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Study Contemporary Music Performance at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

Two study pathways are offered in Contemporary Music Performance. These innovative courses form the foundation of Otago's innovative programme in Contemporary Music and the Department is proud of the success achieved by many of the students who have taken them. Students have a choice of study between the song writing–orientated pathway and the one that specialises in instrumental technique with a view to becoming a freelance musician Both of these options offer students a path of study that has been constructed by Department staff with backgrounds in the professional world of music making at the highest levels. Students are also able to combine study in Contemporary Music Performance with historical, analytical and cultural studies of music, providing a vital insight into the consumption and effect of popular music in contemporary societies.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Music (MusB)

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Papers

See the full list of Music (MUSI) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Music (MusB) majoring in Contemporary Music Performance

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	MUSI 101 MUSI 102 MUSI 103 MUSI 104	18 18 18 18
200-level	MUSI 201 36 further 200- or 300-level MUSI points *	18 36
300-level	72 300-level MUSI points *	72
Plus	162 further points, including 54 above 100-level, comprising: 90 further MUSI points (for 18 of which MAOR 108 may be substituted) * 72 further points (any subject) * The elective papers must include: MUSI 145 or both MUSI 146 and MUSI 156; MUSI 245 or both MUSI 246 and MUSI 256; MUSI 345 or MUSI 346 or both MUSI 348 and MUSI 375; and Popular Music papers (see below) worth 54 points, including at least 18 points at 300-level.	90   72
Elective Papers	For the purposes of Major Subject Requirements, Music papers are categorised as follows: Classical Music MUSI 220, MUSI 223, MUSI 225, MUSI 229, MUSI 259, MUSI 260, MUSI 261, MUSI 262, MUSI 263, MUSI 265, MUSI 301, MUSI 320, MUSI 323, MUSI 325, MUSI 329, MUSI 348, MUSI 361, MUSI 362, MUSI 363, MUSI 365, MUSI 375 Composition MUSI 132, MUSI 226, MUSI 263, MUSI 265, MUSI 266, MUSI 301, MUSI 326, MUSI 332, MUSI 363, MUSI 365, MUSI 366 Popular Music MUSI 185, MUSI 220, MUSI 225, MUSI 227, MUSI 228, MUSI 265, MUSI 266, MUSI 269, MUSI 285, MUSI 320, MUSI 325, MUSI 327, MUSI 328, MUSI 348, MUSI 365, MUSI 366, MUSI 369, MUSI 375, MUSI 385 World Music MUSI 140, MUSI 220, MUSI 225, MUSI 226, MUSI 227, MUSI 228, MUSI 229, MUSI 240, MUSI 266, MUSI 269, MUSI 320, MUSI 325, MUSI 326, MUSI 327, MUSI 328, MUSI 329, MUSI 340, MUSI 366, MUSI 369
Total		360

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Further Information

Email us at music@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/music