LMusA
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The Licentiate of Music, Australia (LMusA) is a diploma offered by the Australian Music Examinations Board
. The Licentiate diploma is seen as the highest award given by the AMEB, outranking the Associate diploma
and the graded certificate exams. The Fellowship diploma (FMusA), though higher than the LMusA, is mostly conferred on an honorary basis to musical luminaries.
Its conferment is determined by the candidate's achievement in a 1 hour federal exam marked by two examiners. It is awarded to candidates whose proficiency in their respective instrument demonstrates musicality, confidence, and technical mastery in such a way that a near-professional standard has been reached. As the AMEB is considered the benchmark of music examination boards in Australia
, achieving this award is seen with great prestige, and signifies a candidate with a very high performance standard, greater than undergraduate study at a music conservatorium.
Where graded exams are given marks between an A+ and a D (not satisfactory), the diplomas are awarded under two descriptors; an 'Award', or an 'Award with Distinction'. Those unable to fulfill the requirements of the award are seen as achieving a 'No Award'. Achieving an 'Award' can be compared to achieving an A grade in other exams, which shows the mastery needed to fulfill the requirements of this award. An 'Award with Distinction' is achieved by showing performance flair, consistent technical and musical command and penetrating stylistic insight on top of the requirements for the pass 'Award'. The current pass rate is approximately at 10% of all applicants, with only 10% of that number achieving 'Award with Distinction'.
It is a requirement that the candidate passes Sixth Grade in either the Theory of Music or Musicianship to achieve the LMusA in performance, and a C Grade in Sixth Grade Performance to achieve the LMusA in the Theory of Music.
The LMusA diploma examination is offered in the following subjects:
Keyboard Instruments:
Stringed Instruments:
Wind Instruments:
Brass Instruments:
Other Music Subjects:
Written Subject:
Australian Music Examinations Board
The Australian Music Examinations Board is a privately funded corporation which assesses music, speech, and drama in Australia. The organisation had its beginnings at the Universities of Melbourne and Adelaide in 1887; the organisation now has a Federal Office in Melbourne, and offices in each...
. The Licentiate diploma is seen as the highest award given by the AMEB, outranking the Associate diploma
AMusA
The Associate of Music, Australia is a diploma awarded to outstanding candidates in the field of practical musical performance, musicianship, and music theory by the Australian Music Examinations Board. The AMusA, also called AMus, is considered a prestigious award, ranking above the eight grades...
and the graded certificate exams. The Fellowship diploma (FMusA), though higher than the LMusA, is mostly conferred on an honorary basis to musical luminaries.
Its conferment is determined by the candidate's achievement in a 1 hour federal exam marked by two examiners. It is awarded to candidates whose proficiency in their respective instrument demonstrates musicality, confidence, and technical mastery in such a way that a near-professional standard has been reached. As the AMEB is considered the benchmark of music examination boards in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, achieving this award is seen with great prestige, and signifies a candidate with a very high performance standard, greater than undergraduate study at a music conservatorium.
Where graded exams are given marks between an A+ and a D (not satisfactory), the diplomas are awarded under two descriptors; an 'Award', or an 'Award with Distinction'. Those unable to fulfill the requirements of the award are seen as achieving a 'No Award'. Achieving an 'Award' can be compared to achieving an A grade in other exams, which shows the mastery needed to fulfill the requirements of this award. An 'Award with Distinction' is achieved by showing performance flair, consistent technical and musical command and penetrating stylistic insight on top of the requirements for the pass 'Award'. The current pass rate is approximately at 10% of all applicants, with only 10% of that number achieving 'Award with Distinction'.
It is a requirement that the candidate passes Sixth Grade in either the Theory of Music or Musicianship to achieve the LMusA in performance, and a C Grade in Sixth Grade Performance to achieve the LMusA in the Theory of Music.
The LMusA diploma examination is offered in the following subjects:
Keyboard Instruments:
- Piano
- Organ
- Accordion
- Electronic Organ
Stringed Instruments:
- Violin
- Viola
- Violoncello
- Double Bass
Wind Instruments:
- Recorder
- Flute
- Oboe
- Clarinet
- Bassoon
- Saxophone
Brass Instruments:
- Horn
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Tuba
- Euphonium
- Band
Other Music Subjects:
- Percussion
- Harp
- Classical Guitar
- Singing
Written Subject:
- Theory of Music