Overview
Building on the work covered in Language of Modern Music 2, you will continue to study aspects of the language of modern music. Modern harmony, melody, music structures, genre specific devices and stylistic idioms are all studied with weight given to practical applications as well as theoretical and analytical work. Analysis and written exercises are used to develop a competent knowledge of the structures and styles of modern harmony and melody.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
This unit has a prerequisite of MUSC11406 Language of Modern Music 2.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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Provide support for online software programs
Staff will provide more assistance/support for online software programs in this unit.
- Explain the theoretical principles of modern music as they apply to harmony, melody, music structures and style within jazz and popular music idioms.
- Analyse modern musical pieces with respect to harmony, melody, music structures and style within jazz and popular music idioms.
- Apply the principles of modern music with respect to harmony, melody, music structures and style to create musical scores in jazz and popular music idioms.
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| 3 - Written Assessment - 60% | |||
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| 1 - Communication | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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| 3 - Written Assessment - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Professional Music Notation Software (Sibelius, Finale or MuseScore recommended)
- Auralia/Musition software
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.
p.mckenzie@cqu.edu.au
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All students are required to purchase a student Auralia/Musition cloud license. This license will give you access to the Auralia and Musition programs. These two programs will be used to facilitate the music theory content and assessment for Term 1 in Language of Modern Music 3 (LOMM3). These programs are interconnected and can be used on any computer and/or other devices with internet.
The cost of Auralia/Musition, is $59 for a 12 months access. To purchase this software, you must enter the software website through the designated link in the LOMM3 Moodle site. This will register you as a CQU Musition student. You cannot sign up without going through Moodle. The instructions and details will be available on the Moodle site prior to term commencing. The Unit Coordinator will also email all students further instructions. You may already have this subscription if you have completed Language of Modern Music 2.
Any questions, please contact p.mckenzie@cqu.edu.au
Music notation software:
It is strongly encouraged that students purchase the music notation software Sibelius to complete the assessments in this unit. Sibelius can be purchased in full or by annual subscription. The Moodle unit site contains the relevant purchase/set up information. Any questions, please contact the unit coordinator Peter McKenzie: p.mckenzie@cqu.edu.au
1 Written Assessment
Worksheet 1 - Reharmonisation
Students will choose two (2) jazz standards (songs) from a list provided on the Moodle unit site. Students must reharmonise the pieces using the techniques covered in the unit topics
Part 1 Reharmonisation
Students are required to reharmonise two different chord progressions. Each piece must include the following 5 devices:
- Plurality substitutions
- Tri-tone substitutions
- Diminished substitutions
- Sus4 substitutions
- Secondary dominants
*Higher marks will be awarded to the most musically cohesive pieces - so try to experiment with the substitutions rather than just apply them where you see fit. A quality reharmonisation must not lose the character of the original - but rather enhance it to create interesting colours.
Upload both pieces as a pdf. file
Part 2 *400 word discussion (per song)
- Discussion on the harmonic choices with theoretical explanations for each substitution
Things to include:
- Detail each substitution and justify the use with theoretical reasoning (explaining how you have applied the substitution).
- Describe the balance of the substitution in comparison to the overall piece. How does each substitution compliment the existing harmony? Does the tonality of the piece change too much? Why did you choose that particular section of the piece to reharmonise?
- Upload discussion as a Microsoft Word Document (.docx) which (1) must use 12 point Times New Roman font; (2) must use 1.5 spacing for the body of the assignment; and (3) may use sub-headings to organise your assignment clearly. Must adhere to the CQUniversity APA Style Guide
- *Word count - 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.
Week 6 Friday (23 Apr 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Upload via Moodle site
Week 8 Friday (7 May 2021)
Moodle
Criteria:
- Accurate use of plurality substitutes 10%
- Accurate use of tri tone substitutes 10%
- Accurate us of diminished substitutes 10%
- Accurate use of sus4 substitutes 10%
- Accurate use of secondary dominants 10%
- Harmonic cohesion and balance in reharmonization 25%
- Quality of musical score/lead sheet 10%
- Completion of discussion of reharmonization 15%
- Explain the theoretical principles of modern music as they apply to harmony, melody, music structures and style within jazz and popular music idioms.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Written Assessment
Worksheet 2 -Melodic Analysis
Students will choose ONE improvisation from the list provided on the Moodle unit site. Students are required to analyse the solo from the score, explaining the melodic language used. You will specifically use the musical devices studied in the workbooks
Part 1 Analysis
- Mark on the score your analysis - indicating where certain improvisational techniques are used
- Upload score as a pdf. file
You must complete the following tasks on the solo:
- Mark the note numbers against the harmony - example- 1,5,7,9,13 against the chord in each bar
- Mark repetitive rhythms or special use of rhythm/ sequences
- Mark any enclosures
- Mark any chromaticism
- Mark particular scales used or notes of significance
Part 2 *300-500 word discussion
In this discussion, you will need to comment on your analysis above. This must include theoretical reasoning - (discuss how and why the soloist used a particular device or harmony).
Things to include:
- Improvisational devices - mode and scale use
- Unique/Interesting chord usage, arpeggio and extension use
- Other harmonic devices (covered in the topics) Example: Tri-tone use or altered dominants
- Use of rhythms - Syncopation? Sequences?
- A typical sentence in the discussion might look like this: In bars 4, 5, 7 & 13, the soloist used enclosures on quaver passages. In bar 4, you can see the target note is G on a Cmaj7. The two notes prior are G# and F#. These two non-diatonic notes create tension before resolving to the 5th degree of Cmaj7
- Upload discussion as a Microsoft Word Document (.docx) which (1) must use 12 point Times New Roman font; (2) must use 1.5 spacing for the body of the assignment; and (3) may use sub-headings to organise your assignment clearly. Must adhere to the CQUniversity APA Style Guide
- *Word count - 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.
*Note: This is a melodic assignment that looks at the techniques covered in the topics. It is encouraged to use LOMM 1 & 2 content for specific rhythms or other musical language you find.
Week 11 Friday (28 May 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Upload via Moodle site
Exam Week Friday (18 June 2021)
Moodle
Criteria:
- Accuracy of analysis 35%
- Ability to identify key improvisational techniques 35%
- Quality of harmonic analysis discussion 30%
- Analyse modern musical pieces with respect to harmony, melody, music structures and style within jazz and popular music idioms.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 Written Assessment
- Music theory test. MKY & DISTANCE
This assessment will consist of music theory questions relating to the work covered in the topics of the unit.
The test will be completed online using the Musition software.
Review/Exam Week Friday (11 June 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
To be completed through Musition program
Exam Week Friday (18 June 2021)
Results will become available after exam period.
Music theory test:
- Accurate completion of all music theory tasks.
- Apply the principles of modern music with respect to harmony, melody, music structures and style to create musical scores in jazz and popular music idioms.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
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