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Musics of the World (MUSI10227)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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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: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
No prior background knowledge in music required.
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Three online quizzes in Weeks 3, 6, and 9 (30%)
- A one-hour listening response task held during Week 12 (30%)
- An essay of 1750 words (excluding bibliography and discography) due first week of examination period (40%)
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Nicholas Tochka Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising weekly 2-hour lectures Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
136
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
All reading and listening for this subject is available through the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in Music Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Specialisation Major Composition Stream Major Musicology/Ethnomusicology Stream Major Performance Stream Breadth Track Music outside the western tradition - 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: 11 April 2024