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ATS3821 - From critical theory to creating new musical work

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)

Mr David Chisholm; Associate Professor Thomas Reiner

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

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

Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit, student are able to:

Demonstrate the relationship between contemporary thought and musical expression;
Analyse musical content in terms of critical theory and modern hermeneutics.

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.