a broad range of musical literature. The Department also offers programs to students in other Faculties, including an Honours program in Musicology through the Faculty of Arts. Some programs may also undertaken as non-Award study.
The percussion students hail from all points within Australia as well as Asia and New Zealand. Studying percussion at the School of Music involves total immersion into the full spectrum of percussion through an emphasis on developing the individual percussionist as a chamber and solo musician. Students study the full range of orchestral repertoire as well as contemporary percussion ensemble, world music and current trends. The percussion program resides within the School of Music with purpose built facilities for practice and performance. In addition to a complete range of traditional western percussion instruments, the percussion department is the custodian of a set of West African Ewe and Ashanti drums, a complete Javanese Gamelan and a collection of South Indian and Asian percussion instruments. The CSM Library archives an extensive collection of solo and ensemble repertoire written exclusively for percussion. Students have full access to the latest technology in the research of percussion performance practice. The CSM percussion ensemble presents the rich and diverse repertoire written exclusively for percussion. CSM percussion students and ensembles regularly perform national broadcasts for ABC Classic FM as well as many public performances in Australia and overseas.
School of Music percussionists lead the way as members in both ABC and overseas orchestras performing in the world's leading percussion ensembles, in the studio and in the pit.
The Piano Department offers talented young students a stimulating and exciting study program incorporating all the skills necessary to pursue a career as a pianist in the 21st century. The staff have established and maintain international profiles as solo performers and accompanists. We are dedicated to ensuring that our students aspire to the highest professional standards. The Department encourages open communication and the development of each student's artistic awareness and critical capacities. In later years students may diversify their interest from solo piano performance into areas of specialisation such as early keyboard performance (fortepiano), chamber music or accompaniment. Current students and graduates have been successful in many competitions including the ABC Quest, the ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition, the International Youth Music Festival Virtuosi of the Year 2000 in St. Petersburg, and have participated in competitions in Austria, Spain and Italy. Graduates have been accepted into further studies at many prestigious overseas institutions. Students from many overseas countries choose to study at the Canberra School of Music, including Hong Kong, The People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea and Japan, recognising its international standing.
The String Department seeks to nurture students who demonstrate a love of playing. Such students, having fulfilled the requirements of a university qualification, will go on to enter the profession, anywhere, as highly skilled musicians. The teaching philosophy of the String Department is idealistic: staff seek to elicit from the student unique and personal, as well as orthodox, playing potential, to reinforce curiosity, and to encourage self-motivation rather than obedience to `authority'. The Department believes that fulfilling employment as a musician is most likely attainable for one who achieves a superior quality of work, that quality permeating movement, tone and accuracy, as well as the various elements of artistry. The String Department is committed to providing enhanced learning opportunities via the interaction between teacher and individual student, through a focus on effective rehearsal and practice techniques, through staff feedback to all students in Departmental contexts (performance classes, tutorials, soirees), and through ensemble activities and concert opportunities. There is considerable emphasis upon chamber music, and the Department encourages students to participate in events outside the School such as the Canberra International Chamber Music Festival and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music (Townsville). Orchestral training also plays a vital part in the education of string students, and the School's orchestral program includes experience in symphonic, operatic and chamber orchestral repertoire. Interested tertiary students can also gain valuable experience in string pedagogy by working in string classes with children as assistants to the teaching staff. More advanced students also audition for the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and in this context have the opportunity to work alongside staff and other professional musicians.
The Voice Department is recognised at a national and international level for the outstanding qualities of its graduates. It has established a reputation for producing fine singers who are readily accepted into the profession as soloists or chorus with Opera Australia and with leading voice pedagogues overseas. Its talented and inspiring teachers have produced an enviable record of prize winners of major competitions both in Australia and overseas. The Department actively assists students in the development of career opportunities on completion of their program. Voice students enjoy all the advantages of studying at a School which offers individual attention, and many varied performance opportunities, including opera, vocal ensemble and recital and concert repertoires. The Department presents one major operatic production each year, in which all students are involved in some capacity. European languages and theatre studies, including movement, historical dance, fencing and drama form part of the program of study. Allowance is made within the program for those students who do not have an extensive musical background and who require time to develop their music literacy and aural skills. Students are in demand for choral and stage roles in the ACT and interstate, and are encouraged to undertake professional engagements as part of their development.
The Woodwind Department has attained its considerable reputation through the Australian and international achievements of its teaching faculty. Each member of the faculty is in demand as a performer, in addition to their commitment to excellence from their students. Applications from prospective students are received from throughout Australia and from abroad, and over half of the woodwind students have come to Canberra specifically to be involved in the specialised study program and the lively environment at the School of Music. The Department endeavours to ensure that each student musician is thoroughly trained on their instrument and will achieve a high degree of musical maturity. It is a firm principle of the Department that a student, once accepted, will be prepared for a useful and productive place in the music profession, in addition to completing their University qualification. In addition to a strong emphasis on the learning and performing of recital programs, concertos, and chamber music, students also receive a thorough grounding in orchestral repertoire and techniques. Throughout their program, students are encouraged to take advantage of the many performance opportunities available both within Canberra and interstate.
The School of Music is situated within the grounds of the Australian National University. The existing facilities at the School of Music and ACAT include Llewellyn Hall; ANU Arts Centre Theatre ; A variety of recital venues; Professional recording and broadcast facilities; Purpose-built teaching studios and lecture rooms; Practice rooms equipped with pianos; Specialist Music Library; Audio Studio -- MIDI controllable equipment, software and soundfile manipulation with facilities for multi-track analog and digital recording; Video Studio -- animation post-production studio, broadcast standard U-Matic high Band Edit suite and digital video editing facilities; Student Computers that can be accessed through NITA and ANU libraries; E-mail accounts which are issued on enrolment.
The School of Music presents a large and varied program of public concerts each year. These include performances by faculty members, lunchtime and Sunday concert series, performances and masterclasses by visiting artists, concerts by the School's ensembles, and an annual opera production. The Canberra Wind Soloists and Guitar Trek are resident staff ensembles. The staff have international and national profiles and are regularly in demand as performers, guest speakers, composers and researchers. In addition to the School's concert program, Llewellyn Hall is the venue for a large number of performances by visiting artists and ensembles each year. These include the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Musica Viva and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. The School also runs an extensive pre-tertiary program providing access to music education for students from as young as 5 all the way through to preparatory programs for university entry. Mature age students and the general public may access the School's tertiary programs through non-award enrolment in approved programs and through public lectures.
The Friends of the Canberra School of Music is a membership organisation made up of music lovers who support the activities of the staff and students at the School. For a modest subscription the members enjoy a number of benefits including regular newsletters and concession ticket prices to CSM performances. Since 1980 the Friends have awarded an annual Friends Prize, awarded overseas Travelling Fellowships to faculty members, funded visiting artists, commissioned several works, provided funds for students to give performances interstate and sponsored numerous concerts at the School. Enquiries and applications for membership should be directed to:
The Secretary
Friends of the Canberra School of Music
GPO Box 804
Canberra ACT 2601
Bachelor of Music -- Three-year Degree
Bachelor of Music -- Four-year Specialist Degree
Bachelor of Music (Performance)
Bachelor of Music (Composition)
Bachelor of Music (Musicology)
Bachelor of Music (Music Language and Techniques)
Students initially enrol in the three-year degree but at the end of the second or the third year may apply to transfer into the four-year degree. The four-year program offers further specialisation and may be taken at Pass or Honours level.
In exceptional cases, students may be permitted to undertake two of these specialisations simultaneously.
The objectives are outlined in the Bachelor of Music (Specialist) program orders.
Applications for the Honours degree will normally be provisionally considered in October and May each year for students enrolled in Principal Study 3. Candidates from other institutions apply to be admitted by direct ANU undergraduate application. Application should be made on the Honours Application Form available from NITA Student Services by the due date, except in circumstances as approved by the Director (for example, consideration of students on approved overseas study or exchange). The process of development of the application is spelt out in separate guidelines which accompany the application form, and in the questions incorporated in the form.
Students are admitted in the first instance to the three year Bachelor of Music Degree (with the exception of students transferring into later years from another institution). Conditions for transfer to the four year Bachelor of Music (Specialist) Degree at Pass or Honours level are described below.
The programs develop independent and creative thought in students; a high degree of technical skill in a chosen field; comprehensive knowledge of the musicians' craft and an ability to apply this as part of the creative process; an understanding of music and of the musical profession as an integral part of world culture.
The programs are structured around three key learning areas in music Music Performance and/or Composition; Critical Thought; Music Language and Techniques.
The Bachelor of Music program offers Principal Studies in the following:
Performance is available in Brass, Harp, Piano, Guitar, Percussion, Strings, Woodwind, and Voice. Intensive individual tuition, extensive ensemble experience and many public performance opportunities provide a strong practical focus and allow for a high degree of technical development and artistic exploration. Weekly one or two hour individual lessons; orchestra, opera, chamber music; specialist ensembles such as brass or contemporary music ensemble; performance classes, concert practice and accompaniment workshop all create a rich milieu in which the student will find varied opportunities to develop their performance skills with a view to the pursuit of a professional performing career.
Composition studies incorporate composition for instrumental and vocal genres, and electroacoustic composition. This discipline emphasises individuality of thought, style and creativity, a thorough grounding in compositional techniques and design structures and an ability to apply these in a diverse range of repertoire and contemporary music settings.
Jazz studies include both Performance and Jazz Arranging and Composition, emphasising the ability to improvise, express and communicate artistic ideas. Individual tuition, extensive ensemble experience in large and small groups, and public performances expose students to a diverse range of traditional and contemporary jazz idioms.
Musicology explores a wide range of approaches to music scholarship within European and other cultural traditions, with an emphasis upon research in an Australian context. In addition to traditional methods and approaches to musicological research, problem solving, critical reasoning and the ability to analyse, criticise, evaluate and interpret a wide range of music from score, sound and other sources are fundamental research skills developed in this program.
Music Language and Techniques emphasises the ability to understand and apply musical language theoretically and aurally, in a range of practical situations and in different historical, cultural and stylistic contexts. It can also develop skills relevant to the use of musical materials in the classroom.
The curriculum is organised according to a coherent methodology rather than by a prescribed syllabus of required knowledge. The aim is to contextualise learning and to deepen the student's understanding and ability to apply, analyse, synthesise and evaluate knowledge in many different music contexts. The organisation takes the form of a three year cyclic thematic plan. There are four six week thematic blocks per year.
There are several types of delivery within each of the key learning areas. In individual performance, composition, aural training and jazz performance (eg. skills for improvisation), where time for systematic sequential development of physical skills and artistic growth is essential, learning will primarily take place through weekly lessons and classes in year long programs.
Other parts of the program allow intensive, immersion style teaching and learning, structured around the thematic blocks, rather than the weekly lecture/tutorial type of delivery. Each six week block is normally organised in three phases:
(1) keynote lectures, master classes, films demonstrations and workshops by staff and visiting artists and lecturers
(2) supervised student project work in small groups or individual research.
(3) intensive rehearsal blocks and student presentations of many kinds.
Student project work will be closely related as far as possible to ìrealî outcomes that mirror the type of activities found in the musical profession (eg performance, composition, recording publication, electronic presentations, text based and audio-visual programs, sound recordings, articles, arts management, archival documentation etc.)
Each student will be assigned two mentors, the Principal Study teacher/supervisor and a program mentor, who together track and guide the student across all areas of learning, and through the entire program, and guide students in the processes of managing their learning. Throughout the year students will receive verbal and written feedback on their project activities from the staff responsible for each area of the program, and the mentors will assist students in reflecting on their overall program.
Graded results will be provided at the end of each of the three key learning area programs, and in the jazz Integrated Studies courses. The grade will reflect the level of achievement in tasks such as recitals, examinations and projects. Self-reflection, regular critical feedback from staff and peers, and informative evaluation by staff rather than summative assessment are central. Assessment will take account of the student's demonstrated level of increasing competence, the level of complexity with which they undertake and participate in tasks, as well as the final standard of achievement.
Guidelines and criteria for assessment in each learning area as approved by the Academic Committee, will be provided to the student at the commencement of the program and are subject to the normal consultative methods and approaches. Students should ensure that they receive copies of these for each program in which they are enrolled.
Intending applicants should refer to the university's Handbook for details
To be admitted to the program, a candidate must comply with the Institute of the Arts Undergraduate Admissions Rules.
The following majors are available in the Bachelor of Music:
Performance, Jazz, Composition, Musicology, Music Language and Techniques
The instruments available in the Bachelor of Music are Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Flute, Guitar, Harp, French Horn, Jazz Arranging & Composition, Jazz Bass, Jazz Bass Guitar, Jazz Clarinet, Jazz Drums, Jazz Flute, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Piano, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Trombone, Jazz Trumpet, Jazz Violin, Jazz Voice, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Piccolo, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin, Voice.
In order to complete the program, a candidate must accumulate 144 units and successfully complete:
A Major in Performance (excluding Voice)
a) Principal Studies 1, 2 and 3 in one instrument from the List of Classes (72 units);
b) Complementary Studies -- Critical Thought 1, 2, and 3 (24 units):
c) Complementary Studies -- Music Language and Techniques 1, 2 and 3 (24 units):
d) Continuing Aural (Classical) from the List of Additional Studies Courses (unless exempted) (4 units);
e) A combination of Additional Studies from the List of Additional Studies Courses and/or approved courses from outside the School of Music (20 units), or 24 units if exempted from Continuing Aural (Classical).
B Major in Performance (Voice)
a) Principal Studies 1, 2 and 3 in voice from the List of Classes (72 units);
b) Complementary Studies -- Critical Thought 1, 2, and 3 (24 units):
c) Complementary Studies -- Music Language and Techniques 1, 2 and 3 (24 units):
d) Integrated Studies-European Language for Singers 1, 2 and 3, and Integrated Studies -- Theatre Studies 1, 2 and 3 (24 units).
a) Principal Study 1, 2 and 3 in one jazz instrument from the List of Classes (72 units);
b) Complementary Studies -- Critical Thought Jazz 1, 2, 3 (12 units):
c) Complementary Studies -- Music Language and Techniques Jazz 1, 2, and 3 (24 units):
d) Continuing Aural (Jazz) from the List of Additional Studies Courses (unless exempted) (2 units);
e) Integrated Studies -- Improvisation 1, 2 and 3 and Integrated Studies -- Jazz Arranging and Composition 1 and 2 (20 units)
f) A combination of Additional Studies courses from the List of Additional Studies Courses and/or approved courses from outside the School of Music (14 units), or 16 units if exempted from Continuing Aural (Jazz).
a) Principal Study 1, 2 and 3 in Composition (72 units);
b) Complementary Studies -- Critical Thought 1, 2 and 3 (24 units):
c) Complementary Studies -- Music Language and Techniques 1, 2 and 3 (24 units):
d) Continuing Aural (Classical) from the List of Additional Studies Courses (unless exempted) (4 units);
e) A combination of Additional Studies courses from the List of Additional Studies Courses and/or or approved courses from outside the School of Music (20 units), or 24 units if exempted from Continuing Aural (Classical).
a) Principal Study 1, 2 and 3 in Musicology (72 units);
b) As a Complementary Study either:-Complementary Studies -- Instrumental Studies 1, 2 and 3 in one instrument or Complementary Studies-Composition Studies 1, 2 and 3 (24 units): Or: courses from outside the School of Music as a sequenced major (unless otherwise approved by the Academic Committee) (36 units)
c) Complementary Studies -- Music Language and Techniques 1, 2 and 3 (24 units):
d) Continuing Aural (Classical) from the List of Additional Studies Courses (unless exempted) (4 units);
e) If undertaking Complementary Studies courses under (b) above: A combination of Additional Studies courses from the List of Additional Studies Courses and/or approved courses from outside the School of Music (20 units), or 24 units if exempted from Continuing Aural (Classical);
If undertaking courses from outside the School of Music under (b) above: a combination of Additional Studies courses from the List of Additional Studies Courses, and/or or approved courses from outside the School of Music (8 units) or 12 units if exempted from Continuing Aural (Classical).
F Major in Music Language and Techniques
a) Principal Study 1, 2 and 3 in Music Language and Techniques (72 units);
b) Complementary Studies -- Critical Thought 1, 2 and 3 (24 units):
c) As a Complementary Study Either: Complementary Studies -- Instrumental Studies 1, 2 and 3 in one instrument or Complementary Studies-Composition Studies 1, 2 and 3 (24 units): Or: courses from outside the School of Music as a sequenced major (unless otherwise approved by the Academic Committee) (36 units):
d) Continuing Aural (Classical) from the List of Additional Studies Courses (unless exempted) (4 units);
f) If undertaking Complementary Studies units under (c) above: A combination of Additional Studies courses from the List of Additional Studies Courses, and/or approved courses from outside the School of Music (20 units), or 24 units if exempted from Continuing Aural (Classical);
e) If undertaking courses from outside the School of Music under (c) above: a combination of Additional Studies courses from the List of Additional Studies Courses, and/or or approved courses from outside the School of Music (8 units) or 12 units if exempted from Continuing Aural (Classical).
6. PROGRAM TRANSFER TO BACHELOR OF MUSIC (SPECIALIST) DEGREE
Candidates wishing to undertake a program transfer from the Bachelor of Music 3 year Pass degree to the 4 year Bachelor of Music (Specialist) degree should seek the formal approval of the Director, in consultation with their teacher and Head of Department, prior to re-enrolment at the end of Year 2 or Year 3, indicating whether they are intending to undertake the program at Pass or Honours level, pending Academic Committee approval.
Candidates will then develop a Pass or Honours proposal in consultation with their Head of Department, the Musicology Department and relevant academic staff. Candidates wishing to enter the Honours stream must formally apply in Semester 2 of Year 3 for the approval of the School of Music Academic Committee, based on the recommendation of the School of Music Honours Committee. Application procedures for Honours are detailed in the Admission Requirements section of the Handbook.
If a candidate successfully completes all the courses prescribed in the first year of the program order, the Director may, in consultation with the relevant Heads of Department, approve the candidate enrolling, in a subsequent year, in fewer courses than prescribed for that year in the order. Only in exceptional circumstances may a candidate seek the permission of the Academic Committee to undertake a part-time enrolment within the first year of the program.
With the permission of the Deputy Director, a candidate may enrol in a course at another institution or undertake other approved work.
If a candidate has successfully completed all courses prescribed for the first year of the program, a candidate may apply to the Academic Committee on the appropriate form to take leave of absence for a period not exceeding 12 months, stating reasons. This must occur on or before the HECS census date of that semester. Only in exceptional circumstances may a candidate seek the permission of the Academic Committee to take leave of absence for a period of time within the first year of the program.
If a candidate wishes to take leave up to a period of one month, they must apply on the appropriate form. The Director or Deputy Director may, on the recommendation of the Head of Department, grant leave to a candidate for periods of not more than one month. If the period is no greater than one week, a Head of Department may approve the leave.
Applicants should refer to the university's Handbook for details
To be admitted to the any of the programs at Pass level, a candidate must have:
completed two years of the Bachelor of Music program, including the unit Principal Study 2 in the relevant Discipline, normally at the level of Credit or above;
must normally have successfully completed 144 units of the 3 year Bachelor of Music, including the courses Principal Study 2 in the relevant Discipline, normally at the level of Credit, and Principal Study 3 in the relevant Discipline, normally at the level of Credit;
hold an equivalent 3 year degree from another institution approved by the School of Music Academic Committee;
comply with the Institute of the Arts Undergraduate Admission Orders.
To be admitted to a course at Honours level, a candidate must have:
successfully completed the 3 year Bachelor of Music to the value of 144 units, including the units Principal Study 2 in the relevant Discipline, normally at the level of Credit, and Principal Study 3 in the relevant Discipline, normally at the level of High Distinction and at least a Credit average in Complementary Studies and Integrated Studies in Year 3 (In exceptional circumstances, the Academic Committee may approve a candidate who has accumulated 136 or more units towards the Bachelor of Music);
hold an equivalent 3 year degree from another institution approved by the School of Music Academic Committee;
have their Individual Research Honours Proposal approved by the Bachelor of Music Academic Committee.
The following majors are available in the Bachelor of Music (Specialist Degrees):
Performance, Jazz, Composition, Musicology, Music Language and Techniques.
The following classes are available in the courses Principal Study 4 and Principal Study Hons:
Performance (bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, flute, guitar, harp, horn, oboe, percussion, piano, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, voice, jazz bass, jazz drums, jazz flute, jazz guitar, jazz piano, jazz saxophone, jazz trombone, jazz trumpet, jazz violin, jazz voice); Accompaniment, Composition (instrumental/vocal), Composition (electroacoustic), Composition (instrumental/vocal/electroacoustic), Jazz Performance, Jazz Arranging and Composition, Musicology, Music Language Techniques, Orchestral Studies, Pedagogy (instrumental)
The programs may be undertaken at the level of pass or honours.
In order to complete the program, a candidate must accumulate 192 units, and successfully complete:
a) the course Principal Study 4 in one class from the List of Classes (30 units);
b) either: a Directed Individual Project (18 units) or: a combination of Additional Studies courses approved by the Undergraduate Course Coordinator in consultation with student's mentors and/or approved courses from within or outside the School of Music (18 units).
a) the course Principal Study Hons in one class from the List of Classes (36 units);
c) the course Individual Research Hons in an area as approved by the Director in consultation with the Chair of the Honours Committee and the student's mentors (12 units).
As well as their Principal Study 4 (30 units) candidates undertake:
Either: a Directed Individual Project (18 units) related to their specific area of interest designed to develop particular career skills, subject to appropriate supervision being available. This may include a professional experience program in an outside organisation, developing and managing an extended performance project, a pedagogy or a community outreach project, or an extended piece of work
Or: a combination of additional studies course to the value of 18 units.
The Honours degree builds on an already achieved high level achievement. Objectives are:
The candidate will develop a highly focused individual Principal Study Hons program (36 units) , and also an Individual Research Project (12 units) integral to their specialisation, in consultation with their teacher and supervisors. The proposal should include a proposed mode of delivery e.g. lecture recital, special performance project, broadcast or recording, sub thesis, analysis, edition, CD Rom etc.
Except with the approval of the Academic Committee, a candidate may not attempt an honours course for a second time. A candidate who fails to qualify for the Honours degree may be admitted to the equivalent Pass degree. A candidate whose progress at the end of the first semester of the Honours year is considered by the Bachelor of Music Honours Committee not to be of Honours standard will be transferred to the Year 4 of the equivalent Pass degree.
Except with the approval of the Academic Committee, a candidate must undertake all the requirements of the program in the one year.
With the permission of the Deputy Director, a candidate may enrol in a course at another institution or undertake other approved work.
A candidate may apply to the Academic Committee on the appropriate form for leave of absence of not more than 12 months, stating reasons. This must occur on or before the HECS census date of that semester.
A candidate must apply for leave (up to a period of one month) on the appropriate form. The Director or Deputy Director may, on the recommendation of the Head of Department, grant leave to a candidate for periods of not more than one month. If the period is no greater than one week, a Head of Department may approve the leave.
With successful completion of 3 years, students may graduate with a three year Pass degree
Students wishing to complete a 4-year Specialist degree must complete the above 3-year Pass degree and also complete Year 4 at either Pass or Honours
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With successful completion of 3 years, students may graduate with a three year Pass degree
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With successful completion of 3 years, students may graduate with a three year Pass degree
Students wishing to complete a 4-year Specialist degree must complete the above 3-year Pass degree and also complete Year 4 at either Pass or Honours
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With successful completion of 3 years, students may graduate with a three year Pass degree
Students wishing to complete a 4-year Specialist degree must complete the above 3-year Pass degree and also complete Year 4 at either Pass or Honours
With successful completion of 3 years, students may graduate with a three year Pass degree