Music Composition, Arranging and Sound Design II Specialisation

Total units 24 Units

Specialisation code MCS2-SPEC

Academic career Postgraduate

The music composition, arranging, and sound design II specialisation will develop your composition skills, knowledge, creativity, and experience.

Through hands-on studio practice, in state-of-the-art facilities, you will delve into musical works in diverse styles to understand different creative approaches and artistic concepts.

You will produce your own series of works, and have the opportunity to see them performed in collaboration with staff and fellow students at the ANU School of Music.

Career opportunities
The Music Composition, Arranging, and Sound Design II specialisation will advance your career as a composer, arranger, sound designer, performer, researcher, scholar and teacher and in a range of roles in the traditional and emerging creative industries.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

pose complex research questions relating to music composition, arranging or sound design;
investigate these questions creatively, critically, ethically, and independently through music composition, arranging or sound design;
place these questions in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition; and
communicate their responses to these questions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences through music composition, arranging or sound design, which is supported by a verbal explanation.

Other Information

Entry to the Graduate Composition, Arranging and Sound Design courses is by completion of MUSI3315 Creative Musicianship 6 with a mark of at least 65, or submission of a portfolio of works of equivalent standard. Applicants wishing to enrol in Graduate Composition, Arranging and Sound Design courses are advised to contact the ANU School of Music to arrange for assessment of the portfolio as soon as possible.
E: schoolofmusic@anu.edu.au

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Requirements

This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:

18 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
MUSI8006	Graduate Composition, Arranging, and Sound Design 3	12
MUSI8011	Articulating Music Practice	6

6 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
MUSI8007	Graduate Music Professional Practice Project 1	6
MUSI8008	Graduate Music Professional Practice Project 2	6
MUSI8009	Graduate Music Research Project 1	6
MUSI8010	Graduate Music Research Project 2	6

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