MUM4480

Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan

(ART)

Aline Scott-Maxwell

12 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: MUS1060, MUS2480 or MUS3480 or prior experience in gamelan practice/theory and audition + Prohibitions: MUS34900

Synopsis: Advanced gamelan performance skills and contemporary composition for gamelan. Lectures address advanced gamelan theory and performance practice, and ideas, techniques, and historical and recent developments in gamelan composition, both in Java and internationally.

Assessment: Essay (4000 words) or composition works for gamelan equivalent to 2000 words: 35% + Written/oral assignments: 15% + Performance assignments and concert: 40% + Examination (1 hour): 10%