MUSICOL 1200 - Musicology Foundations
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code MUSICOL 1200 Course Musicology Foundations Coordinating Unit Elder Conservatorium of Music Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Incompatible MUSICOL 1000A/B Assumed Knowledge A basic proficiency with reading standard musical notation but not in musical performance Assessment Seminar participation 10%, Essay (1500 words) 30%, Oral presentation (10 minutes) 30%, Exam (2 hours) 30% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Mr Steven Knopoff
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Critically assess music as encountered in a broad range of historical, social, cultural, performative, notational, and mediated contexts
2. Understand the relationship between studies of music within the co-disciplines of ethnomusicology and historical musicology, and studies of music in other disciplines, particularly within the Social Sciences
3. Develop and demonstrate aural and analytical skills through assessed written and oral assignments and through participation in seminar discussions
4. Develop music research skills related to planning essays and confidence in written, oral, and electronic modes of communicationUniversity Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1, 2, 3 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
1, 3, 4 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
3, 4 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
2, 3, 4 Intercultural and ethical competency
- adept at operating in other cultures
- comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
- able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
- demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
1, 3, 4 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Textbooks
Cook, Nicholas. 1998. Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Harper-Scott, J P E and Jim Sampson, eds. 2009. An Introduction to Music Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Recommended Resources
The electronic Music Resources Guide ( http://libguides.adelaide.edu.au/music ) contains quick links to key music databases for scholarly research and online listening. It also contains links to websites of publicly available online scores, collected editions, and professional associations. Here too you can find a regularly updated list of new books, scores, CDs and DVDs available in the Elder Music Library.
Music Online is a portal that enables searching in Grove Music Online and other Oxford reference content in the one location. Students can access Oxford Music Online which houses Grove Music Online through the link on the Elder Music Library website at: http://libguides.adelaide.edu.au/music
Grove music online [electronic resource] can also be located as a title search through the library catalogue. The 29-volume print copy is available from the Elder Music Library's reserve collection.Online Learning
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Lectures and Seminars will address the information and aims set out in the Course Description. They will be structured to allow students to develop analytical and written/oral presentational skills through in-class discussion and formal presentations.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
In addition to the 3 contact hours per week, it is anticipated that students would spend 4-8 hours per week in
reviewing in-class notes, preparing the readings and other assignments, and revising for the end-of-semester exam.
Learning Activities Summary
The following provides an indicative list of topics for this course
Week 1
Introduction to the course/The scope of music research in the 21st century
Week 2
Introduction to Musicology and Music History
Week 3
Studies of Music based on Notation, Theory and Analysis
Week 4
Studies of Music as Performance
Week 5
Studies in Music and Media
Week 6
Studies in World Music
Week 7
Sociological Perspectives and Music Research
Week 8
Music and Psychology
Week 9
Studies in the Economics and Business of Music
Week 10
Studies of Popular Music
Week 11
Student Presentations
Week 12
Student PresentationsSpecific Course Requirements
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
ASSESSMENT TASK TASK TYPE WEIGHTING COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME(S) Seminar participation Formative and summative 10% 1, 2, 3, 4 1500 word essay Formative and summative 30% 1, 2, 3, 4 10-min oral presentation Summative 30% 3, 4 2-hour exam Summative 30% 1, 2, 3, 4 Assessment Related Requirements
Active and positive participation in 100% of lectures and seminars is expected, excluding absence due to certified medical illness or on compassionate grounds cleared in advance with the course coordinator. Because important information and perspectives are disseminated in lecture and seminar discussions (not only in readings) non-attendance is associated with poorer assessment results. Students who attend less than 80% of seminars will not be offered an additional assessment in the case of a full course result in the 45-49% range.Assessment Detail
CLASS SESSION PARTICIPATION (10% weighting)
Detailed instructions and schedule for the two aspects of this assessment will be distributed in class on Friday 4 March (Week 1).
1200–1500 WORD WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (30% weighting)
Students will write a 1200–1500 word paper on an assigned topic related to the Week 2 history content. Detailed instructions will be distributed and discussed in class in Week 2, Friday 11 March. The essay will be due for submission via MyUni in Week 6, Friday 8 April.
ORAL PRESENTATION (30% weighting)
In weeks 11-12 each student will give a 10 minute oral presentation regarding the use of music in a chosen media context. Assessment will be based both on the quality of the presentation content (clear statement of aims, use of well-organised and meaningful information leading to a small number of conclusion/s) and on the quality of the presentation itself (in terms of overall timing, vocal delivery, and effective use of A/V information/examples). Detailed instructions and a schedule for the presentations will be distributed in class in Week 6 (6 April).
END-OF-SEMESTER OPEN-BOOK EXAM (30% weighting)
Date: The course exam will take place sometime during the final exam period between
20 June – 1 July, most likely early in this period during the week of the 20th. The exact dates and times of all exams will be published by the Examinations Office on 13 May. All students must attend the exam at the time set by the Examinations Office.
The exam will require students to answer two or three questions (or sets of related questions). Answers to each question (or set of questions) should run about 300-400 words. This is an open-book exam, allowing for text books and any notes the student may have prepared. Answers will be marked both on clarity of writing and on demonstration of an understanding of relevant concepts and ideas presented in the course. A set of practice questions will be distributed in class in Week 12 (1 June).Submission
The Written word assignment should be submitted (uploaded) as .pdf no later than 5:00 p.m. on the due date.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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