MUSIC112-22A (HAM)

1000 years of Music

15 Points

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Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences
School of Arts
Music

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Paper Description

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The course is an exploration of important aspects of Western music by topic, theme and idea. Subjects to be addressed include higher-level elements such as melody, harmony, counterpoint, style, texture and instrumentation; musical aesthetics; repertoire and how to listen; and some social and political aspects of music. All these topics will be treated with reference to specific pieces of music, as a collection of set works.

Incorporated into the course through tutorials is an introduction to basic music theory, for those who need it. Starting from the beginning, theoretical materials will be covered progressively up to the equivalent of NZMEB Grade 3 by the end of the course.

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Paper Structure

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As a FLEXI course, the content of the paper will be delivered via two face-to face lectures each week (which will be recorded) and one 1-hour theory tutorial per week (as required). An additional Online lesson, to be completed weekly, will be undertaken via Moodle classroom.

NB In case face-to face teaching is suspended at any time due to another COVID-19 situation, the following arrangements are in place:

All Power Point lectures note will be available on the class Moodle page

The readings list is accessible on Moodle

The music play-lists for each class are available on www.naxosmusiclibrary.com via the UoW subscription (Login and password: WaikatoMM)

All assignments can be submitted online via Moodle

Zoom sessions will be facilitated.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:

  • Understand the materials of Western classical music and periodicity of musical styles and genres

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  • Develop an understanding of the historical development of Western music within the social, intellectual and artistic context of the times, and relate these to a contemporary position

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  • Develop skills of analysis, and written and verbal expression when discussing Western music, with particular reference to set works.
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  • Present material in a variety of media including formal academic writing, a podcast and live verbal presentation.
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Assessment

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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Bibliography Assignment
25 Mar 2022
11:30 PM
20
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Annotated Playlist Assignment
13 May 2022
11:30 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Theory Tutorial Tests
1 Jun 2022
5:00 PM
10
  • Hand-in: In Tutorial
4. Online quizzes
20
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
5. Video 'Podcast' 6-8 minutes, completed in pairs
6 Jun 2022
11:30 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Recommended Readings

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Burkholder, J.P., D.J Grout, and C.V. Palisca, A History of Western Music (8th or 9th ed.) W.W. Norton and Co, New York and London. 2010

Burkholder, J.P, and C.V. Palisca, Norton Anthology of Western Music, (7th ed.) vols 1 and 2. W.W. Norton and Co, New York and London, 2014.

Endris, R. Ryan The history of western music for beginners, 2014

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Online Support

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There is an online Moodle community for this course. Moodle can be accessed via iWaikato. Lecture presentations, tutorial exercises, assignment details, important dates and the paper outline are all available from this site. You may want to print out lecture presentations and bring them to the lecture so that you don’t have to spend so much time writing things down.

Naxos Music Library is a online database of recordings which is available to students of this class. All music studied over the semester is available here, listed in Lecture files. www.naxosmusiclibrary.com

The Library has recently purchased access to the textbooks in electronic form. Also, the readings required for the Reading Assignments are available online via the Library Reading Lists page. These links can be found on the class Moodle page.

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Workload

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The expected workload for the course is 50 contact hours and 80 non-contact hours. This means you should be spending at least 5 hours per week on reading, listening and assignments for this course, outside of lecture times.
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Restricted papers: MUSI112

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