Learn digital recording, production methods and technologies and music distribution.
Over the last several decades, digital recording and production methods and technologies, as well as modes of popular music distribution and consumption have undergone considerable, and rapid, change.
Studio production is an endorsement (specialisation) option for the Bachelor of Music (MusB).
The endorsement in Studio Production for the Bachelor of Music (MusB), and the Recording and Production subject specialisation in the Bachelor of Music with Honours (MusB(Hons)) are designed to provide students with a pathway that develops tools to embrace these radical developments, and equip them with practical skills that align with emerging music industry revenue streams and business models.
Graduates with the Bachelor of Music (MusB) endorsed in Studio Production will be multi-skilled and highly technologically, and media aware.
Qualifications
Explore your study options further. Refer to enrolment information found on the following qualification pages.
- Bachelor of Music (MusB)
- Bachelor of Music with Honours (MusB(Hons))
Papers
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a selection of on-campus papers will be made available via distance and online learning for eligible students.
Find out which papers are available and how to apply on our COVID-19 website
| Paper code | Year | Title | Points | Teaching period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI101 | 2021 | Materials of Music 1 | 18 points | Second Semester |
| MUSI103 | 2021 | Popular Music | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI104 | 2021 | World Music | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI105 | 2021 | Music Matters | 18 points | Second Semester |
| MUSI131 | 2021 | Composition 1 | 18 points | Full Year |
| MUSI132 | 2021 | Music Production 1 | 18 points | First Semester, Second Semester |
| MUSI135 | 2021 | Songwriting | 18 points | Full Year |
| MUSI140 | 2021 | Performance Studies 1 | 18 points | First Semester, Second Semester, Full Year |
| MUSI141 | 2021 | Performance 1 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI146 | 2021 | Contemporary Music Performance 1 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI191 | 2021 | Introduction to Music | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI201 | 2021 | Materials of Music 2 | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI223 | 2021 | Classical Music | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI232 | 2021 | Music Production 2 | 18 points | Second Semester |
| MUSI233 | 2021 | Electronic Music Production | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI234 | 2021 | Contemporary Composition | 18 points | Full Year |
| MUSI240 | 2021 | Performance Studies 2 | 18 points | First Semester, Second Semester, Full Year |
| MUSI241 | 2021 | Performance 2 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI246 | 2021 | Contemporary Music Performance 2 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI249 | 2021 | Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy: How to Teach Contemporary Voice | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI259 | 2021 | Special Topic: Practical Conducting | 18 points | Summer School |
| MUSI260 | 2021 | Special Topic: Vocal Performance & Recording | 18 points | Summer School |
| MUSI261 | 2021 | Music and Visual Culture | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI265 | 2021 | Music and Theatre | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI266 | 2021 | Film Music | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI267 | 2021 | Music in New Zealand | 18 points | Second Semester |
| MUSI268 | 2021 | Performance in Asia and the Pacific | 18 points | Second Semester |
| MUSI269 | 2021 | Popular Music 2 | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI270 | 2021 | David Bowie | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI301 | 2021 | Materials of Music | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI323 | 2021 | Classical Music | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI331 | 2021 | Composition Projects | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI332 | 2021 | Music Production 3 | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI333 | 2021 | Electronic Music Production (Advanced) | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI334 | 2021 | Music Production Projects | 18 points | Second Semester |
| MUSI340 | 2021 | Performance Studies 3 | 18 points | First Semester, Second Semester, Full Year |
| MUSI341 | 2021 | Performance 3 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI346 | 2021 | Contemporary Music Performance 3 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI349 | 2021 | Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy: How to Teach Contemporary Voice | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI361 | 2021 | Music and Visual Culture | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI365 | 2021 | Music and Theatre | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI366 | 2021 | Film Music | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI367 | 2021 | Music in New Zealand (Advanced) | 18 points | Second Semester |
| MUSI368 | 2021 | Performance in Asia and the Pacific | 18 points | Second Semester |
| MUSI369 | 2021 | Popular Music 3 | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI371 | 2021 | Research Methods and Approaches | 18 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI375 | 2021 | Studio Teaching Pedagogy | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI386 | 2021 | Community Project | 18 points | First Semester |
| MUSI401 | 2021 | Materials of Music (Advanced) | 20 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI407 | 2021 | Seminal Works | 20 points | Full Year |
| MUSI431 | 2021 | Composition Portfolio | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI432 | 2021 | Studio Production | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI441 | 2021 | Performance 4 | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI442 | 2021 | Repertoire Studies | 20 points | Full Year |
| MUSI446 | 2021 | Contemporary Music Practice 4 | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI471 | 2021 | Research Methods and Approaches (Advanced) | 20 points | Not offered in 2021 |
| MUSI475 | 2021 | Studio Teaching Pedagogy (Advanced) | 20 points | First Semester |
| MUSI486 | 2021 | Community Project (Advanced) | 20 points | First Semester |
| MUSI490 | 2021 | Dissertation | 40 points | Full Year |
| MUSI590 | 2021 | Research Dissertation | 60 points | 1st Non standard period, 2nd Non standard period |
Key information for future students
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