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Music Language 3: Modern Directions (MUSI30046)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Semester 2
Overview
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This subject provides an overview of the principal compositional styles and techniques found in twentieth-century Western music.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a working knowledge of the principal 20th-century techniques
- understand and articulate the historical context in which they emerged
- compose short pieces using these techniques
- appreciate the skills and challenges of the compositional process
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have the ability to:
- absorb and analyse models and replicate them
- connect modes of communication with contexts in which they arise
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI20061 | Music Language 2: Chromaticism & Beyond |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
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
- Five practical written assignments (equivalent to 600-700 words each), due during the semester (14% each, to total 70%)
- Five 10-minute in-class quizzes (equivalent to 100 words each), during the semester (3% each, to total 15%)
- Scales test (5-minute practical test), during the examination period (5%)
- Active participation in tutorials, during the semester (10%)
Hurdle requirement:
- All components must be attempted in order to pass this subject
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Stuart Greenbaum Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Summer: 36 hours, comprising two 2-hour lectures and one 2-hour tutorial per week. Semester 2: 36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 January 2017 to 17 February 2017 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2017 Census date 13 January 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 February 2017 Assessment period ends 25 February 2017 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Stuart Greenbaum Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Summer: 36 hours, comprising two 2-hour lectures and one 2-hour tutorial per week. Semester 2: 36 hours, comprising 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
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Course Diploma in Music Course Graduate Diploma in Music (Practical Music) Major Composition Stream Major Performance Stream Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Specialisation Breadth Track Studies in music composition and music language - 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