The Associate in Music, Australia (AMusA) is a diploma awarded by examination to outstanding candidates in the fields of musical performance and music theory 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 a ...
(AMEB).
Description
AMEB administers music examinations in Australia, and its Associate diploma is considered a prestigious award, equivalent to achieving an undergraduate tertiary qualification in Music. Typically, a candidate will have already completed AMEB Level 2 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 very prestigious diploma of
Licentiate in Music, Australia (LMusA) and the most prestigious but extremely rare
Fellowship in Music, Australia
The Fellowship in Music, Australia (FMusA) is the highest qualification attainable by the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB). It is an examinable qualification, founded in 1992, although for the years 2018 and 2019 it was awarded only on an ...
(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