Undergraduate - UnitATS2902 - Music theory and ear training 4

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Paul Williamson

Synopsis

This unit is the fourth and final of a sequence of four units that integrates the development of aural skills with the theoretical understanding of music through listening, analysis, performance, notation and composition. It consolidates the skills and knowledge developed in MTET 3 through the study and practical application of theoretical concepts in the Western Classical and Jazz traditions. Further study of advanced analytical and compositional procedures in representative works will incorporate the analysis and recognition of chromatic harmony, voice leading techniques, and different structural levels.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have consolidate practical aural skills and their knowledge of music theory, analysis and composition. Students will be able to understand and recognize advanced compositional procedures and aspects of musical structure. They will be able to undertake analyses of Western art music, jazz and popular musics.