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Music Language 1: the Diatonic World (MUSI10023)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Online and On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Ian Godfrey: ibg@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the Eligibility and Requirements section for subject requisite information.
Semester 2
Miriama Young: miriama.young@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the Eligibility and Requirements section for subject requisite information.
Overview
| Availability | Summer Term - Online Semester 2 - On Campus |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
An introduction to the fundamental principles of harmony and counterpoint as observed in the Western musical tradition.
Students are expected to attain a sound understanding of the elements and processes of voice leading and diatonic harmonic functions, and be able to demonstrate this understanding through regular assignments in analysis and composition.
Students should also gain familiarity with the Western canon through set works for listening and study.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- compose a coherent contrapuntal texture in two parts and solve common voice leading problems;
- recognise different approaches to texture, form, and melody as appropriate to a variety of Western musical styles;
- harmonise a melody in four parts, employing diatonic triads, seventh chords, applied dominants, and essential modulations to create cohesive and logical harmonic progressions;
- realise a figured bass;
- identify chord functions and analyse harmonic progressions.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- analytical skills;
- skills in evaluative thinking, and in the application of theoretical criteria to practical outcomes.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must meet one of the following prerequisite options:
Option 1 Music Students
Admission into one of the following: B-MUS Bachelor of Music, D-MUSIC Diploma in Music, GD-MUS Graduate Diploma in Music
OR
Option 2 Breadth Students
AMEB Grade 4 theory or equivalent
AND
PERMISSION OF THE COORDINATOR: Breadth students are required to Apply for Permission from the Subject Coordinator to enrol in this subject and should make this application via the online form at the Fine Arts and Music Current Students Page:
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Eight short assignments comprising analytical and compositional tasks (equivalent to 350 words each)
| Throughout the teaching period | 65% |
Five 10-minute in-lecture online quizzes
| Throughout the teaching period | 15% |
1-hour written examination
| During the examination period | 20% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of all scheduled classes. | N/A | |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | N/A |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Online
Coordinator Ian Godfrey Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 36 hours, comprising 4-hours of lectures and 2-hours of tutorials per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 January 2024 to 16 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 11 January 2024 Census date 19 January 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 February 2024 Assessment period ends 8 March 2024 Summer Term contact information
Ian Godfrey: ibg@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the Eligibility and Requirements section for subject requisite information.
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Coordinator Miriama Young Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Tutorials are available at both Southbank and Parkville campuses. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Miriama Young: miriama.young@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the Eligibility and Requirements section for subject requisite information.
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Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Steven LAITZ, The Complete Musician (4th Edition), Oxford University Press, 2015
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Music Course Diploma in Music Course Graduate Diploma in Music Major Performance Major Musicology & Ethnomusicology Major Composition Major Music Studies Major Performance (ANAM) - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Students must meet the course entry requirements in order to be considered for a CAP enrolment in this subject. Approval to be sought from the course coordinator.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 April 2024