Historical Performance Practice (MUSI40032)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Advanced academic study of the resources, instruments, techniques and stylistic conventions relevant to the performance of music of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Sometimes referred to as performance practice, period performance, or "authentic" performance, "historically informed performance" (HIP) is an historical approach that seeks to uncover and decipher performing techniques of the past in order to better understand the musical culture and expectations of our own time.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- explain and evaluate, at an advanced level, a range of issues involved in historical performance practice including debates about the aesthetic validity of 'historically informed performance';
- explain and evaluate, at an advanced level, how music in a particular style might originally have sounded, as well as the links between the historical study of style and contemporary approaches to performing;
- identify and evaluate the use of primary sources as lines of evidence for historical performance styles.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate skills aimed at augmenting independent critical thinking;
- experiment with new ideas;
- implement their independent research and critical reflection directly into music performance.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Performance/Research report (a written report of 2200 words or a 20-minute performance examination, depending on specialisation) | During examination week | 45% |
Individual seminar presentation
| From Week 5 to Week 11 | 20% |
Written exam
| Week 12 | 25% |
Regular participation in discussion, ongoing | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Donald Nicolson Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021
Additional delivery details
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with MUSI30116 Historical Performance Practice.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Course Bachelor of Music (Degree with Honours) Informal specialisation Musicology/Ethnomusicology Informal specialisation Performance Informal specialisation Composition - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 31 January 2024