Table S Electives - Conservatorium of Music Table

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

Table S Electives - Conservatorium of Music

1000-level units of study

CMPN1000
Composition Through Improvisation 1
3   

student should have 3-4yrs experience in playing music and with a passion to improvise.
Semester 1
CMPN1003
Composition Through Improvisation 2
3    P CMPN1000


students should have 3-4yrs experience in playing music and with a passion to improvise.
Semester 2
CMPN1010
Creative Vocal Ensemble
3    A Sight singing; basic choral skills required; familiarity with music notation and music notation software
P CMPN1331 or CMPN1601


Sight singing; basic choral skills required; familiarity with music notation and music notation software highly recommended.
Semester 2
CMPN1013
Creative Music Technology
3      Semester 1
Semester 2
CMPN1014
Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals
3      Semester 1
Semester 2
CMPN1611
Instrumentation and Orchestration
6    A Students enrolling in this unit of study are expected to be able to read and understand instrumental music notation of moderate complexity
Semester 1
CMPN1612
New Music, New Thinking
6      Semester 2
CPNO1603
Practical Keyboard Skills 1
6   

Must have keyboard skills and reasonable music reading skills.
Semester 1
Semester 2
CPNO1604
Practical Keyboard Skills 2
6    P ACCP1603 or CPNO1603


Must have keyboard skills (up to at least an AMEB 4th grade level) and reasonable music reading skills.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE1041
Choir 1
3      Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE1042
Choir 2
3    P ENSE1041
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE1601
Chamber Choir 1
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1
Audition required for entry in first week of each semester.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE1602
Chamber Choir 2
6    P ENSE1601


Audition required for entry in first week of each semester.
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ1000
Jazz Large Ensemble 1
3   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1
Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ1001
Jazz Large Ensemble 2
3    P JAZZ1000


Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ1015
Jazz Ear Training 1
3      Semester 1
JAZZ1016
Jazz Ear Training 2
3    P JAZZ1015
Semester 2
JAZZ1019
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 1
3      Semester 1
JAZZ1020
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 2
3    P JAZZ1019
Semester 2
MCGY1030
This is Music
6   

This is a Foundation unit in Analysis, History and Culture studies.
Semester 1
MCGY1031
Australian Musical Worlds
6      Semester 2
MUED1009
Psychology of Learning and Instruction
3      Semester 1
MUSC1501
Extended Fundamentals of Music
6    A HSC Music 2
Semester 2
MUSC1503
Fundamentals of Music 1
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
MUSC1504
Fundamentals of Music 2
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
MUSC1506
Music in Western Culture
6    A The ability to follow a musical score while listening to the music and knowledge of elementary music theory
Semester 2
MUSC1507
Sounds, Screens, Speakers: Music and Media
6      Semester 1
MUSC1604
Music, Health and Wellbeing
6      Semester 2

2000-level units of study

CMPN2007
Sound Recording Advanced
3    A Proficiency in an industry standard DAW and the ability to understand basic microphone and recording techniques
P CMPN2006 or CMPN1014
Semester 2
CMPN2613
Comp Techniques: Number and Process
6    P CMPN1612


Strong music theory and notation skills are essential in this unit of study
Semester 1
CMPN2614
Comp Techniques: Tonality and Process
6    P CMPN2613


Strong music theory and notation skills are essential in this unit of study
Semester 2
CMPN2631
Electroacoustic Music
6    A Proficiency in the usage of any industry standard DAW and attendant sound transformation and diffusion software
P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
Semester 1
CMPN2632
Computer Music Fundamentals
6    P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
Semester 2
EMUS2500
Historically Informed Style Workshop

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6      Semester 1
ENSE2043
Choir 3
3    P ENSE1042
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE2044
Choir 4
3    P ENSE2043
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE2603
Chamber Choir 3
6    P ENSE1602


Audition required for entry in first week of each semester.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENSE2604
Chamber Choir 4
6    P ENSE2603


Audition required for entry in first week of each semester.
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ2002
Jazz Large Ensemble 3
3    P JAZZ1001


Admission subject to audition.
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ2003
Jazz Large Ensemble 4
3    P JAZZ2002
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ2016
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 3
3    P JAZZ1020
Semester 1
JAZZ2017
Jazz Harmony and Arranging 4
3    P JAZZ2016
Semester 2
JAZZ2038
Jazz Ear Training 3
3    P JAZZ1016
Semester 1
JAZZ2039
Jazz Ear Training 4
3    P JAZZ2038
Semester 2
MCGY2601
Perception of Music Performance
6      Semester 2
MCGY2611
Music from the Middle Ages to Baroque
6    A Ability to read musical notation
Semester 2
MCGY2612
Music in the Classical and Romantic Eras
6    A The ability to read musical notation and basic knowledge of music theory


This is a Foundation unit in Analysis, History and Culture studies.
Semester 1
MCGY2613
Music in Modern Times
6    A Ability to read musical notation


This is a Foundation unit in Analysis, history and culture studies.
Semester 1
MUSC2614
Composition Workshop
6    P 18 credit points of 1000-level units
Semester 1
MUSC2638
Jazz Riots and Revolutions

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6      Semester 2
MUSC2644
Introduction to the Philosophy of Music
6      Semester 2
MUSC2645
Psychology of Music
6      Semester 1
MUSC2648
Words and Music : Song Across Cultures
6    P 18 credit points of 1000-level units
Semester 1
MUSC2653
Introduction to Digital Music Techniques
6   

An ability to read music at a basic level and an understanding of fundamental musical terminology is an advantage in this unit of study.
Semester 1
MUSC2654
Popular Music
6      Semester 2
MUSC2666
Global Sound: Drum and Bass, Rhythm and Soul
6      Semester 1
MUSC2672
Australian Popular Music
6      Semester 2
MUSC2675
History of the Musical
6      Semester 2
MUSC2693
Fundamentals of Music 3
6    P MUSC1504
Semester 2
MUSC2695
Popular Music Theory
6    P MUSC1503 or MUSC1504 or MUSC1501 or MUSC2693 or MCGY1009 or JAZZ1621 or JAZZ1019
Semester 1
PERF2604
Chinese Music Ensemble 1
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
PERF2605
Chinese Music Ensemble 2
6    P PERF2604
Semester 2

3000-level units of study

CMPN3634
Interactive Media and Sound Installations
6    P CMPN1013 or MUSC2653


The unit makes use of interactive programming techniques and other technical skills taught in CMPN2631/2632. Enrolling concurrently in one of these subjects alongside CMPN3634 is recommended.
Semester 2
CMPN3635
Writing Music for the Moving Image
6    P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653 or MUED4002
Semester 1
JAZZ3002
Jazz Large Ensemble 5
3    P JAZZ2003


These units are only available to non-jazz students. Entry to these ensembles is by audition held during the week before classes commence in semester 1. Contact Unit Coordinator for day and time.
Semester 1
Semester 2
JAZZ3003
Jazz Large Ensemble 6
3    P JAZZ3002


These units are only available to non-jazz degree students. Entry to these ensembles is by audition held during the week before classes commence in semester 1. Contact Unit Coordinator for day and time.
Semester 1
Semester 2
MCGY3602
Understanding East Asian Music
6      Semester 2
MCGY3604
J.S. Bach and his World
6      Semester 1
MCGY3629
Romanticism and the Fantastic

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6    A It is expected that students will have some knowledge of harmonic and formal practices up to 1850.
Semester 1
MCGY3630
New Germans: Wagner and Liszt 1848-76
6    A It is expected that students will have some knowledge of harmonic and formal practices up to 1850
P MCGY2612
Semester 1
MCGY3636
Mozart's World: Music in the Age of Reason

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6    A It is strongly recommended that students have completed MCGY2612, or have a sound knowledge of the Viennese Classical repertoire.


Dr Alan Maddox
Semester 1
MCGY3639
Modernism in Austria and Germany 1889-1914

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6    P MCGY2612
Semester 2
MUSC3603
Advanced Digital Music Techniques
6    P MUSC2653 or CMPN1013
Semester 2
MUSC3609
Musicology
6   

This unit is a requirement for Honours in the Arts Music unit.
Semester 2
MUSC3610
Musical Traditions and Globalization

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6      Semester 1
MUSC3629
Music and Everyday Life
6   

This unit is a requirement for Honours in the BA.
Semester 2
MUSC3630
Popular Music and the Moving Image
6      Semester 1
MUSC3631
Music in Public: Performance and Power
6      Semester 2
MUSC3639
Music Journalism
6      Semester 1
MUSC3641
Music, Environment and Climate Change

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6      Semester 1
MUSC3699
Understanding Music: Modes of Hearing
6   

A good working knowledge of musical terminology and vocabulary is required.
Semester 2
PERF3606
Chinese Music Ensemble 3
6    P PERF2605
Semester 1
PERF3607
Chinese Music Ensemble 4
6    P PERF3606
Semester 2
PERF3608
Chinese Music Ensemble 5 (Advanced)
6    P PERF3607
Semester 1
PERF3609
Chinese Music Ensemble 6 (Advanced)
6    P PERF3608
Semester 2
PERF3640
Industry and Community Projects
6    A upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points
C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major
Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2

4000-level units of study

CMPN4666
Advanced Analysis
6      Semester 1
MUSC4214
Musicology Workshop Advanced
6      Semester 1
Semester 2