Music
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Introduction
The Discipline of Music is administratively located within the School of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. It is physically located in the C.B. Newling building near the centre of the Armidale CBD. Since its establishment in 1972, Music at UNE very rapidly built a history of excellence both in teaching and research. Its commitment to nurturing individuality to enable students to reach their full potential has remained its greatest strength.
Why Study Music at UNE?
Courses and units at UNE are designed to enable students to gain a real understanding for the underlying unity in all music studies. Students not only participate in UNE’s stimulating intellectual community, but also benefit from Armidale’s unique cultural environment. Students can join a variety of traditional and/or world music ensembles to gain a breadth of experience that prepares them for a variety of careers. Many students live in one of the student colleges, which are a special part of the UNE experience. External students benefit from UNE’s expertise in providing units in the online and other external modes.
Courses
The majority of undergraduate students at UNE study music through either the Bachelor of Music (3 years full-time equivalent) degree or the combined Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching (4 years full-time equivalent). Some units may be undertaken in other generalist degrees such as the Bachelor of Arts. The BA Hons and the BMus Hons are also available. Higher Degree Research students may study music through the MMus(Hons), the MA Hons and the PhD.
Bachelor degrees
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor Honours
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Bachelor of Music with Honours
Undergraduate Diploma awards
Advanced Diploma in Arts
Postgraduate
Graduate Certificate in Arts
Graduate Diploma in Humanities
Master of Arts
Postgraduate Research
Master of Arts with Honours
Master of Music with Honours
Doctor of Philosophy
Units
MUSI 101 Fundamental Musical Processes and Stuctures
MUSI 105 Foundation Studies in Music Performance I
MUSI 106 Foundation Studies in Music Performance II
MUSI 107 Foundations in Music Creativity I
MUSI 108 Foundations in Music Creativity II
MUSI 109 Concepts and Approaches in the Cultural Study of Music
MUSI 330 Asian Musical Traditions
MUSI 331 Western Music Aesthetics and Analysis, 1789-1914
MUSI 332 The Past is a Foreign Culture: Early European Music
MUSI 333 Music and Migration
MUSI 349 Advanced Studies in Music Performance III
MUSI 351 Advanced Studies in Music Performance IV
MUSI 352 Advanced Studies in Music Performance I
MUSI 353 Advanced Studies in Music Performance II
MUSI 354 Advanced Music Creativity III
MUSI 355 Advanced Music Creativity IV
MUSI 356 Advanced Music Creativity I
MUSI 357 Advanced Music Creativity II
MUSI 358 The Song
MUSI 401H Music Hons Coursework
MUSI 402H Music Hons Dissertation
MUSI 403H Bachelor of Music Hons Dissertation
ECTW 300 Research and Professional Practice
THEA 320 Approaches to Creative Arts Performance and Analysis
Careers
There exists a great diversity of choice for someone seeking employment in music related fields at the present time. Most musicians gain income through teaching in addition to other income sources. Pathways exist for students to complete a Bachelor of Music and then progress to a teaching qualification post-graduate degree. Many musicians choose to combine a variety of musical activities in their careers. For instance it is quite common to find people working simultaneously as freelance performers, composers (often for film or television) as well as doing private instrumental teaching.
Partnerships, Networks and Industry Links
Coming soon!
Facilities
Music at the University of New England is housed in an impressive heritage building known as the CB Newling Centre, separate to the Northern Campus of the University of New England. The building is situated in extensive gardens overlooking the town of Armidale and has considerable space for a diverse range of musical activities.
Musical Instruments
Music's collection of non-western instruments is the largest at a tertiary institution in Australia. It includes two Indonesian Gamelan ensembles (slendro and degung) which are actively used by student groups, a Cook Island Drum ensemble, a number of West African Drum ensembles (Ewe, Ashanti, Shona and Mande), numerous Indian musical instruments, as well as a variety of other instruments from throughout, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. A recent addition to the collection was a gift of Matsuri Bayashi (festival music) instruments from Armidale's sister city Kanuma in Japan.
UNE Music holds an impressive collection of western instruments. Practice rooms may be booked through the Administrative Assistant. In addition, there is an extensive collection of string, brass, and woodwind instruments used by students for 'second' instrument instruction. Furthermore, the school's collection of percussion instruments includes a marimba, a xylophone, a pair of tympani, tubular bells, and a tamtam. UNE Music also maintains a keyboard lab with 10 keyboards used for the instruction of keyboard harmony. Other electronic instruments and equipment as used in a standard contemporary music ensemble are also available for access by students.
The Auditorium
The central auditorium in the CB Newling Centre seats 250 people and is used for concerts as well as community music performances, rehearsals and music competitions. The University's Lazenby Hall seats over 500, and is situated on the Northern Campus. It is available for large scale concerts and houses the University's Steinway grand piano.
The Resource Centre
UNE Music also maintains a resource centre in the CB Newling Centre separate to the University's Dixson Library. Dixson Library holds a valuable collection of music material including the Gordon Athol Anderson Collection of research material and music relevant to medieval studies. The Resource Centre maintains a supplementary extensive collection of music scores and recordings used by students for performance, study and research.
The Collection
The scores consist of the standard repertoire for various instruments in the keyboard, strings, woodwind, and brass groups along with voice and other vocal music. As well, the Resource Centre holds chamber music sets, scores and mini scores, and some orchestral sets.
The collection includes the Manifold bequest of recorder music; Cecil Hill's extensive collection of photocopied Ferdinand Riesmanuscripts; and a recent donation by Mrs. Pauline Strasser of oboe solo and woodwind chamber music. The recordings collection of LPs and CDs covers Western art music, ethnomusicology, and jazz.
The video collection has a strong ethnomusicological focus, but also includes Western operas and concerts.
As the main collection of books on music is housed in the Dixson Library on the main campus of UNE, Music's book collection is minimal, primarily consisting of reference books such as the New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and workbooks.
Gordon Athol Anderson Music Collection
Dixson Library also hosts the Gordon Athol Anderson Music Collection, one of the largest collections in the southern hemisphere of books, photographs and microfilms concerning medieval music.
Contacts
Dr Andrew Alter
Convenor of Music
Lecturer (Music)
School of Arts
University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Australia
Telephone (02) 6773 6457. International: +61 2 6773 6457.
Facsimile (02) 6773 6450. International: +61 2 6773 6450.
email: aalter@une.edu.au
Administrative Assistant for Music
Elizabeth McClelland
Telephone (02) 6773 6564 or 6773 2071
email: emccle2@une.edu.au