Overview
In this unit you will study the popular music styles that have emerged from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century. You will examine the role of prominent performers, composers, lyricists, and music producers in the development of these styles. You will also explore the social, political and technological events that have shaped popular music styles through this period. Your studies will give particular attention to the study and analysis of primary source materials in the form of musical analysis of the musical forms relevant to the style.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
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Assessment Overview
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- Identify the stylistic features of popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Describe the influence of prominent performers, composers, lyricists and producers in the development of popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Discuss the social, political and technological events that shaped popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Analyse the structure and musical style of selected popular music compositions from the 19th century through to the early 21st century.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Annotated bibliography - 25% | ||||
| 2 - Essay - 35% | ||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Annotated bibliography - 25% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Essay - 35% | ||||||||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Introduction to MUSC11411
Topic 1: Early jazz to the end of the 1920s
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Topic 1 (cont): Early jazz to the end of the 1920s
Topic 2: Theatre music to the end of the 1920s
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Topic 3: The 1930s
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Topic 4: The 1940s
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Topic 6: The 1960s
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Topic 7: The 1970s
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Topic 7: The 1970s
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Topic 8: The 1980s
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Topic 9: The 1990s to the present day
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1 Annotated bibliography
Length: 1200 - 1500 words
Task:
After selecting one of the essay topics (see Assessment item 2), prepare an annotated bibliography on the topic comprising of 12 different sources. These 12 sources will consist of:
- Four books (these can be hard copy, online books or e-books)
- Two articles from Oxford Music Online (this database can be accessed through the CQUniversity library)
- Two articles from Rock's Back Pages (this database can be accessed through the CQUniversity library)
- Four academic journal articles (these can be accessed through the CQUniversity library)
Further information on how to compile an Annotated Bibliography, as well as an exemplar of an annotation can be found on the Moodle website for this unit.
Presentation:
- Submit your assignment online as a Word document
- Use 12 Point Times New Roman Font
- 1.5 spacing throughout
- Arrange annotations in groupings
- 4 books
- 2 articles from Oxford Music Online
- 2 articles from Rock's Back Pages
- 4 academic journal articles
- Include your name and student number in the header of the document
- Include page numbers in the footer of the document
Week 6 Monday (19 Apr 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (7 May 2021)
- Identify the stylistic features of popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Describe the influence of prominent performers, composers, lyricists and producers in the development of popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Discuss the social, political and technological events that shaped popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Communication
- Information Literacy
2 Essay
Length: 2000 - 2500 words
The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Task:
Choose one of the essay topics below and complete an essay using the guidelines shown below.
- Investigate the origins of The Great American Songbook and its influence on popular music throughout the 20th century up to the present day. As part of your discussion include an analysis five songs by different composers/lyricists, looking at their musical structure, the style and content of the lyrics as well as their performance/recording history up to the present day. For each song that you discuss, find an appropriate performance of this song on YouTube and include the URL for these songs in the body of your assignment and also include in the Reference List.
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·Investigate the characteristics of movie musicals from the early 1930s to the present day. Choose five different landmark movie musicals from early 1930s to the present day. Focus only on musicals that were first written for film, and not musicals that started as a stage version. Do not include animated musicals in your discussion. Discuss why you would consider these musicals in your discussion. Discuss why you would consider these musicals to be landmark musicals. Discuss the contribution from the directors, composers, lyricists, choreographers, producers and star performers. Discuss the technology and cinematography that has contributed to their success. For each movie musical that you discuss, find appropriate YouTube clips to support your discussion. Include the URL for these clips in the body of your assignment and also include in the Reference List.
- Investigate the origins and development of soul music from the 1950s through to the present day. Discuss important artists, the related recording studios and the early distribution of this style of music through radio and television. Also discuss the role of soul music in the Civil Rights movement in America. Include an analysis of five songs by different artists and comment on the musical style, content of the lyrics, the performance history/recording history, as well as the contribution of the composers, lyricists and producers of these songs. For each song that you discuss, find an appropriate performance of this song on YouTube and include the URL for these songs in the body of your assignment and also include in the Reference List.
- Investigate the influence of the blues on the development of rock and roll in the late 20th century by providing an overview of blues-based music and influential artists/bands from the 1950s to the end of the 20th century. Choose one blues-based song from each decade: the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and discuss how each artist/band has interpreted the blues form in this song, how they have made use of various instruments and voices, the way improvisation is incorporated and how it is similar or different to the traditional blues forms of the early 20th century. For each song that you discuss, find an appropriate performance of this song on YouTube and include the URL for these songs in the body of your assignment and also include in the Reference List.
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Investigate the development the concept album and progressive rock styles from the late 1960s through the 1970s and 1980s. What were the driving forces behind these artistic and technological innovations? With reference to at least five different concept albums by different artists/bands, consider how they merged various genres into these albums and broke new ground both artistically and technologically in the recording studio. Include specific references and analysis of selected songs from these albums, as well as discussion of the artwork that accompanied these concept albums.
Assignment presentation: -
- Use 12 point Times New Roman font for the body of the essay.
- 1.5 spacing throughout
- You may use sub-headings if you wish to organise your assignment. These may be in a different colour or different size font.
- Include in-text references (citations) throughout the assignment.
- Include a Reference List at the end of the assignment in APA style, 7th edition.
- You should have a minimum of 15 references for this assignment
- Do NOT cite from Wikipedia or other websites that do not have an acknowledged author.
- Include in your reference list all music scores used, CD and DVD recordings, Youtube sources, as well as books, academic journal articles, and articles from Oxford Music Online and Rocks Back Pages.
Week 10 Monday (17 May 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Friday (11 June 2021)
- Clear introduction and conclusion (10%)
- Accuracy of information and depth of treatment of the topic (25%)
- Detailed discussion on the music and lyrics of the music examples provided (25%)
- Ability to write clearly and logically (15%)
- Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and clear lay-out (10%)
- Correct use of APA style for the in-text referencing and reference list (15%)
- Identify the stylistic features of popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Describe the influence of prominent performers, composers, lyricists and producers in the development of popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Discuss the social, political and technological events that shaped popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Analyse the structure and musical style of selected popular music compositions from the 19th century through to the early 21st century.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
3 In-class Test(s)
Complete an online Moodle quiz with short-answer responses. This will be based on the learning materials presented in each of the topics in this unit.
Exam Week Tuesday (15 June 2021) 10:00 am AEST
More information will be provided by lecturer throughout the term
Exam Week Friday (18 June 2021)
- Accuracy of information for each response
- Depth of treatment of each response
- Identify the stylistic features of popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Describe the influence of prominent performers, composers, lyricists and producers in the development of popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Discuss the social, political and technological events that shaped popular music styles from the late 19th century through to the early 21st century
- Analyse the structure and musical style of selected popular music compositions from the 19th century through to the early 21st century.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
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