758-259 Languages of Music 2.1

Credit Points

6.25

Prerequisites

Languages of Music 1.1 & 1.2

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

12 x 90 minute tutorials per semester and a miminum of 42 hours self-directed study per semester

Subject Description

This subject examines music and its relationship to changing social and cultural developments and historical context. The material discussed will be taken from a wide variety of music genres and styles. The subject will examine a variety of approaches to tonality, with special reference to music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Cultural and social contexts and their impact on musical development will also be a focus.

Assessment

Continuous: Preparation and commitment as demonstrated by performance tasks and/or a regularly updated journal of activities embracing all areas studied (50%)

Formal: One written examination of two hours duration on subject material presented in lectures (50%).



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