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MUSI111 Encounters in Music

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 On line
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Armidale Trimester 3 On line
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions candidature in BMus or BMus/BTeach
Notes

This is a unit for people who have done no prior formal music studies. Any student who lacks knowledge of music rudiments and notation should enrol in and successfully complete MUSI111 first.
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Alan Davison (adaviso3@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is designed for those with little or no knowledge of music. The unit will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of musical styles, genres and the theoretical skills required for notating and reading music, and enhancing listening skills. In addition, students will explore broader topics in past and present music, including its role and context in society.

Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. identify the major stylistic features in various musics;
  2. identify examples of musical genres studied in the unit;
  3. recognise broad formal design features and rudimentary structures in major musical pieces; and
  4. demonstrate an understanding of the rudimentary symbols and systems of notation in Western music.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The unit contains a variety of topics that introduce students to the discipline, including conventional notation practice, standard analytical approaches to musical form, and historical perspectives on music. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students learn how music is used for communication and learn to communicate their ideas through writing about music. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
A selection of non-western musical instruments are used to illustrate varieties and similarities of instrument forms and classifications. Students are required to identify these in assignments 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
The unit is designed to be delivered fully online. Consequently, a variety of online tools are an essential part of the learning environment. In addition, simple online music notation software tools are introduced to students as part of their assessment. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The unit introduces students to the primary concepts used to study music and thereby provides conventional concepts within which further musical study may be undertaken. The unit also seeks to make students identify aspects of music that they find inspirational and thus maintain a life-long association with this music. 		True True
   

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