Monash University: University Handbooks: Undergraduate Handbook 2003: Units indexed by faculty
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Bachelor of Music


General information

Course code: 0821 + Clayton

Entry requirements

Please refer to `Entry requirements' under `Arts regulations and definitions' earlier in this section.

In addition to the standard requirements, the music standard is normally at least seventh grade AMEB (Performance) or equivalent. 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 staff member. Students intending to specialise in composition are required to submit 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 20th century. Non-pianists must provide their own accompanists.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Music requires students to complete a major and minor in performance and a major in one other stream, ie composition, musicology or ethnomusicology. To complete a Bachelor of Music, students take units valued at a total of 144 points over three years of full-time study, comprising:
(a) a performance major (54 points)
(b) a second music major in one of composition or musicology/ ethnomusicology (54 points)
(c) a performance minor (24 points)
(d) another first-year-level sequence (12 points)
(e) a minimum of 36 points at third-year level
(f) a total of 144 points.

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