University of Auckland

Course Details

Bachelor of Music (Honours)

Course Description

Music offers a myriad of study and career opportunities. Whether you want to be a composer or arranger, a performer, musicologist, singer-songwriter or teacher the School of Music provides the ideal artistic environment to help you develop your talents to the full. The Bachelor of Music (BMus) degree programme offers a range of study options whether your musical aspirations lie in the classical, contemporary or theoretical. In the first year you will develop essential music skills and start study in one of the following majors: Classical Performance: Specialise in performance of classical music on your chosen instrument: flute, oboe, clarinet, basson or saxophone; guitar or harp; percussion; piano, fortepiano, harpsichord or organ; trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba or euphonium; violin, viola, cello or double bass; voice; or early music. Composition: Learn the theory and skills you will need to become a composer, arranger, recording supervisor, sound artist, critic, editor or radio producer. Jazz Performance: Get extensive training in, and practice of, performance techniques, musicianship, arranging, improvisation and working in an ensemble. Musicology: Gain a broad knowledge of music in its cultural context, music writing analysis skills and/or music teaching and learning. Popular Music: Develop your songwriting, arranging and performance skills, working alongside other songwriters and musicians. In the second year and beyond you will develop advanced techniques and skills in your major and deepen your knowledge of its historical and cultural underpinnings. You will also study other musical topics of interest to you as well as two courses from the General Education schedule.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
1year

Career outcomes

Arranging Composing Conducting Education Entertainment law Music journalism Music therapy Performance Radio/TV/Digital media The recording industry




Bachelor of Music (Honours) University of Auckland