Musics of the World (MUSI40076)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Online
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The subject provides an introduction to understanding the relationship between music-making and social organisation in cross-cultural perspective. It presents case studies of traditional and contemporary music-making from different geographic areas, including Indigenous Australia, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should have developed the learning outcomes detailed below:
- an ability to understand music-making across diverse contexts;
- an informed understanding of the sociocultural contexts and the sound structures of different music cultures;
- a vocabulary for describing the fundamentals of music-making in general as well as their manifestations in specific cultural contexts;
- research skills to craft a semester-long study about music-making and;
- the ability to identify and evaluate major research trends in the discipline of ethnomusicology.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed:
- a capacity for independent critical thought about music from any time or place
- an openness to new ideas about what music is
- knowledge and skills which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing about music
- an informed understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity
Last updated: 3 November 2022
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A listening exam held during the Week 12 lecture
| Week 12 | 30% |
An essay proposal and bibliography
| Week 4 | 10% |
A literature review
| Week 8 | 20% |
An essay (excluding bibliography and discography)
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Nicholas Tochka Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 36 hours, comprising one 120-minute lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 156 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 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
156 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
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: 3 November 2022