Sub-major - Music Performance Studies
  
        Western Sydney University
        Sub-major
        Code:
      SM1047.1
  Related Courses
  
    | 1659.4 | Bachelor of Music | 
  
    | 1659.5 | Bachelor of Music | 
  
    | 1696.4 | Bachelor of Communication | 
  
    | 1706.3 | Bachelor of Arts | 
  
    | 1706.4 | Bachelor of Arts | 
  
    | 1736.2 | Bachelor of Communication (Dean's Scholars) | 
  
    | 1738.3 | Bachelor of Music (Dean's Scholars) | 
  
    | 1808.2 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science | 
  
    | 1808.3 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science | 
  
    | 1818.2 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business | 
  
    | 1818.3 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business | 
  
    | 1818.4 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business | 
  
    | 1842.1 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries | 
  
    | 1842.2 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries | 
  
    | 3654.3 | Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology/Bachelor of Arts | 
  
    | 6005.1 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts | 
  
    | 6005.2 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts | 
  
    | 6005.3 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts | 
  Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
         YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus.  Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set.  Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements.  Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
The Music Performance Studies submajor provides students from outside the Music program with a thorough grounding in a variety of group music making practices as well as offering the framework for self-directed musical projects. A number of approaches to writing about music performance are also covered, from theoretical approaches to proposal and review writing. Studies of stagecraft and collaboration further inform students in the music performance stream, who are also encouraged to discover and develop new hybrids.
  Sub-major
        Structure
      
  Music Performance Studies sub-major are existing music units offered only to students external to the B. Music.  B. Music students complete a different configuration of units as a Music Performance sub-major.
  Students must complete the following compulsory units
  Choose two of
  
    | 102555 | Music Group Performance | 
  
    | 102859 | Performing as a Professional Musician | 
  
    | 102856 | Music Project 2: Creative Performance | 
  Equivalent Specialisation Units
  The specialisation units listed below count towards completion of this Sub-major for students who passed these units in 2017 or earlier.
  101521 - Collaboration and Live Music Performance
  101524 - Free and Notated Music Performance
  101525 - Introduction to Music Performance
  101533 - Music Performance: Repertoire and Identity
  101535 - Sound and Performance: Expanded Practice
  The specialisation unit listed below counts towards completion of this Sub-major for students who passed this unit in 2019 or earlier.
  102556 - Expanded Music Performance
  The Specialisation Units listed below counts towards completion of this Sub-major for students who passed this unit in 2021 or earlier.
  102557 - Repertoire and Identity in Performance
  102758 - Interactive Electronic Media and Performance