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Musicology/Ethnomusicology Stream

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Overview

**This information only applies to students who commenced the Bachelor of Music degree Prior to 2016**

Musicology is a lively area of activity at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. All staff (many of whom are notable alumni) are actively engaged in research, and staff and students regularly present papers at National and International conferences. Musicology asks questions about why we like music, its importance and its functions. It examines not only music but also musicians within their social and cultural environment.

Ethnomusicology considers the whole context – social, cosmological, economic, political, historical, contemporary, environmental and epistemological – through and within which music is imagined, discussed and made.

In the Musicology/Ethnomusicology Major, students develop knowledge, skills and practices that provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing, as well as the ability and self-confidence to comprehend and present complex concepts.

The Musicology and Ethnomusicology Major offers a highly flexible course structure, with opportunities to blend academic and performance-based activities through participation in ensemble and chamber music activities.

The majors are also a pathway to specialised study at honours or graduate level.

Intended learning outcomes

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Last updated: 18 December 2020

Structure

First Year

MUSI10026 Music Performance 1
MUSI10027 Music Performance 2
MUSI10023 Music Language 1: the Diatonic World
MUSI10025 Writing About Music: Australian Issues
MUSI10204 Aural Studies 1A program of lectures

PLUS ONE OF:
MUSI20125 Musics of the World
MUSI10047 Baroque and Classical Music
MUSI20002 Impressionism to Postmodernism in Music
MUSI10208 19th Century Music and Ideas

PLUS:
12.5 credit points of electives AND 25 credit points of Breadth

Subject Options

Musicology/Ethnomusicology Major - second year

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MUSI20160 Aural Studies 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 6.25
MUSI20061 Music Language 2: Chromaticism & Beyond
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

PLUS one of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MUSI20125 Musics of the World
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MUSI10047 Music History 1: Monteverdi to Mozart
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MUSI20198 Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MUSI30249 Music History 3:Impressionism to Present
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

PLUS

43.75 credit points of Electives

AND

25 credit points of Breadth

(available Electives lists can be found

Code Name Study period Credit Points
here No longer available
)

Musicology/Ethnomusicology Major - third year

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MUSI30032 Music Research
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MUSI30053 The Ethnography of Music
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Students can choose one or both of Music Research & The Ethnography of Music.

PLUS

62.50 credit points of Electives

AND

25 credit points of Electives OR Breadth

(available Electives lists can be found

Code Name Study period Credit Points
here No longer available
)

Last updated: 18 December 2020