Details for Musicology
Music is something we enjoy, whether performing or listening. But beyond how we subconsciously engage with music, how can music be understood? How do we make meaning out of music? Why does it work the way it does? This unit equips students with the knowledge and tools to analyse music in its various forms – performed, recorded, and written.
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: MUS201
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Daniel Thornton
Awards offering Musicology
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Diploma of Arts
- Undergraduate Certificate in Arts
- Undergraduate Certificate in Christian Music
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Apply bias-aware strategies to appraising music;
- Develop aural skills to explore, and oral skills to explain musical works;
- Analyse music as encountered in a broad range of historical, social, cultural, performative, notational, and mediated contexts;
- Explain and compare common methods and methodologies for analysing music.
Subject Content
- Why music matters
- Personal musical biases
- Musicology
- Ethnomusicology
- Theomusicology
- Popular Music Studies
- Aural perception skills
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face to Face (on site)
- E-learning (online)
- Intensive
Assessment Methods
- Forum Posts (25%)
- Oral Presentation (25%)
- Major Essay (50%)
Prescribed Text
- Primary readings provided