Undergraduate - UnitATS3821 - From critical theory to creating new musical work

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Composition
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr David Chisholm (Mr Jordan Murray)

Notes

Previously coded MUS3310

Synopsis

The unit will cover critical theory related to compositional technique. Topics and approaches covered include musical time and space, neo-structuralism, music of the environment, music semiotics, and hermeneutics of the subject.

Outcomes

Students who have worked successfully in their studies will be able to understand and engage the complex interplay between critical theory and music composition.