Indigenous Musical Instruments (MUSI20232)

This subject has been designed and developed for online delivery and assessment only.

This online subject offered by The Wilin Centre offers students insight into Indigenous musical instruments in Australia.

Case studies introduce the cultural and spiritual significance of particular instruments, trace their creation (from sourcing of materials, to design, to methods of crafting), and demonstrate their uses in music and dance.

Webinars, guided viewing and listening, practice, reading, and discussion, will complement the case studies and deepen student’s appreciation of the knowledges, technologies, techniques, and aesthetics, of Indigenous musical instruments.  

Students will use knowledge from webinars, viewing and listening, reading, and discussion, to prepare a listening journal and either an essay or creative portfolio. Students will also develop and submit a critical reflection on their learning experience. 

This subject provides students with the opportunity to develop awareness of Indigenous musical instruments in Australia, and to develop language and skills to approach, talk, and write, about this knowledge in a respectful and culturally appropriate manner.

Indigenous Knowledges

This subject is shaped and guided by Indigenous scholarship, pedagogies and knowledges in creative and cultural practices.

The subject is co-taught with First Nations people.