Bachelor of Music (BMus)
Bachelor of Music (BMus)
Program Code
BMUS
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2024
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Music provides the intensive professional training required for employment in the music industry. It seeks to provide a challenging and stimulating learning environment in which all students may achieve their full potential in their chosen major. It aims to develop educated, flexible and imaginative graduates who possess the knowledge and skills required to function effectively in a wide range of professional contexts. The program provides students with the option to undertake a major in either Classical Performance, Jazz Performance, Music Education or Creative Practice (a broad area of study that includes courses in music composition, popular music and sonic arts).
The Bachelor of Music is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a developing understanding of, and where appropriate, a technical and musical facility with, the range of skills and contexts that underlie the creation and/or performance of music, and its theoretical and contextual underpinnings.
- Identify and solve problems in performing, analysing, evaluating, and/or generating ideas about music and music literature, by means of research involving primary and secondary source material, and appropriate research methodologies.
- Communicate effectively and present ideas about a range of music and music-making activities in various spoken and written formats.
- Work with others to explore, create and present music, ideas and information, and to collectively negotiate solutions to problems as they arise.
- Demonstrate career readiness and leadership skills appropriate for beginning professional practice, including proficiency in: 5.1 information technology skills to facilitate access, management and storage of relevant material, and to disseminate and communicate effectively with others 5.2 time management and organisational skills, planning and decision making processes, as characterised by independent, robust, and professional leadership.
- Demonstrate an ability to recognise and reflect on social, cultural and ethical issues in music and music-making, and operate with an ethical awareness and professional integrity in a range of social, cultural and linguistic contexts.
- Demonstrate a capacity in self-appraisal and reflective thinking, and demonstrate respect and mutual responsibility in sustaining productive relationships as appropriate to beginning professional practice.
Conditions
Condition of admission: All applicants must attend and pass an audition / interview and a musicianship test. Applicants may audition for more than one instrument or major.
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate 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.
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.
And/or
A student who takes leave from a performance course for one semester and is unable to show continuity of learning on their instrument may be required to re-audition on their instrument. Approval is required from the Head of Area.
External performances / engagements: The Elder Conservatorium's Head of Undergraduate Programs will determine whether students shall acknowledge the name of the School or its staff in any public performance / engagement in which they participate.
Program Maximum Duration: As specified in Table 1 of the Coursework Academic Programs Policy, this program must be completed within a Maximum Duration which includes any periods of non-enrolment, leave of absence or approved study at other institutions for credit towards a Program.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Music
There shall be a Bachelor of Music.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Music, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units comprising:
- Level I courses not exceeding 30 units including MUSGEN 1301 Life in Music (3 units)
- Level III courses to the value of at least 24 units
- Sufficient courses at Level II to make the total of 72 units
- At least one major from the following:
- Classical Performance
- Creative Practice
- Jazz Performance
- Music Education
- A minimum of 12 units at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II
- A minimum of 6 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 3 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 1301 Life in Music 3
Major
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Classical Performance Major
To satisfy the requirements for Classical Performance Major students must complete courses to the value of 48 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCLASS 1200 Classical Performance 1A 3 MUSCLASS 1201 Classical Performance 1B 3 MUSGEN 1201 Music Professional Development 1A 3 MUSGEN 1202 Music Professional Development 1B 3 MUSSUPST 1001 Musicianship 1A 3 MUSSUPST 1002 Musicianship 1B 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCLASS 2200 Classical Performance 2A 3 MUSCLASS 2201 Classical Performance 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 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 3201 Music Professional Development 3A 3 MUSCLASS 3200 Classical Performance 3A 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCLASS 3201 Classical Performance 3B 3 MUSGEN 3202 Music Professional Development 3B 3 -
Creative Practice Major
To satisfy the requirements for Creative Practice Major students must complete courses to the value of 54 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSONIC 1000 Music Technology Foundations 3 Subject to academic advice received by each student following autition, studnets will enrol in either Composition, Popular Music or Sonic Arts Level I courses as follows:
All of the following courses must be completed:
Composition
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCOMP 1001 Composition 1A 3 MUSCOMP 1002 Composition 1B 3 MUSCOMP 1100 Orchestration 1 3 MUSSUPST 1001 Musicianship 1A 3 MUSSUPST 1002 Musicianship 1B 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Popular Music
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSPOP 1003 Contemporary Musicianship 1A 3 MUSPOP 1004 Contemporary Musicianship 1B 3 MUSPOP 1100 Contemporary Music in Practice 1 3 MUSPOP 1201 Song Writing & Performance 1A 3 MUSPOP 1202 Song Writing & Performance 1B 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Sonic Arts
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSONIC 1001 Music & Sound Fundamentals 1A 3 MUSONIC 1002 Music & Sound Fundamentals 1B 3 MUSONIC 1210 Sound Engineering 3 MUSONIC 1220 Sonic Arts 3 MUSONIC 1300 Sonic Arts in Practice 1 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSSUPST 2001 Musicianship 2A 3 MUSSUPST 2002 Musicianship 2B 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 2001 From Elvis to YouTube II 3 MUSGEN 2003 Music, Media & Contemporary Society II 3 and
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Students are not permitted to cross-count courses already presented in Level I.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCOMP 1001 Composition 1A 3 MUSCOMP 1002 Composition 1B 3 MUSCOMP 1100 Orchestration 1 3 MUSCOMP 2001 Composition 2A 3 MUSCOMP 2002 Composition 2B 3 MUSCOMP 2100 Orchestration 2 3 MUSCOMP 2101 Music Analysis 2 3 MUSPOP 1201 Song Writing & Performance 1A 3 MUSPOP 1202 Song Writing & Performance 1B 3 MUSPOP 2100 Contemporary Music in Practice 2 3 MUSPOP 2201 Song Writing & Performance 2A 3 MUSPOP 2202 Song Writing & Performance 2B 3 MUSONIC 1210 Sound Engineering 3 MUSONIC 1220 Sonic Arts 3 MUSONIC 2300 Sonic Arts in Practice 2 3 MUSONIC 2310 Computer Music Composition 2 3 MUSONIC 2610 Sound Engineering Live 3 MUSONIC 2820 Sound Design for Film II 3 MUSONIC 2905 Circuit Bending and Hardware Hacking 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSPOP 3100 Contemporary Music in Practice 3 6 and
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSPOP 3201 Song Writing & Performance 3 3 MUSCOMP 3001 Composition 3A 3 MUSCOMP 3002 Composition 3B 3 MUSCOMP 3100 Orchestration 3 3 MUSCOMP 3101 Music Analysis 3 3 MUSONIC 3001 Advanced Sound Engineering 3 3 MUSONIC 3020 Interaction Design and the Sonic Arts 3 3 MUSONIC 3030 The Sampled Source 3 MUSONIC 3310 Computer Music Composition 3 3 MUSONIC 3720 Sound Design for Games III 3 -
Jazz Performance Major
To satisfy the requirements for Jazz Performance Major students must complete courses to the value of 57 units.
Level I
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 1001 Jazz Performance 1A 3 MUSJAZZ 1002 Jazz Performance 1B 3 MUSJAZZ 1010 Jazz History 3 MUSJAZZ 1101 Jazz Musicianship 1A 3 MUSJAZZ 1102 Jazz Musicianship 1B 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 2201 Music Professional Development 2A 3 MUSGEN 2202 Music Professional Development 2B 3 MUSJAZZ 2001 Jazz Performance 2A 3 MUSJAZZ 2002 Jazz Performance 2B 3 MUSJAZZ 2101 Jazz Musicianship 2A 3 MUSJAZZ 2102 Jazz Musicianship 2B 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 3201 Music Professional Development 3A 3 MUSJAZZ 3001 Jazz Performance 3A 3 MUSJAZZ 3101 Jazz Musicianship 3 3 MUSGEN 3007 Jazz Arranging 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSJAZZ 3002 Jazz Performance 3B 3 MUSGEN 3202 Music Professional Development 3B 3 -
Music Education Major
To satisfy the requirements for Music Education Major students must complete courses to the value of 51 units.
Level I
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 MUSSUPST 1001 Musicianship 1A 3 MUSSUPST 1002 Musicianship 1B 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value 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 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSEP 3101 Music Education in Theory and Practice 3 3 MUSEP 3102 Music Education Performance Studies 3 3 MUSICOL 3001 Methods in Music Research 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSICOL 3100 Music Research Project 6
Electives
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Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives, students must complete up to 21 units of closed and/or open electives depending on the majr studies as follows:
Classical Performance (21 units)
Level I - 3 units
Level II - 6 units
Level III - 6 units
Note: 9 units of electives must be broadening electives.
Creative Practice (15 units)
Level I - 3 units
Level II - 6 units
Level III - 6 units
Jazz Performance (12 units)
Level II - 6 units
Level III - 6 units
Music Education (18 units)
Level I - 3 units
Level II - 6 units
Level III - 9 units -
Closed Electives
Please note that MUSGEN 3015EX and MUSGEN 3300EX can be taken only once and at any year level.
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCOMP 1100 Orchestration 1 3 MUSEP 1102 Foundations of Music Education 1B 3 MUSEP 1101 Foundations of Music Education 1A 3 MUSGEN 3015EX International Study Tour: Music 3 MUSGEN 3300EX Music Internship 3 MUSONIC 1001 Music & Sound Fundamentals 1A 3 MUSONIC 1002 Music & Sound Fundamentals 1B 3 MUSPOP 1201 Song Writing & Performance 1A 3 MUSPOP 1202 Song Writing & Performance 1B 3 MUSONIC 1210 Sound Engineering 3 MUSONIC 1220 Sonic Arts 3 Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCOMP 2100 Orchestration 2 3 MUSCOMP 2101 Music Analysis 2 3 MUSEP 2101 Music Education in Theory and Practice 2A 3 MUSEP 2102 Music Education in Theory and Practice 2B 3 MUSGEN 2010 Foundations of Conducting 3 MUSGEN 3015EX International Study Tour: Music 3 MUSGEN 3300EX Music Internship 3 MUSONIC 2310 Computer Music Composition 2 3 MUSONIC 2610 Sound Engineering Live 3 MUSPOP 2201 Song Writing & Performance 2A 3 MUSPOP 2202 Song Writing & Performance 2B 3 Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSCOMP 3100 Orchestration 3 3 MUSCOMP 3101 Music Analysis 3 3 MUSEP 3101 Music Education in Theory and Practice 3 3 MUSGEN 3007 Jazz Arranging 3 MUSGEN 3013 Foundations of Conducting 3 MUSGEN 3015EX International Study Tour: Music 3 MUSGEN 3017 Conducting: Choral & Instrumental Techniques 3 MUSGEN 3300EX Music Internship 3 MUSICOL 3002 Music Research 3 3 MUSPOP 3201 Song Writing & Performance 3 3 -
Open Electives
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 1003 From Elvis to YouTube I 3 MUSGEN 1004 Musics of the World I 3 MUSONIC 1000 Music Technology Foundations 3 MUSONIC 1010 Sound & Media 3 MUSONIC 1300 Sonic Arts in Practice 1 3 Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 2001 From Elvis to YouTube II 3 MUSGEN 2003 Music, Media & Contemporary Society II 3 MUSGEN 2004 Musics of the World II 3 MUSIC 2030 Indigenous Music: Roots & Key Concepts 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 Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MUSGEN 3011 Music, Health and Wellbeing 3 MUSGEN 3014 Music, Media & Contemporary Society III 3 MUSICOL 3001 Methods in Music Research 3 MUSONIC 3001 Advanced Sound Engineering 3 3 MUSONIC 3020 Interaction Design and the Sonic Arts 3 3 MUSONIC 3030 The Sampled Source 3 MUSONIC 3300 Sonic Arts in Practice 3 3 MUSONIC 3310 Computer Music Composition 3 3 MUSONIC 3720 Sound Design for Games III 3