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Musics of the World (MUSI10227)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 2
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The subject provides an introduction to understanding the relationship between music-making and social organisation in cross-cultural perspective. It presents case studies of traditional and contemporary music-making from different geographic areas, including Indigenous Australia, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- an ability to listen to and understand music-making across diverse contexts
- an informed understanding of the sociocultural contexts and the sound structures of different music cultures
- a vocabulary for describing the fundamentals of music-making in general as well as their manifestations in specific cultural contexts
- an ability to pursue knowledge about different music cultures independently
- an appreciation for the many ways music-making shapes the lives of people outside Western art and commercial music traditions
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed:
- a capacity for independent critical thought about music from any time or place
- an openness to new ideas about what music is
- knowledge and skills which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing about music
- an informed understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity
Last updated: 2 December 2023