MUSC125 to MUSC252

MUSC125/225 Popular Music Studies                                                                                                   10 cp

Prerequisites At 100 level: Year 12 Music or equivalent. At 200 level: any 2 Music units at 100 level

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

An exploration of the development and structures of twentieth–century popular music, including a survey of styles and forms, a survey of performance techniques and structures, arranging/composition techniques, improvisation, arranging and composing, ensemble and solo instrumental, and vocal performance.

MUSC135/235/449 History of Western Church Music                                                                             10 cp

Prerequisites At 100 level: Nil. At 200 level: 1 Music unit at 100 level

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

A broad overview of particular church music traditions including the forces that have shaped them, their styles, forms and genres, and their specific repertoire.

MUSC136/236 Composition and Arranging for Church Worship                                                           10 cp

Prerequisites At 100 level: Year 12 Music or Grade 5 Theory AMEB/Trinity College (London) or equivalent. At 200 level: MUSC110 Introduction to Writing Music

Teaching Organisation Three contact hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

A further study of musicianship, and specifically of skills in arranging and composing music to meet worship needs.

MUSC137/237/440/635 Music and the Sacred                                                                                        10 cp

Prerequisites At 100 level: Nil. At 200 level: Any 2 Music units at 100 level

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

A study of the aesthetics of music, with particular reference to the realm of the sacred. Students will examine the ways in which music can communicate meaning, either alone, or in association with other forms of art. Aspects to be studied will include: value judgements in music, music and emotion, music and the experience of God, music and beauty, music and ritual.

MUSC138/238/439/634 Western Plainchant in Theory and Practice                                                      10 cp

Prerequisites At 100 level: Nil. At 200 level: Any 2 Music units at 100 level

Teaching Organisation Lectures, seminars and workshops comprising 3 hours per week over two semesters or equivalent

A study of the history, sources, notation, and forms of Western plainchant, as a theoretical background for an informed method of chant performance. A critical approach to chant editions will be developed by examining the restoration of chant since the late nineteenth century, the various schools of performance, and the controversies surrounding these.

MUSC143 Church Music Keyboard 1A                                                                                                    5 cp

MUSC152 Church Music Keyboard 1B                                                                                                    5 cp

Prerequisites Grade 4 Keyboard & Grade 3 Theory/Musicianship, AMEB, Trinity College (London) or equivalent

Teaching Organisation Individual keyboard instruction by an approved teacher for 30 minutes per week (either live or videotaped).

A basic study in keyboard skills and performance appropriate to the practice of music in worship. The unit may be undertaken using piano, pipe organ, or electronic equivalent. The repertoire may be chosen to reflect the student’s own denominational tradition.

MUSC144 Guitar/Song Leader 1A                                                                                                          5 cp

MUSC153 Guitar/Song Leader 1B                                                                                                          5 cp

Prerequisites Grade 4 Guitar & Grade 3 Theory/Musicianship, AMEB, Trinity College (London) or equivalent

Teaching Organisation Individual guitar and vocal instruction by an approved teacher for 30 minutes per week (either live or videotaped).

A basic study in musicianship and performance skills appropriate to leading and accompanying a congregation, using voice and guitar. The repertoire may be chosen to reflect the student’s own denominational tradition.

MUSC145 Cantor/Animateur 1A                                                                                                             5 cp

MUSC154 Cantor/Animateur 1B                                                                                                             5 cp

Prerequisites Grade 4 Singing & Grade 3 Theory/Musicianship, AMEB, Trinity College (London) or equivalent

Teaching Organisation Individual vocal instruction by an approved teacher for 30 minutes per week (either live or videotaped)

A basic study of vocal and musicianship skills appropriate to the role of cantor, including repertoire appropriate to the role of cantor in leading congregational singing, and basic sight-reading. The repertoire may be chosen to reflect the student’s own denominational tradition.

MUSC201 Music in Asian Cultures                                                                                                        10 cp

Prerequisites Music major/minor: Any 2 Music units at 100 level. Asian Studies major/minor: 1 Asian Studies unit at 100 level

Teaching Organisation 3 contact hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

A study of the music of selected Asian cultures and of the role of music and musicians within these cultures. The unit includes a study of varieties of instrumentation, rhythmic and melodic/harmonic structures and compositional forms, compositional techniques, and performance techniques.

MUSC202 Music in Australia                                                                                                                 10 cp

Prerequisites Music major/minor: any 2 Music units at 100 level. Australian Studies major/minor: 1 Australian Studies unit at 100 level

Teaching Organisation 3 contact hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit presents a survey of music in Australia from the time of European settlement to the present.

MUSC204 Campus Choir 2A                                                                                                                   5 cp

MUSC247 Campus Choir 2B                                                                                                                   5 cp

Prerequisites MUSC104 Campus Choir 1

Teaching Organisation Weekly rehearsals/workshops for at least 2 hours per week over 2 semesters, together with public performances in liturgies and at end-of-semester concerts, as prescribed at the start of each semester, including performances with orchestral or other instrumental accompaniment.

Continuing membership of and satisfactory participation in the activities of the Campus Choir over a period of two semesters. Activities include weekly rehearsals, membership of the organising committee, and at least one major performance each semester, as well as occasional liturgies or performance at University functions.

MUSC206 Psalmody and Hymnody                                                                                                      10 cp

Refer to MUSC106 for details.

MUSC207 Choral Conducting 2A                                                                                                            5 cp

MUSC248 Choral Conducting 2B                                                                                                            5 cp

Prerequisites MUSC107 Choral Conducting 1A

Teaching Organisation Weekly 1–hour workshop, for 2 semesters or equivalent.

A continuing study of the art and techniques of choral direction involving a workshop, over two semesters in choral training and conducting techniques, sight–singing and accompaniment, using a variety of sacred and secular repertoire.

MUSC208 Electronic and Computer Music                                                                                           10 cp

Refer to MUSC108 for details.

MUSC210 History of Music: 18th Century                                                                                              10 cp

Prerequisites Any 2 Music units at 100 level

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

A survey of European music in the late Baroque and Classical periods, together with a critical study of works by representative composers of the period.

MUSC211 History of Music: 17^th Century                                                                                               10 cp

Refer to MUSC111 for details.

MUSC212 History of Music: 19^th Century                                                                                               10 cp

Prerequisites Any 2 Music units at 100 level

Recommended Co-requisite MUSC224 Music Language Studies 4

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

A survey of European music in the Romantic period, together with a critical study of works by representative composers.

MUSC214 History of Music: Renaissance                                                                                              10 cp

Refer to MUSC114 for details.

MUSC215 Practical Study 2A: Harpsichord                                                                                           10 cp

MUSC249 Practical Study 2B: Harpsichord                                                                                           10 cp

Prerequisites MUSC115 Practical Study 1A: Harpsichord

Teaching Organisation Weekly individual harpsichord lesson of 40 minutes, for two semesters; weekly performance practice class for 2 hours over 18 weeks; and either weekly workshop in Pedagogy of 1 hour or weekly workshop in Keyboard Musicianship Skills of 1 hour over 1 semester.

A continuing study in harpsichord performance and either a study of applied musicianship skills or a study of keyboard pedagogy.

MUSC216 Practical Study 2A: Organ                                                                                                    10 cp

MUSC250 Practical Study 2B: Organ                                                                                                    10 cp

Prerequisites MUSC116 Practical Study 1A: Organ

Teaching Organisation Weekly individual organ lesson of 40 minutes, over two semesters; weekly performance practice class of 2 hours for 18 weeks; and either weekly workshop in keyboard pedagogy of 1 hour over 1semester; or weekly workshop in keyboard musicianship skills of 1 hour over 1 semester.

A continuing study in organ performance and either a study of applied musicianship skills or a study of keyboard pedagogy.

MUSC217 Practical Study 2A: Piano                                                                                                    10 cp

MUSC251 Practical Study 2B: Piano                                                                                                    10 cp

Prerequisites MUSC117 Practical Study 1A: Piano

Teaching Organisation Weekly individual piano lesson of 40 minutes, over two semesters; weekly performance practice class of 2 hours, over 18 weeks; and either weekly workshop in keyboard pedagogy of 1 hour over one semester; or weekly workshop in Ensemble and Accompaniment of 1 hour, over 18 weeks.

A continuing study in solo piano performance and either a study of the art of accompaniment or a study of keyboard pedagogy.

MUSC218 Practical Study 2A: Vocal                                                                                                     10 cp

MUSC252 Practical Study 2B: Vocal                                                                                                     10 cp

Prerequisites MUSC118 Practical Study 1A: Vocal

Teaching Organisation Weekly individual vocal lesson of 40 minutes, over two semesters; weekly performance practice class of 2 hours, over 18 weeks; and weekly pedagogy workshop of 1 hour over 1 semester.

A continuing study in vocal performance and either a study of vocal pedagogy or a study of vocal performance in ensembles of one voice per part.