- Course Information
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- Financial Information
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- International Students
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Course Information
The Bachelor of Music provides students with the technical, artistic and analytical training required to become professional musicians. This music degree features private tuition with industry experts for voice and instrument studies and extensive performance and studio experience. Offering multiple performance genres, regular performance opportunities and a strong project emphasis, the Bachelor of Music is an industry-standard degree for aspiring musicians.
Classical: This course provides musicians with the high level training in performance, musicianship, ensemble work, musicality and breadth of musical knowledge required for a life in classical music. Students are exposed to a wide range of music across history as well as one-on-one tuition with exceptional tutors on their instrument.
Contemporary: This course prepares musicians for a career in the ever-changing world of contemporary music. Artistic, technical, practical and musicianship skills are honed to create a well-rounded musician prepared for the diverse work lives led by industry professionals.
Jazz: This course offers multiple experiences in improvisation, ensemble work, arrangement and performance designed to prepare students for the highly skilled world of jazz musicianship. Students are encouraged to partake in multiple performance opportunities and workshops to help them think on their feet and engage with the jazz ethos.
At a glance:
- Face to face (on-campus) delivery
- Areas of study: Performance, Musicianship and Musicology, Support and Technical Studies, and Personal and Professional Development
Course |
MU14 Bachelor of Music |
CRICOS |
057959G |
Length |
3 Years full-time/9 Years part-time |
ATAR |
No ATAR required |
Faculty |
Faculty of Performing Arts |
FEE-Help |
Yes |
Admission requirements
Artistic and Academic Skill Requirements:
a. 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.
b. Audition – applicants should be prepared to present three (3) 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.
c. Interview – conducted concurrently with the audition. Applicants will discuss their previous
musical experience, personal motivation and aspirations. The panel will also inform the
student of Institute and course expectations.
d. 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.
Excelsia College invites graduates from C3 College Oxford Falls, to apply to upgrade to a Bachelors Degree with advance standing.*
*Advance standing is granted conditional upon a successful application process.
Essential requirements for admission:
- Successful completion of the NSW Higher School Certificate or equivalent; OR
- Successful completion of another accredited tertiary course or at least one full-time year of study in such a course; OR
- Adult entrant: An applicant of 21 years or over who has satisfied the artistic entry requirements may be admitted with provisional status if the Academic Board 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 together with audition, folio appraisal and interview. Provisional status will normally be converted to full candidature on successful completion of one semester of full-time studies.
International Students: Overseas students applying for admission to Excelsia College courses must have reached the age of 18 years by the commencement of their studies. Excelsia College will not admit overseas students who have not yet reached 18 years of age. Candidates whose qualifying studies were completed in a language other than English will normally be required to demonstrate English proficiency equivalent to the overall minimum score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic test.
Download the full admission requirements here.
Auditions
AUDITION ROUNDS FOR Sem 2, 2018
Applications open now. Apply here.
AUDITION ROUNDS FOR Sem 1, 2019
Find out more about our Early Offer Program to apply before general November rounds open.
Audition Dates: By appointment after application received. For further information call 9819 8810.
International Students
Candidates whose qualifying studies were completed in a language other than English will normally be required to demonstrate English proficiency equivalent to the overall minimum score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic test.
| Applicant background |
Semester One 2017 |
|
| Number of students | Percentage of all students | |
| (A) Past higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) |
L/N 1 | L/N |
| (B) Past vocational education and training (VET) study | L/N 0 | L/N |
| (C) Recent secondary education:
· Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor |
L/N 4 | L/N |
| (D) Work and life experience (Admitted on the basis of previous achievement other than the above) |
L/N 1 | L/N |
| International students | L/N 4 | L/N |
| All students | 10 | 100.0% |
Notes:
L/N - Low numbers: the number of students is less than 5.
N/A - Data not available for this item.
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students.
Course Units
Semester One:
Performance lll
Large Ensemble Studies lll
Small Ensemble Studies l
Music History lll
Orchestration and Band Arranging
Aural perception lll
Faith and the Contemporary Artist lll
Semester Two:
Performance lV
Large Ensemble Studies lV
Small Ensemble Studies ll
Music History lV
Aural perception lV
Faith and the Contemporary Artist lV
Semester One:
Performance V or
Music Industry Placement l
Large Ensemble Studies lll/V
Small Ensemble Studies l/lll
Music Direction l
Ethnomusicology
Faith and the Contemporary Artist V
Semester Two:
Performance Vl
Large Ensemble Studies lV/Vl
Small Ensemble Studies ll/lV
Musical Direction ll
Elective*
Elective*