Facilities
Besides their academic music activity students in all courses are required to devote ample time to listening to music, both in live performances and through recordings. Listening facilities are available in the department's music library, where a large collection of recordings and scores is housed. Bachelor of Music and other students taking courses involving music performance are expected to devote ample time to practice, rehearsal and performance. Practice studios, an auditorium/recording studio, an electronic music laboratory, music archives and exhibition areas are also provided.
The department's extensive collection of musical instruments and ensembles includes an early music collection comprising complete consorts of Renaissance shawms, crumhorns, recorders, and various keyboard instruments; a complete Javanese gamelan orchestra, Sundanese bamboo calung and angklung ensembles, an African drum ensemble, a Chinese orchestra, a piphat/mahori orchestra from Thailand, a large collection of Indian instruments, and a set of Japanese instruments. It also contains an Asian music archive, including a Sumatra research archive and a Japanese music archive.
The department fosters the cultivation of music on campus and presents many concerts, lecture-recitals and other performances which music students are expected to attend.
Music in the Bachelor of Arts degree
Objectives
On completion of a music major in the Bachelor of Arts, students are expected to have developed:
* the ability to communicate effectively about music through both verbal and written skills;
* a comprehensive understanding of the various genres of performance in Western music, such as instrumental and vocal ensembles, large instrumental and vocal groups, and the multimedia genres of opera and musicals (major in music of the Western tradition);
* a comprehensive understanding of the various eras of Western music history, such as early and late medieval music, renaissance music, music of the baroque era, classical music, romantic music, and music of the twentieth century (major in music of the Western tradition);
* a fundamental understanding about musical instruments, vocal music, musical ensembles, and music performance contexts in non-Western music traditions, including popular music genres in Western music traditions (major in non-Western music traditions);
* a fundamental understanding of the various periods of music history in selected non-Western music cultures, such as sub-Saharan Africa, India, the Southeast Asian Mainland, Indonesia, and East Asia, including China, Korea, and Japan (major in non-Western music traditions);
* generic capabilities with respect to musicology, including the ability to communicate effectively, the ability to analyse music into its various components with the view to increasing ability to communicate effectively about music, and the ability to think independently about various issues associated with music performance and the promotion of musical activities in the community;
* fundamental research skills with respect to gathering published written materials, sound-recorded or video-recorded materials, or material on film, on a given topic;
* the ability to organise and report on the results of research through both a clearly written argument and an effective oral presentation;
* a basic understanding or ability to place any particular performance of music within its cultural context, with due regard to the historical, economic, and sociocultural factors that impinge upon the performance and contribute to the generation of the sound being communicated from the performer to the listener, and also with respect to the values placed by the listener upon the sound communicated;
* an awareness of the desirability of being able to make critical aesthetic judgements about a particular music performance with respect to aesthetic values held by the society and/or culture that may be identified as the tradition within which the music is normally performed.
* the capability of being self-critical.
The course
The emphasis in the BA music course is on an analytical, critical, historical and sociological understanding of both Western and non-Western music, as well as interrelationships of music with dance and other performing arts. Two major sequences are offered, one in music of the Western tradition and the other in the music of non-Western traditions.
Bridging course
There is an accelerated course (MUS1010 and MUS1020) for first-year students with little or no music background to enable them to major in music.
Core course
First-year students who are able to play an instrument or sing competently, and read music fluently should enrol in the core course: MUS1100 and MUS1110.
First-year sequences
Approved first-year sequences are:
* MUS1010 and MUS1020*
* MUS1040 and MUS1050 or MUS1060*
* MUS1140 and MUS1150* (entry by audition)
* MUS1050 and MUS1060*
* MUS1070 and MUS1080* (entry by audition)
* MUS1100 and MUS1110*
* MUS1120 and MUS1130 * (entry by audition)
* Compulsory subject.
Sequences in music of the Western tradition
First year: 12 points
(a) Accelerated course
* MUS1010 Fundamentals of Western music I (6 points)
* MUS1020 Fundamentals of Western music II (6 points)
(b) Core course
* MUS1100 Exploring Western music I (6 points)
* MUS1110 Exploring Western music II (6 points)
Optional additional subjects: MUS1040 and MUS1060
Second year: 16 or 24 points
To complete a minor sequence, students who have passed either MUS1010/MUS1020 or MUS1100/MUS1110 should take:
* MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I (4 points)
* MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II (4 points)
and one of the following:
* MUS2210 Vocal music (8 points: first semester)
* MUS2470 Early music ensemble (8 points: second semester)
* MUS2500 The study of dance (8 points: second semester)
Optional additional subjects: MUS2250 and MUS2480
Third year: 16 or 24 points
To complete a major sequence, students should take:
* MUS3310 Twentieth century compositional techniques* (8 points)
* MUS3390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology* (8 points)
* Optional additional subject: MUS3210
It is highly recommended that intending honours students also take MUS3410 Research methods (8 points)
* Compulsory subject.
Fourth year: 48 points
To complete an honours year in music of the Western tradition, students should take:
* MUS4720 Thesis (10,000 to 15,000 words) (16 points)
* MUS4420 Research methods (if MUS3410 not already taken) (8 points)
* A rotating genre study (eg Vocal music) (8 points)
* and two or three of the following:
* MUS4640 Fieldwork methods (8 points)
* MUS4500 Music and dance interrelationships (8 points)
* MUS4980 Music pedagogy (8 points)
Sequences in music of non-Western traditions
First year: 12 points
(a) Accelerated course
* MUS1020 Fundamentals of Western music I (6 points)
* MUS1050 Introduction to Asian music, dance and theatre (6 points)
or
(b) Core courses
* MUS1100 Exploring Western music I (6 points)
* MUS1050 Introduction to Asian music, dance and theatre (6 points)
* Optional extra subject: MUS1040
Second year: 16 or 24 points
* MUS2250 Popular music (8 points)
* A rotating area study (8 points)
* Optional extra subjects: MUS2110, MUS2120.
Third year: 16 or 24 points
To complete a major sequence, students should take:
* Ethnomusicological area study (eg Music of China, Korea, and Japan in 1995) (8 points)
* MUS3480 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan (8 points)
* It is highly recommended that intending honours students also take MUS3410 (Research methods).
Fourth (honours) year: 48 points
* MUS4720 Thesis (10,000 to 15,000 words) (16 points)
* MUS4420 Research methods (if MUS3410 not already taken) (8 points)
* A rotating area study (eg Music of sub-Saharan Africa) (8 points) and two of the following:
* MUS4640 Fieldwork methods (8 points)
* MUS4400 Ethnographic dance studies (8 points)
* MUS4980 Music pedagogy (8 points)
Honours course
A fourth or honours year offers students an opportunity to undertake more specialised and advanced work in music. For entry, students must have achieved credit grades in at least twenty-four points of music at second or third-year levels, of which at least sixteen points must be at third-year level.
Bachelor of Music degree
Objectives
On completion of the course, students should have acquired:
* a practical, theoretical, critical, historical and contextual knowledge and understanding of music;
* a range of solo and ensemble performance skills of a high standard;
* academic skills leading to postgraduate study and research in music;
* an ability to contribute to the community through well-developed music performance skills, and through analytical, problem-solving and communicative skills;
* a general education in music suitable for employment in the music industry and teaching professions;
Students who complete the Bachelor of Music degree should develop:
* skills in musical performance;
* a comprehensive understanding of the various genres of performance in Western music such as instrumental and vocal ensembles, large instrumental and vocal groups and the multimedia genres of opera and musicals;
* a comprehensive understanding of the various eras of Western music history, such as early and late medieval music, renaissance music, music of the baroque era, classical music, romantic music, and music of the twentieth century;
* a basic understanding of the various roles and functions of different types of music in Western societies, and an ability to articulate these roles in written form and verbally to specialists and the general public;
* generic capabilities with respect to musical performance and musicology including the ability to communicate effectively, the ability to analyse music with the view to increasing one's interpretative skills in performance and conducting, and the ability to think independently about various issues associated with music performance and the promotion of musical activities in the community;
* the ability of work cooperatively and creatively in small ensembles and in large orchestras and choral groups;
* the capability to plan, supervise and manage public concerts, acting both individually and with a group as appropriate in a given circumstance;
* the capability of being self-critical;
* the ability to critically differentiate between various published editions of the same music notation, especially with respect to establishing their respective feasibilities relative to a particular performance context.
The course
The Bachelor of Music degree requires students to major in two of four streams, of which one stream - performance - is compulsory. The other streams are composition, musicology and ethnomusicology. To complete a BMus students take subjects valued at a total of 144 points over three years of full-time study, comprising:
* a major sequence in performance (52 points)
* major sequence in composition or musicology or ethnomusicology (52 points)
* a first-year sequence in music or in a department other than music (12 points)
* a minor sequence in a department other than music (28 points)
Enrolment in the BMus signifies a greater degree of specialisation in performance than that expected of undergraduates pursuing a major sequence in music for the BA. The degree is designed as a professional qualification for musicians who will follow careers as performers, composers, teachers and scholars. Students completing a major in practical music or composition and one other music major are eligible to take out a BMus, while students completing a musicology or an ethnomusicology major or both take out a BA. Similarly, students taking the fourth-year performance or composition option are eligible to take out a BMus(Hons) while students completing one or both of the other options take out a BA(Hons).
To be eligible for entry to the BMus(Hons) program, students must have achieved credit grades in at least twenty-four points of music at second and third-year levels, of which at least sixteen points must be at third-year level.
Entry into the course
Entry is made directly in first year, or by conversion from the BA at the end of the first year at an acceptable standard, normally at credit level or higher. For students wishing to specialise in musicology or ethnomusicology there are no entry tests, but intending applicants should make an appointment for an interview with a department staff member. Students intending to specialise in composition are required to submit to the department up to three compositions that show the range and proficiency of their work, accompanied by a declaration that they are entirely their own work. Students intending to specialise in performance should prepare for audition not more than three pieces of music drawn from a varied repertoire, eg a work from the classical period, a work from the romantic period, and another written in the twentieth century. The standard is normally at least 7th grade AMEB (Performance) or equivalent. Singers and players must provide their own accompanists.
Program for specialisation in performance
Performance (52 points)
Students with a strong musical aptitude undertaking this specialisation are expected to acquire an assured performance technique and an awareness of history of performance style.
The performance major
Students in the first year develop their chief practical study skills as well as interactive musical skills in orchestral, chamber or other ensemble groups and accompanying skills in appropriate cases. They are examined on both solo and ensemble or orchestral work, culminating each semester in ensemble or solo performance events which may be organised by the students. There is continuous assessment in performance units.
In fourth-year honours each student is required to present a recital with his/her own program notes and a research essay on a topic related to the program or an associated aspect of performance practice.
First year: 12 or 24 points
* Students must take the core subject:
* MUS1980 Solo and duo performance and literature
* MUS1990 Solo and duo performance and literature
* Optional subjects are:
* MUS1070 Orchestral performance and repertoire I (6 points)
* MUS1080 Orchestral performance and repertoire II (6 points)
or
* MUS1140 Ensemble and choral music workshop I (6 points)
* MUS1150 Ensemble and choral music workshop II (6 points)
Note that students co-majoring in performance and ethnomusicology should take MUS1120 and MUS1130 rather than MUS1170 and MUS1180.
Note also that a totally different repertoire is taught and assignments set in each semester in the orchestra and chamber music workshop courses. These courses involve building up accumulative instrumental and/or vocal performance skills with a studio teacher and a staff member as well as associated intellectual and writing skills.
Second year: 24 points
Coordinator: Mr Andre de Quadros
* MUS2070 Ensemble and choral music workshop (4 points)
* MUS2080 Ensemble and choral music workshop* (4 points)
* MUS2980 Solo and duo performance and literature* (8 points)
* MUS2990 Solo and duo performance and literature II (8 points)
* MUS2510 Orchestral performance and repertoire III (4 points)
* MUS2520 Orchestral performance and repertoire IV (4 points)
* MUS2480 Gamelan performing arts (4 points)
* Compulsory subject.
Third year: 16 points
* MUS3980 Solo and duo performance and literature* (8 points)
* MUS3990 Solo and duo performance and literature I (8 points)
* MUS3310 Twentieth century compositional techniques (including electronic music)* (8 points)
* MUS3470 Performance studies: early music ensemble (4 points)
* MUS3920 Applied music (conducting, arranging) (4 points)
* Compulsory subject.
Program for specialisation in composition
Composition major (52 points total)
Students undertaking this specialisation can expect to acquire experience and skills to develop a career as a composer. The program offers individual supervision of students' compositional projects and encourages work in various media, including traditional, electronic, and contemporary solo and ensemble combinations. Honours students will prepare a folio of compositions and arrange an annotated concert performance of their works. The department organises a number of large and small instrumental and ensemble choral groups and encourages performances of student compositions.
First year: 12 points
* MUS1100 Exploring Western music I (6 points)
* MUS1110 Exploring Western music II (6 points)
Composition majors are given extra compositional training along with aural, analytical and keyboard training in this course.
Second year: 16 or 24 points, including MUS2110 and MUS2120
* MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I* (4 points)
* MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II* (4 points)
* Western genre study (8 points)
* Ethnomusicological area study (8 points)
* Compulsory subject.
Third year: 24 or 16 points
Coordinator: Dr Craig De Wilde
* MUS3310 Twentieth century compositional techniques (including electronic techniques)* (8 points)
* MUS3660 Music composition workshop (8 points)
* MUS3920 Applied music (conducting, arranging) (8 points)
* MUS3488 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan (4 points)
* MUS3580 Contemporary music (4 points)
* Compulsory subject.
Program for specialisation in musicology
Western musicology stream (52 points total)
Students who choose this specialisation can expect to develop their knowledge and understanding of music to prepare themselves as musicologists, studying the music history of various genres, research methods, and aspects of systematic musicology such as performance practice, analysis, aesthetics, criticism, music sociology and psychology of music. Students at honours level present a thesis of 10,000 to 15,000 words on an approved research topic in musicology. They may then proceed with masters level coursework in other aspects of musicology.
First year: 12 points
* MUS1100 Exploring Western music I (6 points)
* MUS1110 Exploring Western music II (6 points)
Second year: 16 points
* MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I (4 points)
* MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II* (4 points)
* Genre study* (8 points)
* Compulsory subject.
Third year: 24 points
Coordinator: Dr Carol Williams
* MUS3310 Twentieth century compositional techniques* (8 points)
* MUS3390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology* (8 points)
* MUS3410 Research methods (8 points)
* Compulsory subject
Program for specialisation in ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology stream (52 points total)
As well as learning to perform in a range of Asian and other ensembles, students make a critical study of the ethnomusicological literature and make detailed area studies of selected musical cultures of Asia and Africa.
First year: 12 points
* MUS1040 Music and popular culture in the twentieth century (6 points)
* MUS1050 Introduction to Asian music, dance and theatre (6 points)
* MUS1060 Gamelan performing arts (6 points)
Second year: 16 or 24 points
* MUS2110/MUS2120 Analytical techniques I and II (if not taken in another major)
* MUS2480 Gamelan performing arts (8 points)
Third year: 16 or 24 points
Coordinator: Dr Reis Flora
* MUS3390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology (8 points)
* Area study (eg MUS3880 Music of China, Japan and Korea in 1995) (8 points)
* MUS3410 Research methods (8 points)
Honours year: 48 points
Coordinator: Mr Andre de Quadros
Honours in performance
* MUS4010 Applied music (8 points)
* MUS4580 Contemporary music (8 points)
* MUS4980 Music pedagogy (8 points)
* Genre study (8 points)
* Area study (8 points)
* MUS4030 Special project: practical study, with extended, fully annotated concert recital and essay* (or other approved project) (16 points)
* Compulsory subject
Composition
* MUS4010 Applied music (8 points)
* MUS4580 Contemporary music (8 points)
* Area study (Music of sub-Saharan Africa in 1995) (8 points)
* Genre study (Vocal music in 1995) (8 points)
* MUS4760 Special project: Folio of compositions plus concert performance of at least one composition with program notes) (16 points)
Musicology
* MUS4640 Fieldwork methods (8 points)
* MUS4420 Research methods* (8 points)
* Genre study (8 points)
* MUS4580 Contemporary music (8 points)
* MUS4720 Thesis* (16 points)
* Compulsory subject
Ethnomusicology
* MUS4420 Research methods* (8 points)
* MUS4640 Fieldwork methods (8 points)
* MUS4980 Music pedagogy (8 points)
* Area study (8 points)
* MUS4720 Thesis* (16 points)
* Compulsory subject
Availability of subjects
All subjects listed are offered subject to the availability of staff and sufficient enrolments.
Popular music specialisation
Students wishing to specialise in popular or commercial music may take the following courses:
* MUS1040 Music and popular culture in the twentieth century
* MUS1050 Introduction to Asian music, dance and theatre
* MUS1980 Solo and duo performance and literature I
* MUS1990 Solo and duo performance and literature II
* MUS1140 Ensemble and choral music workshop
* MUS1150 Ensemble and choral music workshop
* MUS1060 Gamelan performing arts
* MUS1100 Exploring Western music I
* MUS1110 Exploring Western music II
* MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I
* MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II
* MUS2250 Popular music
* MUS2480 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan
* MUS2980 Solo and duo performance and literature
* MUS2990 Solo and duo performance and literature
* MUS3980 Solo and duo performance and literature
* MUS3990 Solo and duo performance and literature
* MUS3660 Music composition workshop
* MUS3480 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan and dance
Ethnomusicology or Asian music studies for Asian language students
Asian language students who wish to specialise in Asian music without taking Western music courses may complete a first-year sequence by taking MUS1050 (Introduction to Asian music, dance and theatre) and MUS1060 (Gamelan performing arts) or complete a minor sequence comprising MUS1050, MUS1060 (Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan) or MUS2480 and Asian music area studies, ie MUS2330 (Music of North and South India), MUS2830 (Music of Southeast Asia I: Indonesia), MUS2860 (Music of Southeast Asia II: Thailand), and MUS2880 (Music of China, Japan and Korea) provided that they have passed a first-year level subject in an appropriate language of the area study taken.
The Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Commerce double degree
The double degree of Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Commerce requires a minimum of four years full-time study, or five years for the degree with honours, or the equivalent in part-time study. Entry to the double degree is based on the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Music and the Bachelor of Commerce degrees. To qualify for the award, students must complete subjects to the value of a minimum of 188 credit points over the length of the course, of which ninety-six points should come from subjects offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics and ninety-two points from subjects offered by the Faculty of Arts in the Bachelor of Music degree.
Students take approved combinations of subjects in (i) music performance, composition, arranging and musicology, including classical and popular music and in (ii) accounting and finance, economics and management.
Music sequence
Students choose ninety-two points in music from the following:
* MUS1100/1110 Exploring Western music I and II* (6 points each)
* MUS1140/1150 Ensemble and choral music workshop (6 points each)
* MUS1070/1080 Orchestral performance and repertoire I and II (6 points each)
* MUS1980/1990 Solo and duo performance and literature* (6 points each)
* MUS1040 Music and popular culture in the twentieth century (6 points)
* MUS2110/2120 Analytical and compositional techniques* (4 points each)
* MUS2070/2080 Ensemble and choral music workshop (4 points each)
* MUS2980/2990 Solo and duo performance and literature I and II (4 points each)
* MUS2510/2520 Orchestral performance and repertoire III and IV (4 points each)
* MUS3390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology (4 points)
* MUS3580 Contemporary music (4 points)
* MUS3970 Music pedagogy (4 points)
* Compulsory subjects
Commerce sequence
Students must normally complete the compulsory first-year subjects ECM1020 and ECM1031/1032 (Business and economic statistics), AAF1021/1022 and AAF1031/1032 (Accounting), and ECO1020 (Economics) and ECO1030 (Macroeconomics) in the first year of the course. Each subject is worth six points. These could be combined with the first-year subject sequence from music to complete the first-year program. The exception to this arrangement, however, is for those students wishing to undertake a management studies specialisation in their degree. In this case, students may delay the completion of one of the first-year compulsory sequences to a later year, in order to complete the subjects MGC1020 (Introduction to management) and MGC1030 (Organisational behaviour) in the first year. Management studies would then become the category A specialisation for such students. In subsequent years students choose a major sequence in at least one of the discipline areas of accounting and finance, economics, econometrics or management. This requires at least three subjects in the discipline at each of the second and third-year levels.
Students wishing to complete a specialisation in accounting and finance and who wish to become eligible for membership of the professional accounting bodies in Australia must complete the following subjects: AAF1021/1022, AAF1031/1032, AAF2110, AAF2120, AAF2130, AAF2140, AAF3110, AAF3120, AAF3130 or AAF3140, AAF3150 and AAF3160.
Before enrolling for the double degree, students should collect from the office of either faculty an information sheet setting out several course structure options available for the double degree.
Graduate level
Students may choose to undertake a Graduate Diploma of Arts in music, a Graduate Diploma of Arts in dance studies, an MA by coursework in music, an MA by coursework in music education, an MA by major thesis, and a PhD by major thesis. The department can provide supervision for theses in most areas of music.
Subjects offered
First-year level
* MUS1010 Fundamentals of Western music I
* MUS1020 Fundamentals of Western music II
* MUS1040 Music and popular culture in the twentieth century
* MUS1050 Introduction to Asian music, dance and theatre
* MUS1060 Gamelan performing arts
* MUS1070 Orchestral performance and repertoire I
* MUS1080 Orchestral performance and repertoire II
* MUS1090 Introduction to music
* MUS1100 Exploring Western music I
* MUS1110 Exploring Western music II
* MUS1120 Orchestral performance and theory I
* MUS1130 Orchestral performance and theory II
* MUS1140 Ensemble and choral music workshop
* MUS1150 Chamber and solo music workshop
* MUS1980 Solo and duo performance and literature
* MUS1990 Solo and duo performance and literature
Second-year level
* MUS2070 Ensemble and choral music workshop
* MUS2080 Ensemble and choral music workshop
* MUS2100 Music-dance interrelationships
* MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I
* MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II
* MUS2130 Theatrical music
* MUS2150 Orchestral music
* MUS2170 Chamber music
* MUS2190 Keyboard music
* MUS2210 Vocal music
* MUS2230 Choral music
* MUS2250 Popular music
* MUS2260 Asian music: three great traditions
* MUS2470 Performance studies: early music ensemble
* MUS2480 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan
* MUS2500 The study of dance
* MUS2510 Orchestral performance and repertoire III
* MUS2520 Orchestral performance and repertoire IV
* MUS2980 Solo and duo performance and literature
* MUS2990 Solo and duo performance and literature
Third-year level
* MUS3100 Music-dance interrelationships
* MUS3130 Theatrical music
* MUS3150 Orchestral music
* MUS3170 Chamber music
* MUS3190 Keyboard music
* MUS3210 Vocal music
* MUS3230 Choral music
* MUS3250 Popular music
* MUS3260 Asian music: three great traditions
* MUS3310 Twentieth century compositional techniques
* MUS3330 Music of North and South India
* MUS3390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology
* MUS3400 Ethnographic dance studies
* MUS3410 Research methods
* MUS3470 Performance studies: early music ensemble
* MUS3480 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan
* MUS3500 The study of dance
* MUS3580 Contemporary music
* MUS3640 Fieldwork methods
* MUS3660 Music composition workshop
* MUS3830 Music of Southeast Asia I: Indonesia
* MUS3860 Music of Southeast Asia II: Thailand
* MUS3880 Music of China, Japan and Korea
* MUS3890 Contemporary composition in Australia
* MUS3910 Music of sub-Saharan Africa
* MUS3920 Applied music: arranging and conducting
* MUS3970 Music pedagogy
* MUS3980 Solo and duo performance and literature
* MUS3990 Solo and duo performance and literature
Fourth-year level
In fourth-year honours students take MUS4720 (thesis) together with four fourth-year level subjects. These must include MUS4420 (unless already taken MUS3410).
* MUS4010 Applied music: arranging and conducting
* MUS4030 Special project: practical study
* MUS4140 Theatrical music
* MUS4160 Orchestral music
* MUS4180 Chamber music
* MUS4200 Keyboard music
* MUS4220 Vocal music
* MUS4240 Choral music
* MUS4340 Music of North and South India
* MUS4390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology
* MUS4400 Ethnographic dance studies
* MUS4420 Research methods
* MUS4480 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan
* MUS4580 Contemporary music
* MUS4640 Fieldwork methods
* MUS4720 Thesis
* MUS4760 Special project: composition
* MUS4840 Music of Southeast Asia I: Indonesia
* MUS4860 Music of Southeast Asia II: Thailand
* MUS4880 Music of China, Japan and Korea
* MUS4900 Contemporary composition in Australia
* MUS4920 Music of sub-Saharan Africa
* MUS4980 Music pedagogy