Music outside the western tradition

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Overview

This breadth track explores music of non-Western cultures and societies and the people and social processes involved in music-making.</p>

Subject Options

Practical/ensemble subjects:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
MUSI10148	African Music and Dance	Summer Term Semester 1 Semester 2	12.5
MUSI20143	World Music Choir 1	Summer Term Semester 1 Semester 2	12.5
MUSI20138	Gamelan in Modern Indonesia	Semester 1 Semester 2	12.5
MUSI30139	Shakuhachi Ensemble 1	Semester 1 Semester 2	12.5

Academic subjects:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
MUSI20125	Musics of the World	Semester 2	12.5
MUSI30053	The Ethnography of Music	Semester 1	12.5

Notes

These subjects are not approved as breadth for Bachelor of Music students.

What is a Breadth Track?

A breadth track is a sequence of three or more subjects (taken as part of a Melbourne Bachelor degree) that progressively develops knowledge and skills relevant to a coherent domain, theme, topic or issue. It is a suggested set of subjects, rather than a requirement.

Last updated: 18 December 2020

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