Overview
Building on the work covered in Language of Modern Music 3, you will continue to study more advanced 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 MUSC12413 Language of Modern Music 3.
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 2 - 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.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Moodle Feedback
Zoom sessions to focus on assessment tasks.
Staff will provide specific zoom recorded sessions that focus on assessment information and requirements.
- Explain more advanced theoretical principles of modern music as they apply to harmony, melody, music structures and style within jazz and popular music idioms.
- Analyse more advanced modern musical pieces with respect to harmony, melody, music structures and style within jazz and popular music idioms.
- Apply more advanced 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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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 60% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 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
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 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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Topic 1 - Bebop Language
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Topic 2 - Minor Harmony
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Topic 3 - Minor Blues
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Topic 4 - Common Chord Progressions
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Topic 6 - Turnarounds/Chord Progressions
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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 4 (LOMM4). 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 LOMM4 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 3.
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 - Bebop Composition (20%)
You will compose two (2) bebop improvisations encompassing the soloing devices studied in this unit.
Composition 1: (10%)
You will be given a score (through the moodle unit website) to use as the template for the improvisation composition. For the first composition, you will be given pre-existing rhythms to write your solo from. The rhythms will be in the style of bebop. Accompanying these rhythms, the score will contain the chord symbols, scale and melodic device instructions written above each bar. You must combine the rhythms and harmonic choices for each bar, demonstrating your ability to write melodies with the correct harmonic choices. The moodle unit website will contain examples of how this it to be completed. This solo is one (1) form and you must complete the entire form.
You will be provided with the harmonic language to use in the first composition. This will be in the form of scale names or harmonic instructions above each bar.
Composition 2: (10%)
You will be given a score (through moodle unit website) to use as the template for the improvisation composition. For this second composition, you will only be given pre-existing rhythms to write your solo from. You must combine the given rhythms and harmonic concepts learnt in LOMM 3 & 4. This solo is one (1) form and you must complete the entire form. You must be creative with your harmonic choices. A list of solo’s will be provided on moodle as well as the topic workbook examples to help see how solos can be created.
A specific list of harmonic devices to be used will be provided on the moodle unit website.
You must submit:
- Students will be given two separate composition templates to complete.
- Students must complete this task using Sibelius or Finale or other notation software.
- Each composition must be uploaded as a separate file.
- Upload score as a pdf. file.
Week 6 Friday (27 Aug 2021) 11:59 pm AEST
Upload via moodle
Week 8 Friday (10 Sept 2021)
Results will be made available to students on the Moodle unit website.
Criteria:
Composition 1 (rhythm and harmony provided)
1. 35% Accurate use of key bebop techniques including the ability to apply the given harmonic language with correct notes
2. 25% Ability to demonstrate understanding of harmonic and rhythmic cohesion (correct notes against beats of bar and quality of note choice)
3. 20% Degree of creativity with composing from given harmonic and rhythmic language
4. 20% Quality of score (including correct notation, rhythms, accidentals and all musical elements)
Composition 2 (rhythm only provided)
1. 35% Ability to use key bebop techniques including the ability to apply appropriate harmonic language with correct notes
2. 25% Ability to demonstrate understanding of harmonic and rhythmic cohesion (correct notes against beats of bar and quality of note choice)
3. 20% Degree of creativity with composing from given rhythmic language
4. 20% Quality of score (including correct notation, rhythms, accidentals and all musical elements)
- Explain more advanced 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 - One Bebop Composition/Improvisation (20%)
Students will compose one bebop improvisation encompassing the soloing devices studied in this unit.
Students must:
You will be given one chord progression (available on the moodle unit website). The task will require you to compose two forms (two choruses/64 bars) of bebop improvisations using the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic techniques studied in LOMM 3 & 4.
You must submit:
Part 1 Composition
- Students will be given one chord progression to write their solo on.
- Use the bebop techniques studied in this unit and in LOMM 3.
- Students must complete this task using Sibelius or Finale or other notation software.
- Upload score as pdf. file.
Part 2 500 word discussion
Discussion on harmonic, melodic and rhythmic choices within solo. This discussion is a chance for you to justify your theoretical choices for the solos.
Things to include:
- Detail each bar by outlining your harmonic choices and how the scale/device works against the harmony.
- Detail each bar by outlining your rhythmic choices and how the rhythms compliment the harmony.
Week 10 Friday (24 Sept 2021) 11:59 pm AEST
Upload via moodle
Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021)
Results will be made available to students on the Moodle unit website.
Criteria:
1. 25% Ability to use key bebop techniques including the ability to apply appropriate harmonic language with correct notes
2. 25% Ability to demonstrate understanding of harmonic and rhythmic cohesion (correct notes against beats of bar and quality of note choice)
3. 20% Degree of creativity
4. 15% Quality of score (including correct notation, rhythms, accidentals and all musical elements)
5. 15% Quality of theoretical reasoning discussion
- Analyse more advanced 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
Review/Exam Week Friday (15 Oct 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
Test will be scheduled in the exam period of week 13
Exam Week Friday (22 Oct 2021)
Results for each test will be made available to students on the Moodle unit website.
Music theory test 60%
- Accurate completion of all music theory tasks.
- Apply more advanced 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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