Learn digital recording, production methods and technologies and music distribution.
Over the last several decades, digital recording and production methods and technologies, as well as modes of popular music distribution and consumption have undergone considerable, and rapid, change.
Studio production is an endorsement (specialisation) option for the Bachelor of Music (MusB).
The endorsement in Studio Production for the Bachelor of Music (MusB), and the Recording and Production subject specialisation in the Bachelor of Music with Honours (MusB(Hons)) are designed to provide students with a pathway that develops tools to embrace these radical developments, and equip them with practical skills that align with emerging music industry revenue streams and business models.
Graduates with the Bachelor of Music (MusB) endorsed in Studio Production will be multi-skilled and highly technologically, and media aware.
| Paper Code | Year | Title | Points | Teaching period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI101 | 2024, 2025 | Materials of Music 1 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI103 | 2024, 2025 | Popular Music | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI104 | 2024, 2025 | World Music | 18 points | Not offered in 2024, Semester 1 |
| MUSI105 | 2024, 2025 | Music Matters in Human Life | 18 points | Semester 1, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI131 | 2024, 2025 | Composition 1 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI132 | 2024, 2025 | Music Production 1 | 18 points | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| MUSI135 | 2024, 2025 | Songwriting | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI140 | 2024, 2025 | Performance Studies 1 | 18 points | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI141 | 2024 | Performance 1 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI143 | 2025 | Instrumental or Vocal Performance 1 | 18 points | Full Year |
| MUSI144 | 2025 | Music Ensemble 1 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI146 | 2024 | Contemporary Music Performance 1 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI191 | 2024, 2025 | Introduction to Music | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI201 | 2024, 2025 | Materials of Music 2 | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI207 | 2025 | Radical Works | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI223 | 2024 | Classical Music | 18 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI232 | 2024, 2025 | Music Production 2 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI233 | 2024, 2025 | Electronic Music Production | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI234 | 2024, 2025 | Contemporary Composition | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI240 | 2024, 2025 | Performance Studies 2 | 18 points | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI241 | 2024 | Performance 2 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI243 | 2025 | Instrumental or Vocal Performance 2 | 18 points | Full Year |
| MUSI244 | 2025 | Music Ensemble 2 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI246 | 2024 | Contemporary Music Performance 2 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI249 | 2024, 2025 | Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy: How to Teach Contemporary Voice | 18 points | Summer School, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI259 | 2024, 2025 | Special Topic | 18 points | Summer School, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI260 | 2024, 2025 | Special Topic | 18 points | Not offered in 2024, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI261 | 2024 | Music and Visual Culture | 18 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI265 | 2024 | Music and Theatre | 18 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI266 | 2024, 2025 | Film Music | 18 points | Semester 1, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI267 | 2024, 2025 | Music in Aotearoa | 18 points | Not offered in 2024, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI268 | 2024, 2025 | Performance in Asia and the Pacific | 18 points | Not offered in 2024, Semester 2 |
| MUSI269 | 2024, 2025 | Popular Music 2 | 18 points | Semester 2, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI270 | 2024 | David Bowie | 18 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI301 | 2024 | Materials of Music | 18 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI307 | 2025 | Radical Works (Advanced) | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI310 | 2025 | Materials of Music 3 | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI323 | 2024 | Classical Music | 18 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI331 | 2024, 2025 | Composition Projects | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI332 | 2024, 2025 | Music Production 3 | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI333 | 2024, 2025 | Electronic Music Production (Advanced) | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| MUSI334 | 2024, 2025 | Music Production Projects | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI340 | 2024, 2025 | Performance Studies 3 | 18 points | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI341 | 2024 | Performance 3 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI343 | 2025 | Instrumental or Vocal Performance 3 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI344 | 2025 | Music Ensemble 3 | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI346 | 2024 | Contemporary Music Performance 3 | 36 points | Full Year |
| MUSI349 | 2024, 2025 | Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy: How to Teach Contemporary Voice | 18 points | Summer School, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI361 | 2024 | Music and Visual Culture | 18 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI365 | 2024 | Music and Theatre | 18 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI366 | 2024, 2025 | Film Music | 18 points | Semester 1, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI367 | 2024, 2025 | Music in Aotearoa (Advanced) | 18 points | Not offered in 2024, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI368 | 2024, 2025 | Performance in Asia and the Pacific | 18 points | Not offered in 2024, Semester 2 |
| MUSI369 | 2024, 2025 | Popular Music 3 | 18 points | Semester 2, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI371 | 2024, 2025 | Research Methods and Approaches | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI375 | 2024, 2025 | Music Performance Pedagogy | 18 points | Semester 2, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI379 | 2025 | Performance, Health and Well-being | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI386 | 2024, 2025 | Community Project | 18 points | Not offered in 2024, Semester 1 |
| MUSI401 | 2024 | Materials of Music (Advanced) | 20 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI407 | 2024 | Radical Works | 20 points | Not offered in 2024 |
| MUSI431 | 2024 | Composition Portfolio | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI432 | 2024 | Studio Production | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI440 | 2025 | Performance Studies 4 | 30 points | Semester 1, Semester 2, Full Year |
| MUSI441 | 2024 | Performance 4 | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI442 | 2024 | Repertoire Studies | 20 points | Full Year |
| MUSI443 | 2025 | Creative Project | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI446 | 2024 | Contemporary Music Practice 4 | 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI471 | 2024, 2025 | Research Methods and Approaches (Advanced) | 20 points, 30 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI475 | 2024, 2025 | Music Performance Pedagogy (Advanced) | 20 points, 30 points | Semester 2, Not offered in 2025 |
| MUSI479 | 2025 | Performance, Health and Well-being (Advanced) | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI486 | 2024, 2025 | Community Project (Advanced) | 20 points, 30 points | Not offered in 2024, Semester 1 |
| MUSI487 | 2025 | Creative Practice | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| MUSI490 | 2024, 2025 | Dissertation | 40 points, 60 points | Full Year |
| MUSI590 | 2024, 2025 | Research Dissertation | 60 points | 1st Non standard period (1 March 2024 - 21 February 2025), 2nd Non standard period (12 July 2024 - 4 July 2025), 1st Non standard period (28 February 2025 - 21 February 2026), 2nd Non standard period (11 July 2025 - 3 July 2026) |
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