Bachelor of Music

University of Canterbury

Subject area

Music

Qualification

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Entry requirements

A New Zealand university entrance qualification, or equivalent. Entry to performance courses is limited; places are awarded on merit, based on a School of Music audition.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

Graduates of this degree will understand, analyse and communicate fundamental ideas in the history and theory of music, and have advanced practical and theoretical skills in selected areas including music performance, composition, musicology, musicianship, jazz, digital music, musical aesthetics, ethnomusicology and music education. Graduates of music are found in a wide range of occupations including positions in schools, conservatories, universities, orchestras, opera houses and libraries, and in hospitals as music therapists. They are prominent in areas of musical leadership with community groups such as choirs and orchestras. Graduates also work in fields such as journalism, television and radio (planning as well as production), and publishing, and in technical areas including recording.