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Musics of the World (MUSI10227)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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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 be able to:

  • identify and describe culturally meaningful musical values and practices across diverse contexts;
  • analyse the sociocultural contexts and the sound structures of different music cultures;
  • describe the fundamentals of music-making in general as well as their manifestations in specific cultural contexts using appropriate terminology;
  • conduct basic research about different music cultures independently;
  • interpret how music-making shapes the lives of people outside Western art and commercial music traditions.

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: 14 March 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites


Corequisites


Non-allowed subjects


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: 14 March 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Three online quizzes in Weeks 3, 6, and 9

  • 400 words (each)
Throughout the teaching period30%

1-hour listening response task 

  • 1200 words (equivalent)
End of the teaching period30%

An essay (excluding bibliography and discography)

  • 1750 words
During the examination period40%
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of all scheduled classes.Throughout the teaching periodN/A
Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.N/A

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorNicholas Tochka
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours24 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture, and 1 hour engaging in online learning activities per week
    Total time commitment136 hours
    Teaching period24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023
    Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023
    Census date31 August 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail22 September 2023
    Assessment period ends17 November 2023

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Last updated: 14 March 2025