Awarding Institution: 

Awarded by SEGi 

Full Time Duration: 
3 years
Intake Dates: 
Please refer directly to the respective SEGi campus

Description

Music is the art form in which the medium of communication is sound. This universal language has tremendous impact on human society, and music as a professional realm is a challenging field.

At SEGi, you get to explore different genres, areas of contemporary music theory, composition and performance – all aimed at taking you to a new level of inspired expression. The teaching team comprises full-time lecturers with professional experience, supplemented by part-time music specialists. There are regular contacts through visits, seminars and master classes with professional musicians from overseas.
 

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the SEGi Diploma in Music can pursue careers including: Music Instrumentalist, Teachers, Music Producer, Musicologist, Music Supervisor, Vocalist, Music Biographer, Programme Director, Music Critic, Music Arranger, Music Journalist, Music Researcher, Orchestra Performer, and Conductor & Music Educator.

Entry Requirements

  • SPM
  • or O-Levels
  • or SM2
  • or Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary School UEC Certificate
  • or Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE)
  • or equivalent (3 credits) & at least a Grade 5 in Music.

Programme Modules

Year 1Year 2Year 3

Semester 1

  • English
  • History of Music & Appreciation 1 (Baroque)
  • Principles & Theory of Music
  • Solfeges and Dictation 1
  • Performance Lab 1: Choir 1
  • Major Study 1
  • Minor Study 1

Semester 2

  • Bahasa Kebangsaan A
  • Harmony 1
  • Instrumentation
  • History of Music & Appreciation 2 (Classical)
  • Solfeges and Dictation 2
  • Performance Lab 1: Choir 2

Plus 1 of the following elective subjects:

  • Performance Lab 2:  Instrument Ensemble I
  • Performance Lab 2:  Instrument Ensemble II
  • Piano Literature
  • Piano Accompaniment
  • Principles Of Music Teaching
  • Foreign Language for Music:  Italian

Semester 3

  • Pengajian Malaysia
  • Harmony 2
  • Performance Lab 1: Choir 3
  • Major Study 2
  • Minor Study 2

Semester 1

  • Pengajian Islam (Islamic Studies) or Pendidikan Moral (Moral  Education)
  • Harmony 3
  • History of Music & Appreciation 3 (Romantic)
  • Solfeges and Dictation 3
  • Traditional Music Malaysia & Ethnic Music Appreciation
  • Performance Lab 1: Choir 4

Plus 1 of the following elective subjects:

  • Performance Lab 2:  Instrument Ensemble I
  • Performance Lab 2:  Instrument Ensemble II
  • Piano Literature
  • Piano Accompaniment
  • Principles Of Music Teaching
  • Foreign Language for Music:  Italian

Semester 2

  • Conducting
  • Counterpoint
  • Harmony 4
  • History of Music & Appreciation 4 (20th Century)
  • Solfeges and Dictation 4
  • Major Study 3
  • Minor Study 3

Semester 3

  • Form & Analysis 1
  • History of Music & Appreciation 5 (Pre-Baroque)
  • Performance Lab 1: Choir 5

Semester 1

  • Art Of Stage Performance
  • Computer Notation Techniques
  • Form & Analysis 2

 

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