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Music Making Laboratory 3 (MUSI20182)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 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 1
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Overview
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This subject will examine the skills required for individual composers to create and realise new artistic work in a group environment. Music Making Laboratory is mentor led and delivered as a practical laboratory, which offers opportunities for observation, practice and experimentation within a range of media and genre contexts. During the course students will be required to engage in whole group discussion and ensemble cross media music making.
Intended learning outcomes
On completing this subject students will:
- have developed an appreciation and understanding of the nature of observation, practice and experimentation within a group music-making environment;
- be cognisant of and sympathetic to a broad range of musics and art forms within a practical music-making context;
- appreciate solo and group interactive composition and the extra-musical aspects necessary for success in the presentation in a variety of media contexts;
- have developed an appreciation of the collaborative process within an interdisciplinary ensemble context.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will:
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline;
- reach a high level of achievement in artistic practice, problem solving and communication;
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI10195 | Music Making Laboratory 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10196 | Music Making Laboratory 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
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: 3 November 2022
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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Music Making laboratory logbook that documents observation, practice and experimentation undertaken at each laboratory session.
| Throughout the teaching period | 40% |
Laboratory outcomes presentation: presentation of a new group work for at least 4 performers that is a direct result of the observation, practice and experimentation undertaken during the semester.
| During the assessment period | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend 80% of all scheduled classes and attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Kenny McAlpine Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 30 Hours per Semester (10 x 3 hour lab sessions) Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
102 Hours (30 hours contact plus 72 (6 hours x 12 weeks) non-contact)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Contemporary Music) Informal specialisation Interactive Composition - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022