Music of Aboriginal Australians - MUSC2201

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MUSC1302 or MUSC1312 or MUSC2111 or MUSI1142
 
 
Equivalent: AUST2026
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


A study of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal music in its social, historical and cultural contexts.

Learning Outcomes


  • Introduce students to Australian Aboriginal music as cultural expression
  • Enable students to discover and analyse the sounds, forms, structures and contexts of Australian Aboriginal music
  • Allow students to observe how songs acquire meaning in Aboriginal contexts
  • Achieve a more nuanced understanding of the broader discipline of Musicology through contemplation of what might be unique to Australian aboriginal music culture
  • Students will have the opportunity to reflect on, discuss and explore the contemporary implications of traditional, colonial and contemporary Aboriginal musical and social experience.

Assessment


  • Essay (3000 words) - 45%
  • Reflective Journal - 30%
  • Tutorial discussions and understanding of prescribed text - 10%
  • Tutorial listening exam - 10%
  • Tutorial pilot listening exam - 5%