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Musicianship B - MUSC2301
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
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 MUSC1242
 
 
Excluded: MUSI2241
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Extends MUSC1302 by furthering students' knowledge of harmonic vocabulary through the analysis of both diatonic and chromatic harmony and the observation of harmonic and melodic practices in musical composition. Also includes further development of aural skills and a keyboard tutorial which covers score reading and figured bass and completion of music literature tests.


Learning Outcomes

The harmony component of this course is designed to enable students to:
  • Become more familiar with an extended repertoire of diatonic harmony
  • Apply an extended vocabulary of diatonic harmony to aspects of instrumental writing and of four-part vocal-style writing
  • Extend your understanding of harmonic and melodic structure in 18th and 19th century musical composition through analysis of the literature
  • Apply harmonic techniques demonstrated in class in a creative way through the writing of a composition in a specific musical style.
Following completion of the aural and Western Music literature components of this course, students will have improved their aural and listening skills, developed appropriate strategies for identifying, recognising and describing various styles, genres, structures etc. using appropriate terminology, and will have gained experience in transcribing and singing a variety of musical compositions.

Assessment

  • Harmony - 35%
  • Aural - 25%
  • Keyboard - 20%
  • Western Music Literature - 20%

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