Available in 2024
Course code

MUSI3102

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course explores Australian music and the performing arts. Emerging themes, narratives, and traits will be investigated and challenged through case studies, listening examples, media, and publications. Students will undertake research on Australian music and performance within historical, contemporary, indigenous, and international cultural contexts.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Newcastle City Precinct

  • Semester 2 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Critique the roles of music and the performing arts in Australian culture

2. Examine the cultural contexts of Australian music and performance culture

3. Create a research project on Australian music and the performing arts.


Content

Topics will include:

  • Australian popular music and performance
  • Australian composers and performers
  • Indigenous performance
  • Transcultural musical expression
  • Performance studies in Australia
  • International opportunities for Australian performers

Assumed knowledge

MUSI1731


Assessment items

Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Exploring Indigenous Performance and Artistic Expression

Quiz: Multiple Choice Quiz

Report: Research Project on Australian Music and the Performing Arts


Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Lecture-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1

Course outline