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- Location:
Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
1 year full-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts - Code:
A96 - CRICOS:
073633G
Certificate IV in Music (Contemporary)
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
All delivery units are full year units studied full time at Mount Lawley campus.
The Certificate IV in Music (Contemporary) at WAAPA achieves 14 units from the Music Training Package. The Training Package rules require the three core units plus at least seven specialist units and four electives. At WAAPA these 14 Units of Competence are clustered within the course delivery units of Concert Practice, Ensemble, Improvisation, Workshop, Aural, History, Music Industry, Music Software, Copyright, OH & S, Second Study Piano and Theory.
Aural
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMLT302A | Develop and apply aural perception skills | 0 | |
Concert Practice
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMPF302A | Prepare for performances | 0 | |
Copyright/Music Industry/OH & S
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUFCMP301A | Implement copyright arrangements | 0 | |
| CUSOHS301A | Follow occupational health and safety procedures | 0 | |
| CUSIND301B | Work effectively in the music industry | 0 | |
Ensemble
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMPF302A | Prepare for performances | 0 | |
| CUSMPF401A | Rehearse music for group performances | 0 | |
| CUSMPF403A | Develop repertoire as part of a back up group | 0 | |
Improvisation
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMPF305A | Develop Improvisation Skills | 0 | |
Second Study Piano
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMPF408A | Develop performance techniques on a second instrument | 0 | |
Theory
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMLT401A | Notate music for performance | 0 | |
| CUSMCP301A | Compose simple songs or musical pieces | 0 | |
Workshop
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMPF405A | Develop instrumental techniques | 0 | |
History
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMLT301A | Apply knowledge of genre to music making | 0 | |
Music Software
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSMCP303A | Develop simple musical pieces using electronic media | 0 | |