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The Ethnography of Music (Honours) (MUSI40079)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Southbank)
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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 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject teaches students to conceptualise and undertake an ethnographic research project on music-making in the contemporary world.
Through in-class activities, students learn to make fieldnotes, engage in participant-observation, conduct interviews, and use performance as a research tool. Through weekly readings, students learn to assess and navigate ethical issues related to research and writing about musicians and listeners. The subject is especially designed for students considering graduate research in music.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- find and assess the secondary literature in the disciplines of ethnomusicology and anthropology;
- articulate and formulate responses to the main issues involved in undertaking music ethnography;
- demonstrate understanding of the ethical problems that music scholars encounter;
- select and use specific ethnographic methods to research music-making;
- craft a viable research question and plan for undertaking research in the discipline of ethnomusicology.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
- an understanding of different cultural values;
- a capacity for independent thought and critical analysis;
- the capacity to write in a scholarly manner appropriate to the discipline;
- an openness to new ideas.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI40104 | Dissertation Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank)
|
18.75 |
Note: these can be taken concurrently (at the same time)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Recommended background knowledge
Some theoretical or practical acquaintance with music outside the western traditions.
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: 12 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Written responses to reading assignments, due every second week
| Throughout the teaching period | 15% |
An annotated bibliography of ten sources
| Week 4 | 15% |
A research proposal draft (excluding bibliography and discography)
| Week 8 | 15% |
Two short ethnographic exercises due in Weeks 6 and 10
| From Week 6 to Week 10 | 15% |
A revised final research proposal (excluding bibliography and discography)
| Week 12 | 40% |
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Nicholas Tochka Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising 2 hours per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022
Additional delivery details
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with MUSI30053 The Ethnography of Music.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
All readings will be available on the LMS prior to the commencement of semester.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Composition Informal specialisation Performance Informal specialisation Musicology/Ethnomusicology - 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: 12 November 2022