Music Language 3: Modern Directions (MUSI30046)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville) and On Campus (Southbank)

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Overview

Availability
Summer Term - On Campus
Semester 2 - On Campus
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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: 9 April 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
MUSI20061 Music Language 2: Chromaticism & Beyond
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 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: 9 April 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Five practical written assignments (equivalent to 600-700 words each) (14% each, to total 70%).

  • 2500 words
During the teaching period70%

Five 10-minute in-class quizzes (equivalent to 100 words each), during the semester (3% each, to total 15%)

  • 50 minutes
During the teaching period15%

Scales test (5-minute practical test) (5%)

  • 5 minutes
During the examination period5%

Active participation in tutorials.

Throughout the semester10%
Hurdle requirement: All components must be attempted in order to pass this subject.Throughout the semesterN/A

Last updated: 9 April 2025

Dates & times

  • Summer Term - On Campus
    Principal coordinatorStuart Greenbaum
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursSummer: 36 hours, comprising two 2-hour lectures and one 2-hour tutorial per week.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period 8 January 2019 to 22 February 2019
    Last self-enrol date17 January 2019
    Census date18 January 2019
    Last date to withdraw without fail15 February 2019
    Assessment period ends 2 March 2019

    Summer Term contact information

    s.greenbaum@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2 - On Campus
    Principal coordinatorStuart Greenbaum
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Southbank)
    Contact hours36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019
    Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019
    Census date31 August 2019
    Last date to withdraw without fail27 September 2019
    Assessment period ends22 November 2019

    Semester 2 contact information

    s.greenbaum@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

170 hours

Last updated: 9 April 2025

Further information

Last updated: 9 April 2025