Certificate IV in Music Industry (Specialising in Performance)

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to set down music in a notated form, by hand or using computer based music notation applications.

It applies to individuals including emerging composers, arrangers, conductors, performers, musicians, music producers, music editors and publishers.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan, organise and implement the recording of music demos in audio or video formats.

It applies to individuals who work as musicians or band members, and wish to promote their work to the public, music agents, record companies and media outlets.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and perform simple musical improvisation in a chosen area.

It applies to individuals who work as musicians and who are developing improvisation skills to perform in a range of musical genres and traditions.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to articulate, present and debate ideas in a work or broader life context using creative techniques in order to provoke response, reaction and critical discussion.

This unit applies to individuals who contribute and present ideas that may be complex in nature and may relate to new products, services, processes or creative works using a degree of risk taking and storytelling.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use and respect copyright. It covers maintaining control over the copyright owner's work, commercialising copyright material, preventing the unauthorised use of an original work and using other party's original work legitimately.

It applies to people who may be authors, creators or other owners of works covered by copyright. It also applies to employees who have a role in ensuring that their organisation's copyright is protected and or that their organisation uses others' copyright appropriately to benefit the organisation without infringing the rights of copyright owners.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to consider the major elements of a business idea, undertake research to determine viability of the business opportunity and present the idea with reference to the legislative frameworks affecting the business.

It applies to individuals who are establishing or operating a micro business for self-employment.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to follow work health and safety (WHS) requirements in the creative industries.

It applies to those who are required to identify their individual WHS responsibilities and implement procedures to work safely in various creative industry work contexts.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply aural imagination and perception skills to compose a range of musical pieces.

It applies to individuals creating music in any genre for a wide range of ensemble, band or solo performances in a range of contexts.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to select and rehearse repertoire as part of a backup group.

It applies to musicians and vocalists who accompany and support solo artists and contribute to the selection of repertoire. They could be performing in any genre.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop instrumental techniques across a range of performance repertoire.

It applies to individuals who perform as instrumentalists and are developing competence to perform in public. They plan practice regularly and willingly act on feedback from colleagues and mentors.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop performance techniques on an instrument other than the primary instrument.

It applies to musicians who want to gain proficiency in a second instrument, including voice, and so develop flexibility in their repertoire. The techniques for playing instruments may be completely different, however, the underpinning music knowledge that needs to be applied in performance remains the same.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform as part of a backup group.

It applies to individuals who are developing technical and interpersonal accompaniment skills on chosen instrument or voice to complement the performance of soloists and blend with that of other group members.