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Musics of the World (MUSI10227)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
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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
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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Three online quizzes in Weeks 3, 6, and 9 | From Week 3 to Week 9 | 30% |
A listening response task
| Week 12 | 30% |
An essay (excluding bibliography and discography) due first week of examination period
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Nicholas Tochka Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour lecture per week. Students attend a live video stream on the Southbank campus. Total time commitment 136 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 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
136 hours
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 Major Composition stream Major Performance stream Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Major Musicology/Ethnomusicology stream Breadth Track Music Outside the Western Tradition - 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