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Music in Everyday Life (MUSI10037)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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This subject explores the types of music that constitute the soundtrack of our lives. We all experience music every day, but how deeply do we really listen to it? What critical faculties do we employ when we stop to think about our taste in music, and why do we choose to listen to what we do? Active listening, as opposed to passive hearing of music, is a key element in this subject. We will help you develop a range of critical skills that will allow you to think conceptually about music and therefore to understand and enjoy music at a deeper level. You will acquire a set of tools and a working vocabulary for discussing, describing and analysing music. You will be better equipped to discuss the music you love and talk about why, when, and how you choose to listen to it. You will be exposed to a wide range of musical styles and genres, including popular classical, contemporary, jazz, and non-Western.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Understand core musical concepts
- Discriminate aurally between different musical styles according to their musical characteristics
- Apply enhanced listening skills to analyse different types of music
- Articulate your impressions about music coherently using an appropriate technical vocabulary
- Engage with music on a critical and analytical level
Generic skills
On successful completion of the subject, students should have developed:
- An ability to think critically
- A capacity to communicate adequately in an academic context both in oral and written form
- The ability to apply research skills to specific contexts
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Weekly participation in 9 web-based quizzes (Week 3-10: 4% each; Week 11: 8%) - 40%
- 500 word written assignment (Week 4) - 20%
- 1500 word written assignment (Week 12) - 40%
Hurdle:
- All assessment components must be attempted in order to pass the subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator David Irving Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Not available to Bachelor of Music students
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Ross, Alex. Listen to This. London: Fourth Estate, 2010.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Popular Music Breadth Track Studies in western music - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 27 April 2024