Music Therapy Methods 3 (MUSI90034)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject prepares students for the selecting and incorporating a range of music therapy methods in diverse practice contexts. It focuses on deepening learning in the areas of improvisation, song writing, receptive methods and using repertoire.
Skill development is focused on a range of musical and therapeutic areas including leading and facilitating song writing, improvising on a range of instruments, and leading groups of people towards performances.
Students will also learn to design a and facilitate music listening programs to support meaning making.
Note: This subject is offered in two cohorts:
- Melbourne based students attend on-campus classes and activities
- Interstate or regional students attend online classes and activities, and an on-campus intensive in Melbourne
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- lead and facilitate song writing experiences that emphasise music creation and utilise a range of instruments;
- create improvised music on a range of instruments to respond to therapeutic needs;
- facilitate music listening for making meaning from music and listening experiences;
- arrange and facilitate live group performances of repertoire using vocal harmonies and multiple instruments.
Generic skills
- perform confidently in front of an audience;
- search for popular materials on the internet.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI90038 | Music Therapy Practice 1 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
10 to 15-minute video demonstrating the facilitation of a music listening experience and an accompanying journal of 500 words describing the experience of facilitation
| Mid teaching period | 25% |
5 to 10-minute video demonstration of improvised therapeutic techniques, with a 1000-word rationale
| Late in the teaching period | 25% |
5 to 10-minute video recording of an original song in an arrangement for at least 3 instruments and 2 harmony lines
| During the assessment period | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Jeanette Tamplin Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising 12-hours of online lecture content, and either 24-hours on-campus weekly tutorials (Melbourne-based students) OR 18-hours synchronous online weekly tutorials and one 6-hour day on-campus intensive (Interstate and regional students) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 March 2025 Census date 31 March 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025 Assessment period ends 27 June 2025 Semester 1 contact information
Jeanette Tamplin: jeanette.tamplin@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
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Last updated: 4 March 2025