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Music in Everyday Life (MUSI10037)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
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Overview
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This subject explores the types of music that constitute the soundtrack of our lives. We all experience music every day, but how deeply do we really listen to it? What critical faculties do we employ when we stop to think about our taste in music, and why do we choose to listen to what we do? Active listening, as opposed to passive hearing of music, is a key element in this subject. We will help you develop a range of critical skills that will allow you to think conceptually about music and therefore to understand and enjoy music at a deeper level. You will acquire a set of tools and a working vocabulary for discussing, describing and analysing music. You will be better equipped to discuss the music you love and talk about why, when, and how you choose to listen to it. You will be exposed to a wide range of musical styles and genres, including popular classical, contemporary, jazz, and non-Western.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- understand core musical concepts;
- discriminate aurally between different musical styles according to their musical characteristics;
- apply enhanced listening skills to analyse different types of music;
- articulate your impressions about music coherently using an appropriate technical vocabulary;
- engage with music on a critical and analytical level.
Generic skills
On successful completion of the subject, students should have developed:
- an ability to think critically;
- a capacity to communicate adequately in an academic context both in oral and written form;
- the ability to apply research skills to specific contexts.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Weekly participation in 9 web-based quizzes (Week 3-10: 4% each; Week 11: 8%) | From Week 3 to Week 11 | 40% |
A written assignment
| Week 4 | 20% |
A written assignment
| Week 12 | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: All assessment components must be attempted in order to pass the subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinators Jane Davidson and Heather Fletcher 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 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Not available to Bachelor of Music students.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Ross, Alex. Listen to This. London: Fourth Estate, 2010.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Studies in Western Music Breadth Track Popular Music - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Science
- 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