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Music and Spirituality (MUSI30247)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2018
Overview
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The connection between music and spirituality can be explored from a number of perspectives within the broad field of music studies. This subject will engage students in learning how to critique ideas that both contrast and complement their own beliefs about the music and spirituality. The lecture series will begin by defining key aspects of spirituality relevant to music studies, and developing understandings about the concept of critiquing scholarly writings. A range of lecturers from music composition, music therapy, ethnomusicology and musicology will then present knowledge from their own disciplinary perspective, focusing on topics such as spirituality in indigenous Australian music, music and spirituality at the end of life, music in the history of the Western church, and representations of the spiritual in contemporary compositions. Together, the lecture series will offer a diverse array of contributions on the topic of music and spirituality in order to explore the connection from multiple perspectives and expand student’s existing knowledge about the topic.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Explain how music and spirituality are connected from the perspective of music therapy, ethnomusicology, composition, and musicology
- Compare the ways that music is used to connect with spirituality in different cultural contexts
- Distinguish between different types of religious and traditional practices and the function of music in relation to spirituality
Students will have:
- Considered a range of perspectives in understanding the relationship between music and spirituality
- Articulated reflexive responses to diverse scholarship notions in relation to their own experiences of music and spirituality
- Experienced a range of music that others connect to spirituality that expand their existing assumptions about the topic
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None. Please note that this subject is not available to Bachelor of Music (B-MUS) students.
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
Ten short answers (400 words each) to questions posed by the lecturer that explore the relationship between a set piece of literature and the lecture topic; submitted weekly between weeks 2 and 11, 10% each (100%).
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2018
Time commitment details
140 hours
Additional delivery details
PLEASE NOTE THIS SUBJECT IS NOT OFFERED IN 2016
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Reading lists will be made available via the LMS
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Music, Mind and Wellbeing - 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 April 2024