Master of Music

Institution Australian Catholic University Strathfield Campus
Method On Campus
Location Strathfield
Type Masters
Course fee By request
Comments Available at the Sydney (Strathfield) and Melbourne Campuses

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Master of Music

Objectives The Master of Music course aims to engage graduates to acquire highly informed and developed skills in specialised areas of composition or public performance.
Entry requirements Prerequisites 1. Graduate Diploma in Music (Performance or Composition) or equivalent; and 2. prerequisites for the particular studies to be undertaken in the course; 3. audition (live or recorded) or submission of a folio of compositions may be required for applicants who are graduates of other universities.
Academic title Master of Music
Course description It is expected that graduates of the course will be able to demonstrate:

1.
1. the capacity to prepare and perform substantial public recitals of high professional standard   and with a particular focus;
            or
2. composition and presentation of substantial and cohesive musical works of a high professional standard;

2. highly developed performance or compositional technique;

3. utilisation of musicological knowledge and method to inform their performance or composition;

4. effective communication of their own knowledge and understanding of music;

5. skills in researching, developing and presenting a scholarly commentary on a designated performance or composition;

6. professional and ethical behaviour, reflecting the ethos of the University's Mission, which supports the uniqueness and dignity of each person.

Master of Music
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80 cp

Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:

   1. 40 cp from Performance, Choral Direction or Music Composition Units;
   2. 20 cp from Research Units directly associated with the student’s performances or Composition Folios;
   3. 20 cp from Electives.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Performance Units
Unit Code    Credit Points    Unit Name
MUSC636                 20    Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or                                              above in MUSC432 Advanced Practical Study: Instrumental B, or                                                      equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A)
MUSC637                 20    Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental B (Pre: MUSC636 Master’ Practical                                          Study: Instrumental A, or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B)
MUSC638                 20    Master’s Practical Study Vocal A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in                                              MUSC430 Advanced Practical Study: Vocal B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642                                          Research Project A)
MUSC639                 20    Master’s Practical Study Vocal B (Pre: MUSC638: Master’s Practical                                                      Study:Vocal A, or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B)

Choral Direction Units
Unit Code    Credit Points    Unit Name
MUSC608                 20    Master’s Choral Direction A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in                                                  MUSC423: Advanced Choral Direction B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642                                                  Research Project A)
MUSC628                 20    Master’s Choral Direction B (Pre: MUSC608: Master’s Choral Direction A,                                         or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B)

Composition Units
Unit Code    Credit Points    Unit Name
MUSC640                 20    Master’s Composition A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC421                                          Music Composition B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A)
MUSC641                 20    Master’s Composition B (Pre: MUSC640 Master’s Composition A. Co:                                                  MUSC643 Research Project B)

Research Units
Unit Code    Credit Points    Unit Name
MUSC642                 10    Research Project A (Pre: Entry into the Master of Music course. Co:                                                  MUSC636 Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental A, or MUSC638 Master’s                                          Practical Study: Vocal A, or MUSC608 Master’s Choral Direction A, or                                                  MUSC640 Master’s Composition A)
MUSC643                 10    Research Project B (Pre: MUSC642 Research Project A. Co: MUSC637                                              Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental B, or MUSC639 Master’s Practical                                          Study: Vocal B, or MUSC628 Master’s Choral Direction B, or MUSC641                                              Master’s Composition B)

Electives66
Unit Code    Credit Points    Unit Name
MUSC610    10    Advanced Studies in Musicology A
MUSC629    10    Advanced Studies in Musicology B
MUSC630    10    Introduction to Musicology
MUSC631    10    Special Study in Music
MUSC632    10    Music and Liturgy
MUSC633    10    Psalmody and Hymnody
MUSC634    10    Western Plainchant in Theory and Practice
MUSC635    10    Music and the Sacred
THEO662    10    Foundations in Liturgy
66A student may undertake electives from other Master’s level courses (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met), with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.