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    Bachelor of Commerce at UNSW or Usyd?

    Pros' UNSW - Learn more practical skills eg. UNSW accounting 1001 (equiv) - debits, credits, owner's equity, balance sheets in the first lecture USYD accounting 1001 (equiv) - History of accounting for 2 weeks + assessable Essay ON the history of accounting. Able to manage...
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    Top Gear Season 16 Episode 1

    Watch it now before the Youtube copyright guys return from the holiday season!
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    Atar Cut Offs, Help

    UNSW uses the HSC Plus system. Eng adv Band 5 = 1 Bonus Point Eng adv Band 6 = 2 Bonus Points Maths 2U Band 5 = 1 Bonus Point Maths 2U Band 6 = 2 Bonus Points Maths 3U Band 5 = 1 Bonus Point Maths 3U Band 6 = 2 Bonus Points. HSC Plus is capped at 5 Bonus Points and u can't use it for...
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    what are good universities for a commerce degree??

    ^ Yes. Yes it has. I'm close friends with them actually fyi.
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    Unsw exams

    Commerce No open book exams for any of the 1st year compulsory subjects. Maybe for actuarial studies but definitely none for accounting,finance, business stats, economics or marketing.
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    Do we need bibliography and referencing for elective portfolios?

    Elective portfolios are just like your core portfolios. The only difference being that it should have more in depth research on the period that you are studying. But it's all up to the teacher, since only they mark the portfolio. Better ask if your teacher is completely anal about referencing etc.
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    Help... how to do well in Music 1 (HSC)

    Music 1 really isn't too difficult if you know your 6 musical concepts very clearly. (pitch, duration, structure, texture, tone colour, expressive techniques) However, actually knowing what's inside these broad concepts will take a bit of time. A HSC 2010 Music 1 student came for help from...
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    Tutor for COMPOSITION/MUSICOLOGY for Music 1/2/Extension

    UPDATE: I regret to inform you that I no longer offer tutoring services as of 2015. Hey there, I'm Shaun and I am offering tutoring for COMPOSITION and MUSICOLOGY for students undertaking the HSC Music 1/2 and extension courses. Many of you will question the need for tutoring for these...
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    Music 2 Composition Portfolio guide

    Here are some of my suggestions: Goal setting: Perhaps in each journal entry, students should state what short term goals they hope to achieve by end of the week. At at the end of the journal entry, students should state what they have achieved, and what tasks are still pending. This really...
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    Composition help

    Well it' sounds like you know you are doing with the concept and instrumentation already, which is great. Anyhow, feel free to send some stuff over once you're ready. Can't really help you anymore till then.
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    Composition help

    Hey there. Unfortunately, I've never heard of Tuxguitar before...but I presume you're a guitar player rather than a keyboard player.... Unfortunately for you, I'm a diehard Sibelius fan. But fortunately for you, my scoring speed could be described is as fast as touch typing. As for midi/mp3...
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    Composition help

    Hey there! I chose music between 1900-1945 as my Music 2 elective topic. But really.....you can pretty much do anything and as long as your cover page explains clearly how your composition remotely links with the topic, you'll be fine. Feel free to email me directly at...
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    Music of the last 25 years (Australian Focus)

    Hey there, From experience (Music 2 HSC 2009), I have many peers also struggled with finding an ""identity" that associatd their compositions with contemporary Australian music. However, there really isn't a criteria that measures how "Australian" your piece is. Instead, go out there and...
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    Composition help

    Hey there. I just finished HSC music 2 and extension 2009, majoring in composition. All 4 of my compositions were nominated for Encore, perhaps I can help you out? Mind you, I'm not sure how old this post is, but if you are interested, send me an email at happy_shaun@hotmail.com or just PM me :)
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    Private tutor for MUSIC COMPOSITION/MUSICOLOGY for MUSIC 2 and EXTENSION

    Why thank you for the recommendation, I had no idea my work travelled beyond the Board of Studies and me haha. Nice work for Japanese and Jap ext! Yeah...those were my not so good units... haha...:uhoh:
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    Private tutor for MUSIC COMPOSITION/MUSICOLOGY for MUSIC 2 and EXTENSION

    Hey there! I'm Shaun, and I'm offering tutoring for COMPOSITION and MUSICOLOGY for the Music 2 and extention courses. While many may question the need for tutoring in this niche subject, experiences heard from many students and peers suggest that a single class teacher cannot afford the...
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