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Music Language 2: Chromaticism & Beyond (MUSI20061)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank) and On 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
Summer Term
Semester 2
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Overview
Availability | Summer Term - On Campus Semester 2 - On Campus |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Building on the knowledge acquired in Music Language 1, Music Language 2 continues with a survey of chromatic harmony, select thematic and contrapuntal devices, and form, up to the beginnings of the dissolution of functional harmony in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of voice leading and harmonic function through regular assignments which will include analysis, chord construction, the writing of two-part contrapuntal textures and four-part chromatic harmonic textures (Bach-style chorales).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- identify, analyse, and discuss chromatic harmonic structures including harmonic progressions, functions, and modulations as well as the chromatic movement in individual voices;
- identify and analyse contrapuntal and thematic structures;
- identify, analyse, and discuss common formal structures;
- demonstrate an understanding of the subject matter by composing material based on a variety of harmonic, thematic or contrapuntal devices;
- develop a wide-ranging harmonic, thematic, and structural vocabulary which can be used in a variety of compositional idioms.
Generic skills
Students who have studied this subject should further develop and enhance:
- analytical skills
- skills in more advanced evaluative thinking, and in the application of complex theoretical criteria to a variety of practical outcomes
Last updated: 20 May 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI10023 | Music Language 1: the Diatonic World |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
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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: 20 May 2023
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
Semester 2
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Ten written assignments comprising analytical and compositional tasks (equivalent to 200-250 words each), throughout semester.
| From Week 3 to Week 12 | 60% |
Final written examination (equivalent to 1,000 words).
| During the examination period | 30% |
In-class Listening Test (equivalent to 500-600 words).
| End of semester | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must complete all assessment requirements to pass the subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Summer Term
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Five written assignments comprising analytical and compositional tasks (equivalent to 400-500 words each), due weekly.
| From Week 2 to Week 6 | 60% |
Final written examination (equivalent to 1,000 words).
| End of term | 30% |
In-class Listening Test (equivalent to 500-600 words),
| End of term | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must complete all assessment requirements to pass the subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 20 May 2023
Dates & times
- Summer Term - On Campus
Principal coordinator Linda Kouvaras Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Summer Term: 36 hours, comprising four hours of lectures and two hours of tutorials per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 6 January 2020 to 11 February 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 January 2020 Census date 17 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 February 2020 Assessment period ends 21 February 2020 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Coordinator Linda Kouvaras Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Tutorials are available at both Southbank and Parkville campuses. 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 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 20 May 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Edward Aldwell and Carl Schachter. Harmony and Voice Leading, 4th edition, New York: Thomson Schirmer, 2003 or 2011.
Kent Kennan, Counterpoint 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 1999.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in Music Course Graduate Diploma in Music Major Composition stream Major Performance stream Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Major Musicology/Ethnomusicology stream Breadth Track Studies in Music Composition and Music Language - 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: 20 May 2023