Advanced Rhythmic Studies (MUSI30282)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 6.25On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Dylan van der Schyff: dylan.vanderschyff@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject introduces Jazz & Improvisation students to advanced rhythmic concepts and techniques.
Through practical performance activities, deep listening exercises and transcription, students learn to creatively navigate complex rhythmic environments as players and listeners.
This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Jazz and Improvisation major of the B-MUS Bachelor of Music.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- perform complex rhythms, rhythmic structures, and polyrhythms;
- transcribe complex rhythms, rhythmic structures and polyrhythms;
- aurally distinguish rhythms, polyrhythms and complex meters within rhythmically complex performance contexts.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- apply critical and creative thinking, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies;
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects;
- sustain the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems.
Last updated: 4 March 2025