Structure: Diploma in Music Performance
Students must gain credit for the following common modules and also for the specialist modules in Western Classical Music or African Music and Dance or Opera or Choral Studies, as outlined below:
LEVEL ONE
Common Modules
Introduction to Music Fundamentals A and B (16 + 16) or Music Theory and Perception 1A and 1B (16 + 16)
ELDV001 English Language Development A (0 credits) and/or ELDV100 English Language Development B and/or ACLE102 Academic Learning in English (16)
Note: English Language Development A and/or B may be required according to recommendations based on a diagnostic language test. Students intending to register for a BA in Music or in Music and Drama Performance or for the BMus degree must pass the language module approved for such purposes.
NB: All Music modules are subject to change. Consult the Music Cluster for the latest module offerings.
Specialised Modules
| Classical Music | African Music and Dance |
| First Practical Study 1A & 1B(16+16) MUSC1PA & 1PB | African Music and Dance 1A & 1B (16+16) MUSC1AA & 1AB |
| Music Ensemble 1A & 1B (8+8) : MUSC1EA &
1EB |
Music Ensemble 1A & 1B (African Music
Ensemble) (8+8) : MUSC1EA & 1EB |
| *Electives (32) | ALE (16) + **Elective (16) or **Electives (32) |
| Opera | Choral Studies |
| First Practical Study 1A & 1B(16+16)
:MUSC1PA&1PB |
Choral Studies 1A & 1B (16+16) : MUSC1CA & 1CB |
| Music Ensemble 1A & 1B (8+8) : MUSC1EA&1EB | Music Ensemble 1A & 1B (8+8) : MUSC1EA & 1EB |
| Western Classical Music: an introduction MUSC1HB (16C) | Western Classical Music: an introduction MUSC1HB (16C) |
| Vocal Workshop¹ 1A & 1B (8+8) : MUSC1VA &
1VB |
Vocal Workshop¹ 1A & 1B (8+8) : MUSC1VA &
1VB |
| Total for level One – 128 credits | |
Note. Vocal Workshop includes Movement, Stagecraft, Italian German for singers, keyboard skills.
LEVEL TWO
| Classical Music | African Music and Dance |
| First Practical Study 2A & 2B(16 + 16): MUSC2PA & 2PB | African Music and Dance 2A & 2B (16 + 16): MUSC2AA & 2AB |
| Music Ensemble 2A & 2B (8 + 8) : MUSC2EA & 2EB | Music Ensemble 2A & 2B (African Music Ensemble) (8 + 8) : MUSC2EA & 2EB |
| Introductory Music Theory & Perception A and B (16+16) MUSC2FA & 2FB (16) MUSC2FA
or Music Theory & Perception 2A & 2B (16+16): MUSC2TA & 2TB |
Elective (16)
Elective (16) |
| *Electives (48) | **Electives (48) |
| Opera | Choral Studies |
| First Practical Study 2A & 2B (16+16) : MUSC2PA & 2PB | Choral Studies 2A & 2B (16+16) : MUSC2CA & 2CB |
| Music Ensemble 2A & 2B (8+8) : MUSC2EA & 2EB | Music Ensemble 2A & 2B (8+8) : MUSC2EA & 2EB |
| Introductory Music Theory and Perception A and B (16+16) : MUSC2FA & 2FB
or Music Theory and Perception 2A & 2B (16 + 16): MUSC2TA & 2TB |
Introductory Music Theory and Perception A and B (16+16) : MUSC2FA & 2FB
or Music Theory and Perception 2A & 2B (16 + 16): MUSC2TA & 2TB |
| Music Culture and History 2A MUSC2HA (16C) | Music Culture and History 2B MUSC2HA (16C) |
| Vocal Workshop¹ 2A & 2B (8+8) : MUSC2VA & 2VB | Vocal Workshop¹ 2A & 2B (8+8) : MUSC2VA & 2VB |
| Languages for Singers A & B (8+8) : MUSC2GA & 2GB | Languages for Singers A & B (8+8) : MUSC2GA & MUSC2GB |
| Total for Level Two – 128 credits | |
LEVEL THREE
| Classical Music | African Music and Dance |
| First Practical Study 3A & 3B (16 + 16) :
MUSC3PA & 3PB or Performance 1A & 1B (16+16) : MUSC3XA &3XB |
African Music and Dance 3A & 3B (16+16): MUSC3AA & MUSC3AB |
| Music Ensemble 3A & 3B (8+8) : MUSC3EA & MUSC3EB | Music Ensemble 3A & 3B (African Music Ensemble) (8+8) : MUSC3EA & 3EB |
| Intermediate Music Theory and Perception A & B (16+16) MUSC3FA & 3FB
Or Electives (16+16) |
African Music Outreach: Music Education (16): MUSC3AE |
| Electives (48) | African Music Outreach: Community Development (16) : MUSC3CD |
| **Electives (48) |
| Opera | Choral Studies |
| First Practical Study 3A & 3B(16+16): | Choral Studies 3A & 3B (16+16)MUSC3CA & |
| Music Ensemble 3A & 3B (8+8): | Music Ensemble 3A & 3B (8+8) |
| Intermediate Music Theory and Perception A & B | Intermediate Music Theory and Perception A & |
| Instrumental Teaching Method 1A (16) : MUSC3IA | Instrumental Teaching Method 1BA(16) : |
| Electives (32) | Advanced Musical Studies 1A & 1B(Choral) |
| Total for Level Three – 128 credits |
* Electives for Specialisation in Classical Music
| Popular & Traditional Musics: Africa & Beyond | Music Theory and Perception 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B (16 |
| (16) : MUSC1HA | each) :,MUSC3TA,3TB |
| Music Culture and History 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B (16 | Second Practical Study 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B (16 each) |
| each): MUSC2HA,2HB,3HA,3HB | : MUSC1SA,1SB,MUSC2SA,2SB |
| Instrumental Teaching Method 1A, 1B (16 each); | |
| MUSC3IA & 3IB |
Other electives with approval of School
** Electives for Specialisation in African Music and Dance
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