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Music History 3:Impressionism to Present (MUSI30249)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Online
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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 | Summer Term - Online Semester 1 - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
In this subject, we explore representative styles of Western art music from 1900 to the present. The music will be examined from a number of perspectives including nationalist and internationalist currents, modernist tendencies and the quest for order and disorder, and with reference to wider socio-cultural contexts. The music of Australia will also be studied in relation to corresponding global trends.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- understand and contextualise music from the 20th century to the present;
- undertake basic scholarly work using the bibliographic tools of music to discuss the music of the period covered;
- develop critical listening/score-reading skills for engagement with the music of the period.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have developed:
- a capacity for independent critical thought;
- an openness to new ideas;
- knowledge, skills and practices which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MUSI20198 | Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas |
Semester 1 (Online)
Summer Term (Online)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Musical literacy, to a standard equivalent to AMEB grade 4 or higher.
It is recommended students complete MUSI20198 Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas prior to enrolling in MUSI30249 Music History 3: Impressionism to Present.
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: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Take-home open notebook exam, submitted via Canvas
| First half of the teaching period | 15% |
Take-home open notebook exam, submitted via Canvas
| End of the teaching period | 15% |
Essay 1
| Second half of the teaching period | 35% |
Essay 2
| During the examination period | 35% |
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Online
Coordinator Nicholas Tochka Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 36 hours, comprising four 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 January 2021 to 13 February 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2021 Census date 22 January 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 February 2021 Assessment period ends 27 February 2021 - Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Nicholas Tochka Mode of delivery Online 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 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: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
J. Peter Burkholder, A History of Western Music, 10th International Student Edition E-Text. Norton, 2019.
- Subject notes
Further Information:
Concurrent enrolment in this subject and MUSI10047 Music History 1: Monteverdi to Mozart or MUSI20198 Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas in the same Study Period is not recommended due to the total time commitment required.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Course Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology specialisation Major Composition stream Major Musicology/Ethnomusicology stream Major Performance stream Breadth Track Studies in Western 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 (Production)
- 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: 27 April 2024