Program Overview

Undergraduate Study in Creative Practice: Popular Music

The University of Auckland offers a Bachelor of Music degree with a specialisation in Creative Practice: Popular Music. This programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in music, focusing on composition, performance, and music production.

What Can You Study?

In the first year, students will compose, perform, and record songs on a weekly basis, have one-on-one instrumental lessons, and study music technology and production, arranging, performance, and music notation, theory, and history. The second year builds on these skills, with the goal of establishing a distinctive creative process and style. The third year offers the opportunity to concentrate on advancing either music technology and music production skills or performance skills, while still composing and performing as a songwriter.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for the Bachelor of Music degree, students must meet the entry requirements detailed on the BMus Programme page. Additionally, students are required to provide recent performance videos, preferably within the last 12 months, and may be required to participate in an online interview.

Conjoints

Students may choose to combine their BMus with another discipline, including:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Science

Structuring Your Undergraduate Programme

The Bachelor of Music Creative Practice: Popular Music degree comprises:

• 4 core courses
• 3 specialised theory and musicianship courses
• 9 creative practice courses
• 6 elective courses
• 1 Waipapa Taumata Rau course
• 1 General Education course

Degree Requirements

The specific requirements for the Bachelor of Music Creative Practice: Popular Music degree include:

• 60 points from: MUS 104, 143, 243, 343
• 30 points from: MUS 284, 287
• 135 points from: MUS 180, 181, 196, 280, 281, 282, 283, 380, 381
• 75 points from: MUS 103-188, 206-296, 306-396
• A further 30 points from: ANTHRO 103, 106, 202, 217, 234, 301, 327, 329, 357, MORI 190, MUS 103397, PACIFIC 110
• 15 points: Waipapa Taumata Rau course
• 15 points: General Education course

Courses

The University of Auckland offers a range of courses within the Bachelor of Music, including those for Creative Practice: Popular Music.

Related Subjects

Related undergraduate study options include:

• Undergraduate study in Performance
• Undergraduate study in Composition
• Undergraduate study in Jazz
• Undergraduate study in Music Studies