Music

Description

This degree offers students the opportunity to undertake a degree focused on musical study within a variety of sub disciplines.

The degree comprises a set of units through which students study creative music making (both performance and composition), musicology (music history, ethnomusicology and social perspectives on music) and all aspects of musical craft (aural training, arranging, harmony). Students from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and performance activities may encompass solo performance, jazz groups, choral performances, chamber music, world music, early music and contemporary ensembles.

Note: information on the Audition can be accessed from the 'I would like to know more about this course' link below.

Career Opportunities

Students who successfully complete the degree may begin work as qualified professionals in composition, arranging or performance or continue on to a specialised honours degree or on to various courses in education to pursue careers as either private teachers or school teachers.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee

• EUR 13440 Year (National)
• EUR 13440 Year (International)

Start date February,June 2015 Credits 144
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode Online Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible Attendance No Attendance Teacher support Continuous support with feedback on request

Course Content

Course Aims

This course aims to provide students with high-level academic, theoretical and practical skills in music-making and scholarship.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the Western musical canon from historical, theoretical and practical perspectives;

demonstrate proficiency on a principal instrument;

show a critical awareness of the richness and complexity of non-Western music traditions, and will have studied Japanese, Middle Eastern, Indonesian or Indian music for a full trimester; and

analyse and explain formal characteristics of pieces in the Western elite and popular music traditions, and will have proficiency in arranging and orchestrating for standard ensembles forces.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline

This course provides an extensive overview of Western and non-Western musics including theoretical and historical perspectives.

Communication Skills

Graduates will be able to communicate effectively in written forms and orally about music, using appropriate technical terminology.

Global Perspectives

Graduates will gain a wide knowledge of Western and non-Western music and musical cultures.

Information Literacy

Graduates will acquire a thorough grounding in information literacy relevant to music studies, including research ability and discipline-specific computer software skills.

Life-Long Learning

Students develop an appreciation for music and will also develop the skills for ongoing life-long learning about musical practice and everything that relates to it.

Problem Solving

Graduates will practise problem solving skills through essay-writing and research tasks, and in addition to this, through assessment tasks relating to music notation.

Social Responsibility

Graduates will gain a sense of social responsibility through studying the music and musical practices of a wide range of sociocultural groups and historical periods.

Team Work

Graduates will gain experience in collaborative academic tasks and practical experience in musical ensembles.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see Admission Rule Undergraduate Policy).

All students must complete a compulsory audition to enter the course. Assumed knowledge is any two units of English, AMEB performance standard of Grade 6.

Information on the audition can be obtained from the website http://www.une.edu.au/music/audition.php or by clicking on the 'I would like to know more about this course' in the Overview above.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of New England.

Funding

A limited number of first-year lesson scholarships are available to those studying in the internal mode. Scholarship applications form part of the audition process.