CVL4020

Lifecycle events: literature, music and life stories

(ART)

Judy Watt

12 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield, Distance

Synopsis: Major musical and literary works associated with rites of passage, mainly from the Western tradition, will be examined in terms of their uses for various occasions, along with basic skills of research, story writing and story telling. The subject enables practitioners to advise clients about planning their own lifecycle celebrations.

Assessment: Essay on music topic (3500 words): 40% + Life stories assignment (2000 words): 20% + Two literature essays (2000 words, 1500 words): 40%