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Teaching Aural Musicianship (MUSI90012)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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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 | Winter Term |
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Fees | Look up fees |
A program of activities designed to re-sensitise the teacher and musician to the elements of music.
Beyond the examination and assessment requirements, beyond the tonal, beyond the meter this program aims to refresh the personal resource that ought to arouse the interest in unfamiliar music, and deepen appreciation of known works. Conventional wisdoms regarding aural training will also be examined, with acknowledgement of the various methods.
Activities are centred on improving perception of pitch, stimulation of short and longer term memory, feel for rhythm, and a multiple intelligences approach to harmonic perception. Activities useful in teaching aural perception and discussion of resources and materials to help the teacher are incorporated.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should bel able to:
- enhanced existing aural perception;
- an extended knowledge of various methodologies, and;
- an extended range of classroom activities for teaching.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- singing and listening skills;
- body percussion, and;
- music reading skills.
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 |
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Active Participation in all classes
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
90-minute Transcription Test (chosen from the text)
| Day 4 | 30% |
Individual Prepared Singing - two excerpts (up to 32 bars each) to be performed
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 20% |
Individual Prepared Rhythm - two excerpts (up to 32 bars each) to be performed
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 20% |
Lead an activity for a maximum of 20 minutes, during one of the classes. Choose an example from the text. You may augment the material with any other material you deem appropriate
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Hurdle requirement: 100% attendance is expected, less than 80% will result in a fail in the subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Winter Term
Coordinator Leon de Bruin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours comprising five 6-hour days (9:00am - 4:00pm on each day of classes) Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 4 July 2022 to 8 July 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 July 2022 Census date 15 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 July 2022 Assessment period ends 28 July 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A reading pack will be distributed prior to the first class.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Instrumental Specialisation (formal) Studio - 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: 31 January 2024