Bachelor of Music (Advanced) (BMus(Adv))
Bachelor of Music (Advanced) (BMus(Adv))
Program Code
BMADV
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2019
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Music (Advanced) is intended to provide an enhanced learning experience for high achieving students. Students will benefit from more intensive individual tuition, access to advanced classes in their specialisation and special opportunities for higher level study through masterclasses and professional placements. It is anticipated that such an offering will attract higher-level students seeking a more challenging and rewarding learning experience. The Bachelor of Music (Advanced) will offer the following majors:
• Performance - Classical
• Performance - Jazz
• Performance - Classical Voice
• Creative Arts - Composition
• Creative Arts - Popular Music
• Creative Arts - Sonic Arts
• Research Studies - Musicology
• Research Studies - Music Education & Pedagogy
All applicants must attend an audition / interview (and obtain a score of 90 or above) and a musicianship test. Applicants may audition for more than one major.
The Bachelor of Music (Advanced) is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Conditions
Condition of Admission
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Head of School before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Condition of Continuing Enrolment
Re-audition to enrol in a Performance course after a break: A student who is eligible in any year to enrol in a performance course and who fails to do so, and who wishes to enrol in one of these courses in a subsequent year, will be required to re-audition and to reach a minimum standard for enrolment in the course in question before being authorised to enrol in that course.
Condition of Enrolment
External performances / engagements: The Head of School will determine whether students shall acknowledge the name of the School or its staff in any public performance / engagement in which they participate.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Music (Advanced)
There shall be a Bachelor of Music (Advanced).
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Music (Advanced), the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units.
- Core courses to the value of 18 units including ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind or ARTS 1007OL The Enquiring Mind
- Level I courses not exceeding 30 units
- Level III courses to the value of at least 24 units
- Broadening/Elective courses to the value of up to 18 units
- At least one major to the value of up to 51 units.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007OL The Enquiring Mind 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSSUPST 2000 Music Advanced Minor Project 3 MUSSUPST 3000 Music Advanced Major Project 6 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
If undertaking:
Creative Arts - Composition Major
Performance - Classical Major
Performance - Classical Voice Major
Research Studies - Music Education and Pedagogy Major
Research Studies - Musicology MajorSubject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSSUPST 1001 Musicianship 1A 3 MUSSUPST 1002 Musicianship 1B 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
If undertaking Research Studies - Musicology Major
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSPOP 1003 Contemporary Musicianship 1A 3 MUSPOP 1004 Contemporary Musicianship 1B 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
If undertaking Creative Arts - Sonic Arts Major
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSONIC 1001 Music & Sound Fundamentals 1A 3 MUSONIC 1002 Music & Sound Fundamentals 1B 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
If undertaking Performance - Jazz Major
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSJAZZ 1101 Jazz Musicianship 1A 3 MUSJAZZ 1102 Jazz Musicianship 1B 3
Major
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Creative Arts - Composition Major
To satisfy the requirements for Creative Arts - Composition Major students must complete courses to the value of 45 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCOMP 1010 Composition Advanced 1A 3 MUSCOMP 1011 Composition Advanced 1B 3 MUSCOMP 1100 Orchestration 1 3 MUSONIC 1000 Music Technology Foundations 3 MUSCOMP 2010 Composition Advanced 2A 3 MUSCOMP 2011 Composition Advanced 2B 3 MUSCOMP 2100 Orchestration 2 3 MUSCOMP 2101 Music Analysis 2 3 MUSSUPST 2001 Musicianship 2A 3 MUSSUPST 2002 Musicianship 2B 3 MUSCOMP 3010 Composition Advanced 3A 3 MUSCOMP 3011 Composition Advanced 3B 3 MUSCOMP 3100 Orchestration 3 3 MUSCOMP 3101 Music Analysis 3 3 MUSSUPST 3001 Musicianship 3 3 -
Creative Arts - Popular Music Major
To satisfy the requirements for Creative Arts - Popular Music Major students must complete courses to the value of 48 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSONIC 1000 Music Technology Foundations 3 MUSPOP 1100 Contemporary Music in Practice 1 3 MUSONIC 1210 Sound Engineering 3 MUSPOP 1201 Song Writing & Performance 1A 3 MUSPOP 1202 Song Writing & Performance 1B 3 MUSGEN 2001 From Elvis to YouTube 3 MUSGEN 2003 Music, Media & Contemporary Society 3 MUSPOP 2100 Contemporary Music in Practice 2 3 MUSPOP 2201 Song Writing & Performance 2A 3 MUSPOP 2202 Song Writing & Performance 2B 3 MUSONIC 2610 Sound Engineering Live 3 MUSPOP 3100 Contemporary Music in Practice 3 6 MUSPOP 3201 Song Writing & Performance 3 3 MUSONIC 3030 Music 2.0 3 MUSSUPST 3001 Musicianship 3 3 -
Creative Arts - Sonic Arts Major
To satisfy the requirements for Creative Arts - Sonic Arts Major students must complete courses to the value of 48 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSONIC 1000 Music Technology Foundations 3 MUSONIC 1010 Sound & Media 3 MUSONIC 1210 Sound Engineering 3 MUSONIC 1220 Sonic Arts 3 MUSONIC 1300 Sonic Arts in Practice 1 3 MUSGEN 2001 From Elvis to YouTube 3 MUSGEN 2003 Music, Media & Contemporary Society 3 MUSONIC 2300 Sonic Arts in Practice 2 3 MUSONIC 2820 Sound Design for Film II 3 MUSONIC 2905 Circuit Bending and Hardware Hacking 3 MUSONIC 2310 Computer Music Composition 2 3 MUSONIC 3001 Advanced Sound Engineering 3 3 MUSONIC 3300 Sonic Arts in Practice 3 3 MUSONIC 3310 Computer Music Composition 3 3 MUSONIC 3720 Sound Design for Games III 3 MUSSUPST 3001 Musicianship 3 3 -
Performance - Classical Major
To satisfy the requirements for Performance - Classical Major students must complete courses to the value of 45 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCLASS 1300 Classical Performance Advanced 1A 3 MUSCLASS 1301 Classical Performance Advanced 1B 3 MUSGEN 1201 Music Professional Development 1A 3 MUSGEN 1202 Music Professional Development 1B 3 MUSCLASS 2300 Classical Performance Advanced 2A 3 MUSCLASS 2301 Classical Performance Advanced 2B 3 MUSGEN 2201 Music Professional Development 2A 3 MUSGEN 2202 Music Professional Development 2B 3 MUSSUPST 2001 Musicianship 2A 3 MUSSUPST 2002 Musicianship 2B 3 MUSCLASS 3300 Classical Performance Advanced 3A 3 MUSCLASS 3301 Classical Performance Advanced 3B 3 MUSGEN 3201 Music Professional Development 3A 3 MUSGEN 3202 Music Professional Development 3B 3 MUSSUPST 3001 Musicianship 3 3 -
Performance - Classical Voice Major
To satisfy the requirements for Performance - Classical Voice Major students must complete courses to the value of 51 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCLASS 1400 Classical Vocal Studies 1A 3 MUSCLASS 1401 Classical Vocal Studies 1B 3 MUSCLASS 1500 Music (SOSA) Internship 1 3 MUSGEN 1201 Music Professional Development 1A 3 MUSGEN 1202 Music Professional Development 1B 3 MUSCLASS 2400 Classical Vocal Studies 2A 3 MUSCLASS 2401 Classical Vocal Studies 2B 3 MUSCLASS 2500 Music (SOSA) Internship 2 3 MUSGEN 2201 Music Professional Development 2A 3 MUSGEN 2202 Music Professional Development 2B 3 MUSSUPST 2001 Musicianship 2A 3 MUSSUPST 2002 Musicianship 2B 3 MUSCLASS 3400 Classical Vocal Studies 3A 3 MUSCLASS 3401 Classical Vocal Studies 3B 3 MUSGEN 3201 Music Professional Development 3A 3 MUSGEN 3202 Music Professional Development 3B 3 MUSSUPST 3001 Musicianship 3 3 -
Performance - Jazz Major
To satisfy the requirements for Performance - Jazz Major students must complete courses to the value of 51 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 1201 Music Professional Development 1A 3 MUSGEN 1202 Music Professional Development 1B 3 MUSJAZZ 1010 Jazz History 3 MUSJAZZ 1070 Jazz Performance Advanced 1A 3 MUSJAZZ 1071 Jazz Performance Advanced 1B 3 MUSGEN 2201 Music Professional Development 2A 3 MUSGEN 2202 Music Professional Development 2B 3 MUSJAZZ 2070 Jazz Performance Advanced 2A 3 MUSJAZZ 2071 Jazz Performance Advanced 2B 3 MUSJAZZ 2101 Jazz Musicianship 2A 3 MUSJAZZ 2102 Jazz Musicianship 2B 3 MUSGEN 3201 Music Professional Development 3A 3 MUSGEN 3202 Music Professional Development 3B 3 MUSJAZZ 3070 Jazz Performance Advanced 3A 3 MUSJAZZ 3071 Jazz Performance Advanced 3B 3 MUSJAZZ 3101 Jazz Musicianship 3 3 MUSSUPST 3001 Musicianship 3 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Note: Course pre-requisites apply.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSJAZZ 1001 Jazz Performance 1A 3 MUSJAZZ 1002 Jazz Performance 1B 3 or
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSJAZZ 1070 Jazz Performance Advanced 1A 3 MUSJAZZ 1071 Jazz Performance Advanced 1B 3 -
Research Studies - Music Education and Pedagogy Major
To satisfy the requirements for Research Studies - Music Education and Pedagogy Major students must complete courses to the value of 45 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSEP 1101 Foundations of Music Education 1A 3 MUSEP 1102 Foundations of Music Education 1B 3 MUSEP 1103 Music Education Performance Studies 1A 3 MUSEP 1104 Music Education Performance Studies 1B 3 MUSEP 2101 Music Education in Theory and Practice 2A 3 MUSEP 2102 Music Education in Theory and Practice 2B 3 MUSEP 2103 Music Education Performance Studies 2 3 MUSGEN 2010 Foundations of Conducting 3 MUSSUPST 2001 Musicianship 2A 3 MUSSUPST 2002 Musicianship 2B 3 MUSEP 3101 Music Education in Theory and Practice 3 3 MUSEP 3102 Music Education Performance Studies 3 3 MUSICOL 3100 Music Research & Professional Practice 6 MUSSUPST 3001 Musicianship 3 3 -
Research Studies - Musicology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Research Studies - Musicology Major students must complete courses to the value of 36 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSICOL 1200 Musicology Foundations 3 MUSONIC 1000 Music Technology Foundations 3 MUSGEN 2001 From Elvis to YouTube 3 MUSGEN 2004 Musics of the World II 3 MUSICOL 2001 Music in Time and Place 3 MUSICOL 2002 Music & Tradition in a Global Society 3 MUSSUPST 2001 Musicianship 2A 3 MUSSUPST 2002 Musicianship 2B 3 MUSICOL 3001 Applied Methods in Musicology 3 MUSICOL 3100 Music Research & Professional Practice 6 MUSSUPST 3001 Musicianship 3 3
Electives
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Broadening/Elective Courses
Courses to the value of up to 18 units may be taken from the following:
- If studying a Major in Creative Arts – Composition, courses not studied as part of the major to the value of 9 units.
- If studying a Major in Creative Arts – Popular Music, courses not studied as part of the major to the value of 6 units.
- If studying a Major in Creative Arts – Sonic Arts, courses not studied as part of the major to the value of 6 units.
- If studying a Major in Performance - Classical, courses not studied as part of the major to the value of 9 units.
- If studying a Major in Performance – Classical Voice, courses not studied as part of the major to the value of 3 units.
- If studying a Major in Performance – Jazz, courses not studied as part of the major to the value of 3 units.
- If studying a Major in Research Studies – Music Education and Pedagogy, courses not studied as part of the major to the value of 9 units.
- If studying a Major in Research Studies – Musicology, courses not studied as part of the major to the value of 18 units.