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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Allied Arts 1

  • Unit Code

    DAN1033

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    10

  • Full Year Unit

     Y

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Gennaro DI DONNA

Description

This unit is an Introduction to studies in Western Music. A wide-ranging style-centred exploration of musical language examining aspects of rhythm, tonality, tempo, texture, timbre, dynamics and form. Studies include consideration of culturally specific music and dance, Western and non-Western musical traditions, Jazz and popular music.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Recognise the basic elements of music theory and use appropriate music terminology.
  2. Identify and discuss different music forms; including Western music, world music, Jazz and popular music.
  3. Identify the musical structure of different dances in relation to their historical and cultural contexts.
  4. Hear and replicate through movement, the rhythmic and dynamic elements of different musical forms.
  5. Understand the relationship between the compositional structures of dance and music and use this knowledge to communicate effectively with musicians and composers.

Unit Content

  1. Transforming mathematical structures into meaningful musical phrasing and its integration into performance.
  2. Presentation of complex culturally specific rhythmic patterns, eg Indian and Spanish dance.
  3. A wide range of contrasting rhythmic and a-rhythmic structures in class work and performance.
  4. Methods of establishing communication and links with musicians, sound designers or composers.
  5. Music terminology- definitions and application.
  6. Cultural and historical contextualization of music from a variety of world cultures: Western music, Jazz and popular styles.
  7. Musical form is examined in relation to different types of dance and music history.
  8. Definitions of rhythm, tonality/atonality, metre, tempo, texture, dynamics.
  9. The characteristics of a variety of styles from the Western Art music tradition - their recognition aurally and principles of articulation.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Full YearNot Offered12 x 1.5 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminar discussions. Practical classes. Sound and composition analysis. Individual research and creative processes.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformancePerformance assessment30%
PortfolioResearch Portfolio40%
ReviewWritten Assessment30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Allied Arts 1

  • Unit Code

    DAN1033

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    10

  • Full Year Unit

     Y

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Gennaro DI DONNA

Description

This unit is an Introduction to studies in Western Music. A wide-ranging style-centred exploration of musical language examining aspects of rhythm, tonality, tempo, texture, timbre, dynamics and form. Studies include consideration of culturally specific music and dance, Western and non-Western musical traditions, Jazz and popular music.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Recognise the basic elements of music theory and use appropriate music terminology.
  2. Identify and discuss different music forms; including Western music, world music, Jazz and popular music.
  3. Identify the musical structure of different dances in relation to their historical and cultural contexts.
  4. Hear and replicate through movement, the rhythmic and dynamic elements of different musical forms.
  5. Understand the relationship between the compositional structures of dance and music and use this knowledge to communicate effectively with musicians and composers.

Unit Content

  1. Transforming mathematical structures into meaningful musical phrasing and its integration into performance.
  2. Presentation of complex culturally specific rhythmic patterns, eg Indian and Spanish dance.
  3. A wide range of contrasting rhythmic and a-rhythmic structures in class work and performance.
  4. Methods of establishing communication and links with musicians, sound designers or composers.
  5. Music terminology- definitions and application.
  6. Cultural and historical contextualization of music from a variety of world cultures: Western music, Jazz and popular styles.
  7. Musical form is examined in relation to different types of dance and music history.
  8. Definitions of rhythm, tonality/atonality, metre, tempo, texture, dynamics.
  9. The characteristics of a variety of styles from the Western Art music tradition - their recognition aurally and principles of articulation.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Full YearNot Offered12 x 1.5 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminar discussions. Practical classes. Sound and composition analysis. Individual research and creative processes.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformancePerformance assessment30%
PortfolioResearch Portfolio40%
ReviewWritten Assessment30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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