6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Organisational Unit
Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music
Chief examiner(s)
Associate Professor Robert Burke
Coordinator(s)
Not offered in 2019
Prerequisites
Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.
Prohibitions
ATS2331Not offered in 2019
Notes
- This unit is an international study programinternational study program (http://future.arts.monash.edu/learning-abroad) that requires an application to be enrolled and may incur additional cost.
- The unit may be offered in non-standard teaching periodsnon-standard teaching periods (http://www.monash.edu/enrolments/dates/census).
- Bachelor of Music students must have prior approval from The unit coordinator prior to enrolment. Non-Bachelor of Music students will be required to audition, submit a folio of compositions or written work according to course requirements prior to enrolment.
Synopsis
This unit introduces students to the study of music in different cultural contexts. Culturally-specific approaches to performance, composition, music technology and ethnomusicology/musicology will be investigated in their environments. The focus of the unit will be a reflective approach to the integration of diverse traditions of music into individual creative and research activity. Courses are offered subject to availability and may be stream-specific.
Outcomes
On completion of this unit, students well be able to:
- Understand the practice of music in diverse historical/social/cultural contexts;
- Evaluate practical and theoretical approaches to music performance, composition and research;
- Apply this knowledge to their personal music practice.
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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