Music

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Drummoyne NSW 1470

Sydney, Australia

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© Wesley Institute 2012

Wesley Institute is a registered Higher Education Provider under the NSW Higher

Education Act and the Commonwealth Higher Education Support Act, and approved

to provide courses to international students. The Institute offers Masters in

Counselling, Education, Leadership and Ethics, Music, and Theology; Graduate

Diplomas in Counselling, Education, and Theology; Bachelors in Dance, Drama,

Graphic Design, Music, Theology; Associate Degrees in Dance, Graphic Design, Music

and Theology; and a Diploma in Drama. Courses are accredited with the NSW

Department of Education and Training, and approved for FEE-HELP, Youth Allowance,

Austudy and Abstudy for eligible students.+ Wesley Institute is an International Affiliate

of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and offers Studies Abroad for

the 110 member universities and colleges in the USA.

All information in this publication is correct at 28 September 2012 but is subject to

change without notice. Wesley Institute reserves the right to change the content of

any unit of study, or to withdraw any unit or course of study it offers, or to impose

limitations on enrolment in any unit or course of study.

+Austudy and Youth Allowance are not available for the Master of Music and the Master of

Theology.

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Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................ 5

Master of Music ....................................................................................... 6

Admission ....................................................................................... 8

Credit ............................................................................................. 9

Assessment ...................................................................................... 9

Facilities ........................................................................................ 10

Bachelor of Music ................................................................................... 11

Associate Degree of Music .......................................................................12

Bachelor and nested Associate Degree of Music ......................................13

Admission ......................................................................................15

Credit ............................................................................................16

Assessment .....................................................................................17

Further Study .................................................................................18

Tuition Assurance ...................................................................................18

Unit Descriptions ....................................................................................19

Master of Music .............................................................................19

Bachelor and Associate Degree of Music ........................................21

Academic Staff ....................................................................................... 30

Fees ....................................................................................................... 32

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Introduction

Wesley Institute promotes and fosters quality in teaching and learning through the

implementation of our vision, mission and institutional values, and their integration in

all aspects of institutional life and culture.

Vision:

Transforming lives through excellence in Christian higher education.

Mission:

Wesley Institute benefits our community as we equip people to live godly lives in

influential vocations. We seek to fulfil this mission by integrating rigorous scholarship,

and professional and spiritual development, in excellent higher education.

Values:

All our activities are informed and underpinned by five core values:

- Christian faith in action

- Education informed by scholarship and creativity

- Lifelong learning

- Responsible stewardship

- Integration.

In actively pursuing our mission, Wesley Institute commits to the following:

• courses and learning resources of high quality and standing, as determined by

regulatory authorities, expert advisors, staff and students.

• curriculum and modes of delivery structured so as to maximise student access to

learning opportunities and support without compromising quality or equity.

• a nurturing and safe teaching and learning environment for staff and students

grounded in Christian faith and academic integrity.

• a focus on the achievement of our graduate attributes, student satisfaction,

course completions and career relevance.

The Wesley Institute School of Music offers a Master of Music (2 years), a Bachelor of

Music (3 years), and an Associate Degree of Music (2 years).

• The Master of Music provides a dynamic opportunity to develop a specialisation

from three focuses: performance, contemporary composition, and arts

management.

• The Bachelor of Music is a degree with a focus on performance. It includes

private tuition for instrument or voice studies, and offers multiple performance

genres and regular performance opportunities.

• The Associate Degree of Music, nested within the Bachelor of Music, aims to

produce well-rounded musicians who can apply their skills in diverse musical

areas.

As well as a great line-up of teachers, the School of Music offers performance, teaching

and practice facilities ranging from small studios, through purpose-built classrooms and

technical laboratories, to theatre spaces. The Gordon Moyes Library provides access to

specialist print collections, on-line databases, computing and audio-visual facilities.

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Master of Music

• Course Code: WMU53

• Credit Points: 96

• Number of Units: 8

• Duration: 2 years full-time; up to 6 years part-time

• Student Workload: 40 hours per week (full-time)

• Delivery Mode: Mixed – Arts Management focus online; all others on campus

The Master of Music was developed to enable professional musicians to broaden and

enhance their skills. Completion of the course enables graduates to:

1. demonstrate a very high standard of musical performance with advanced technical

and expressive abilities on their chosen instrument (performance focus); or

demonstrate a very high standard in the creative application of traditional and

contemporary compositional techniques (composition focus); or demonstrate the

high-level skills and understanding to apply current thinking in arts management

practice (arts management focus).

2. demonstrate a thorough grasp of all essential aspects within their specialisation,

together with a clear appreciation of the application of wider musical practices in

society.

3. articulate an understanding of a biblically Christian worldview and the implications

of this worldview for a Christian philosophy and practice of music.

4. develop and refine a set of skills in research, critique, review, reflection, analysis

and communication undertaken through a combination of course work and

research at an appropriate level.

5. implement and adapt advanced performance, compositional or arts management

skills in a professional music environment.

6. demonstrate an understanding of the role of the performer, composer or arts

manager in society, and adapt specialist skills to specific situations.

The Master of Music is offered within a diverse and stimulating learning environment

that encourages exploration of the interface between faith and professional practice.

This attracts students with whom this philosophy resonates. Some graduates take up

positions of musical leadership and/or management in organisations associated with

the church and its community activities.

The course offers three focuses: Performance, Contemporary Composition and Arts

Management, each of which requires a minimum of two years coursework.

In the Performance focus, students work on perfecting the standard repertoire by

honing their technical and artistic skills and undertaking comprehensive analysis of all

aspects of their repertoire. The process of self-evaluation of both practice and

performance methodology is also pivotal here. Graduates will be qualified to seek

employment as soloists and/or members of the foremost large and chamber

ensembles. They would also be eminently qualified to take a teaching position in a

tertiary institution, where they would combine performance with studio teaching.

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In the Contemporary Composition focus, students select four of the six options for

their major study. These options allow students to concentrate on the traditional

‘classical’ aspects of composition or more commercial areas such as animation,

advertising, radio, television and film scores, or to combine the two areas in equal

measure. Graduates will be qualified to seek employment as commercial composers

or to work in more traditional spheres, such as tertiary institutions, and arts,

community, youth and church organisations.

In the Arts Management focus, students gain the diverse skills and knowledge essential

to running an arts organisation of any size, with units on leadership and management,

public relations and sponsorship, business skills, and marketing. Graduates will be

qualified to seek employment in youth orchestra societies, government and local

council arts administration, major musical organisations in urban, regional and rural

areas, and church organisations.

Students in all focuses will develop superior skills in research and analysis that will

make them desirable candidates for employment in their chosen field. Each student

studies research and analysis methodology and completes a major project involving

original research into an aspect of particular interest within their chosen focus.

The course comprises 8 units of 12 credit points each taken over two years (four

semesters), for a total of 96 credit points:

- 4 required units from one focus

- 2 required research units

- 2 elective units.

A. FOCUS AREAS

Students complete one of the following focus areas:

Performance Focus (all units required)

- Performance I (MUPM511)

- Performance II (MUPM512)

- Performance III (MUPM513)

- Performance IV (MUPM514)

Contemporary Composition Focus (four units required)

- Composition I (MUCM521)

- Composition II (MUCM522)

- Composition III (MUCM523)

- Music and Media (MUCM524)

- Music and the Moving Image (MUCM525)

- Screen Music Analysis (MUCM526)

Arts Management Focus (all units required)

- Leadership and Management in the Arts (MUAM531)

- Public Relations and Sponsorship in the Arts (MUAM532)

- Essential Business Skills for People in the Arts (MUAM533)

- Marketing for People in the Arts (MUAM534)

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B. RESEARCH

Two required units, as follows:

- Research and Analysis (MURM541)

- Research Project (MURM542)

C. ELECTIVE STUDIES

Two additional units chosen from any focus area.

Admission

Students may commence the Master of Music in any semester, but not all units are

offered every semester.

1. EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

As well as completing application forms, applicants for admission to the Master of

Music must fulfil both educational and artistic requirements.

A. Successful completion of an accredited undergraduate degree in music or discipline

appropriate to chosen focus area

B. Artistic requirements vary, depending on the focus area chosen.

a. Performance Focus: Candidates applying to undertake the Performance focus,

or any part thereof, must demonstrate advanced technique in their chosen

instrument (including voice) by means of an audition. This audition will be

benchmarked against a cross-section of audition standards from at least three

other equivalent level tertiary institutions. Applicants should be prepared to:

present a thirty-minute program that includes three contrasting pieces of

different periods and/or styles, and

discuss their program with the admissions panel, and

present a portfolio of previous performance experience which may

include CD and DVD recordings.

b. Contemporary Composition Focus: Candidates applying to undertake this

focus, or any part thereof, should be prepared to:

present a portfolio of original compositions for diverse instrumentation

demonstrating a grasp of various compositional techniques (with scores

and CD or DVD, plus written notes), and

discuss their portfolio with the admissions panel.

c. Arts Management Focus: Candidates applying to undertake the Arts

Management focus are not required to fulfil artistic requirements to the same

degree as students applying for the other focus areas. They must participate in

an interview with the admissions panel to discuss their experience and

interests.

Applicants residing overseas or interstate may satisfy these requirements through

submitting an unedited recording, program notes, and portfolio as appropriate.

Such submission will be followed up with a telephone interview.

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C. Applicants whose qualifying degree was completed in a language other than

English, will normally be required to provide evidence of English language

proficiency equivalent to an overall score of 6.5 in the IELTS Academic test.

Alternative course and test results assessed as satisfying the language requirement

for admission are:

IELTS SCORE Band 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0

Test of English as a Foreign Language internet

based Test (TOEFL iBT) 60 79 94 102 110

PTE Academic 50 58 65 73 79

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) from

Cambridge ESOL test scores 52 58 67 74 80

2. SPECIAL / ALTERNATIVE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In certain circumstances of educational disadvantage, an applicant who has not

completed an undergraduate degree, but demonstrates professional musicality in

performance or composition, or evidences substantial professional experience in arts

management, may be admitted with provisional status. The terms of the provision

are individually determined by the admissions panel for each such applicant, but they

usually require the successful completion of either one semester or one year of the

degree program before the student is admitted to full candidature.

Credit

Students accepted into the Master of Music may apply for credit on the basis of

completed accredited postgraduate studies that have reasonable equivalence with the

masters units. The maximum level of credit that may be granted into the Master of

Music is 36 credit points or three units. Please see the Student Handbook for details of

how to apply for credit.

Assessment

The Master of Music offers three different focuses: performance, contemporary

composition and arts management. Owing to the diverse natures of these

specialisations, their assessment methods differ widely. In all units, students must

complete and submit all assessment tasks to achieve a passing grade

In the performance focus, the major component of assessment is practical. At the

conclusion of each semester students present a recital, and throughout the course

tutors provide assessment of students’ consistency, attitude and progress. Students also

undertake an ongoing process of self-evaluation through the keeping of a daily journal,

in which they note their practice schedule and methodology, submitting the journal is

for assessment at semester-end. Contribution to the weekly performance seminar is

assessed, and the remaining assessment is musicological.

In the contemporary composition focus, assessment is also largely practical. In

Composition I-III students present a lecture/concert at the conclusion of each semester,

showcasing the works they have composed during that semester. Tutors provide

assessment of students’ consistency, attitude and progress, and students undertake an

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ongoing process of self-evaluation through the keeping of a daily journal, in which

they note their composition schedule and methodology. Contribution to the weekly

composition seminar is assessed, as is a research paper on an agreed topic.

In the arts management focus, which is delivered online, assessment is through

research papers and e-presentations, and focuses on practical aspects of the particular

unit. For example, in Public Relations and Sponsorship in the Arts students present a

strategic plan for their proposed arts business, while in Marketing for People in the

Arts students develop a marketing plan that targets the arts market of their choice.

The combination of assessments in each unit prepares students both practically and

theoretically for employment in the arts management sector.

The research component within all focuses of the Master of Music culminates in the

writing of a short thesis in the final semester. This is intended to allow students to

examine in depth a particular area of interest within their chosen focus, and to show

that they have developed their research skills during the course. In preparation for

this, students undertake a number of research tasks in Research and Analysis and

Research Project. Exercises in annotating bibliographies, summarising scholarly

writing, together with analysis and thesis-progress presentations are assessed. In

Research and Analysis students’ contribution to seminar discussions is assessed, and

they write a research paper on a topic related to the unit and approved by the unit

coordinator.

Facilities

• Studies in the contemporary composition focus requiring studio facilities are

completed in the Balmain studios of Art Phillips Music Design – a professional

studio that has the ability to synchronise to video and deliver final master sound

recordings to vision in time-coded Dat format, CD or tape.

• All other face-to-face studies are completed on the Drummoyne campus.

• Online units are offered through the Institute’s Learning Management System,

Moodle. Students undertaking the arts management focus must have access to the

Internet and computer facilities.

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Bachelor of Music

• Course Code: WMU13

• Credit Points: 144

• Number of Units: 40

• Duration: 3 years full-time; up to 9 years part-time

• Student Workload: 40 hours per week (full-time)

• Delivery Mode: On campus

The Bachelor of Music was developed to provide students with the technical, artistic

and analytical training required to become professional musicians in the areas of

performance and studio teaching. The course aims to produce well-rounded musicians

in diverse capacities, from solo, ensemble and chamber musicians to accompanists,

private teachers, and musical directors of community and church groups.

This degree provides students with the opportunity to develop a broad musical

understanding through the detailed study of elements including music history,

analytical and research techniques, composition, arranging, aural perception and

keyboard skills. It demands the development of solid skills in contemporary

technologies, including music notation programs, software and recording equipment.

Students are expected to achieve a high standard in performance through a series of

technical examinations and recitals, culminating in a substantial public recital at the

conclusion of their final year.

Completion of the course enables graduates to:

1. demonstrate the knowledge and understanding needed for professional music

performance, together with highly developed skills in musicianship, analysis,

research and program development.

2. demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the context of music within a

historical and cultural framework, and an ability to apply this understanding in

music performance.

3. demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply essential contemporary

techniques and functional keyboard skills in creating, notating, performing,

directing and teaching music at a professional level.

4. reflect on music practice within the framework of their faith and personal values,

embodying professionalism and the importance of engaging in self-directed lifelong

learning.

5. practise communication and ensemble performance skills appropriate to

employment in the music industry, including interaction with students, audiences

and contractors.

The course comprises 40 units, for a total of 144 credit points. Course duration is

three years (six semesters) of full-time study, or up to nine years of part-time study.

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Associate Degree of Music

(nested within Bachelor of Music)

• Course Code: WMU03

• Credit Points: 96

• Number of Units: 28

• Duration: 2 years full-time; up to 6 years part-time

• Student Workload: 40 hours per week (full-time)

• Delivery Mode: On campus

The Associate Degree of Music was developed to cater for students who wish to

develop their technical, artistic and analytical skills without concentrating on high-level

performance. The course aims to produce well-rounded musicians who can apply

their skills in diverse areas, including community, regional, youth and church

ensembles.

The Associate Degree provides students with the opportunity to develop a

foundational musical understanding through the detailed study of elements including

music history, analytical and research techniques, composition, arranging, aural

perception and keyboard skills. Students are also required to develop skills in

contemporary technologies, including music notation programs, software and

recording equipment. Graduates will display a competency in performance fostered

by regular technical examinations and panel recitals.

Nested within the Bachelor of Music, the Associate Degree can function as an exit

award. It requires the completion of the first two years’ coursework of the bachelor

degree. The course comprises 28 units, for a total of 96 credit points taken over two

years of full-time study or the part-time equivalent. Completion of the Associate

Degree of Music will enable graduates to:

1. demonstrate the essential knowledge and understanding needed for music

performance, together with foundational skills in musicianship, analysis, research

and program development.

2. demonstrate a foundational understanding and appreciation of the context of

music within a historical and cultural framework and apply this to music making in

the broader community.

3. demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply foundational contemporary

techniques and functional keyboard skills in creating, notating and performing

music in diverse vocational contexts.

4. reflect on music practice within the framework of their faith and personal values,

and recognise the importance of engaging in self-directed lifelong learning.

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Bachelor /Associate Degree of Music

Specialist music studies are offered in three broad strands: Performance, Musicianship

and Musicology, and Support and Technical Studies.

The fourth strand, Personal and Professional Development, incorporates a series of

integrative studies common to all the Institute’s creative arts degrees. These inter-

disciplinary units provide students with opportunity to enlarge the context within

which their specialist knowledge and skills develop. Integration is central to the

Institute’s educational mission, which seeks to blend professional and artistic

development with personal and spiritual development. The Faith and Contemporary

Artist units expose students to the dialogue between the arts and theology, philosophy,

sociology, cultural and historical studies, and introduce them to the Biblical text as a

foundation for living. From this exposure new, enriched perspectives can emerge.

Elective units available in the School of Music are listed below, and up to two elective

units may be taken from related studies in other Institute degrees. Students are

encouraged to use their electives to enhance their career preparation. For example,

the worship arts units from the Support and Technical Studies elective stand would

assist those wanting to go into Music Ministry, while the suite of second instrument

study units in the Performance elective strand would provide prospective teachers

with grounding in a second instrument.

- Small Ensemble Studies

o Instrumental, Vocal, Ethnic, Rock, Jazz, Contemporary Christian

- Second Instrument Studies

o Sequential units of study available in a variety of instruments or voice

- Accompaniment

o Two sequential units offered

- Worship Arts

o Music Leading in Worship

o Church Music Administration

- Other Music Electives

o Advanced Aural

o Choir Performance and Cultural Experience

o Musical Theatre Production

o Special Instrument Study

The course chart on the next page shows a student pathway through the bachelor and

associate degrees.

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Course Chart – Bachelor of Music with nested Associate Degree of Music

Performance Studies Musicianship and Musicology Support and Technical Studies Personal and Professional Dev’t Sub-Totals

Sem+ Unit Name CP

++

Hrs/

Wk^

Unit Name CP Hrs/

Wk Unit Name CP

Hrs/

Wk Unit Name CP

Hrs/

Wk

CP/

Sem

Hrs/

Wk

Hrs/

Sem^

1

Performance I 6 10 Music History I 3 5 Functional Keyboard 3 5 Faith and the

Large Ensemble Studies I 3 5 Aural Perception I 3 5 Contemporary Artist I 3 5

Harmony & Analysis I 3 5

24 40 600

2

Performance II 6 10 Music History II 3 5 Digital Audio Faith and the

Large Ensemble Studies II 3 5 Aural Perception II 3 5 Workstations & Contemporary Artist II 3 5

Harmony & Analysis II 3 5 Live Sound 3 5

24 40 600

3

Performance III 6 10 Music History III 3 5 MIDI & Electronic Faith and the

Large Ensemble Studies III 3 5 Aural Perception III 3 5 Music Production 3 5 Contemporary Artist III 3 5

Harmony & Analysis III 3 5

24 40 600

4

Performance IV 6 10 Music History IV 3 5 Faith and the

Large Ensemble Studies IV 3 5 Aural Perception IV 3 5 Contemporary Artist IV 3 5

Composition & Arranging 3 5 Elective 3 5

24 40 600

EXIT POINT – ASSOCIATE DEGREE OF MUSIC

5

Performance V 9 10 Musical Direction I 3 5 Faith and the

Large Ensemble Studies V 3 5 Contemporary Artist V 3 5

Small Ensemble Studies I 3 5 Elective 3 5

24 40 600

6

Performance VI 9 10 Musical Direction II 3 5 Elective 3 5

Large Ensemble Studies VI 3 5 Ethnomusicology 3 5

Small Ensemble Studies II 3 5

24 40 600

+ Semester = 15 weeks comprising 13 teaching weeks and 2 personal study, makeup class, final assessment and written and practical examination weeks. ++ 1 Credit Point (CP) = 25 student workload hours (contact hours + personal study). ^ Hrs/Wk and Hrs/Sem indicates total student workload hours.

CP HRS

144 3600

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Admission

1. EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

As well as completing application forms, applicants for admission to the Bachelor of

Music or its nested Associate Degree of Music must fulfil both educational and artistic

requirements.

A. Applicants are required to provide evidence of:

• satisfactory completion of the NSW Higher School Certificate or equivalent; or

• completion of other tertiary studies, either another undergraduate course or an

accredited vocational course.

B. Applicants are required to complete an audition and interview, and provide

evidence of having attained a level of musical knowledge that will enable them to

successfully undertake the first year of the course. Auditions and interviews are

conducted by at least two (2) faculty members.

• Audition – applicants should be prepared to present three pieces demonstrating

their skill on their major instrument (including voice). These pieces should be

of contrasting style, period and composer, and may include an improvisation

or original composition. As a guide, repertoire presented should be at an

AMEB Grade 6 standard for instrumentalists and Grade 4 for singers, or HSC

Music 2 level. These standards are given to guide the choice of audition

repertoire, and AMEB examinations or HSC Music 2 are not pre-requisites for

entry. The audition program should not exceed 20 minutes. The audition

panel may request a demonstration of technical work.

• Interview – conducted concurrently with the audition. Applicants discuss with

the admission panel their previous musical experience, personal motivation and

aspirations. The panel will also inform the student of Institute and course

expectations.

• Musical Knowledge – it is assumed that commencing students will possess

musical knowledge equivalent to the outcomes of HSC Music 2 or AMEB Grade

5 Musicianship. Where academic records, other educational experience or the

interview panel are unable to verify a satisfactory level of musical knowledge,

applicants will be offered the opportunity to complete a musicianship test set at

AMEB Grade 5 standard. Those who are not able to demonstrate the required

level of musical knowledge by one of the above means may be offered a place

in the course, conditional on the satisfactory completion of the bridging unit

Harmonic Practices before commencement.

Applicants residing overseas or interstate may satisfy these requirements through

submitting an unedited recording, program notes, and a portfolio of previous

performance experience. Such submission will be followed up with a telephone

interview.

C. Applicants whose qualifying studies were completed in a language other than

English, will normally be required to provide evidence of English language

proficiency equivalent to an overall score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic test. Test

score equivalencies for alternative tests are provided below.

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IELTS SCORE Band 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0

Test of English as a Foreign Language internet

based Test (TOEFL iBT) 60 79 94 102 110

PTE Academic 50 58 65 73 79

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) from

Cambridge ESOL test scores 52 58 67 74 80

During orientation students will undertake a series of listening and written exercises

designed to determine their current level and allow them to be placed in musicianship

classes appropriate to that level.

2. SPECIAL / ALTERNATIVE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Mature Age

An applicant of 21 years or over who has satisfied the artistic entry requirements may

be admitted with provisional status if the admissions committee determines that such

applicant has attained a standard of education and experience adequate for entry to

the course and has the aptitude required for undertaking the course. Selection will be

based on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) together with a written application,

audition or portfolio of previous performance experience, and an interview. The

Admissions Committee will normally be looking for demonstrated capacity through

paid or voluntary employment in a field relevant to the course, evidence of

motivation to succeed in the course, and an awareness of the demands of tertiary

study. Where academic records, other educational experience or the interview panel

are unable to verify a satisfactory level of musical knowledge, applicants will be

offered the opportunity to complete a musicianship test set at AMEB Grade 5 standard.

Those who are not able to demonstrate the required level of musical knowledge by

one of the above means will need to complete the bridging unit Harmonic Practices,

offered prior to course commencement. Provisional status for adult entrants will

normally be converted to full candidature on successful completion of the first

semester’s course load.

Special Admission

In certain circumstances of educational disadvantage, an applicant who has not

satisfied the academic prerequisites for admission but demonstrates a high level of

musical ability may be admitted with provisional status. The terms of the provision

are individually determined by the Admissions Committee for each such applicant, but

they usually require the successful completion of either one semester or one year of

the degree program before the student is admitted to full candidature.

Credit

Students accepted into the Bachelor or Associate Degree of Music may apply for credit

transfer on the basis of equivalent studies completed prior to their admission. Studies

undertaken at registered tertiary institutions may be considered for transfer credit

where they have reasonable correspondence to coursework units in the Institute’s

courses.

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Students may also apply for RPL credit on the basis of skills and knowledge achieved

outside the formal education and training system. The following standards are

consulted in the assessment of any prior learning, as appropriate:

a. The AQF National Principles and Operational Guidelines for Recognition of Prior

Learning.

b. The AQF National Guidelines on Cross-Sectoral Qualification Linkages.

c. The Universities Australia Policy Guidelines on Cross-Sector Qualification Linkages.

Credit and RPL credit for previous study may be awarded up to a maximum of one

third of the course requirements, or 48 credit points in the Bachelor of Music and 32

credit points in the Associate Degree of Music.

Applicants who are currently enrolled in an equivalent bachelor degree course with a

peer provider and wish to finish their studies for the degree qualification at Wesley

Institute may be considered for credit of up to two thirds of the Bachelor of Music

requirements, or the equivalent of the first two years course load (96 credit points).

Similarly, those currently enrolled in an equivalent associate degree in music wishing

to transfer to Wesley Institute to finish their studies for the associate degree

qualification may be considered for credit of up to two thirds of the course

requirements (64 credit points).

Assessment

The Bachelor of Music and Associate Degree of Music are performance-based courses,

and therefore the major component of assessment in the performance units is

practical. In semesters 1, 3 and 5, students sit technical examinations, in semesters 2, 4

and 6 they give recitals. In all semesters tutors provide assessment of students’

consistency, attitude and progress. Students attend professional concerts and

rehearsals, and submit reviews and analyses of their impressions. Their performance in

and contribution to a weekly performance forum is also assessed. The assessment for

ensemble units and Functional Keyboard is also largely practical, combining technical,

performance and repertoire elements.

A thorough grounding in all aspects of musicianship and musicology is provided in the

first two years of the Bachelor of Music (the duration of the Associate Degree). The

musicianship units, Aural Perception and Harmony and Analysis, are assessed by a

combination of weekly assignments and examinations. In Music History and

Ethnomusicology, assessment tasks are designed to expand general musical knowledge,

encourage critical reflection and develop basic research skills. The Musical Direction

units see students assessed on both their knowledge and understanding of scores and

their ability to communicate that knowledge and understanding to their ensembles.

The Support and Technical Studies units are assessed by a combination of regular

hands-on tasks and written assignments. An understanding of various techniques is

tested in theory and practice.

In all units, students must complete and submit all assessment tasks to achieve a

passing grade. In some units the passing of critical assessment tasks is an additional

qualifier to a passing grade.

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Further Study

Graduates of the Bachelor of Music may progress to the Master of Music (subject to

audition and portfolio entry requirements). Those wishing to pursue a career in

teaching can add the fourth-year teaching qualification through completion of the

Wesley Institute Graduate Diploma of Education with a secondary music teaching

method.

Tuition Assurance

To protect students in the event that Wesley Institute ceases to provide a course of

study, the Institute has tuition assurance through its membership of the TAFE Directors

Australia Tuition Assurance Scheme for Australian students and the Council of Private

Higher Education Tuition Assurance Scheme for international students. For details

please see Tuition Assurance.

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Unit Descriptions

Master of Music

PERFORMANCE FOCUS

Performance I MUPM511 12 credit points Prerequisites: None

The Performance focus of the Master of Music is designed to produce performers with

outstanding technical, musical and research skills. In Performance I students work with

their tutor on technical elements and repertoire, as well as regularly discussing and

evaluating their practice schedule and methods as noted in a daily practice journal.

Weekly seminars are a feature of the focus, providing the opportunity for regular

performances, lectures and discussion and analysis of all aspects of performance,

including historical practice, style and the various analytical methods appropriate to

particular repertoire. Students perform a 20-30 minute recital at the end of semester.

(Prerequisites: None)

Performance II MUPM512 12 credit points Prerequisite: Performance I

In the second performance unit students continue to work with their tutor and

participate in weekly performance seminars. Students submit a research paper and

perform a 30-40-minute recital at the conclusion of the semester.

Performance III MUPM513 12 credit points Prerequisite: Performance II

In this third performance unit students continue to work with their tutor on technical

elements and repertoire, as well as regularly discussing and evaluating their practice

schedule and methods. They perform regularly in weekly seminars, which also feature

discussion and analysis of all elements of performance. The semester concludes with a

40–50 minute recital.

Performance IV MUPM514 12 credit points Prerequisite: Performance III

In this unit students work with their tutor on technical and artistic elements in

preparation for their final recital, as well as regularly discussing and evaluating their

practice schedule and methods as noted in a daily practice journal. Weekly

performance seminars provide the opportunity for regular performances and for

discussion and analysis of all aspects of performance. Students perform a 50–60

minute public recital at the conclusion of the semester.

CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION FOCUS

Composition I MUCM521 12 credit points Prerequisites: None

This is the first of a set of three units within the contemporary composition focus in

which students compose a variety of solo and chamber works for performance in a

semester end lecture/ concert. A fundamental aspect of this unit is the detailed study

and analysis of diverse repertoire both privately and in weekly seminars.

Composition II MUCM522 12 credit points Prerequisite: Composition I

This unit is second in a series of three units within the contemporary composition

focus in which students continue to compose a variety of solo and chamber works for

performance in a semester-end lecture/concert.

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Composition III MUCM523 12 credit points Prerequisite: Composition II

This third composition unit in the contemporary composition focus sees students

compose a variety of solo and chamber works for performance in a semester end

lecture/concert. Students continue to engage in detailed study and analysis of diverse

repertoire both privately and in weekly seminars.

Music and Media MUCM524 12 credit points Prerequisites: None

This unit provides students with the opportunity to attain the computer and software

skills to compose music for various media, including advertising, interactive games,

theatre and popular song. The unit comprises historical, theoretical, analytical and

practical elements, and is delivered in a state-of-the-art music studio. Music and

Media is an ideal fourth unit of study for students whose major focus includes the

units Composition I–III.

Music and the Moving Image MUCM525 12 credit points Prerequisite: Music & Media

This unit builds on the computer and software skills acquired in Music and Media to

provide students with the techniques necessary for composing appropriate music for

various cinematic genres, including animation and silent films, and to create

atmosphere for particular sequences, such as suspense, dream, dramatic, romantic, epic

and underscore. The unit comprises historical, theoretical, analytical and practical

elements, and is delivered in a state-of-the-art music studio.

Screen Music Analysis MUCM526 12 credit points Prerequisite: Research Seminar

This unit provides students with the opportunity to undertake a comprehensive study

of the role of music on screen in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Screen Music

Analysis combines historical, theoretical and analytical elements, from the emigration

to America of European composers in the early 1930s, to the evolution of the

electronic score. Screen music from all regions and periods are discussed and analysed.

ARTS MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Leadership and Management in the Arts MUAM531 12 credit points

Prerequisites: None

The aim of this unit is to evaluate management in the new millennium, with a

particular emphasis on the development of knowledge within the perpetually

changing business environment of the arts. Students will consider a range of leadership

theories and models – historical, current and proposed – to facilitate a solid under-

standing of the key issues associated with leading people in an arts organisation. They

will gain access to a range of leadership resources and models that will prove useful in

the working environment. Further, they will consider a range of historical and

contemporary management theories to enable them to identify models and ideas

relevant to their working environments.

Public Relations and Sponsorship in the Arts MUAM532 12 credit points

Prerequisites: None

Public Relations and Sponsorship in the Arts explores the essentials of public relations

(profiting at low cost) and sponsorship (gaining financial and in kind assistance).

These are two vital areas in the arts domain in particular, but related directly to any

organisation that is in the business of profiting itself was limited resources and funds at

its disposal. The study gives students the conceptual framework and contextual insights

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for workplace application of the interrelated public relations and sponsorship areas of

arts management.

Essential Business Skills for People in the Arts MUAM533 12 credit points

Prerequisites: None

This unit provides the opportunity to develop a range of current business models and

strategies that will assist in the practice of running a business, including the ability to

establish, manage and appropriately execute a small music business. These models are

applied to the arts, but are equally valid when applied to other fields of endeavour.

Marketing for People in the Arts MUAM534 12 credit points Prerequisites: None

This unit aims to enable students to evaluate marketing principles and practices, and

apply these to a creative arts field of employment. Students are introduced to

fundamental marketing principles in the context of the Arts, and to e-marketing

strategies to build market share. Completion of this study will give students

comprehensive knowledge of arts markets and marketing.

RESEARCH

Research and Analysis MURM541 12 credit points Prerequisite: Research Seminar

This unit is designed to provide the opportunity for students to gain the diverse skills

required of the contemporary musicologist, from locating and annotating sources to

summarising recent musicological writing, demonstrating a solid grasp of various

analytical techniques and writing a substantial research paper at the end of semester.

Research Project MURM542 12 credit points Prerequisite: Research & Analysis

In Research Project, students conduct rigorous research in an area of interest within

their focus. They each work with a supervisor on a weekly basis and present regular

progress reports to their fellow students on the writing of a thesis of 12000-15000

words.

Bachelor and Associate Degree of Music

PERFORMANCE STUDIES

Performance I MUBP111 6 credit points Prerequisites: None

The Performance sequence of units is a degree-long study of the student’s major

instrument (including voice), comprising of a weekly one-hour individual lesson with a

specialist tutor and a performance workshop. The tutor works with the student to

develop and refine technical and interpretive skills and build a suitable repertoire.

Tuition is offered in voice, studio guitar and all orchestral instruments. The

performance workshop addresses all aspects of performing. As well as hosting a

forum to discuss performance issues, it provides students with the opportunity to

perform for fellow students, faculty and visitors of the School of Music; receive

feedback from tutors and visiting musicians; evaluate the performances of their peers;

and participate in production roles. In Performance I students commence the journey

towards mastery of their instrument and confidence in performance.

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Performance II MUBP112 6 credit points Prerequisite: Performance I

This is the second unit in the student’s study of their major instrument, where students

further develop their technical and interpretive skills, together with greater confidence

in performance. The tutor continues to work with the student to develop and refine

technical and interpretive skills and build a suitable repertoire, while the performance

workshop addresses all aspects of performing. The semester ends with a recital.

Performance III MUBP213 6 credit points Prerequisite: Performance II

This third unit in the student’s study of their major instrument enables students to

further develop their technical and interpretive skills, together with greater confidence

in performance. Student and tutor continue working together to develop and refine

technical and interpretive skills and build a suitable repertoire, while the performance

workshop addresses all aspects of performing. The semester ends with a technical

examination.

Performance IV MUBP214 6 credit points Prerequisite: Performance III

The fourth unit in the student’s study of their major instrument facilitates further

development in technical and interpretive skills and performance confidence. The

student further refine technical and interpretive skills and builds repertoire in private

tuition, while the performance workshop addresses all aspects of performing. The

semester ends with a recital. This is the final unit in the Performance sequence for

Associate Degree of Music students, whose semester ends with a final recital.

Performance V MUBP315 9 credit points Prerequisite: Performance IV

Performance V is the fifth unit in the Bachelor of Music student’s study of their major

instrument. Students further develop their technical and interpretive skills on their

instrument, work on refining their personal performance style, and commence putting

together the program for their final recital, to be presented at the end of Performance

VI. Continuing to work with their tutor and participate in performance workshops,

students also assist in facilitating forum discussions. The semester ends with a technical

examination.

Performance VI MUBP316 9 credit points Prerequisite: Performance V

In this final unit in the Bachelor of Music student’s study of their major instrument,

students continue to work with their tutor to further develop their technical and

interpretive skills on their instrument and refine their personal performance style.

Participation in performance workshops also includes assisting in facilitating forum

discussions. The unit culminates in a public recital of 40–50 minutes.

Large Ensemble I (Choral) MUBP121 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

This is the first of a series of six Large Ensemble Studies units providing rehearsal and

performance experience in a large choral group. It enables students to develop their

skills in pitch, rhythm, sight-singing and score-reading while studying a variety of vocal

ensemble elements, such as intonation, choral blending, balance and contemporary

techniques. All students participate in the first two semesters of choral studies before

choosing whether to continue in the choral sequence, or stream into the Large

Ensemble (Orchestral) sequence for the remainder of their degree.

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Large Ensemble II (Choral) MUBP122 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large Ensemble I

This is the second of a series of six Large Ensemble Studies units providing rehearsal

and performance experience in a large choral group. Via participation in the Wesley

Institute Choir, students further develop their vocal skills in the areas of intonation,

rhythm, sight-singing, score-reading and contemporary choral techniques in rehearsal

and performance situations. At the end of this unit students choose whether to

continue in the choral sequence, or stream into the Large Ensemble (Orchestral)

sequence for the remainder of their degree.

Large Ensemble III (Choral) MUBP122 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large Ensemble II

This third unit providing rehearsal and performance experience in a large choral group

enables students to further develop their skills in pitch, rhythm, sight-singing and score-

reading while studying a variety of vocal ensemble elements, such as intonation,

choral blending, balance and contemporary techniques. Second year students take a

more active role in warm-ups, leading sectionals, music selection, preparation,

programming and rehearsals.

Large Ensemble III (Orchestral) MUBP225 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large

Ensemble II (Orchestral)

Large Ensemble III (Orchestral) is first in the sequence of units providing rehearsal and

performance experience in an orchestra. It enables students to consolidate many of

the skills learned in Large Ensemble I–II (Choral), develop their musicality and hone

their orchestral rehearsal and performance skills. Students become familiar with and

regularly perform a range of orchestral repertoire, from the Baroque period to the

20th century, systematically developing orchestral and rehearsal knowledge and skills.

Large Ensemble IV (Choral) MUBP224 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large

Ensemble III (Choral)

This unit gives students further experience of large group work through continued

participation in the Wesley Institute Choir. Through the study of a variety of vocal

ensemble elements, such as intonation, choral blending, balance and contemporary

techniques, students will continue to refine skills in pitch, rhythm, sight-singing and

score-reading. Second year students take a more active role in warm-ups, leading

sectionals, music selection, preparation, programming and rehearsals.

Large Ensemble IV (Orchestral) MUBP226 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large

Ensemble III (Orchestral)

Large Ensemble III (Orchestral) enables students to further develop their musicality

together with their orchestral rehearsal and performance skills. They become familiar

with and regularly perform a range of orchestral repertoire, from the Baroque period

to the 20th century, systematically developing orchestral and rehearsal knowledge and

skills. They are encouraged to engage with music selection and production processes.

Large Ensemble V (Choral) MUBP325 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large

Ensemble IV (Choral)

In this fifth unit providing rehearsal and performance experience in a large choral

group, students take on leadership roles, gaining experience and skills in the

organisation and management of a choir.

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Large Ensemble V (Orchestral) MUBP327 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large

Ensemble IV (Orchestral)

Large Ensemble V (Orchestral) provides experience in large group work in the Wesley

Institute Orchestra, enabling students to further consolidate ensemble skills, develop

their musicality and hone their orchestral rehearsal and performance skills. Students

begin to take leadership roles in rehearsals.

Large Ensemble VI (Choral) MUBP326 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large

Ensemble V (Choral)

Via participation in the Wesley Institute Choir, students reach an advanced standard in

the preparation and performance of choral repertoire. Final year students take on

leadership roles, gaining experience and skills in managing a choir, and working with

the lecturer in the organisation of rehearsals and the selection and preparation of

repertoire. Students who have successfully completed Musical Direction I (Choral) are

given the opportunity to conduct the choir and lead both sectional and tutti rehearsals.

Large Ensemble VI (Orchestral) MUBP328 3 credit points Prerequisite: Large

Ensemble V (Orchestral)

This is the last unit in the sequence providing orchestral rehearsal and performance

experience. It gives students with further opportunities to take leadership roles in the

orchestra, while developing their musicality and hone their orchestral leadership,

rehearsal and performance skills. Students who are concurrently enrolled in Musical

Direction II (Orchestral) may be given the opportunity to conduct the orchestra and

lead sectional rehearsals.

Small Ensemble I MUBP321 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

The Small Ensemble range of units enables students to develop their technical, musical

and communication skills in various chamber music genres, including vocal, rock, jazz,

instrumental, ethnic and contemporary Christian. Weekly rehearsals encourage the

development of teamwork in the ensemble through the regular discussion of such

issues as intonation, balance, phrasing and interpretation. In Small Ensemble I, students

prepare works for two performances during regular supervised rehearsals.

Small Ensemble II MUBP322 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

Small Ensemble II enables students to further develop their technical, musical and

communication skills in various chamber music genres, including vocal, rock, jazz,

instrumental, ethnic and contemporary Christian. Weekly rehearsals encourage the

development of teamwork in the ensemble through the regular discussion of such

issues as intonation, balance, phrasing and interpretation. In this unit students prepare

works for two performances during regular supervised rehearsals.

MUSICIANSHIP AND MUSICOLOGY

Music History I MUBP131 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

This unit is the first in the Music History sequence of units – a background study of the

development of Western and non-Western music, enabling students to develop an

understanding of the changing face of music within specific historical periods. These

units explore the relationship between the composer and the economic, social,

religious and political influences that may have affected the composer’s music. Music

History I surveys music from ancient times to the Renaissance.

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Music History II MUBP132 3 credit points Prerequisite: Music History I

This unit is the second in the series of background studies of the development of

Western and non-Western music, enabling students to develop an understanding of

the changing face of music within specific historical periods. These units explore the

relationship between the composer and the economic, social, religious and political

influences that may have affected the composer’s music. Music History II surveys

music from the Baroque and Classical periods.

Music History III MUBP233 3 credit points Prerequisite: Music History II

This unit is the third in the Music History sequence. These units explore the

relationship between the composer and the economic, social, religious and political

influences that may have affected the composer’s music. Music History III surveys

music from the Romantic period.

Music History IV MUBP234 3 credit points Prerequisite: Music History III

This is the final unit in the Music History series enabling students to develop an

understanding of the changing face of music within specific historical periods. Music

History IV surveys twentieth-century and contemporary music.

Aural Perception I MUBP141 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

This is the first of four progressive units that develop the aural skills essential for any

musician: the ability to recognise, memorise and notate musical patterns heard; and

the ability to imagine, reproduce and transpose vocally music from manuscript.

Students work on dictation and sight-singing exercises using diatonic pitch materials in

all major and minor keys, and simple and compound meters, including rhythms using

triplets and duplets. Sight-singing exercises use both moveable-doh solfa and letter-

name systems. Dictation exercises emphasise the aural identification of tonic, pitch and

meter.

Aural Perception II MUBP142 3 credit points Prerequisite: Aural Perception I

Aural Perception II is the second of four progressive units that develop skills of aural

perception essential for any musician. This semester students engage with longer

melodic phrases and pitch patterns, eighteenth-century counterpoint, a broader range

of diatonic harmonies and more complex rhythmic passages, including syncopation.

Aural Perception III MUBP243 3 credit points Prerequisite: Aural Perception II

This third Aural unit continues the development of students’ skills. This semester

exercises are extended to include recognising, notating and singing modes, seventh

chords, modulations, chord functions, all simple intervals, complex rhythmic patterns

and sequences.

Aural Perception IV MUBP244 3 credit points Prerequisite: Aural Perception IV

Aural Perception IV, the final of four progressive units developing aural skills, places a

greater emphasis on chromaticism. Chromatic chords and progressions, modulation and

complex rhythmic patterns will all be examined.

Harmony and Analysis I MUBP151 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

In Harmony and Analysis I students learn to notate music correctly and neatly by hand.

They also consolidate basic music concepts, including pitch and intervals, rhythm and

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meter, tonic, scale and melody, triads and seventh chords, musical texture and chordal

spacing, part-writing in four-voice texture, and melodic figuration and dissonance.

Harmony and Analysis II MUBP152 3 credit points Prerequisite: Harmony I

In Harmony and Analysis II students extend their harmonic vocabulary through the

study of various triads and seventh chords, sequences and modulations. Significant

aspects of 18th century counterpoint and complex rhythms are also examined.

Harmony and Analysis III MUBP253 3 credit points Prerequisite: Harmony II

This unit enables students to experience the style of the music of the Romantic period

through a study of chromaticism and analysis of representative works. The aim is to

broaden their understanding of theory and practice through listening and analysis.

Composition and Arranging MUBP254 3 credit points Prerequisite: Harmony III

This unit synthesises concepts and skills learned in Harmony and Analysis I-III into

practical compositional exercises. The idiomatic requirements of instruments and

voices are examined within the context of student compositional and arranging tasks.

Examples are drawn principally from the music of the twentieth century. All

instrument groups are covered, as are writing for voice, choir and piano, enabling

students to develop the ability to write for any combination.

Musical Direction I (Choral) MUBP355 3 credit points Prerequisites: Composition

and Arranging, Large Ensemble IV

The Musical Direction sequence comprises two units in which students examine all

aspects of directing vocal and instrumental ensembles. In Musical Direction I (Choral)

students have the opportunity to study the areas of planning, preparing, rehearsing

and conducting a choral ensemble. Elements covered in both theory and practice

include repertoire selection, the physiology of the voice, function and clarity of the

beat, choral warm-up and aspects of breathing, phrasing and diction. The unit

concludes with a substantial rehearsal and performance with the choir.

Musical Direction II (Orchestral/Instrumental) MUBP356 3 credit points

Prerequisite: Musical Direction I

In this unit students have the opportunity to study the areas of planning, preparing,

rehearsing and conducting various instrumental ensembles. The studies cover

repertoire selection, clarity of the beat, cueing, phrasing, intonation and balance. The

unit concludes with a substantial rehearsal and performance with a class ensemble.

Ethnomusicology MUBP335 3 credit points Prerequisite: Music History IV

This unit provides an overview of current major ethnomusicological issues with a

particular emphasis on the diverse roles of music in cultures around the world. The

practical usefulness of this knowledge for the music missionary is profound, since it

provides methods for discovering answers to essential questions relating to the

encouragement of indigenous hymnodies. The unit also examines the philosophy of

and provides the tools for cross-cultural music ministry, covering such areas as

program planning and strategies. Students have the opportunity to work within music

systems that may be unfamiliar, with emphasis placed on participant observation,

hands-on learning and transcription methods. The unit also explores the development

of ethnodoxology.

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SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL STUDIES

Functional Keyboard MUBP101 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

This foundational study in all aspects of keyboard playing enables students to develop

a sound grasp of technical elements, sight-reading, accompanying, transposing,

improvising, figured-bass reading and harmonising over basic chord charts.

Digital Audio Workstations and Live Sound MUBP161 3 credit points

Prerequisites: None

Musicians in all genres today require a foundation of understanding together with a

working knowledge of audio technology. The focus of this introductory unit is

twofold: the development of essential basic skills in live sound production and

enhancement, and an exploration of recent advancements in audio technology.

MIDI and Electronic Music Production MUBP262 3 credit points

Prerequisites: Digital Audio Workstations and Live Sound

Musical Instruments Digital Interface (MIDI) is widely used today by professionals

ranging from music publishers, copyists and classical music composers to studio

producers and disc jockeys around the world. Building on the fundamental concepts

of audio hardware covered in Digital Audio Workstations and Live Sound, this unit

explores the many uses of MIDI in the processes of digital music production and

performance. Students gain a broad view of the various production tools available in

the professional recording world.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Faith and the Contemporary Artist I INBM101 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

The Faith and Contemporary Artist sequence is common to all the Institute’s creative

arts degrees, enabling Music students to work alongside students of Graphic Design,

Dance and Drama in an environment which seeks to enhance integration between the

creative arts, as well as integration between faith and artistic endeavour. Research and

assessment tasks embrace Music, bringing it into dialogue with various aspects of

Christian thought and practice. In Faith and the Contemporary Artist I the dialogue is

between theology and creativity, as students consider the divine origins of artistic

endeavour, the revelation of God in Christ, and His interaction with humanity.

Theological reflection is grounded in history, philosophy and aesthetics to promote

the process of spiritual enquiry and development in the artist.

Faith and the Contemporary Artist II INBM102 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

Unit content in Faith and the Contemporary Artist II invites investigation of the

breadth of human experience through the lens of cultural studies. It explores the

contribution of the arts to contemporary culture and enables students to reach for an

integration of their faith and their art form in the context of cultural communication.

Faith and the Contemporary Artist III INBM203 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

In Faith and the Contemporary Artist III students have opportunity for engagement

with the Old Testament text, exploring its relevance for contemporary life and artistic

endeavour. An overview of the sweep of Old Testament history and writings reveals

the continuing story of God’s communication with humankind, encouraging the

process of spiritual enquiry and personal development that are of great value to the

maturing artist.

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Faith and the Contemporary Artist IV INBM204 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

In this unit students have opportunity for engagement with the New Testament text,

tracing the big biblical story, and exploring its relevance for contemporary life and

artistic endeavour.

Faith and the Contemporary Artist V INBM305 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

This final unit of the series invites students to select a study of interest from a range of

studies on offer each semester encompassing biblical, pastoral and theological topics.

Small Ensemble Elective MUBP323 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

The Small Ensemble range of units enables students to develop their technical, musical

and communication skills in various chamber music genres, including vocal, rock, jazz,

instrumental, ethnic and contemporary Christian. Weekly rehearsals encourage the

development of teamwork in the ensemble through the regular discussion of such

issues as intonation, balance, phrasing and interpretation. Small Ensemble Elective

gives Associate Degree students the opportunity to learn in a small ensemble, as well

as giving enthusiastic Bachelor students further scope to develop ensemble skills.

Choir Performance and Cultural Experience* MUBP129, 229, 329 3 credit points

These units give students an opportunity for intense musical and cultural studies in a

particular region of the world. The tuition fee of $9750 includes travel expenses.

Repertoire includes music by composers from the areas visited, and the rehearsal

period includes preliminary research into various historical and cultural aspects of

those areas. These units are available as electives to first, second and third year

students. Admission is by audition.

Advanced Aural MUBP345 3 credit points Prerequisite: Aural Perception IV

Advanced Aural provides students with the opportunity to consolidate their aural skills.

Diverse listening exercises including melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictations,

transcriptions and repertoire analysis will be devised, based in part on the particular

interests of the class. Topics may include music of particular periods, regions,

composers and genres.

Musical Theatre MUBP363 6 credit points

This unit enables students to develop their technical, musical and artistic skills in

musical theatre performance, in such diverse areas as singer/actor, instrumentalist,

sound technician, arranger, repetiteur and assistant musical director. A period of

intensive rehearsal culminates in four performances of the chosen repertoire. Students

will work alongside their peers from the Drama, Dance and Graphic Design faculties.

Admission to this unit is by audition.

Second Instrument Study I MUBP371 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

Second Instrument Study I provides students with the opportunity to have private

tuition on an instrument other than their major study instrument. Students will

develop technical and musical skills on the instrument through a combination of

exercises, studies and appropriate repertoire, and complete a short practical

examination in all these areas at the end of the semester.

*Each of these units includes an overseas tour. The tuition fee for these units includes travel expenses.

Eligible students may have access to FEE-HELP for the tuition costs of these units, but FEE-HELP is not

available for incidental costs, e.g. travel insurance, visa costs, travel to and from Sydney airport.

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Second Instrument Study II MUBP372 3 credit points Prerequisite:

Second Instrument Study I

This second elective unit provides students with the opportunity to undertake further

private tuition on an instrument other than their major study instrument. Students

will continue to develop technical and musical skills on the instrument through a

combination of exercises, studies and appropriate repertoire, and undertake a short

practical examination in all these areas at the end of the semester.

Second Instrument Study III MUBP373 3 credit points Prerequisite:

Second Instrument Study II

A third elective unit is provided to enable students to further develop their technical

and musical skills on a second instrument. These three units are often taken by those

wishing to teach music, since a broader base of instrumental skills and knowledge is

highly desirable in the classroom.

Special Instrument Study MUBP374 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

Special Instrument Study provides students with the opportunity to study a third

instrument for a semester as they come to the end of their undergraduate studies and

begin to focus on a specific career path. Some examples of situations in which this unit

will be useful include: pianists who wish to study the organ for use in church; students

considering a teaching career who wish to gain a foundational proficiency on guitar;

and wind students thinking of a career in musical theatre who wish to gain expertise as

multi-instrumentalists (e.g. playing clarinet/saxophone/flute parts).

Accompaniment I MUBP381 3 credit points

This elective unit provides keyboard majors and other students with appropriate

keyboard ability with the opportunity to develop their skills in accompanying various

instruments, voices and ensembles. Accompaniment I comprises the essential skills of

sight-reading, and score analysis and reduction, together with a study of significant

repertoire. Admission to this unit is by audition.

Accompaniment II MUBP382 3 credit points Prerequisite: Accompaniment I

This unit consolidates the skills developed in Accompaniment I. As they continue the

study of significant repertoire, student will further develop the skills of sight-reading

and score analysis and reduction essential for accompanists.

Music Leading in Worship MUBP391 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

This elective unit provides students with the opportunity to examine the process of

preparing and leading performances of sacred vocal and instrumental music for

various occasions. The emphasis i is on the development of such skills as worship

music selection, rehearsal and performance, together with an understanding of diverse

worship practices.

Church Music Administration MUBP392 3 credit points Prerequisites: None

The second unit in the Worship Arts series, Church Music Administration lays the

foundation of management and administrative skills needed to facilitate a worship arts

program in a church, and prepares students for music ministry leadership roles.

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Academic Staff

Dr Heva Chan ATCLPerf, LTCLPerf, LTCLTeach, DipMus, DipElecMus, DipComp, CertMusGraph,

MAComp, MFAMusicology, PhD Head Of Music

Ms Ludmila Beliavskaia DipMus, MMus(Hons)

Tutor, Classical Piano, Accompanist

Ms Justine Bradley MNLP

Tutor, Voice

Mr Anthony Clarke AMusA, DSCM, BMusEd, LMusAPerf, LTCLPerf, FTCL, GradDipMus

Tutor, Viola

Ms Kathleen Connell BA, DipEd, GradCertVocPed, MA, PhD Candidate

Tutor, Voice

Mr Paul Cutlan BMus(Hons)

Tutor, Clarinet

Dr Prudence Dunstone BMus, BMus(Hons), PhD

Tutor, Voice

Mr Brian Evans Industry Professional

Tutor, Trumpet

Mr Mitch Farmer Industry Professional

Tutor, Drums

Ms Jocelyn Fazzone AMusAPiano, AMusAFlute, LTCLPiano, LMusAFlute, BMus, MMus

Lecturer, Accompaniment, Performance; Tutor, Flute, Piano

Dr Marcus Hartstein AMusA, BA(Mus), MMus, PhD, DipPubl

Lecturer, Music History; Tutor, Cello

Mr Martyn Hentschel BMus(Hons), GradDipMus, MMus

Tutor, Violin

Ms Clare Heuston BA(Hons), AMusA, CertIVAWT

Lecturer, Performance; Tutor, Voice

Mr Alan Ho AMusA, BMus(Ed), MMus(Conduct)

Lecturer, Harmony and Analysis, Aural Perception

Mr David Holmes BMus, AssocDipPerfArts, DipCA

Lecturer, Performance; Tutor, Guitar

Ms Victoria Jacono BMus(Hons)

Tutor, Viola

Ms Mina Kanaridis BMus(Hons), MA(Hons), GradDipEd

Tutor, Voice

Dr Grenville Kent BATheol, BACommun, GradCertComm, MAMedia, MA(Hons), PhD

Lecturer, Integrative Studies

Ms Nari Kim BA(Mus), BCA(MusPerf), MMus

Tutor, Organ and Piano

Mr Richard Maegraith MMus

Tutor, Saxophone

Ms Sarah McCallum BMus, ATCL

Tutor, Voice

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Dr Neil McEwan LRSM, LTCL, FTCL, CertConduct, MMus, PhD

Tutor, Conducting

Dr Maureen Miner Bridges BSc, DipCrim, DipEd, MClinPsy, DipBS, PhD

Lecturer, Research

Mr Philip Moran ASCM, BMus, DipMin

Lecturer, Music History, Harmony, Aural; Tutor, Classical Guitar

Mr Jason Morphett AssDipJazzSt, MMus

Tutor, Bassoon

Dr Sadaharu Muramatsu BA(Hons), MMus, MMus, DMus(Hon)

Lecturer, Large Ensemble, Musical Direction; Tutor, Conducting, French Horn

Mr Wil New BMus

Lecturer, Digital Audio Workstations

Ms Susan Newsome BMus, GradDipPerf

Tutor, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

Mr Tim Parsons BMus

Tutor, Drums

Mr Art Phillips MMusSt

Lecturer, Music and Media, Ethnomusicology; Tutor, Composition

Dr Herman Pretorius BA, BA(Hons), STD, BA(Hons), MA, PhD

Lecturer, Musical Theatre Production

Mr David Pudney AssocDipJazzStud, Industry Professional

Lecturer: Functional Keyboard; Tutor, Jazz Piano

Mr Ralph Pyl AssocDipJazzStud, Industry Professional

Lecturer, Small Ensemble; Tutor, Trumpet

Mr Sean Rudd BA

Tutor, Bass Guitar

Mr Gordon Rytmeister AssocDipJazzStud, Industry Professional

Tutor, Drums

Mr Daren Sirbough BMus, MEd candidate

Tutor, Contemporary Piano

Dr Mark Stephens BA(Hons), PhD

Lecturer, Integrative Studies

Ms Elana Stone BMus

Tutor, Voice

Mr Boris Suraev BMus, Concert Cellist

Tutor, Cello

Mr Simon Sweeney BMus, MMus

Tutor, Trumpet

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2013 Fees

Tuition Fees

Master of Music Domestic* Overseas**

Course Fee^ $26,400.00 $31,680.00

Unit Fee (12 cp,++

Performance, Composition) $3,960.00 $4,320.00

Unit Fee (12 cp, Arts Management, Music & Media) $3,200.00 $3,840.00

Unit Fee (12 cp, Research) $3,600.00 $4,320.00

Bachelor of Music

Course Fee^ $47,700.00 $54,528.00

Unit Fee (9 cp, Performance) $3,510.00 $3,510.00

Unit Fee (6 cp, Performance) $2,340.00 $2,340.00

Unit Fee (3 cp, Music) $930.00 $1,122.00

Unit Fee (3 cp, Integrative) $870.00 $1,122.00

Unit Fee (Choir Performance and Cultural Experience) $9,750.00 $9,750.00

Associate Degree of Music

Course Fee^ $31,440.00 $36,288.00

Unit Fees as for the Bachelor of Music

Administration Fees

$150 Graduation Fee

$100 Late Enrolment Fine

$50 Late Variation to Enrolment Fine

$30 Student ID Card Replacement

$30 Request for Transcript (plus postage costs)

$120 Request for Replacement Testamur

$0 - $200 Deferred Payment Contract Fee

$50 Late fee for missing an agreed payment

$50 Re-Issue of Financial Records Fee (current year)

$150 Re-Issue of Financial Records Fee (previous years)

$100+ Course Withdrawal Fee (up to start of classes)

$200+ Course Withdrawal Fee (after classes commence)

*Domestic Student: A student who is an Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, or the holder of a

permanent humanitarian visa.

**Overseas Student: Any student who is not a domestic student.

^Fees for units taken in any other School are published in the Course Information Book for that

School, and at Tuition Fees. Fees are subject to annual review and increase. +New students only ++Credit points

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Wesley Institute offers the following courses:

Master of Arts (Leadership and Applied Ethics)

Master of Arts (Religious Education)

Master of Counselling

Master of Music

Master of Teaching (Primary)

Master of Theology

Master of Theology (Korean medium)

Master of Theological Studies

Graduate Diploma of Arts (Applied Ethics)

Graduate Diploma of Arts (Leadership)

Graduate Diploma of Arts (Religious Education)

Graduate Diploma of Counselling

Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)

Graduate Diploma of Theological Studies

Graduate Certificate in Arts (Leadership and Applied Ethics)

Graduate Certificate in Arts (Religious Education)

Bachelor of Theology (Honours)

Bachelor of Dance

Bachelor of Dramatic Art

Bachelor of Graphic Design

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Theology

Bachelor of Theology (Korean medium)

Associate Degree of Dance

Associate Degree of Graphic Design

Associate Degree of Music

Associate Degree of Theology

Associate Degree of Theology (Korean medium)

Diploma of Dramatic Art

September 2012

Wesley Institute