Languages of Music 1.1

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject is a study of harmonic, melodic, rhythmic and formal structures which form the fundamental basis of the western musical canon, embracing musical genres and styles directly relevant to current repertoire. It is seen as crucial to the active musician in ensuring that the music played is understood from both a practical and intellectual perspective.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Practical Composition & Improvisation Streams
Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:

• develop the ability to connect research into repertoire to actual composition and performance, and the development of creative skills across a wide spectrum of music;
• be cognisant of and sympathetic to a broad range of musics and associated composition/performance skills;
• develop communication skills in order to both understand all aspects of composition/performance practice, and develop an understanding of life experience as a musician in the 21st century;
• develop an appreciation of solo and group composition, current (public) performance practice and the extra-musical aspects necessary for success in the presentation of a live event;
• develop the necessary skills to combat performance anxiety and other elements which hinder the successful composition/performance of music;
• develop an appreciation and understanding of the individualistic nature of composition/performance;
  engage in constructive critical debate.