Second Major Overview
- Description
Note: this major is only available to re-enrolling students.
Music Specialist Studies is a stepping stone to a variety of careers in the music profession. This major provides you with a rigorous, high-quality tertiary music education and an intensive concentration in a chosen area of specialisation: performance, composition or musicology. These studies enable you, as an emerging musician or composer, to pursue postgraduate training at national and international centres of music excellence, postgraduate study to become an accredited music teacher, or advanced research training in various music sub-disciplines. This major must be taken in conjunction with the Music Studies major.
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) demonstrate a commanding instrumental or vocal technique, an awareness of relevant historical and stylistic conventions, an experimental and creative orientation, and a high level of musicianship and presentation in solo, small and/or large ensemble settings, and/or demonstrate a commanding compositional technique, an awareness of relevant historical and stylistic conventions, an experimental and creative orientation, and a high level of presentation and attention to detail that enables effective musical realisation; (2) identify, describe and apply advanced concepts and devices in music language (harmony, rhythm, melody, timbre, texture, dynamic) in aural and written analysis, and in compositional exercises; (3) demonstrate foundational knowledge of key issues relating to music and music education that include music psychology; musical memory; practice strategies; and music and communication; and (4) demonstrate specialised knowledge in a particular area through elective studies in music.
- Broadening guidelines
All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and knowledge paradigms and to shape your degree to suit your own aspirations and interests. Many of you will be able to undertake more than this minimum amount of broadening study and we encourage you to do so if this suits your aspirations. Over the next few months you will find here some broadening suggestions related to your degree-specific major. While we know that many students value guidance of this sort, these are only suggestions and students should not lose sight of the opportunity to explore that is afforded by your Broadening Choices. Advice can also be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.
- Prerequisites
Successful audition
- Incompatibilities
Music General Studies Major and Electronic Music Major
- Courses
Music Specialist Studies can only be taken as a second major in the following degree courses:
Units
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
Level 2
Second major units
Take all units (24 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | MUSC2520 | Music Language 3 |
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| S2 | MUSC2525 | Music Language 4 |
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| S1, S2 | MUSC2541 | Principal Studies 3 | |
| S1, S2 | MUSC2542 | Principal Studies 4 |
Level 3
Second major units
Take all units (12 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | MUSC3541 | Principal Studies 5 |
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| S1 | MUSC3560 | Music Education in Research and Practice |
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Second major units
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | MUSC3335 | Music in the Sixties |
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| S2 | MUSC3336 | Music in Film, TV and Video Games |
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| S1, S2 | MUSC3542 | Principal Studies 6 | |
| S1, S2 | MUSC3543 | Conducting |
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| S2 | MUSC3544 | Topics in Performance Practice |
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