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| MSP1265 | Fundamentals of Music | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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| MSP1266 | Essential Elements of Piano Technique | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1277 | Basic Keyboard Proficiency | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students must register for ONE of the following study-units**: | |||||||||||
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| MSP1040 | Applied: Brass | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1041 | Applied: Voice | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1045 | Applied: Percussion | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1270*** | Applied: Project in Music 1 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1271 | Applied: Violin | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1274 | Applied: Flute | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1275 | Applied: Woodwind | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1279 | Applied: Vocal Training in Pop and Musical Theatre | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| * Students with no knowledge in piano playing are required to register for study-unit MSP1277. Students with Grade 6 (or its equivalent) or higher in piano are required to register for study-unit MSP1266. These study-units can only be taken after consultation with the Music Studies Head of Department. In order to register, a confirmation email or note should be attached with the student registration form.** Applied instrumental tuition will be offered in voice, percussion, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, euphonium, B-flat baritone, and violin. Other instruments may be available on request.***Students interested in registering for study-unit MSP1270 must seek approval from the Head of Department. This can either be offered as an annual or a semestral study-unit, according to the nature of the project.   | |||||||||||
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| MSP1153 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1160 | History of Jazz | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1263 | World Music | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1269 | History of Music: Classical Antiquity to Baroque | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP1356 | Vocal Training | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| MSP1186 | Basic Music Technology | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1267 | The Spiritual in Music (1100-1900): Selected Themes | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1290 | Pop Song Production | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
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| MSP1253 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1262 | History of Music: Classical Period to Twenty-first Century | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP1264 | Music and Creativity in Cyberspace | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1300 | Performing and Producing Music in the Creative Industries | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1368 | Research, Writing, and Presentation Techniques in Music | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| MSP1278 | Practical Harmony 1 | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP1380 | Jazz Technique and Composition 1 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| MSP2470* | Applied Project in Music 2 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| MSP2153 | Vocal Ensemble 3 | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2301 | Basic Conducting | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2340 | Orchestration Techniques 1 | 5 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| PFA2004 | Interdisciplinary Theories of Performance | 5 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
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| MSP2111 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2260 | Introduction to Composition | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2265 | Practical Harmony 2 | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2267 | Placement | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2321 | Orchestral Playing 1 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2470* | Applied Project in Music 2 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| PFA2005 | Performance and Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| PFA2006 | Musical Theatre: Histories and Training | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students interested in specialising in Performance during their third year of study should register for ONE of the following study-units **: | |||||||||||
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| MSP2286 | Performance 1: Vocal Training in Pop and Musical Theatre | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2293 | Performance 1: Violin | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2295 | Performance 1: Flute | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2296 | Performance 1: Woodwind | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2297 | Performance 1: Brass | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2298 | Performance 1: Voice | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2299 | Performance 1: Percussion | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2300 | Performance 1: Piano | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| * Students interested in registering for study-unit MSP2470 must seek approval from the Head of Department. This can either be offered as an annual or a semestral study-unit, according to the nature of the project.** This stream is offered in piano, voice, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, euphonium, B-flat baritone, percussion, and violin.   | |||||||||||
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| MSP2132 | Oral Music Traditions of the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2155 | Areas of Research in Music Studies | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2253 | Vocal Ensemble 4 | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
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| MSP2064 | Ethnomusicology | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2072 | Ensemble Techniques 1 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2133 | Music and Spirituality in Contemporary Music | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2284 | Contemporary Composition in Practice | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2288 | Jazz Technique and Composition 2 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2312 | Orchestration Techniques 2 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2313 | Introduction to Editorial Techniques | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2470* | Applied Project in Music 2 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| PFA2007 | Musical Theatre: Performance | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| THS2107 | Arts and Cultural Management 1: Theories and Perspectives | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students interested in specialising in Performance during their third year of study should register for ONE study-unit from the Repertoire Studies list and ONE from the Performance 2 list: | |||||||||||
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| MSP2287 | Performance 2: Vocal Training in Pop and Musical Theatre | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2302 | Performance 2: Violin | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2304 | Performance 2: Flute | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2305 | Performance 2: Woodwind | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2306 | Performance 2: Brass | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2307 | Performance 2: Voice | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2308 | Performance 2: Percussion | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2309 | Performance 2: Piano | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2314 | Repertoire Studies: Brass | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2315 | Repertoire Studies: Voice | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2316 | Repertoire Studies: Violin | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2317 | Repertoire Studies: Woodwind | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2318 | Repertoire Studies: Percussion | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2319 | Repertoire Studies: Piano | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2320 | Repertoire Studies: Flute | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| MSP3090 | Final Year Project | 16 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
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| MSP3470* | Applied Project in Music 3 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| MSP3153 | Vocal Ensemble 5 | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3220 | Avant-Garde Music | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students specialising in Composition must register for the following study-units: | |||||||||||
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| MSP3114 | Composing for Voice | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students specialising in Musicology and Ethnomusicology must register for the following study-units: | |||||||||||
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| MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students specialising in Performance must register for study-unit MSP3110 and ONE from the Performance 3 list: | |||||||||||
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| MSP3103 | Performance 3: Violin | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3105 | Performance 3: Woodwind | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3106 | Performance 3: Flute | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3107 | Performance 3: Brass | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3108 | Performance 3: Voice | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3109 | Performance 3: Percussion | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3110 | Practice as Research in Music | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3112 | Performance 3: Piano | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3286 | Performance 3: Vocal Training in Pop and Musical Theatre | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
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| MSP2120 | Composing for Dance | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP2178 | Eighteenth-Century Maltese Music | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3111 | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3115 | Music for the Media | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3119 | Acousmatic Music Composition | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3321 | Orchestral Playing 2 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3470* | Applied Project in Music 3 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| MSP3113 | Music in Community | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3118 | Opera in the Classical and Romantic Eras | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3253 | Vocal Ensemble 6 | 2 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students specialising in Composition must register for the following study-units: | |||||||||||
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| MSP3001 | Music Technology in Composition | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students specialising in Musicology and Ethnomusicology must register for the following study-units: | |||||||||||
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| MSP3116 | Music and Meaning | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
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| Students specialising in Performance must register for ONE study-unit from the Performance 4 list: | |||||||||||
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| MSP3203 | Performance 4: Violin | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP3205 | Performance 4: Woodwind | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP3206 | Performance 4: Flute | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP3208 | Performance 4: Percussion | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP3209 | Performance 4: Voice | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP3211 | Performance 4: Piano | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP3213 | Performance 4: Brass | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
| MSP3287 | Performance 4: Vocal Training in Pop and Musical Theatre | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
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| MSP3002 | Nineteenth-Century Maltese Music | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3072 | Ensemble Techniques 2 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3210 | History of Musical Performance | 6 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| MSP3470* | Applied Project in Music 3 | 4 ECTS   |   |   | |||||||
| * Students interested in registering for study-unit MSP3470 must seek approval from the Head of Department. This can either be offered as an annual or a semestral study-unit, according to the nature of the project.   | |||||||||||
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Music (Honours) - B. Mus.(Hons) - under the auspices of the School of Performing Arts.