Musics of the World (MUSI40076)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
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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:
- 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: 4 March 2025