Course description
Students enrolled in the Practical Music stream undertake the following subjects:
Subject Semester Credit Points
740-437 Practical Study 4-1
Students will engage in a program of practical study appropriate to the final year of tuition and working towards the end-of-year examination. Vocal and instrumental students will further develop their technique and repertoire and awareness of the st... Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer 12.50
Plus:
Three Academic or Applied Electives (37.5 points)
Students may choose to undertake an Ensemble Elective (6.25 points) as part of the course - these are listed under the Bachelor of Music entry
Total points for the course = 50
Academic Electives
Please note that not all subjects listed are available each year.
Subject Semester Credit Points
740-290 Art Music and Postmodernism
This subject will focus primarily on art-music written since 1968 and the trends in composition leading up to this watershed period when a widespread compositional shift occurred as significant numbers of composers generally began to question serious... Semester 1 12.50
740-316 Baroque Music of the German World
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-231 Broadway and Music of the Theatre
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-294 Cabaret!
An exploration of the world of cabaret from its beginnings in Paris in the 1880s through the Weimar Republic to contemporary practice in Europe, New York and the Melbourne Comedy and Fringe Festivals. The relationships between performer, music and te... Semester 1 12.50
740-310 Court, Church and Urban Music 1450-1600
Through individual studies of selected musical centres and repertories, students will explore the nature, the role, and the functions of music in European society during the Renaissance. Using diverse materials, students will engage in a directed exp... Semester 2 12.50
740-409 Early Music Theory and Practice
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-432 The Ethnography of Music
An introduction to the writings of the seminal scholars in ethnomusicology from the 19th century to the present day and to the key issues of ethnomusicological theory and methodology presented in those writings, including fieldwork methods, approache... Semester 2 12.50
740-144 The Idea of Beethoven
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-300 In the Groove
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-386 Music Analysis
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-449 Music Criticism
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-341 Music Cultures of Asia
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-301 Music and Film since 1900
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-345 Music and Health
This subject will provide an overview of the ways that music can be used to promote physical health and healthy behaviours for a range of people, including musicians. Topics covered will include music for expression, relaxation, anxiety reduction and... Semester 2 12.50
740-302 The Music of Java and Bali
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-304 Music of the Manuscript Tradition
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-366 Music Psychology
This subject will encompass an initial exploration of music psychology research. Selected researchers within the field, including music therapists, behavioural neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, and experimental psychologists will outline recent an... Semester 1 12.50
740-466 Music and the Shaman
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-353 The Music Of Spain
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-052 Music of the World
An introduction to the music and sociocultural ("musicultural") contexts of non-western music cultures from around the world. Students will have the opportunity to experience hands-on music making, and will be encouraged to pu... Semester 2 12.50
740-359 Musicological Research Methods 1
Topics include an introduction to the skills and techniques of musicological research, including such issues as music bibliography, editorial practices and archival practices, as well as the mechanics of dissertation writing. Semester 1 12.50
740-312 Notation and Music Editing
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-464 Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes
Walter Benjamin called Paris the capital of the 19th century. This subject examines some of the ways in which Paris was a centre for musical activity in the 19th century. It looks at the importance of music criticism, music societies, theatres/compan... Semester 1 12.50
740-439 Rainforest Societies and their Music
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-315 Romantic Piano Music
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-317 Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-455 Stravinsky and Music of the 20th Century
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-381 Studies In Opera
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-318 Wagner's Ring
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-465 Women in Music
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
740-091 Ragtime to Rap: Popular Music Since 1900
This subject explores a range of popular musical styles (from dance crazes to pop songs) that have had widespread impact over the past century. It will analyse aspects of the music’s creation, dissemination and modes of consumption, drawi... Semester 2 12.50
Applied Electives
Subject Semester Credit Points
740-393 Approaches to Music Pedagogy
This subject introduces students to philosophies of music education, principles of teaching and learning in music, curriculum planning and implementation, teaching methods and techniques, and selection of teaching materials. An investigation of the i... Semester 1 12.50
740-188 Art of Gesture for Singers and Actors
Students undertaking this subject will be introduced to the history of Gesture from its formal beginnings in Classical Antiquity to its rediscovery by renaissance scholars and subsequent use in 17th- and 18th-century European theatre and society. Ges... Semester 1 12.50
740-275 Composition Studies
This subject introduces students without previous composition tuition to strategies for thinking about and constructing original music. Students will write chamber music based on instruments available within the class. The subject will be divided int... Semester 2 12.50
740-480 Conducting
The subject introduces basic conducting skills including baton technique, rehearsal methods, score reading (all clefs) and preparation, basic instrumental and vocal ensemble problems. Students will learn the fundamentals of the technical aspects of c... Semester 1 12.50
740-356 Electro-Acoustic Music
This subject covers basic studio use and, specifically, the analog recording of audio with microphones and the digital manipulation of that audio on computer. Students will develop a critical awareness of sounds and how they may be combined, treated ... Semester 1 12.50
740-470 Historical Performance Practice
An applied study through the critical evaluation of 17th- and 18th-century sources. Classes will focus on each student’s acquisition of skills and knowledge that will allow the development of individual solutions to performance problems. Semester 2 12.50
740-222 Instrumental Teaching A
Students will be able to arrange and conduct lessons and select teaching repertoire on their instrument at early levels. Topics covered include studio teaching of the student's instrument for students of AMEB exams up to Grade 4 including teachi... Semester 1 6.25
740-223 Instrumental Teaching B
Students will be able to arrange and conduct lessons and select teaching repertoire on their instrument at intermediate and advanced levels. Topics covered include studio teaching of the student's instrument for students of AMEB Grade 5 exams an... Semester 2 6.25
740-377 Music Techniques 3-2
A continuation of the techniques introduced in 740-385 Music Techniques 3-1. Semester 2 12.50
740-342 Orchestration
This subject covers knowledge of the ranges and characteristics of orchestral and band instruments and techniques for notation and combination of diverse instruments. The subject will involve practical performance of the assignments directed by stude... Semester 2 12.50
