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MUSI109 Concepts and Approaches in the Cultural Study of Music

Updated: 19 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 On line E - Wholly online unit
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites This unit assumes a working knowledge of the rudiments of music and music notation
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jason Stoessel (jason.stoessel@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit introduces students to the cultural study of music and music criticism. Students will gain foundation knowledge in a broad range of Western and non-Western music from both the past and present. This unit consists of two modules studied concurrently. One module consists of an introduction to writing about and researching music at undergraduate level. The second module consists of foundation studies introducing the student to approaches and concepts in the cultural and critical study of music. Included in this second module are selected case studies of musical cultures from throughout the world and its history, including European art music of the 17th and 18th centuries and traditional music of Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Music in the Western World
ISBN: 9780534585990
Weiss, P. and Taruskin, R., Cengage Learning 2nd ed.
Note: Also available in eBook format (Parts 5-7)
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On Campus and Online
A Short Guide to Writing about Music
ISBN: 9780321187918
Bellman, J., Pearson-Longman 2nd ed. 2007
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On Campus and Online
Music: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780192853820
Cook, N., OUP 2000
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On Campus and Online
World Music: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780192854292
Bohlman, P.V., OUP 2002
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On Campus and Online
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Bibliography 15% 750
Assessment Notes
Annotated bibliography
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2, 4 GA: 1-3, 7
Assignment 2: Notes 15% 750
Assessment Notes
Program/Liner notes
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3, 4 GA: 1-3, 6
Assignment 3: Essay 30% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-7
Assignment 4: Essay 30% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-7
Structured discussion 10%
Assessment Notes
Weekly participation in structured online and in-class discussions.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3 GA: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. write or speak clearly and concisely about music;
  2. acknowledge sources and scholarship using an appropriate reference system;
  3. identify and use key cultural concepts and approaches in this unit;
  4. arrange and process information about music and culture in a systematic way.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the discipline will be imparted though lectures and workshops, practised in structured class/online discussions, and formally assessed in all set assignments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills will be demonstrated through lectures, developed through monitored discussions, and assessed in the four written assignments. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
A global perspective of the discipline will be demonstrated through teaching and reserve reading, and assessed in the four written assignments. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy will be taught and practised in the classroom and library workshops in terms of locating, accessing and evaluating primary and secondary sources of information, with ability in information literacy assessed in the written assignments. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Writing skills and critical skills will be a focus of teaching, practice in the classroom and assessment in an effort to foster lifelong learning in music for graduates. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving and application of knowledge are intrinsic to the teaching and outcomes of this unit. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Social responsibility will be taught in the ethical evaluation of scholarly writing and artistic works, and assessed in four of the five assessment tasks, including structured discussion. 		True True
8 Team Work
Team work will be practised and assessed in the classroom activities and structured online discussions. 		True True True
   

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