2010 International Undergraduate Prospectus nts. u.au

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Did you know?
The Bachelor of Music
Performance offers three streams;
Repertoire, Improvisation and
Practical Composition.
The course is directed towards
training you to become a firstrate
professional in a multifaceted
performance-oriented
environment.
Our graduates include Shannon
Birchall, bass player in the John
Butler Trio, and Diana Doherty,
principal oboe in the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra and
composer Liza Lim.
In 2009, the Faculty of Music will join with Victorian College of the Arts School of Music to create a new School of Music at the University
of Melbourne. The new School will be the largest music school in Australia, building on the already outstanding national and international
reputation of music at Melbourne. The new School of Music will deliver programs of the highest quality, offering intensive studies in
performance, improvisation, composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, music education and music therapy. It will offer a variety of
pathways into professional graduate coursework programs as well as strengthening research and research higher degree education and
interaction with the profession, locally, nationally and internationally.
In 2010, the new School of Music will deliver two undergraduate degrees, the Bachelor of Music (Faculty of Music) and Bachelor of Music
Performance (VCA Music). From 2011, undergraduate studies in music at Melbourne will be combined into a single Melbourne Model
Bachelor of Music degree, offering a rich range of choices, experiences, career outcomes and postgraduate pathways for students.
Bachelor of Music Performance
Duration
3 years full-time
1 year Honours available
Fees
See page 104
Campus
VCA (Southbank) Campus
Entry requirements
See pages 119–127
About the Bachelor of
Music Performance
Students from around the world are
attracted to VCA Music for the diverse
programs offered, the strong focus on
performance and cross-disciplinary
experimentation. VCA Music is committed
to the performance, composition, teaching
and investigation of Indigenous and
contemporary Australian music.
All of our courses are directed towards
teaching and training you to become a
first-rate professional in a multi-faceted
performance-oriented environment, while
developing a realistic awareness of the
music profession.
The Bachelor of Music Performance at
the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) is
concerned with harnessing and nurturing
musical talent through an integrated
program of education and training to assist
students on their journey to become leading
practitioners in the field.
Established in 1974, Music at the Victorian
College of the Arts focused initially on
classical repertoire and performance. It
has expanded over the years to embrace
improvisation, composition, opera and
music theatre. The VCA context is unique in
that it offers music students the opportunity
to work on projects with students from other
disciplines within the VCA, providing diverse
collaborative opportunities that are essential
for the contemporary musician.
VCA Music promotes the highest
standards in music enquiry, creativity
and performance. You are encouraged
to embrace an eclectic range of musical
styles and genres, supported by a regular
program of workshops and master classes,
together with special projects throughout
the year.
The VCA campus is located within the City
of Melbourne’s arts precinct. Facilities at
VCA Music include a Sound Research
Studio consisting of a professional digital
multi-track recording studio.
Scholarships
The Faculty of the VCA and Music enjoys
substantial support from a number of
generous donors and consequently has a
broad range of scholarships, awards and
prizes on offer to its students.
Faculty-wide scholarships, awards
and prizes are available including the
Commonwealth Learning Scholarships,
as well as course-specific scholarships,
awards and prizes.
See: www.vca.unimelb.edu.au for more
information.
Careers
The specialist tuition in performance and
composition, and training in practical,
creative, academic and communication
skills, enables graduates to work in a wide
variety of professional and community
contexts. Nationally and internationally
acclaimed former students include:
>>Shannon Birchall, bass player in the John
Butler Trio. The Trio won a 2004 Aria
Award for their album, Sunrise Over the
Sea
>>Diana Doherty, principal oboe in the
Sydney Symphony
>>Liza Lim, globally published and
performed composer whose composition,
Ecstatic Architecture, was performed by
the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Frank
Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert
Hall.