| Semester 2, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | Making Music 4 Composing & Imp |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 100101 - Music |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: MUI1000
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
This course provides the student with important music skills that supplement practical courses. Essential elements in the development of a musician are aural awareness and both a working knowledge of, and practical skills in the techniques of music analysis, writing and performance.
Synopsis
This course provides practical instruction in the use of the vocabulary and language of music to create musical artefacts. It further develops knowledge, understanding and aural acuity of pitch, melody and rhythm by applying these skills to composition and improvisation.
Objectives
On completion of this course students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of melody and harmony;
- demonstrate basic level knowledge and understanding of rhythm in some non-Western music;
- apply skills and techniques relating to melody, harmony and rhythm in the composing and improvising of music, both forms of creative expression;
- apply aural skills to observe and analyse music in a variety of contexts;
- work both independently and/or collaboratively to apply knowledge and skills of composition and improvisation to the creation of musical artefacts.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | MODULE A 鈥� Rhythmic studies: an introduction to the use of rhythm in non-Western music, as well as innovations in rhythm in 20th century Western music; rhythm as compositional and improvisational device | 30.00 |
| 2. | MODULE B 鈥� Advanced melodic construction and harmonization: the use of extended harmony and advanced chord/scale theory in composition and improvisation | 30.00 |
| 3. | MODULE C 鈥� Composition and improvisation | 40.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=MUI2008)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
There are no texts or materials required for this course.
Reference materials
Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 126.00 |
| Independent 精东传媒app | 39.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOD A - TASK 1 | 100 | 25 | 10 Aug 2020 | |
| MOD B - TASK 2 | 100 | 35 | 07 Sep 2020 | |
| MOD C - TASK 3 | 100 | 40 | 26 Oct 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students鈥� responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade, a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
Closed Examination
Candidates are allowed to bring only writing and drawing instruments into the Closed examination.
Students must bring a portable CD player and headphones to the Module B examination -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Any deferred or supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them