Contemporary Music Production: Planning and Developing an Independent Project enables students to plan and develop a large music project that blends composition, recording, and performance. Students apply knowledge from the standalone skills they have learned in practical, research, and theoretical contexts during their degree to plan and develop a musical work. Large projects such as an album can form the cornerstone of a contemporary music career but require various creative, technical, and organisational skills. Students will develop a project in consultation with the course convenor that aligns with the student’s interests and course capacity. At the end of this course, students will have successfully developed a proposal and completed a project milestone.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate how to plan the scope of a contemporary music production project;
- articulate project objectives of a contemporary music production project;
- critically analyse appropriate techniques and approaches in a chosen contemporary music style; and
- complete a milestone of a large contemporary music production project.
Work Integrated Learning
Projects
This course provides students the space and support to develop a professional composition and recording project.
Indicative Assessment
- Project Plan Presentation, 10min - equivalent to 1200 words (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Project Milestone + Critical Reflection, equivalent to 4800 words (80) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks consisting of workshops, supervisory meetings, and other activities; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Provided via Wattle during the semester
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 12
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4020 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $5580 |
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