Major - Music Performance
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M1115.1
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Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
NO
The Music Performance major provides students with the opportunity to develop their professional and creative potential in making and appreciating a range of different kinds of music. Students will gain practical experience in performance as a soloist and in groups, and through improvising and collaborating.
Major
Structure
Special Requirement
Students undertaking this major will be selected by one of three methods:
1. Attain an HSC Music result in band 4 or above. No audition is required.
2. Hold the following AMEB or equivalent (e.g. Trinity College) qualification:
- a. PASS standard (minimum) of 6th Grade Performance (instrument or voice) AND
- b. PASS standard (minimum) of 4th Grade musicianship and/or theory.
No audition is required.
3. Attend an audition in person as a performer and/or composer. Applicants applying as a composer will need to bring recordings and/or scores of original compositions to the audition. After applying to UAC or Directly to Western applicants are required to book an audition online.
Online audition booking system
If not auditioning, applicants will need to upload their supporting documentation (e.g. AMEB certificates demonstrating level of achievement in performance and musicianship and/or music theory).
Students must complete 80 credit points as follows
Please note: Students will complete one of these two units only - 102564 Music Theory Fundamentals or 102770 Music Theory and Songwriting.
Year 1
Autumn session
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102564
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Music Theory Fundamentals
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Spring session
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102770
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Music Theory and Songwriting
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Year 2
Autumn session
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102555
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Music Group Performance
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Spring session
Year 3
Autumn session
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102856
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Music Project 2: Creative Performance
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Spring session
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102857
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Music Project 3: Intercultural Interactions
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102859
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Performing as a Professional Musician
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Equivalent Specialisation Units
The Specialisation units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these units in 2017 or earlier.
101520 - Basic Composition, Craft and Theory
101521 - Collaboration and Live Music Performance
101522 - Composition, Craft and Theory
101524 - Free and Notated Music Performance
101525 - Introduction to Music Performance
101533 - Music Performance: Repertoire and Identity
101535 - Sound and Performance: Expanded Practice
The Specialisation units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these units in 2019 or ealier.
102556 - Expanded Music Performance
102430 - Professional Music Project
102565 - Songwriting and Music Theory
The Specialisation units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these units in 2021 or earlier.
102758 - Interactive Electronic Media and Performance
102557 - Repertoire and Identity in Performance
102767 - Applied Professional Music Contexts