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Unit of Study MUS10545 - Oceans of Sound: Global Music Cultures in the 21st Century (2019)

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  • Enrolment information

    A minimum 80% attendance record for all scheduled classes is normally required to qualify for a passing grade.

Unit description

Provides students with a range of historical, cross-cultural and indigenous perspectives relating to the development of global music cultures. It examines the roles of music within different societies, and promotes an understanding of the dynamics of global musical cultures through the development of research frameworks for cross-cultural musical comparisons.

Unit content

  • Introduction to world music
  • African music traditions
  • Middle Eastern Music
  • The influence of European Music - Ireland, Scotland, gypsy
  • Music of South America and the Caribbean
  • Music of Asia
  • Indigenous music of Australia and North American traditions
  • Music of the Pacific
  • Production, distribution and consumption of Music in the digital age.

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Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 2 Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify and discuss prominent stylistic features of a variety of musical examples from different musical cultures
2 analyse a range of historical and cross-cultural perspectives relating to the international circulation of music in the 20th and 21st century
3 analyse contemporary issues relating to the global music 'industry'
4 research and reflect on aspects of global music.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify and discuss prominent stylistic features of a variety of musical examples from different musical cultures
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  2. analyse a range of historical and cross-cultural perspectives relating to the international circulation of music in the 20th and 21st century
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  3. analyse contemporary issues relating to the global music 'industry'
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  4. research and reflect on aspects of global music.
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:

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