PERF 2030 Musicology as a Professional Practice

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 102858

Coordinator Jacob Leonard Opens in new window

Description This subject offers the opportunity for students to apply musicological skills and knowledge to real-world contexts, such as writing program notes, music reviews, and blogs, researching and retrieving music repertories for performance in various ensemble configurations, researching, analysing and critically writing about music from a range of genres, and adopting key analytical strategies for considering music in its cultural, intercultural and historical contexts. The teaching materials and content in this subject will be designed to closely align with and support the practical projects being chosen and designed by students in two project subjects (1 and 3) in the Bachelor of Music. The subject will provide students with a broadly informed view of current issues in music practice.

School Humanities & Comm Arts

Discipline Music

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Equivalent Subjects PERF 2006 - Contemporary Arts Music (Histories) PERF 2007 - Cultural Paradigms and Music
PERF 2018 - Music Culture and Discourse

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Type Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Presentation 15 minutes 30 N Individual
Critical Review 2000 words 35 N Individual
Applied Project 2000 words 35 N Individual
Participation Minimum 2 hours per fortnight S/U Y Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Beard, David and Gloag, Kenneth, Musicology: The Key Concepts. London & New York: Routledge, Second Edition, 2016.
     

Teaching Periods