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Degree
KEY FEATURES
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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Master of Music
(Opera Performance)
Fees 2013
International:
$29 920 per year
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Domestic:
Fee place $27 328 per
year
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For the 2014 intake, fee remission
scholarships are available, covering
the full cost of tuition fees.
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New graduate program, offered in conjunction
with Victorian Opera, delivering elite-level training,
language, diction, stagecraft and support studies
essential for opera performers
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Includes training in operatic performance to
professional standard in language, diction and
stagecraft. Also covers physiology, research
methodology and musicology for opera
professionals
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Each student participates in professional
operatic roles within a nationally renowned opera
company.
Duration:
2 years full time.
Entry:
Semester 1.
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Undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Applicants without undergraduate qualifcation
may be considered by the Academic Board
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Audition and interview.
Master of Music (Performance
Teaching)
Fees 2013
International:
$25 024 per year
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Domestic:
CSPs available
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Fee place $14 848 per year
E
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For graduates of Western classical and
contemporary music to work as performer
teachers in community, private provider and
further education settings and as instrumental or
vocal instructors in schools
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Includes advanced music performance
tuition, second instrument studies, ensemble
participation and conducting, performance
teaching pedagogy studies (with associated
professional practice) and comprehensive range
of elective subjects.
Duration:
18 months full time/3 years part time.
Professional accreditation:
Victorian Institute
of Teaching (through completion, with advanced
standing, of a Graduate Diploma in Education),
Primary Level Suzuki Teacher Accreditation (through
Suzuki Practicum elective).
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
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Audition, and one of:
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Bachelor of Music with a minimum 65% average
in fnal year or equivalent, or
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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Contemporary Music –
Performance) with minimum 65% average in fnal
year or equivalent, or
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Undergraduate degree in discipline other than
music and Graduate Diploma in Music (Practical
Music) or equivalent, or
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Undergraduate degree in discipline other
than music and concurrent Diploma in Music
(Practical) together with additional 50 points
appropriate academic music study, or
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Graduate Diploma in Music (Practical Music)
and minimum fve years documented, relevant
professional performance experience.
Degree
KEY FEATURES
Q
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
W
Master of Music (by Research)
Fees 2013
International:
$25 696 per year
ET
Domestic:
RTS places available
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A body of original research which may take
the form of public recitals, a composition folio
amounting to 50–60 minutes duration, a major
thesis of 30–50 000 words or a minor thesis of
15 000 words, conducted in a research
environment with individual supervision.
Duration:
18 months full time/3 years part time.
Specialisations:
Composition, Music Performance
(including Conducting), Music Therapy,
Ethnomusicology and Musicology.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
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Bachelor of Music (Honours) degree or equivalent
with frst-class honours or high second-class
honours
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Selection into specialisations as follows:
Composition: folio; Music Performance:
audition; Music Therapy, Ethnomusicology
and Musicology: copy of honours dissertation
or substantial piece of scholarly writing and
research proposal.
Doctor of Philosophy
Fees 2013
International:
$25 696 per year
ET
Domestic:
RTS places available
T
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Substantial piece of original research,
conducted and reported by the holder under
proper academic supervision and in research
environment for a prescribed period
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PhD thesis may take the form of either an
80–100,000 word thesis; or a performance
and/or corpus of creative work plus dissertation
to address, elucidate and contextualise the
work; or a composition folio of 90–120 minutes‘
duration and a 20 000-word dissertation.
Duration:
3 years full time/6 years part time.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
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Master of Music with demonstrated evidence of
research component or Master of Music Therapy
or equivalent with fnal result frst-class honours
or high second class honours
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For PhD in Musicology/ Ethnomusicology/Music
Therapy: a documented research proposal and
a recent example of scholarly writing such as a
masters thesis
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For PhD in Composition: application folio,
composition CV and evidence of scholarly ability
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For PhD in Music Performance: DVD folio of
performances, research proposal and evidence of
scholarly ability.
Notes:
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Courses are delivered on campus unless otherwise indicated.
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Entry requirements listed are a guide only and may be subject to change for 2014 entry. Students must also meet English language requirements (see
page 122). Required grades listed are equivalent to a University of Melbourne percentage.
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Fees shown are for 2013 and assume full-time study unless otherwise indicated. Fees are subject to annual review and are normally shown as course
fee per year. One year is equivalent to one EFTSL (Equivalent Full-Time Student Load) or a standard annual full-time load. if a course duration is one
year or less, an estimate of the total program fee is shown. For further details see page 116 (domestic students) or page 124 (international students).
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Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are only available to eligible domestic students. See page 116 for details.
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Domestic students are exempt from tuition fees under the Australian government‘s Research Training Scheme (RTS). See page 116 for details.
International students pay full fees but are frequently supported by scholarships. For more information, see page 20.
RESEARCH DEGREES
Melbourne
Conservatorium of Music
International students cannot usually enrol part time due to visa requirements.