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 | 2022 | Materials of Music 1 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI103 | 2022 | Popular Music | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI104 | 2022 | World Music | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI105 | 2022 | Music Matters | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI131 | 2022 | Composition 1 | 18 points | Full Year |
| MUSI132 | 2022 | Music Production 1 | 18 points | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| MUSI135 | 2022 | Songwriting | 18 points | Full Year |
| MUSI140 | 2022 | Performance Studies 1 | 18 points | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI141 | 2022 | Performance 1 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI146 | 2022 | Contemporary Music Performance 1 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI191 | 2022 | Introduction to Music | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI201 | 2022 | Materials of Music 2 | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI223 | 2022 | Classical Music | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI232 | 2022 | Music Production 2 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI233 | 2022 | Electronic Music Production | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI234 | 2022 | Contemporary Composition | 18 points | Full Year |
| MUSI240 | 2022 | Performance Studies 2 | 18 points | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI241 | 2022 | Performance 2 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI246 | 2022 | Contemporary Music Performance 2 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI249 | 2022 | Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy: How to Teach Contemporary Voice | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI259 | 2022 | Special Topic: Practical Conducting | 18 points | Summer School |
| MUSI260 | 2022 | Special Topic: Vocal Performance & Recording | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI261 | 2022 | Music and Visual Culture | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI265 | 2022 | Music and Theatre | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI266 | 2022 | Film Music | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI267 | 2022 | Music in New Zealand | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI268 | 2022 | Performance in Asia and the Pacific | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI269 | 2022 | Popular Music 2 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI270 | 2022 | David Bowie | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI301 | 2022 | Materials of Music | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI323 | 2022 | Classical Music | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI331 | 2022 | Composition Projects | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI332 | 2022 | Music Production 3 | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI333 | 2022 | Electronic Music Production (Advanced) | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI334 | 2022 | Music Production Projects | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI340 | 2022 | Performance Studies 3 | 18 points | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI341 | 2022 | Performance 3 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI346 | 2022 | Contemporary Music Performance 3 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI349 | 2022 | Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy: How to Teach Contemporary Voice | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI361 | 2022 | Music and Visual Culture | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI365 | 2022 | Music and Theatre | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI366 | 2022 | Film Music | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI367 | 2022 | Music in New Zealand (Advanced) | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI368 | 2022 | Performance in Asia and the Pacific | 18 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI369 | 2022 | Popular Music 3 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI371 | 2022 | Research Methods and Approaches | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI375 | 2022 | Studio Teaching Pedagogy | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI386 | 2022 | Community Project | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI401 | 2022 | Materials of Music (Advanced) | 20 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI407 | 2022 | Radical Works | 20 points | Not offered in 2022 |
| MUSI431 | 2022 | Composition Portfolio | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI432 | 2022 | Studio Production | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI441 | 2022 | Performance 4 | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI442 | 2022 | Repertoire Studies | 20 points | Full Year |
| MUSI446 | 2022 | Contemporary Music Practice 4 | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI471 | 2022 | Research Methods and Approaches (Advanced) | 20 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI475 | 2022 | Studio Teaching Pedagogy (Advanced) | 20 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI486 | 2022 | Community Project (Advanced) | 20 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI490 | 2022 | Dissertation | 40 points | Full Year |
| MUSI590 | 2022 | Research Dissertation | 60 points | 1st Non standard period, 2nd Non standard period |
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