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Applied Aural Musicianship 3 (MUSI20160)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 6.25Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
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This subject follows on from Applied Aural Musicianship 2. It develops versatile musical hearing, focusing on modal and chromatic language, and metrical instability. Students determine their own pathways, concentrating on skills most relevant to their individual needs and interests. Learning activities include specialized keyboard lab sessions, lectures, tutorial workshops, and varied online experiences through which students will be supported in developing their overall aural abilities.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- read and sing more complex melodies, countermelodies and bass lines using a variety of naming systems and solmizations.
- read and perform more complex rhythmic patterns, including various compound times and changing meters, and tuplets using both non-pitched means and rhythm solmization;
- memorize, transcribe, and analyze melodies, rhythms, and chord progressions;
- differentiate elements of chromatic harmony and complex simultaneous sound sources.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- analytical skills
- skills in evaluative thinking, and in the application of theoretical criteria to practical outcomes
- skills in cooperation and communication
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Elementary music theory: AMEB Level 5, or a good understanding of Chapters 1-16 of Stephen G. Laitz’s “The Complete Musician”. Or Applied Aural Musicianship 2 (MUSI20207).
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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4 Customised Online Tests (10% x 4) Requiring approximately 20 hours of work in total
| Throughout the teaching period | 40% |
Practical Assignment 1 - application of chosen skills to topics covered in weeks 1 to 3
| Week 3 | 12.5% |
Practical Assignment 2 - application of chosen skills to topics covered in weeks 4 to 6
| Week 6 | 12.5% |
Practical Assignment 3 - application of chosen skills to topics covered in weeks 7 to 9
| Week 9 | 12.5% |
Practical Assignment 4 - application of chosen skills to topics covered in weeks 9 to 12
| During the assessment period | 12.5% |
Preparation for and participation in in‐class exercises, demonstrating skill development over time.
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum 80% attendance required. | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Miriama Young Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 80 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Subject guide will be posted on the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in Music Course Graduate Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology specialisation Major Composition stream Major Musicology/Ethnomusicology stream Major Performance stream
Last updated: 3 November 2022