Without Specialisation – Bachelor of Commercial Music

This course will introduce students to staging and promoting live music events through a series of showcase events.

This course will introduce students to various aspects of the Music Industries from an Aotearoa New Zealand perspective. Students will also gain a basic understanding of entrepreneurial music industry projects.

This course will explore how to create and build a music or artist brand.

This course will explore where revenue is generated and how different businesses are structured across the music industries.

In this course students conceptualise and develop their music major project, which will be completed in semester two.

In this course students work to produce and realise an ambitious major music project by means of self-directed study under professional mentorship appropriate to their music area.

This course will introduce students to the people, places, and scholarship of the contemporary music industries. It encourages students to critically explore the challenges and opportunities of local and global music industries.

In this course students will analyse a range of perspectives on the ethics, social roles, and cultural responsibilities for music and its associated communities. Students will develop a robust critical understanding of the intersections of music, ethical conduct, and professional practice as these inform their own positionality within creative communities.

Students explore theoretical approaches to music's intersections with politics and economies to inform an advanced understanding of music as a cultural industry. Students employ strategies of critical reflection, collaboration, and praxis to analyse their situatedness within the social, legal, and industrial landscapes of the contemporary music industries, and engage with the symbiotic relationship between politics and the economy as it shapes their own experiences and professional outlooks.

This course continues to develop design positionality by critically reflecting on the experiences and localities presented in 197190. In this course students will be introduced to a range of discourse and kaupapa that situates the concept of whakapapa in design practice.

Students will be introduced to local and global ethical design practices and knowledge systems situated from Aotearoa Design perspectives.

Students are introduced to a range of frameworks, philosophies, methods and ethical standards for design research that address socio-cultural and environmental concerns in relation to te Taiao.

A further orientation to developing artistic practice, with specific emphasis on working with and within communities, and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

An introduction to critical thinking through key contemporary topics and debates related to the production and reception of art. Students will have the opportunity to investigate a range of contemporary art practices and texts, in order to recognise and gain insights of their own values and processes as creative practitioners. Examples will be drawn from both Aotearoa and international contexts.

An exploration of diverse perspectives to develop critical responses relevant to contemporary art in Aotearoa. Students will examine cultural, theoretical, political, social, and ethical issues that are contributing to the shaping of contemporary art. The understandings gained will contextualise the student's own practice in relation to local and global shifts in cultural production that have taken place over the past two decades.

This course examines and appraises ideas that contribute to a critical understanding of contemporary art. Students will evaluate a range of content in relation to their own creative practice as well as the wider contemporary art world. The relation between artists and their processes and approaches will be explored through topics such as race, gender, intersectionality, decolonisation, popular culture, politics, social justice, and others.

In this course, tauira are introduced to a range of concepts and theories that provide insight into why artists make screen media, the value of media to those who engage with it, and the impact of media on societies and cultures. Tauira will critically investigate screen practices and texts, gaining a greater understanding of their own values, motivations and processes as creative practitioners.

In this course, tauira will engage with a range of critical and philosophical concepts and perspectives that provide insight into their developing creative practices and offer a wider understanding of the social and cultural significance of their work. Tauira develop tools for critically assessing and evaluating collaboration and communication within group environments and employ reflective and analytical approaches to their work informed by their growing critical understanding.

Tauira will engage with concepts and theories that allow them to critically understand their own works, practices, and positionalities as makers in Aotearoa New Zealand. By employing their growing understandings of media ethics, alongside theories of representation, power and ideology, tauira will embed their creative process with critical thinking and consider their roles and responsibilities as media makers and as the producers of screen media.

An introduction to taonga as living creative expressions of Māori culture through encounters and engagement with taonga tuku iho across four distinct contexts: the built environment, the body, sound, and ceremony. You will explore the whakapapa of taonga, their associated technologies, stories, tikanga and practices. You will develop your familiarity with taonga, gain a fundamental understanding of mātauranga toi Māori, and communicate critically and creatively.

A critical exploration of Māori creative contributions to political movements that uphold rangatiratanga and mana motuhake, with reference to He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. You will investigate social, historical and political contexts that have informed and motivated Māori creative responses in support of Māori aspirations, activism, resistance and self-determination. The course examines how mātauranga toi Māori is expressed across a range of contexts, including built environments, digital spaces, the body, sound, visual arts, and ceremonial practice. Through critical and creative engagement, you will develop an understanding of the relationships between creative practice and political expression, reflecting on your own position and response as creative practitioners and contributors to collective aspirations for tino rangatiratanga.

This advanced-level course delves into the intricate relationship between Māori cosmological narratives and their dynamic manifestation within contemporary Māori creative expression. Through an interdisciplinary exploration that encompasses art, design, music, theatre, and dance, students will analyse the evolving role of cosmological narratives, connecting traditional wisdom to modern artistic innovation.

This course will introduce students to the music industry and environment, with specific emphasis on culture, ethics, learning, and positionality.

In this course students will further orient themselves to the music industry and environment, with specific emphasis on working with and within communities, and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

Develop skills and knowledge for a future career in commercial music. Students will be supported in developing professionalism within the context of the music industry.

An introduction to design with a specific emphasis on locality: Pukeahu, ethics, approaches to creative practice-based learning, and positionality. Through this course students will engage with local knowledges to expand the whakapapa of their design positionality on Pukeahu.

This course facilitates students to develop a strong understanding of Te Tiriti O Waitangi and creative practice. Students will engage with indigenous, creative and institutional citational practices to develop a critical toolkit that informs ethical design practices in Aotearoa.

Students consider their role as designers in the community and how they can utilise their skills and knowledge to engage and foster industry and community relationships.

An introduction to developing artistic practice, with specific emphasis on ethics, fine art cultures, learning, and positionality.

Learn skills and knowledge to develop sustainable art practice within Aotearoa.

An introduction to professional literacies and industry best practices for building a sustainable and healthy career in the field of Screen Arts. Tauira will also be supported in gaining communication and interpersonal skills and develop their personal growth and engagement in learning.

A further orientation to the screen industry and environment, with specific emphasis on deepening creative practice and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

Develop professional skills in preparation for a career in the creative industries. Tauira will be supported in developing professional communication and presentation skills and to continue to strengthen personal growth and engagement in learning at this level.

This introductory course provides students with a foundational understanding of customary practices and values within Te Ao Māori and their relevance in contemporary Māori creative practice. Through a combination of theoretical exploration and practical engagement, students will gain insights into the cultural context shaping Māori creative expression and its significance in fostering personal and communal growth.

Building upon the foundational concepts introduced in Māori Practices as a Māori Creative Practitioner, this course delves deeper into the intricate relationship between Māori creative practices and cultural continuity within Te Ao Māori. Through an advanced exploration of theoretical frameworks, hands-on creative projects, and community engagement, students will further refine their understanding of the nuanced role of Tikanga Māori in shaping contemporary Māori creative practice.

This course propels students into the realm of Māori Arts Innovation and Community Leadership. By synthesizing foundational knowledge with advanced theoretical frameworks, innovative artistic projects, and community leadership principles, students will refine their skills as Māori Arts Practitioners and actively contribute to the evolution of Māori arts practices within a contemporary context.

This course will introduce students to a practical knowledge of sound and apply this to recording studio environments. Applications include analogue and digital signal processing, microphone workings and placement, monitoring, and planning and operating music systems.

Explorations in Visualisation explores how creative practitioners comprehend, generate, and communicate ideas. The course provides students with foundational skills and techniques for representing ideas in traditional and digital media. The course will be valuable for students from any creative area who want to communicate their work and thoughts visually.

Explorations in Materials provides students with practices and skills to explore physical materials, surfaces and structures in their making. Students will gain hands-on creative and technical knowledge and understanding of sustainable ecologies of materials. It will appeal to students across the creative arts who want to create and work with physical materials as part of their creative practice.

Explorations in Generative Media Technologies explores how creative practitioners leverage computational concepts as creative tools. Students will acquire basic knowledge and foundational techniques that can be applied across creative practice contexts.

Gain three-dimensional literacy and confidence as you model, sculpt, 3D sketch and fabricate objects. Throughout the course you will experiment with a variety of iterative practices and processes, including sculpture and modelmaking, prototyping and testing. These approaches are applicable to a range of different creative specialisations. Throughout the course you will gain foundational skills and understanding in: • Articulating creative work and ideas as 3-dimensional objects • A range of analogue and digital 3-dimensional materials and methods. • The processes associated with different forms of 3D making

Learn foundational skills for creating digital 3d assets. In this course, you will be guided through hands-on creative exercises to develop the skills and knowledge required to produce digital assets that can then be inputted into various software for object-building, world-building and character building across a variety of digital platforms. The approaches and outputs in this course will benefit any creative arts students working in digital technologies. The core 3D skills you will gain include: - Understanding the creative process to make 3D assets - UV mapping – initial process of adding texture/colour to 3D work - Creating textures/colour - Digital lighting - Preparing your assets for animation Explorations in Digital Assets can be used to take your creativity to the next level - especially when paired with other Exploration and studio courses.

Explorations in Drawing introduces students to foundational techniques and practices of observational drawing, drawing as thinking, drawing for ideation. The course guides beginners and skilled practitioners alike through a variety of exercises, introducing students to practices from across the creative arts. Skills taught in this course will be useful for students in all areas creative practice.

Explore the concept of Pacific Island diaspora within the context of Aotearoa. You will be introduced to a range of unique perspectives, experiences, and cultural identities that have been embodied, and disseminated through the Pacific arts in Aotearoa. The goal of this course is to develop a deeper understanding of diverse Pacific narratives through creative practice and storytelling.

Explorations in Narrative introduces students to the processes of analysing, interpreting, and creating stories with the intent of realising the material through various creative practices. With the option of producing written or visual narratives, students will gain a foundation in storytelling that can be applicable to diverse creative practices.

Explorations in Image and Meaning explores how creative practitioners capture, construct and manipulate two-dimensional imagery. The course provides students with foundational skills and techniques to construct and analyse two dimensional images.

This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills to understand and apply colour in their creative practice. Students will experiment with mixing pigments in analogue and digital environments and consider colour’s cultural, communicative, and evocative potential.

Explore mātauranga Māori, cultural perspectives and indigenous ways of knowing as a foundation for creative expression through paint and multi-media. This course will enable you to develop your own practice in paint and extend this practice to explore multi-media artworks inspired by mātauranga Māori, cultural narratives and indigenous ways of seeing the world.

In this course you will be introduced to taonga pūoro Māori through hands on engagement coupled with an insight to tikanga and mātauranga connected to this practice. This course will encourage creative exploration with taonga pūoro, with potential to add another dimension to your creative practice. Through this mahi toi, you will gain greater connection and understanding of te ao Māori.

This course will introduce students to promoting and marketing music events and releases.

In this course students develop their music performance skills, through a focus on mixed ensemble groups, musicianship, and stagecraft.

This course will introduce students to songwriting, composition and music production. Students apply songwriting, composition, and production techniques as they gain practical knowledge of using DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) to create their own music.

Students will learn techniques for music production on the Albeton Live digital audio workstation and relevant music technologies. Students will gain basic technical and theoretical skills in music production via Ableton Live, as well as practical understanding of how Ableton Live is used in a range of musical applications and contexts.

Learn the fundamentals of vocal techniques and production skills relevant to a broad range of styles. Students explore the basic anatomy of the voice, vocal health, and live skills alongside studio techniques and etiquette. The course does not require an audition or existing vocal training, and comprises lectures as well as practical group-based vocal and production workshops.

This course will introduce students to a range of music hardware and software, and apply this knowledge to design and develop new musical instruments, controllers and experiences.

This course focuses on a particular aspect or aspects of creative arts. Offerings change from year to year and the course may not be offered in a particular year.

Students will be introduced to producing a creative work that develops an understanding of creative, technical and conceptual approaches relevant to music.

Students will be introduced to producing a creative work that develops an understanding of creative, technical and conceptual approaches relevant to music.

This course will provide students with experience promoting and staging live music events.

In this course students engage in their musical practice through performance. Through a combination of instrument specific and mixed ensemble groups students are supported to gain a professional level of technical and artistic skill.

In this course, students engage in intermediate-level study of composition and production techniques for collaborative musical outcomes. Expanding on knowledge of composition, arrangement, and digital audio workstations (DAWs), students refine creative and technical skills. Students develop an intermediate level of composition and production skills suitable for collaborative commercial and experimental musical contexts.

In this course students develop a knowledge and understanding of the techniques used in the production and performance of electronic music, including synthesis, and the use of relevant software and analogue and digital hardware. Students are supported in the development of commercial and experimental outcomes via practical, creative and technical approaches.

In this course students develop practical skills in physical computing and digital signal processing to design and build interactive music technologies. Students combine hardware and software to develop creative ideas into working prototypes.

In this course students develop practical skills in lighting and real-time visual systems for live music performance. Students learn to design and operate lighting and visual setups, and explore the relationship between sound and image through VJ and lighting practices. Creative ideas are developed into audiovisual outcomes for live contexts.

In this course students extend their knowledge and understanding of the principals of live sound. Students apply these principles to the setup, operation, and management of a live sound experience.

This course focuses on a particular aspect or aspects of creative arts. Offerings change from year to year and the course may not be offered in a particular year.

This course focuses on a particular aspect or aspects of creative arts. Offerings change from year to year and the course may not be offered in a particular year.

Students will produce an applied creative work that develops an understanding of creative, technical and conceptual approaches relevant to music.

This course will provide students with experience promoting and releasing recorded music.

In this course students will explore a number of key concepts and debates concerning music copyright, publishing, metadata, business structure, cashflow and finance. Students will gain an applied understanding of music rights, ownership, exploitation and monetisation. The course explores a range of contemporary challenges currently facing the music industry in New Zealand and internationally, and examines new and emerging music industry models.

In this course students produce a complex and significant public music event.

In this course students engage in advanced study of their musical practice. Through a combination of instrument specific and mixed ensemble groups, students are supported in achieving an advanced level of technical and artistic skill. Musical materials will be delivered and appropriate to the students musical discipline and chosen genre(s).

In this course, students engage in advanced study of composition and production, focusing on developing a musical voice within the field. Through an in-depth exploration of composition and production techniques, students refine their ability to craft compelling musical works. Students will undertake self-directed projects, engage with industry-standard workflows, and prepare musical work that reflects an advanced level of creative and technical proficiency for musical pursuits.

In this course students design and build mechatronic music systems and new musical instruments that use physical movement to generate sound. Students integrate electronics, programming, and mechanical actuation to develop and refine creative ideas into working prototypes.

In this course students develop skills in advanced sound and music technologies that relate to studio performance settings. Students explore the creative potentials of advanced industry standard hardware and software by applying practical and theoretical skills in a range of relevant musical contexts. Both commercial and experimental applications are explored via inter-disciplinary group projects.

This course focuses on a particular aspect or aspects of creative arts. Offerings change from year to year and the course may not be offered in a particular year.

An introduction to the scope of Māori art with a view to recognising traditional elementary forms and their significance. Social and cultural dimensions will be considered and Māori art forms from pre-contact times to the present will be examined within the context of a dynamic and changing society.

An interpretation of the design structures that constitute Māori art from a bicultural perspective together with an examination of the factors that determine stylistic change.

An introduction to the development of personal forms of expression though an engagement with the values, concepts, traditions, art/design forms and structures of the whare whakairo.

The development of individual work that grows out of the investigation of a select range of Māori concepts, art forms, imagery, values and approaches that reflect a Māori world view.

Developing visual responses to the exploration of issues (social, political, environmental, global) significant to Māori people and their communities.