MUSC11412 - Music Styles & Analysis 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will study an overview of western art music styles that have emerged from the late Renaissance period through to the early 21st century. You will examine the role of prominent composers and performers as well as the social, political and technological events that have shaped western art music from the late Renaissance period through to the early 21st century. 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 various periods in western art music history.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Mackay
Online

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 25%
2. Written Assessment 25%
3. Written Assessment 25%
4. Written Assessment 25%

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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 57.14% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.95% response rate.

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.

Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
Update power point slides to include more musical examples and historical content.
Recommendation
Staff will update power point slides to create more engaging slides that includes musical examples and historical content.
Action Taken
Powerpoint slides were updated, with the removal of old textbook references and the addition of new slides and music examples.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
Additional preparation for moodle quizzes
Recommendation
Encourage use of eReading list to help students with study for quizzes.
Action Taken
eReading list was encouraged
Source: Student Evalutaions
Feedback
Additional preparation for moodle quizzes
Recommendation
Add to the eReading list for each topic with more specific articles to aid each area/topic.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
Clearer assessment requirements
Recommendation
Adjust assessment criteria requirements to include the need to reference the score
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
Technology Issues
Recommendation
Instead of relying on the technology in the Lecture Theatre, have MKY students bring their own device to class for better quality all round
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Identify the stylistic features of western art music styles from the Renaissance to the early 21st century
  2. Describe the influence of prominent performers and composers in the development of western art music styles from the Renaissance to the early 21st century
  3. Discuss the social, political and technological events that shaped western art music styles from the Renaissance to the early 21st century
  4. Analyse the structure and musical style of selected western art music compositions from the Renaissance to the early 21st century.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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