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MUSC2403: Contemporary Music Practice 3
2026 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. study relevant compositional themes, concepts, production considerations, and other musical attributes across a range of contemporary music styles
- LO2. demonstrate understandings of compositional themes, concepts, production considerations, and other musical attributes across diverse forms of contemporary music
- LO3. demonstrate ability to discuss key themes and musical attributes across a range of contemporary music styles
- LO4. create original music based on thematic prompts in collaboration with peers
- LO5. create, record and produce original music individually
- LO6. demonstrate a developing level of aptness in using a chosen DAW in the composition, recording and mixing of original music
- LO7. reflect critically on your music and music produced by your peers
- LO8. document and maintain records of collaborative and individual music practice activities
- LO9. source and correctly reference relevant academic texts and other information sources
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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