Music

Music is available in streams for the BMus and as a major for the BA. Music may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled.
To complete a major in Music for the BA, students must gain 120 points above 100 level in Music, including at least 60 points above 200 level.
To complete a BMus (Academic), students must pass 16 papers in Music, including MUSI112, MUSI115, MUSI117, MUSI119 and MUSI150, and at least three Music streams as set out below.
To complete a BMus (Performance), students must pass 17 papers in Music including MUSI112, MUSI115, MUSI117, MUSI119 and MUSI150. Voice students have the option of replacing MUSI150 with an elective paper; languages are encouraged. Performance students must complete four streams, namely Chamber Music, Performance, Performance Techniques and Western Music History. Within the BMus (Performance) a Soloist specialisation is also available. Performance Techniques and Performance papers are available only to BMus students who have passed a successful audition in the previous year.
Chamber Music: MUSI121, MUSI221, MUSI321
Composition: MUSI115, MUSI215, MUSI222*, MUSI315, MUSI323*
Digital Music: MUSI140, MUSI240, MUSI340
Maori Musical Instruments in Traditional and Contemporary Contexts (BMus only**): MAOR100 or TIKA163, TIKA241, TIKA341
Maori Song and Dance in Traditional and Contemporary Contexts (BMus only**): TIKA153 or TIKA157, TIKA253 or TIKA257, TIKA357
Performance (BMus only): MUSI120, MUSI220, MUSI320
Performance Techniques (BMus only): MUSI118, MUSI218, MUSI318
Western Music History: MUSI112, MUSI213, MUSI314
*MUSI222 and MUSI323 are additional to the Composition stream and are to be included in 'Other Music Papers' as set out in the programme degree planner.
**Students may take one of the Maori Music streams for the BMus, but not both.
It is recommended that Voice Performance students take a European language paper from FREN131, GERM131 or SPAN131.
Enrolment in Performance and Performance Techniques papers is limited, with entry offered on the basis of a competitive audition. The following Performance papers are available for students not enrolled in the Performance stream: MUSI101, MUSI121, MUSI201, MUSI221, MUSI321, MUSI227 and MUSI327. Please note that these papers require an audition and entry is at the discretion of the coordinator.

Note: All BMus students enrolled in first year Music papers are expected to have basic skills in reading and writing music. Some students may be required to attend a weekly tutorial in music theory, at the discretion of the Programme Convenor. Candidates must gain at least 60 points at 100 level in any subject(s) before enrolling in Music papers above 100 level, and at least 90 points at 100 and 200 level before enrolling in Music papers above 200 level.

Note on Assessment: Failure to achieve a pass in any Performance, Performance Techniques, or Chamber Music papers will result in the need to re-audition for entry to Performance or Chamber Music streams. Students wishing to enter the Performance stream at any level will be required to audition.

100 level

MAOR100 - 12B (TGA), 12B (HAM), 12S (TGA) & 12S (HAM) - Te Reo Maori me ona Tikanga: The Maori Language and its Customs

MUSI100 - 12S (HAM) - Materials of Music

MUSI101 - 12Y (HAM) - Performance Studies 1

MUSI112 - 12A (HAM) - Introduction to Western Music

MUSI115 - 12B (HAM) - Composition 1

MUSI117 - 12Y (HAM) - Musicianship 1

MUSI118 - 12A (HAM) - Performance Techniques 1

MUSI119 - 12Y (HAM) - Harmony and Counterpoint 1

MUSI120 - 12B (HAM) - Performance 1

MUSI121 - 12Y (SEC) & 12Y (HAM) - Chamber Music 1

MUSI130 - 12Y (HAM) - Soloist Studies 1

MUSI131 - 12Y (HAM) - Soloist Performance

MUSI140 - 12A (HAM) - Music and Computers

MUSI150 - New Zealand Music

TIKA157 - 12A (HAM) - Mahi Whakaari Tawhito: Performing Arts - An Ancient Perspective

TIKA163 - 12A (NET) & 12A (HAM) - Te Ao Tawhito, Te Ao Hou: Introduction to Traditional and Contemporary Maori Society

200 level

MUSI201 - 12Y (HAM) - Performance Studies 2

MUSI213 - History and Analysis of Music: 1600-1800

MUSI215 - 12A (HAM) - Composition 2

MUSI217 - Musicianship 2

MUSI218 - 12A (HAM) - Performance Techniques 2

MUSI219 - 12A (HAM) - Harmony and Counterpoint 2

MUSI220 - 12B (HAM) - Performance 2

MUSI221 - 12Y (HAM) - Chamber Music 2

MUSI222 - Orchestration

MUSI226 - Music Theatre

MUSI227 - 12Y (HAM) - Performance Ensemble 1

MUSI230 - 12Y (HAM) - Soloist Studies 2

MUSI240 - 12B (HAM) - Screen Music Composition

TIKA241 - 12A (HAM) - Te Ao Oro: The Maori World of Sound

TIKA257 - Kapa Haka: Noble Dances of the Maori

300 level

MUSI314 - 12B (HAM) - History and Analysis of Music: 1800 to the Present

MUSI315 - 12A (HAM) - Composition 3

MUSI318 - 12A (HAM) - Performance Techniques 3

MUSI320 - 12B (HAM) - Performance 3

MUSI321 - 12Y (HAM) - Chamber Music 3

MUSI323 - 12B (HAM) - Acoustic and Electroacoustic Composition

MUSI327 - 12Y (HAM) - Performance Ensemble 2

MUSI330 - 12Y (HAM) - Soloist Studies 3

MUSI340 - 12A (HAM) - Digital Composition

MUSI390 - 12Y (HAM) - Directed Study

SMST317 - 12B (HAM) - Creativity at Work: The Cultural Economy

TIKA341 - 12B (HAM) - Nga Taonga Puoro mai i te Ao Tawhito ki te Ao Hou: Ancient and Contemporary Music of the Maori

TIKA357 - 12A (HAM) - Nga Mahi-a-Rehia: Leisure Pursuits of the Maori

Prescriptions for the GradCert(Mus) and GradDip(Mus)

A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Music at an advanced level in their first degree. Each programme of study in Music must include MUSI112 or equivalent.
For further details, contact the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Office.

Prescriptions for the PGCert(Mus), PGDip(Mus), BA(Hons), BMus(Hons), MA and MMus

A Postgraduate Diploma in Music is available in either Composition or Performance. Students must complete either MUSI504 or MUSI505.
To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in the BA(Hons), a student should normally hold a BA degree and have at least a B average in either the best three of their 300 level Music papers or all their undergraduate Music papers.
To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in the BMus(Hons), a student should normally hold a BMus degree and have at least a B average in their 300 level Music papers in the area of intended graduate specialisation or all their undergraduate Music papers.
Candidates for the MA in Music or MMus should normally have a minimum B+ average pass in their BA(Hons) or BMus(Hons) degrees.
To complete a BA(Hons) or BMus(Hons) in Music, students must gain 120 points at 500 level, including at least 30 points in research (normally MUSI591) and at least 30 points from papers listed for Music.
To complete an MA in Music, students must take a 120 point thesis or composition portfolio, or a 90 point thesis and 30 points from approved 500 level papers, or a 60 point dissertation and 60 points in approved 500 level papers.
The MMus is taken in Composition or Performance. Students are required to take either MUSI514 or MUSI524.
The requirements for admission to Masters level study in Music are set out in the Faculty Handbook.

MUSI501 - 12Y (HAM) - The Aesthetics of Music

MUSI502 - Music and Popular Theatre

MUSI503 - History of Popular Song

MUSI504 - 12C (HAM) - Professional Performance Practice

MUSI505 - 12C (HAM) - Composition Project

MUSI510 - 12C (HAM) - Music for the Screen

MUSI511 - 12Y (HAM) - Sonic Art

MUSI514 - 12C (HAM) - Acoustic and Electroacoustic Composition Portfolio

MUSI522 - 12Y (HAM) - Acoustic and Electroacoustic Composition Studies

MUSI524 - 12C (HAM) - Advanced Performance

MUSI528 - 12Y (HAM) - Performance Studies

MUSI560 - 12Y (HAM) - Special Topic

MUSI590 - 12Y (HAM) - Directed Study

MUSI591 - 12C (HAM) - Dissertation

MUSI592 - 12C (HAM) - Dissertation

MUSI593 - 12C (HAM) - Music Thesis

MUSI594 - 12C (HAM) - Music Thesis

Prescriptions for the MPhil

The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

MUSI800 - 12C (HAM) - Music MPhil Thesis

Prescriptions for the PhD and DMA

The Doctor of Philosophy is a two year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
The Doctor of Musical Arts is a research degree in which the research component is divided equally between research-based performance and a supporting thesis. The thesis will be conceptually related to the student's performance.

MUSI900 - 12C (HAM) - Music PhD Thesis

MUSI994 - 12C (HAM) - DMA Thesis and Performance

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