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The Associate in Music, Australia (AMusA) is a diploma awarded by the
Australian Music Examinations Board The Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) is a federated, privately funded corporation which provides a program of examinations for music, speech and drama in Australia. The organisation had its beginnings at the Universities of Melbourne ...
(AMEB). It is awarded by examination to outstanding candidates in the fields of musical performance,
music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...
and musicianship. It is considered to be equivalent to achieving an associate undergraduate degree in Music. There are equivalent diplomas awarded by
Trinity College London Trinity College London (TCL) is an examination board based in London, United Kingdom which offers graded and diploma qualifications across a range of disciplines in the performing arts and English language learning and teaching. Trinity Colleg ...
and the
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music The ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) is an examination board and registered charity based in the United Kingdom. ABRSM is one of five examination boards accredited by Ofqual to award graded exams and diploma qualification ...
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Description

Typically, a candidate will have already completed the AMEB Grade system by passing exams up to Grade 8 or Certificate of Performance prior to attempting the AMusA, although there is no requirement for this. The requirement is to have successfully completed a Grade 5 theory examination for a practical AMusA, and a Grade 5 practical examination for a theory AMusA. Above the AMusA is the Licentiate in Music, Australia (LMusA) and their highest diploma Fellowship in Music, Australia (FMusA). An AMusA practical examination is conducted by two examiners. Candidates must present a repertoire from the prescribed lists of pieces that is 25–40 minutes in length, with a further ten minutes testing musical general knowledge of the pieces presented. Candidates receive one of three grades at diploma level: "no award", "award", and the exceptional "award with distinction". As the AMEB is considered the benchmark of music examination boards in Australia, achieving this award is seen as prestigious, and signifies a high performance standard.


Categories

The AMusA is awarded in these categories: Theory: *Theory of Music in Musicology, Harmony & Counterpoint or Orchestration & Arrangement. *Musicianship Keyboard: *Piano *Organ *Accordion *Electronic Organ *Percussion Strings *Violin *Viola *Cello *Double Bass *Classical Guitar *Harp Woodwind *Recorder *Flute *Oboe *Clarinet *Bassoon *Saxophone Orchestral Brass *Horn *Trumpet *Trombone *Tuba *Euphonium Brass Band *Instruments in B flat, E flat and C Singing *Singing *Musical Theatre Ensemble Performance *Woodwind *Brass *Percussion *Strings *Mixed Ensemble


References

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Sources

''2012 Manual of Syllabuses''. Australian Music Examinations Board. Victoria, 2011. ISSN 0729-3569


External links


Australian Music Examinations Board
Academic degrees of Australia Performing arts education in Australia