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.
| Paper Code | Year | Title | Points | Teaching period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI101 | 2025 | Materials of Music 1 | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI103 | 2025 | Popular Music | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI104 | 2025 | World Music | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI105 | 2025 | Music Matters in Human Life | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI131 | 2025 | Composition 1 | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI132 | 2025 | Music Production 1 | 18 | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| MUSI135 | 2025 | Songwriting | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI140 | 2025 | Performance Studies 1 | 18 | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI143 | 2025 | Instrumental or Vocal Performance 1 | 18 | Full Year |
| MUSI144 | 2025 | Music Ensemble 1 | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI191 | 2025 | Introduction to Music | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI201 | 2025 | Materials of Music 2 | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI207 | 2025 | Radical Works | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI232 | 2025 | Music Production 2 | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI233 | 2025 | Electronic Music Production | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI234 | 2025 | Contemporary Composition | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI240 | 2025 | Performance Studies 2 | 18 | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI243 | 2025 | Instrumental or Vocal Performance 2 | 18 | Full Year |
| MUSI244 | 2025 | Music Ensemble 2 | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI249 | 2025 | Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy: How to Teach Contemporary Voice | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI259 | 2025 | Special Topic: Practical Conducting | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI260 | 2025 | Special Topic: Vocal Performance & Recording | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI266 | 2025 | Film Music | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI267 | 2025 | Music in Aotearoa | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI268 | 2025 | Performance in Asia and the Pacific | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI269 | 2025 | Popular Music 2 | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI307 | 2025 | Radical Works (Advanced) | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI310 | 2025 | Materials of Music 3 | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI331 | 2025 | Composition Projects | 36 | Full Year |
| MUSI332 | 2025 | Music Production 3 | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI333 | 2025 | Electronic Music Production (Advanced) | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI334 | 2025 | Music Production Projects | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI340 | 2025 | Performance Studies 3 | 18 | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI343 | 2025 | Instrumental or Vocal Performance 3 | 36 | Full Year |
| MUSI344 | 2025 | Music Ensemble 3 | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI349 | 2025 | Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy: How to Teach Contemporary Voice | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI366 | 2025 | Film Music | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI367 | 2025 | Music in Aotearoa (Advanced) | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI368 | 2025 | Performance in Asia and the Pacific | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI369 | 2025 | Popular Music 3 | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI371 | 2025 | Research Methods and Approaches | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI375 | 2025 | Music Performance Pedagogy | 18 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI379 | 2025 | Performance, Health and Well-being | 18 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI386 | 2025 | Community Project | 18 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI440 | 2025 | Performance Studies 4 | 30 | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI443 | 2025 | Creative Project | 60 | Full Year |
| MUSI471 | 2025 | Research Methods and Approaches (Advanced) | 30 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI475 | 2025 | Music Performance Pedagogy (Advanced) | 30 | Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI479 | 2025 | Performance, Health and Well-being (Advanced) | 30 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI486 | 2025 | Community Project (Advanced) | 30 | Semester 1 |
| MUSI487 | 2025 | Creative Practice | 30 | Semester 2 |
| MUSI490 | 2025 | Dissertation | 60 | Full Year |
| MUSI590 | 2025 | Research Dissertation | 60 | 1st Non standard period, 2nd Non standard period |
Explore your study options further. Refer to enrolment information found on the following qualification pages.
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