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CMPN1612: New Music, New Thinking
2025 unit information
New Music, New Thinking is designed to challenge the way in which students understand the music of our time. Through analyses of recent music and artistic themes, discussion and creative tasks, students will be exposed to a variety of compositional techniques, concepts and aesthetics. The content and assessment of this subject will enable students to further develop critical thinking concerning their future contribution to the world of new music be it in composition, performance, musicology or education.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Composition and Music Technology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate critical thinking and inventiveness within the discipline, and develop a wide knowledge of the styles and trends of contemporary music.
- LO2. develop high-level skills in music analysis and communicate through written and oral presentations.
- LO3. demonstrate a wide understanding of contemporary styles and trends in music, and contextualise through analysis.
- LO4. work collaboratively in group settings, communicating shared findings and presenting original critical work.
- LO5. navigate, assess and apply relevant methodologies to the analysis of contemporary music and research.
- LO6. apply creative musical skills to generate original works, situated within a canon, presenting an original creative voice.
- LO7. understand and articulate the role of music in social, cultural and historical contexts, in reference to their own culture and identity.
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Semester 2 2025
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