Sub-major - Music for Secondary Teaching
  
        Western Sydney University
        Sub-major
        Code:
      SM1083.1
  Related Courses
  
    | 1652.5 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | 
  
    | 1652.6 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | 
  
    | 1652.7 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | 
  
    | 1823.2 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars | 
  
    | 6021.1 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | 
  
    | 6021.2 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | 
  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 sub-major, Music for Secondary Teaching, offers students experience in composition, musicology (western art music history) and performance. It covers a range of musical styles, periods and genres with a strong component of contemporary and western art music, including Australian music, compositional techniques, and music performance studies. This specialisation in music assumes a working knowledge of music notation theory and performance units are by audition. The music units are only available at the Penrith campus.
  Sub-major
        Structure
      
  Please note that from 2020 a sub-major in Music for Secondary Teaching no longer meets NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) requirements to qualify students to teach music in secondary schools. The successful completion of the major M1130 Music for Secondary Teaching meets NESA requirements and successful completion of this major will qualify students to teach music in secondary schools.
  Please note: All students should seek course advice from Music staff prior to enrolling in any units in this sub-major. Unit selection is dependent on the level of knowledge of music notation theory and the outcome of a performance audition. Several units in this sub-major have pre-requisite requirements which can be waived on a case-by-case basis, once the existing levels of applicable skills and knowledge have been assessed.
  Students must complete 40 credit points as follows
  Choose one of
  
    | 102546 | Western Art Music History | 
  
    | 102547 | Popular Music Histories | 
  Then, choose one of
  
    | 102564 | Music Theory Fundamentals | 
  
    | 102565 | Songwriting and Music Theory | 
  
    | 102548 | Composition and Creativity | 
  Then, complete the following 20 credit points
  
    | 102555 | Music Group Performance | 
  Equivalent Specialisation Units
  The Specialisation units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these units in 2017 or earlier.
  101427 - Western Art Music 1
  102428 - Western Art Music 2
  101520 - Basic Composition, Craft and Theory
  101522 - Composition, Craft and Theory
  101530 - Music Composition: Concepts and Creativity
  101521 - Collaboration and Live Music Performance