Master of Music Studies at Griffith University, Australia

Description

This degree allows you to personalize your education to your needs and career goals by allowing you to choose from a variety of alternative course combinations. 

Here,  you'll develop your skills through your musical career. You will also get the option to present your work in front of an audience through performances, print, or electronic media.

Besides that, the course material emphasizes the importance of work-based learning and makes use of the participants' existing knowledge and present employment. 

The program aims to aid practitioners right away by allowing students to quickly transfer their newly acquired musical skills as they advance through the curriculum. Students will be urged to document and talk about their experiences throughout practice.

Specialization

• Composition

• Conducting 

• Pedagogy

• Performance

What you will study

Program Structure

• Listed Conservatorium postgraduate elective

• Music Research Project

• Performance Study

• Advanced Performance Study 

• Music Research

• Dissertation

Learning Outcomes

1. The students will be able to identify, decipher, and conceptually work with the components and organizational structures of music as well as how they interact. They will analyze and use this knowledge in verbal, aural, and visual applications.

2. Students will be able to analyze music in connection to historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts and approach culture and history from a variety of perspectives.

3. Students will employ relevant music technology while considering its interconnected nature and fundamental capabilities.

4. Students will demonstrate a basic degree of keyboard competence.

5. Students will demonstrate and use their research skills to understand musical elements and their context.

6. The students will show that they have the technical and aesthetic skills necessary to lead an ensemble rehearsal.

Career Opportunities

You'll be ready to research your possibilities for further study, performance, and research. Among the potential careers:

• Music education

• Performance 

• Music business

• music publishing

• Broadcasting and production

• Arts administration.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

To be considered for admission to this master's program, candidates must satisfy the following criteria:

• Have a Bachelor of Music or a related degree from a recognized university (or a comparable academic institution).

• To be recommended for admission to the Master of Music program, you must successfully pass a test, interview, and panel recommendation.

• After submitting a portfolio of creative works for review, get a panel's recommendation for admission to the Master of Music Studies program.

English Language Requirements

The minimum English language competence requirement for applicants to this program is an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with no subtest score below 6.0.

• TOEFL - 79/120

• PTE - 58/90

Tuition Fee  

• For International Students: AUD 34,500 (80 CP)