This course explores how musicality, artistry, and musicianship are expressed in and through recording studio environments. It builds on foundational skills to support students’ development of intermediate-level professional techniques that enhance musicality and adaptability in recording studios. Students engage in a series of topics covering diverse musical experiences across genres, focusing on how studio-based performance relates to both large-scale production and DIY music-making contexts. Emphasis is placed on the unique demands and opportunities of recording environments, including how the studio shapes musical outcomes and how musicians can creatively respond to the recording process. Students are introduced to standard recording studio terminology, respectful communication practices, and strategies for giving and receiving constructive feedback in a professional setting.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate an intermediate level of technical proficiency including rhythm, intonation, articulation, timbre, and dynamics (as appropriate), such as through multi-take recordings, nuanced phrasing, or adapting expressive techniques to studio environments;
- apply an intermediate level of expressivity, improvisation, and/or technology to support musicianship and artistry, such as through dynamic shaping, stylistic interpretation, real-time adaptation;
- apply knowledge of recording studio environments, techniques, and terminology to support professional performance practice and artistic decision-making; and
- demonstrate clear, professional, and context-sensitive communication and feedback practices, including active listening, collaborative dialogue, and constructive critique, appropriate to professional recording studio environments.
Indicative Assessment
- Solo Performance Folio (total of 12-15 minutes submitted in 5 instalments across the semester) (35) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Online Quiz (15) [LO 3]
- Practice Reflection (1,000 words) (25) [LO 3,4]
- Ensemble Participation and Performance (15-20 minutes) (25) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks; and
b) 94 hours of study across the semester, which may include regular individual practice on their chosen instrument or voice, rehearsal preparation, technique development, and reflective work that supports their progress toward the course learning outcomes.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Provided via Canvas.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 12
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $4200 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $5820 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3918 | 23 Feb 2026 | 02 Mar 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 29 May 2026 | In Person | N/A |