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Proposed to be offered next in 2000
M Kartomi
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Clayton
Objectives Upon successful completion of the subject students should have a basic knowledge of musical, cultural and commercial issues and styles of popular music in Australia and Asia, a framework to identify, categorise and assess these popular music styles; and an understanding of how to write about the music through critical observation and analysis.
Synopsis As for MUS3270. Study of the relationships between popular music and society, culture and economic forces; and of popular musical genres in Australia and Asia, with special reference to India, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Japan.
Assessment: Written (3000 words): 40%
* Examination
(2 hours): 40%
* Listening tests: 20%
Prescribed texts
Manuel P Popular music of the non-Western world OUP, 1988
Back to the Arts Undergraduate Handbook, 1998
Published by Monash University, Australia
Maintained by wwwdev@monash.edu.au
Approved by C Jordon, Faculty of Arts
Copyright © Monash University 1997 - All Rights Reserved -
Caution