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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Introductory

Former School/College

Former School of Arts and Social Sciences

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.

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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.
2 demonstrate an understanding of methods and processes used in songwriting
3 write a song employing intuitive and cognitive processes.
4 use peer evaluation to review participation in, and outcomes of, teamwork.

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

  1. demonstrate an awareness of formal, harmonic, melodic, rhythmic and lyrical structures used in music composition.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate an understanding of methods and processes used in songwriting
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. write a song employing intuitive and cognitive processes.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
  4. use peer evaluation to review participation in, and outcomes of, teamwork.
    • Not applicable