Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA Academy of Performing Arts

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• Unit Title

  Music History: Australian Music

• Unit Code

  MUS3513

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  10

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit introduces examines the art music of Australia. The influence of indigenous music is discussed, along with the emergence of national characteristics that draw from diverse sources. The unit traces the development of Australian music in the context of evolving Australian institutions such as the Australian Broadcasting Commission and the Australia Council for the Arts. Key figures and their works are examined, including pioneers such as Percy Grainger, Peggy Glanville-Hicks and Peter Sculthorpe as well as later composers, improvisers and sound artists.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Critically discuss issues that informed developments in Australian Music.
2. Demonstrate critical enquiry and listening skills.
3. Identify and contextualise seminal Australian composers, composition techniques and recordings.
4. Presentation of academic research with proper formatting and attribution.
5. Use academic resources to formulate a critical argument.

Unit Content

1. Analysis and context of seminal works by Australian composers.
2. Critical issues relevant to Australian Music composition.
3. Critical writing skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, individual listening, reading, and score study.

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 Board of Examiners.

Text References

• Canberra School of Music (1998, 1994, 1996). Anthology of Australian music on disc, series 1-3. Canberra: Canberra School of Music.
• Bebbington, W. (Ed.). (1998). A dictionary of Australian music. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
• Bebbington, W. (Ed.). (1997). The oxford companion to Australian music. Melbourne, Oxford University Press.
• Kerry, G. (2009). New classical music, composing Australia. Australia: UNSW Press.
• Callaway, F., & Tunley, D. (1978). Australian composition in the twentieth century. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
• Dunbar-Hall, Hodget, P., & Hodget G. (1991). A guide to jazz, folk and Australian music. Marrickville, N.S.W: Science Press.
• Richard, F. (2007). The soundscapes of Australia. music, place and spirituality. Australia: UNSW Press.

Website References

• Australian Music Centre http://www.australianmusiccentre,com.au

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