Unit aim
This unit focuses on the development of problem solving skills in relation to music composition. It will develop a series of approaches to developing analytical and reflective musical communication skills. In particular, this unit will help you to develop skills in creative and interpretive music composition, lyric-writing, collaboration and critical analysis.
Unit content
- Form
- Starting points
- Repetitive devices
- Rhyme and couplet development
- Melody, motifs and phrasing
- Blues: harmonic and melodic properties
- Chord charts
- Chord progressions
- Phonetic concepts and techniques
- Imagery
- Analysis
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an awareness of formal, harmonic, melodic, rhythmic and lyrical structures used in music composition. | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 2 | demonstrate an understanding of methods and processes used in songwriting | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 3 | write a song employing intuitive and cognitive processes. | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | |||||
| 4 | use peer evaluation to review participation in, and outcomes of, teamwork. | |||||||
Prescribed texts
Session 2
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Lismore
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 2 (x 5 weeks) |
| Self-directed project |
| Assessment | |
| Writing inside parameters | 30% |
| Essay | 30% |
| Write a song and exegesis | 40% |
Online
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial online 15 mins (12 weeks) |
| Self-directed project |
| Assessment | |
| Writing inside parameters | 30% |
| Essay | 30% |
| Write a song and exegesis | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
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Commencing 2016 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
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