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SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Broadening your
degree with music
ELECTIVES AND BROADENING UNITS
What are
broadening units and what options are
available within mu sic?
An exciting feature of UWA’s new courses is the introduction of broadening units. These units are
a requirement of all undergraduate degrees and will provide you with knowledge beyond the fields in which you choose to specialise.
The School of Music o ffers a
number of st imulat ing and enjoy able br oadening units that will accrue credit tow ar ds y our degree. Whether or not y ou have studied music at secondary lev el, or can read music, y ou can enrich y our degree by including music units in y our course of study.
Types of bro ad ening uni ts You will be required to take f our br oadening units fr om out side y our degree area, including at least
one with a global or cultural f ocus, kno wn as a ‘Category A’ unit. The remaining three units can be taken fr om Category A and/ or Category B. Category B comprises an e xtensive range of elect iv es fr om any discipline out side y our degree (subject to
meeting unit prerequisites).
What’s on
offer in the
S chool of
Mu sic
1. Ca tegory A uni ts
There are two Category A music br oadening unit s: MUSC1350 Popular Music in Global Perspect iv e; and MUSC 2350 Music in World Cultures.
2. Ca tegory B uni ts
The School o ffers a number of Category B br oadening units, some of which are specially designed to give students the opportunity to play in music ensembles. All lev els of musical e xperience are catered f or thr ough ‘ensembles f or e xperienced musicians’ and ‘ensembles f or all’. F or a full list of av ailable units please see page 5.
There are f our Music Ensemble units which enable students to dev elop pract ical music making skills at pr ogressiv ely adv anced lev els: MUSC1981 Music Ensemble 1 (Music Ensemble, Conte xts and Concept s); MUSC1982 Music Ensemble 2 (Music Ensemble, Repertoire and Analysis); MUSC2 981 Music Ensemble 3 (Music
Ensemble, Ref lect ive Ensemble Pract ices); and MUSC2 982 Music Ensemble 4 (Music Ensemble Pr oject s).
There are a number of different ensemble opt ions within these units. Enr olment in some ensembles is subject to audit ion. The requisite standard is listed under the ent ry requirements f or each ensemble. Visit www.music. uw a. edu.au
for information about the audition process.
What ensemble opti ons are avai lable within the Music Ensemble uni ts?
Auditioned ensembles for experienced musicians:
Ì Symphony Or chest ra (page 2)
Ì Wind Or chest ra (page 2)
Ì Winthr op Singers (page 2)
Ì Opera Scenes (page 2)
Ì Big Band (page 3)
Ì Mediev al and Renaissance
Ensemble (page 3)
Ì Brass Ensemble (page 3)
Ì Guitar Cir cle (page 3)
Non-auditioned ensembles for all:
Ì Djembe Cir cle (page 4)
Ì Symphony Chorus (page 4)
Ì Show Choir (page 4)
Ì Campus Band (page 4)
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