Bachelor of Music

University of Melbourne

Australia, Melbourne

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University of Melbourne

Australia , Melbourne

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

058837J

Credit point

300 Points

Campuses

Southbank

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines22-Jul-2024

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Duration 36 month(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 38,424 / year

Next Intake 22-Jul-2024

Bachelor of Music

About

The Bachelor of Music provides advanced training across a variety of musical disciplines. Students major in Composition, Interactive Composition, Jazz & Improvisation, Musicology & Ethnomusicology, Music Studies, Performance, or Performance (ANAM).

The program develops technically advanced and experienced musicians through an immersive and practical curriculum with music core studies, music electives and complementary breadth subjects.

Students will:

develop skills, knowledge and understanding of the practical, theoretical and conceptual aspects of music;
broaden their musical knowledge across a range of styles and repertoire;
develop advanced critical thinking and creative problem-solving through regular practical activities and theoretical studies;
participate in performance and academic activities;
opportunities for solo and ensemble performances;
have access to a wide range of invaluable career experiences at a local or international context.

For students who commenced prior to 2022

For students who commenced the Bachelor of Music prior to 2022, please go to the 2021 Handbook to view your course structure and subject options.

On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:

situate their activity as musicians within the best practices of local, national and international contexts;
integrate a holistic view of music from different times and traditions into their working and intellectual lives;
make critical, informed and sophisticated responses to new musical ideas, methodologies and theoretical frameworks;
demonstrate thorough knowledge, technical skill and expressive accomplishment within their discipline;
work competently and productively in a musical setting, both individually and in groups;
pursue musical knowledge and skills independently, with intellectual honesty and rigorous methods of inquiry;
communicate musical ideas effectively in performance, speech and writing, and through fluent and creative use of technology;
apply critical intelligence, self-reflection and creative problem-solving to their development as musicians.

Career

Graduates of the Bachelor of Music will have developed the following skills and attributes.

Academically excellent as a result of:

participation in a diversity of teaching and learning modes, including individual tuition, tutorials, masterclasses, performance and concert classes, on-line learning, seminars, large lectures and ensemble experiences;
assessment practices that demand independent thinking, critical analysis and an openness to new ideas;
articulate and authoritatively informed in musical discourse;
familiar and competent with research protocols, written and spoken communication skills, and the ethics of scholarship through a program of core and elective academic subjects over three years;
artistically sophisticated with a high level of understanding of the aesthetic of their discipline;

Competent across disciplines as a result of:

participation in a variety of "ways of knowing" within the discipline of music - solo, chamber and orchestral competency; theoretical knowledge of music; historical and contextual knowledge of music; aural acuity;
participation in up to 75 points of breadth subjects;
able to use the interaction of music and other disciplines with creativity and insight;

Community leaders through:

undertaking and developing new initiatives in community awareness and understanding of the place of music in society;
leadership roles in University and community-based public performances, workshops and outreach programs;
high-level development of teamwork and group dynamic skills through participation in music ensembles;

Attuned to cultural diversity through:

a raft of academic elective and ensemble opportunities that involve thinking about differences in ways of being musical as well as participating in music from other times and places;
familiarity with culturally diverse ways of conceptualising and talking about music;
hands-on experiences of culturally diverse styles of music making and musical pedagogy;

Global citizens through:

experiences gained through Study Abroad;
participation throughout the course in the inherently international nature of music in all its manifestations;
awareness as ambassadors for Australia through promotion of its cultural richness;
facilitators and communicators between diverse cultural communities.