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Music History 3:Impressionism to Present (MUSI30249)
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
Semester 1
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
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| Fees | Look up fees |
In this subject, we explore representative styles of Western art music from 1900 to the present. The music will be examined from a number of perspectives including nationalist and internationalist currents, modernist tendencies and the quest for order and disorder, and with reference to wider socio-cultural contexts. The music of Australia will also be studied in relation to corresponding global trends.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- understand and contextualise music from the 20th century to the present;
- undertake basic scholarly work using the bibliographic tools of music to discuss the music of the period covered;
- develop critical listening/score-reading skills for engagement with the music of the period.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have developed:
- a capacity for independent critical thought;
- an openness to new ideas;
- knowledge, skills and practices which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Musical literacy, to a standard equivalent to AMEB grade 4 or higher.
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
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Listening Test 1
| Week 5 | 15% |
Listening Test 2
| Week 12 | 15% |
Essay 1
| Week 7 | 35% |
Essay 2
| During the examination period | 35% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Linda Kouvaras Coordinator Michael Christoforidis Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- The Norton Anthology of Western Music, 6th ed., vol.3, eds. J. Peter Burkholder, Claude V. Palisca (New York: Norton, 2009)
- a Reader, which will be available for purchase from the University Bookshop
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in Music Course Graduate 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 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: 11 April 2024