20th/21st Century Western Music

Subject MUSI30056 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Credit Points: 6.25
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2015.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 12 hours per semester
Total Time Commitment: 12 hours contact & 12 hours study per semester
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Contact

Faculty of the VCA and Music Student Centre
Email: vcam-info@unimelb.edu.au
Tel: +61 3 9685 9419
Fax: +61 3 9685 9358
Web: www.vcam.unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

This subject deals with the music of the 20th and 21st century primarily to place it in the historical context of composition and performance. Any analytical examinations will not necessarily be chronologically based, but rather will be place in both social and cultural contexts, the main purpose is in achieving a firm understanding of context when the music is performed today.
Learning Outcomes:

On completon of this subject students should have

  • the ability to place all musics performanced (and/or listened to) in historical, social and cultural context;
  • fostered a greater understanding and appreciation of musics outside the Western classical canon, by recognising and studying factors within the classical repertoire of the periods under study which have influenced Western musics singificantly;
  • the ability to debate why classical music in the 20th century is where it is in the broader musical world.
Assessment:

Continuous: Preparation and commitment as demonstrated by performance tasks and/or a regularly updated journal of activities embracing all areas studied (50%) - Hurdle requirement 80% attendance.

Formal: A written research paper of approximately 1500 words or equivalent project as negotiated between the lecturer and student (50%).
Prescribed Texts: None
Recommended Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
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Generic Skills:

Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:

• Exhibit extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of their discipline including relevant professional knowledge, skills, discipline and ethics as they relate to the practising musician
• Demonstrate an open and independent attitude towards contemporary cultural developments
• Demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the challenges for the professional musician in the 21st century
• Critically and creatively engage with topics of cultural significance across the broader community
• Work at various levels, both individually and as a team member, in a wide variety of musical environments
• Understand and appreciate how the arts connect with the broader society and culture
• Be prepared to undertake postgraduate study.
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Music Performance (Improvisation) (VCA)

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