Music Performance Science (MUSI20223)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Online
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject has been designed and developed for online delivery and assessment only.
This subject addresses all levels of music performance science by critically examining psychological, sociological and scientific research related to performing and creating music.
Attention is given to the sub-skills of music performance including processes involved when listening, sight-reading, practicing, memorizing, improvising and creating music, as well as structural communication, emotional communication, body movement, performance anxiety, and rehearsing and conducting with regard to various types of musical instruments and ensembles and in differing social contexts.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- make critical judgements about psychological, sociological, and scientific literature related to appreciating, performing and creating music;
- articulate the applications of optimum performance concepts to music practice;
- critique different theoretical and methodological issues relevant to conducting research in music performance science.
Last updated: 4 March 2025