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CMPN1612: New Music, New Thinking
2024 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:
Composition and Music Technology
| Code | CMPN1612 |
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| Academic unit | Composition and Music Technology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate enhanced critical thinking
- LO2. engage intellectually with the future of new music, be it in composition, performance, musicology, or education
- LO3. engage with music in light of contemporary cultural, social and political trends
- LO4. demonstrate critical listening regarding music as it relates to technology
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Sydney |
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