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MUSC2403: Contemporary Music Practice 3
2025 unit information
Students will bring their composition, performance and music technology skills together to complete a variety of collaborative projects during the course of the semester. Students will be challenged to write with different collaborators each week with weekly tasks exploring different genres and creative ideas. The aim of this class is to equip students with new songwriting methods in their “toolkit” which they can draw from in their own original works. They will produce a high-quality demo recordings in a studio environment. Throughout the semester, students will engage in analysis and assessment of their own work and the work of others.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Contemporary Music |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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MUSC1402 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate understandings of diverse forms of contemporary music and how to recreate and discuss such music in individual and group-based contexts from a technical and creative perspective
- LO2. document and maintain records of collaborative and individual music practice activities
- LO3. reflect critically on your music and music produced by your peers
- LO4. apply composition, rehearsal, performance, recording and production techniques necessary to present and discuss diverse forms of contemporary music.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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