The Music of Spain

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

120 Hours.

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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The subject explores a range of Spanish musical styles from the middle ages to the present day, and their interaction with European and American musical traditions. Topics include aspects of early music, opera and music theatre, concert music, film music, contemporary popular music, flamenco and the guitar in Spanish music. The subject will engage with the music’s creation, dissemination, social contexts and modes of consumption, and will draw on recent scholarship relating to issues of identity, nationalism and exoticism in the musics studied.

On completion of this subject students should have:

• developed their research skills;
• developed their ability to write critically on a variety of musical styles and performance contexts associated with Spain;
• further appreciation of the social contexts of music and its dissemination;

• One essay of 2500 words - End of Semester (50%)
• One 5-minute presentation and 3 journal entries (250 words each) - Throughout Semester (30%)
• A one-hour listening-based test - End of Semester Exam (20%)

Readings will be made available online.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject students be able to:

• apply developed research and critical skills.