units

ATS2902

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 29 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitSir Zelman Cowen School of Music
OfferedClayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Associate Professor Thomas Reiner

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.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Thomas Reiner

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Music

Prerequisites

ATS2901