This course will introduce students to the theoretical foundations and historical and critical significance of the key discourses via which we have come to understand how music creates and conveys meaning: music aesthetics, music semiotics, and music aesthetics. Western, non-Western and intercultural traditions are considered from common starting-points: music as structured sound; music as a psychoacoustic phenomenon; music and the body; music and identity, music and other arts. The course develops the student’s ability to formulate ideas about music informed by these fields
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Interpret musical practice as a communicative act within a variety of contexts
- Describe some of the fundamental concepts of music aesthetics, music semiotics, and music analysis.
- Research and document musical topics related to these fields using a wide range of sources
- Reflect, analyse, and critically evaluate musical issues
- Communicate about music using written, visual, oral and multimedia forms
Indicative Assessment
- Two listening Tests (one hour each) (15% each) [learning outcomes 1-2]
- Essay Plan (plus bibliography) (1200 words) (30%) [learning outcomes 1-5]
- Essay (3000 words) (40%) [learning outcomes 1-5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a)39 hours of contact:
1. 26 hours of lectures (typically one per week)
2. 13 hours of tutorials or online equivalent
b) 91 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1542 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3618 |
| 2014 | $3762 |
| 2013 | $3756 |
| 2012 | $3756 |
| 2011 | $3756 |
| 2010 | $3750 |
| 2009 | $3618 |
| 2008 | $3618 |
| 2007 | $3618 |
| 2006 | $3618 |
| 2005 | $3618 |
| 2004 | $3618 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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