Master of Music (Performance Teaching)

Course code: MC-MUSPT

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Duration

1.5 years full time / 3 years part time

Mode (Location)

On campus (Parkville)

Intake

March, July

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Fees

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available

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Entry schemes

Access Melbourne is available

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Duration

1.5 years full time

Mode (Location)

On campus (Parkville)

Intake

March, July

Key dates

Fees

AUD $46,976 (2026 indicative first year fee)

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English language requirements

IELTS 6.5: with no band less than 6.0

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CRICOS code

076226J

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Overview

Course structure

This course is offered as a 1.5 year full-time, 3-year part-time program.

Learning outcomes

Advanced technical development on your selected instrument or voice as required of a teacher of music performance.
Professional level of expertise and competence as an instrumental or vocal music teacher.
Develop a range of teaching approaches for the delivery of instrumental or vocal lessons that foster independent, reflective, motivated and cooperative learning.

Workload

This course has been designed to complement the workload and expectations of teaching musicians, who may have a range of commitments each week. There is the opportunity to be flexible in your choice of subjects and mode of delivery. The course continues to integrate more flexible online approaches to suitable subjects in the Master of Music (Performance Teaching) degree.

Classes are usually delivered in the late afternoon or early evening to accommodate your teaching commitments and enable you to travel to evening performances after class.

For a student enrolled full-time (50 credit points), the estimated hours of work required for satisfactory completion of the coursework (attendance, readings, assignments, lessons) could range between 15-20 hours per week. This would vary for each student and depends on your task management and planning, familiarity with the material, combined with reading and writing capacity. Where required, additional support may be available for students who need assistance in the completion of tasks.

Sample course plan

View some sample course plans to help you select subjects that will meet the requirements for this coursework.

Instrumental specialisation - Start-Year intake

150-point program taken over 1.5 years full-time

Accordion
Year 1 100 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts	Music Learning, Teaching and Research – compulsory – MUSI90150 – 12.5 pts Second Instrument / Vocal Study 1 – compulsory – MUSI90155 – 6.25 pts Performing to Teach 1 – compulsory – MUSI90147 – 12.5 pts Instrumental Pedagogy – compulsory – MUSI90194 – 12.5 pts The Teacher as Conductor – compulsory – MUSI90265 – 6.25 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts	Music Performance Curriculum Assessment – compulsory – MUSI90151 – 12.5 pts Second Instrument / Vocal Study 2 – core – MUSI90152 – 6.25 pts Performing to Teach 2 – compulsory – MUSI90156 – 12.5 pts Professional Placement 1 – core – MUSI90266 – 6.25 pts capstone – 12.5 pts

Accordion

Year 1

100 pts

Semester 1 · 50 pts

Music Learning, Teaching and Research – compulsory – MUSI90150 – 12.5 pts
Second Instrument / Vocal Study 1 – compulsory – MUSI90155 – 6.25 pts
Performing to Teach 1 – compulsory – MUSI90147 – 12.5 pts
Instrumental Pedagogy – compulsory – MUSI90194 – 12.5 pts
The Teacher as Conductor – compulsory – MUSI90265 – 6.25 pts

Semester 2 · 50 pts

Music Performance Curriculum Assessment – compulsory – MUSI90151 – 12.5 pts
Second Instrument / Vocal Study 2 – core – MUSI90152 – 6.25 pts
Performing to Teach 2 – compulsory – MUSI90156 – 12.5 pts
Professional Placement 1 – core – MUSI90266 – 6.25 pts
capstone – 12.5 pts

Accordion
Year 2 50 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts	Applied Instrumental and Vocal Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90149 – 12.5 pts Evidence-Based Performance Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90179 – 12.5 pts Professional Placement 2 – core – MUSI90267 – 12.5 pts capstone – 12.5 pts

Accordion

Year 2

50 pts

Semester 1 · 50 pts

Applied Instrumental and Vocal Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90149 – 12.5 pts
Evidence-Based Performance Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90179 – 12.5 pts
Professional Placement 2 – core – MUSI90267 – 12.5 pts
capstone – 12.5 pts

Instrumental specialisation - Mid-Year intake

150-point program taken over 1.5 years full-time

Accordion
Year 1 50 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts	Performing to Teach 1 – compulsory – MUSI90147 – 12.5 pts Music Performance Curriculum Assessment – compulsory – MUSI90151 – 12.5 pts Second Instrument / Vocal Study 1 – compulsory – MUSI90155 – 6.25 pts Instrumental Pedagogy – compulsory – MUSI90194 – 12.5 pts The Teacher as Conductor – compulsory – MUSI90265 – 6.25 pts

Accordion

Year 1

50 pts

Semester 2 · 50 pts

Performing to Teach 1 – compulsory – MUSI90147 – 12.5 pts
Music Performance Curriculum Assessment – compulsory – MUSI90151 – 12.5 pts
Second Instrument / Vocal Study 1 – compulsory – MUSI90155 – 6.25 pts
Instrumental Pedagogy – compulsory – MUSI90194 – 12.5 pts
The Teacher as Conductor – compulsory – MUSI90265 – 6.25 pts

Accordion
Year 2 100 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts	Music Learning, Teaching and Research – compulsory – MUSI90150 – 12.5 pts Second Instrument / Vocal Study 2 – core – MUSI90152 – 6.25 pts Performing to Teach 2 – compulsory – MUSI90156 – 12.5 pts Professional Placement 1 – core – MUSI90266 – 6.25 pts capstone – 12.5 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts	Applied Instrumental and Vocal Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90149 – 12.5 pts Evidence-Based Performance Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90179 – 12.5 pts Professional Placement 2 – core – MUSI90267 – 12.5 pts capstone – 12.5 pts

Accordion

Year 2

100 pts

Semester 1 · 50 pts

Music Learning, Teaching and Research – compulsory – MUSI90150 – 12.5 pts
Second Instrument / Vocal Study 2 – core – MUSI90152 – 6.25 pts
Performing to Teach 2 – compulsory – MUSI90156 – 12.5 pts
Professional Placement 1 – core – MUSI90266 – 6.25 pts
capstone – 12.5 pts

Semester 2 · 50 pts

Applied Instrumental and Vocal Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90149 – 12.5 pts
Evidence-Based Performance Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90179 – 12.5 pts
Professional Placement 2 – core – MUSI90267 – 12.5 pts
capstone – 12.5 pts

Studio specialisation - Start-Year intake

150-point program taken over 1.5 years full-time

Accordion
Year 1 100 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts	Performing to Teach 1 – compulsory – MUSI90147 – 12.5 pts Music Learning, Teaching and Research – compulsory – MUSI90150 – 12.5 pts Second Instrument / Vocal Study 1 – compulsory – MUSI90155 – 6.25 pts Instrumental Pedagogy – compulsory – MUSI90194 – 12.5 pts The Teacher as Conductor – compulsory – MUSI90265 – 6.25 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts	Music Performance Curriculum Assessment – compulsory – MUSI90151 – 12.5 pts Performing to Teach 2 – compulsory – MUSI90156 – 12.5 pts Studio Music Studies – core – MUSI90268 – 12.5 pts capstone – 12.5 pts

Accordion

Year 1

100 pts

Semester 1 · 50 pts

Performing to Teach 1 – compulsory – MUSI90147 – 12.5 pts
Music Learning, Teaching and Research – compulsory – MUSI90150 – 12.5 pts
Second Instrument / Vocal Study 1 – compulsory – MUSI90155 – 6.25 pts
Instrumental Pedagogy – compulsory – MUSI90194 – 12.5 pts
The Teacher as Conductor – compulsory – MUSI90265 – 6.25 pts

Semester 2 · 50 pts

Music Performance Curriculum Assessment – compulsory – MUSI90151 – 12.5 pts
Performing to Teach 2 – compulsory – MUSI90156 – 12.5 pts
Studio Music Studies – core – MUSI90268 – 12.5 pts
capstone – 12.5 pts

Accordion
Year 2 50 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts	Applied Instrumental and Vocal Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90149 – 12.5 pts Evidence-Based Performance Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90179 – 12.5 pts elective – 12.5 pts capstone – 12.5 pts

Accordion

Year 2

50 pts

Semester 1 · 50 pts

Applied Instrumental and Vocal Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90149 – 12.5 pts
Evidence-Based Performance Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90179 – 12.5 pts
elective – 12.5 pts
capstone – 12.5 pts

Studio specialisation - Mid-Year intake

150-point program taken over 1.5 years full-time

Accordion
Year 1 50 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts	Performing to Teach 1 – compulsory – MUSI90147 – 12.5 pts Music Performance Curriculum Assessment – compulsory – MUSI90151 – 12.5 pts Second Instrument / Vocal Study 1 – compulsory – MUSI90155 – 6.25 pts Instrumental Pedagogy – compulsory – MUSI90194 – 12.5 pts The Teacher as Conductor – compulsory – MUSI90265 – 6.25 pts

Accordion

Year 1

50 pts

Semester 2 · 50 pts

Performing to Teach 1 – compulsory – MUSI90147 – 12.5 pts
Music Performance Curriculum Assessment – compulsory – MUSI90151 – 12.5 pts
Second Instrument / Vocal Study 1 – compulsory – MUSI90155 – 6.25 pts
Instrumental Pedagogy – compulsory – MUSI90194 – 12.5 pts
The Teacher as Conductor – compulsory – MUSI90265 – 6.25 pts

Accordion
Year 2 100 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts	Music Learning, Teaching and Research – compulsory – MUSI90150 – 12.5 pts Performing to Teach 2 – compulsory – MUSI90156 – 12.5 pts Studio Music Studies – core – MUSI90268 – 12.5 pts capstone – 12.5 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts	Applied Instrumental and Vocal Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90149 – 12.5 pts Evidence-Based Performance Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90179 – 12.5 pts elective – 12.5 pts capstone – 12.5 pts

Accordion

Year 2

100 pts

Semester 1 · 50 pts

Music Learning, Teaching and Research – compulsory – MUSI90150 – 12.5 pts
Performing to Teach 2 – compulsory – MUSI90156 – 12.5 pts
Studio Music Studies – core – MUSI90268 – 12.5 pts
capstone – 12.5 pts

Semester 2 · 50 pts

Applied Instrumental and Vocal Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90149 – 12.5 pts
Evidence-Based Performance Teaching – compulsory – MUSI90179 – 12.5 pts
elective – 12.5 pts
capstone – 12.5 pts