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Master of Music Studies (Performance) | ||
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| Students must complete 72 credit points, comprising: | ||
| (a) 60 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study, including; | ||
| (c) a capstone unit, or; | ||
| (d) an optional 12 credit points of research units of study | ||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core units of study | ||
| CPNO5300 Graduate Recital Preparation 1 | 3 | This unit must be taken by all students in Graduate Diploma and Master of Music Studies who require staff accompanists for their recital. |
| CPNO5301 Graduate Recital Preparation 2 | 3 | This unit must be taken by all students in the Master of Music Studies who require staff accompanists for their recital. |
| CPNO5303 Collaborative Piano 1 | 3 | Program should be presented to the coordinator before commencement of the tutorials. |
| CPNO5304 Collaborative Piano 2 | 3 | Ìý |
| ENSE5015 Graduate Ensemble 1 | 6 | These ensemble units are available only to students enrolled in the Accompaniment, Repetiteur or Jazz students streams. |
| ENSE5016 Graduate Ensemble 2 | 6 | These ensemble units are available only to students enrolled in the Accompaniment, Repetiteur or Jazz streams. |
| ENSE5017 Graduate Ensemble 3 | 6 | P ENSE5016 These ensemble units are available only to students enrolled in the Accompaniment, Repetiteur or Jazz streams. |
| ENSE5320 Ensemble 1 | 3 | Ìý |
| ENSE5321 Ensemble 2 | 3 | P ENSE5320 |
| ENSE5322 Ensemble 3 | 3 | P ENSE5321 |
| ENSE5330 Graduate Chamber Music 1 | 3 | Ìý |
| ENSE5331 Graduate Chamber Music 2 | 3 | P ENSE5330 |
| MCGY5610 Research Skills for Music Performance | 6 | Students who have already successfully completed a similar unit of study may apply to take another unit of study in place of this one. |
| PERF5005 Principal Study 1 | 12 | Ìý |
| PERF5620 Graduate Recital 1 | 6 | P PERF5005 Students requiring staff accompanists for their recital must enrol in CPNO5300 Graduate Recital Preparation 1 |
| PERF5621 Graduate Recital 2 | 6 | Students requiring staff accompanists for their recital must enrol in CPNO5301 Graduate Recital Preparation 2. |
| PERF5622 Principal Study 2 | 6 | P PERF5005 |
| PERF5623 Principal Study 3 | 6 | P PERF5622 |
Elective units of study | ||
| CMPN5006 Recording Portfolio | 6 | Ìý |
| CMPN5012 Graduate Composer Performer Workshop | 6 | Ìý |
| CMPN5014 Music Technology Design | 6 | Ìý |
| CMPN5114 Graduate Vocal Composition Workshop | 6 | A Undergraduate-level composition experience necessary. Sight singing; basic choral skills required; familiarity with music notation and music notation software required |
| EMUS5600 Historical Performance Practice | 6 | Ìý |
| MCGY5111 Creative Work Seminar 1 | 6 | A Students enrolling in this unit of study are expected to have developed musical and technical skills to be able to present creative works pertinent to their research. Students should have received research training commensurate with an undergraduate Honours degree or equivalent |
| MCGY5112 Creative Work Seminar 2 | 6 | A Students enrolling in this unit of study are expected to have developed musical and technical skills to be able to present creative works pertinent to their research P MCGY5111 |
| MCGY5600 Critical Discourses in Music | 6 | Ìý |
| MCGY5602 Opera and Society | 6 | Ìý |
| MCGY5603 Music as Social Science | 6 | Ìý |
| MCGY5604 Researching Creative Process | 6 | Ìý |
| MCGY5605 Methods of Music Analysis | 6 | A Traditional chordal nomenclature (e.g. roman numeral and figured bass) and standard methods of analysing Western Art Music will be assumed |
| PERF5600 Graduate Research Methods | 6 | N MCGY5111 or MCGY5112 |
| PERF5610 Arts and Creative Industries Internship | 6 | Ìý |
| PERF5610 Arts and Creative Industries Internship | 6 | Ìý |
| PERF5611 Graduate Seminar 1 | 6 | Ìý |
| PERF5612 Graduate Seminar 2 | 6 | Ìý |
| PERF5630 Introduction to Conducting | 6 | A It is recommended that students have undertaken the Undergrad Conducting elective at SCM, or equivalent audition. Other recommended prior learning includes: advanced proficiency at a musical instrument; prior experience performing in conducted ensembles; some prior experience in conducting, including teachers who conduct student groups; excellent aural skills and score reading skills are mandatory. |
| PERF5604 Conducting School and Community Ensembles | 6 | A Basic conducting technique, high level music reading skills |
| PERF6613 Graduate Seminar 3 | 6 | Ìý |
| PERF6614 Graduate Seminar 4 | 6 | Ìý |
| VSAO5022 Principles of Studio Pedagogy | 6 | Ìý |
Research units of study | ||
| MCGY5618 Dissertation 1 | 6 | P MCGY5610 Permission from the Associate Dean (Education) is required to enrol. Either before or during Dissertation 1, students should plan to take relevant courses offered by the University's Learning Centre. |
| MCGY5619 Dissertation 2 | 6 | P MCGY5618 |
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 19/01/2026 | PERF5603Ìýwas published and available for selection from: Elective units of study. | PERF5603Ìýremoved. |
| 19/01/2026 | MCGY5601Ìýwas published and available for selection from: 3000-level Selective 12 cps. | MCGY5601Ìýremoved. |
| 30/01/2026 | CMPN5014Ìýwas missing from: Elective units of study. | CMPN5014Ìýadded to: Elective units of study. |
| 4/2/2026 | OLET5801 was available for selection. | OLET5801Ìýremoved. |
| 4/2/2026 | OLET5811 was available for selection. | OLET5811Ìýremoved. |