On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

	Understand and appreciate a wide range of cultural and stylistic diversity as evidenced in different traditional and contemporary music-cultural settings
	Demonstrate aural familiarity with music of a select number of music cultures
	Develop aural awareness and critical listening skills through assigned- and in-class listening
	Demonstrate ability and confidence to provide clear and meaningful descriptions of the relationship between music and culture.

Assigned readings are available in the Course Readings area of the MyUni course.

Additional required reading links may be posted in MyUni

Required Listening materials will be made available to students as .mp3 audio files or links in MyUni

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THIS COURSE OUTLINE and MYUNISome of the material that you are required to know for this course may be found on pp. 5-7 of this course profile. This material, which will be referred to in some of our lectures, includes the following:

• Musical Instruments for Study (p. 4) -- this list a subset of musical instruments discussed in the course that students are required to be familiar with. Photographs of these instruments are available in the Course Content folder of the MyUni course.
• Guide for Critical Listening (p. 5)
• 'Four Components of a Musical Culture' (p. 6)

A wealth of relevant material including journals, reference materials, and online sound and video resources, are available via the University Library's Music Database page: http://libguides.adelaide.edu.au/music/databases

MyUni will be used to provide details of lecture and seminar content, set readings, and assignment instructions, as well
as for assignment submission and announcements.

Lectures will address the information and aims set out in the Course Description. There are no tutorials for this course; however lectures will include opportunities for questions/answers and limited open discussion. The lectures will also involve playback of audio and video examples. The in-class audio-visual material is a key component of the course content, the consumption and understanding of which is as important as for the spoken portion of the lecture and the readings.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

In addition to the 3 contact hours per week, it is anticipated that students would spend 6-8 hours per week in reviewing lecture notes, preparing the assigned readings and assigned listening, undertaking suggested readings and listening, revising for exams, and researching and writing the course essay.

 

The following schedule is indicative of the topics in this course. Some topics and ordering of topics may vary.

Week 1 Introduction to the Course; Understanding 'Music in Culture'; Basic Music Terminology

Week 2 Classification of Musical Instruments; Traditional Music of Ghana

Week 3 Africa and 'World Music', Contemporary African Music in Adelaide

Week 4 Aboriginal Music of Northern Australia

Week 5 Aboriginal Music of Northern Australia

Week 6 Writing about Music and Culture

Week 7 Traditional and Contemporary Music in Japan

Week 8 Traditional and Contemporary Music of Vietnam; Music and Migration

Week 9 Classical Music of India
 
Week 10 Indian Film Music; Indian Classical Music and 1960s Western Pop

Week 11 Afro-Latin Popular Music

Week 12 Tejano (Tex-Mex) Music; Course Summary & Review for Exam #2

There are no additional course-specific requirements.

Assessment Tasks	Weighting	Date	Learning Objective
Written Assignment 1	15%	This 500-word paper is due Week 3	1, 2, 3, 4
Exam #1	20%	This 45-minute exam will be held during class time in Week 6	1, 2, 3
Written Assignment 2	30%	This 1000-word paper is due Week 11.	1, 2, 3, 4
Exam #2	35%	This 75-minute exam will be held during class time in Week 13	1, 2, 3

Attendance and participation requirements

Lectures: Active presence at all the lectures is expected. Because the lectures are information-dense, students are advised to take notes during lectures (personal audio recordings of lectures are also allowed). Students who miss lectures will likely not perform as well on exams due to inability to make up for missed information. If you are unable to attend a given lecture due to illness, I recommend that you obtain a copy of notes from another student who was present at that lecture.

Test and Exam Attendance: All students are required to sit the tests and exam on the scheduled dates. No exceptions will be made except on certified medical grounds or on professional/compassionate grounds if approved by the coordinator well in advance of the scheduled exam.

Exams #1 and #2

Both exams will consist of a combination of short answer questions (e.g., involving one sentence answers), multiple-choice questions, and questions requiring one- or two-paragraph responses. The exams will assess material covered in course lectures, assigned readings, and assigned listening.

Exam #1 will cover lectures and readings and listening associated with the start of the course through end of Week 5.

Exam #2 will focus primarily on lectures and readings from Week 7 through the end of the semester but will also assess some of the content from the earlier part of the course. Exam #2 will only assess required listening items assigned for Weeks 7-12.

Students are required to sit both exams as scheduled. No exceptions will be made except in the case of certified medical or compassionate grounds. If you are ill on the day

Written Assignments

Both the 500-word and 1000-word assignments will involve writing about the relationship between music and culture. The first of these assignments should only reflect the student’s own ideas at this point in time and should not involve any external research. The main task is to clearly express your ideas, whatever they may be. The 1000-word assignment should also focus on the student’s own ideas, but should also incorporate relevant ideas from our course readings and lectures. Instructions for these assessments will be distributed and discussed in Week 1 and Week 6, respectively.

Final version of the essay should be uploaded in MyUni by the due date.

Late assignment policy:
Late written assignments will be accepted to a maximum of 7 days late with a late penalty of 2 marks per calendar day applied.

Extensions without penalty may be granted when supporting documentation can be provided and then, and only then, by arrangement with the course lecturer prior to the due date and time. Extensions will not be granted under any other circumstance. To apply for an extension, use the medical/compassionate application form available at:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/3303/?dsn=policy.document;field=data;id=7446;m=view

Students will receive feedback on their assessment tasks.