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ATS3061 - Music in Australia

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music

Coordinator(s)

Dr Joel Crotty

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit explores select twentieth- and twenty-first-century musics in Australia. By examining various socio-political perspectives, such as multiculturalism, the unit also investigates the cultural impact of music in the Australia as well as the way in which individuals and groups engage in musical practices.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students are able to:

Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the stylistic changes that have influenced the development of music in Australia since 1901.
Articulate how various socio-political values have shaped music and musical practices in Australia in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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.