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Details for MUS101 Music History

Explore a comprehensive look into the evolution of music throughout both global and Australian contexts. This unit covers three significant areas: Western Art Music from the Middle Ages to today, the development of Popular Music, and the rich history of Australian Indigenous music. These topics will equip students to discuss and analyse music’s transformative journey through time.

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: MUS101
  • Credit points: 10

Subject Coordinator

Daniel Thornton

Prerequisite

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Discuss Australian indigenous music in the context of other world musics;
  2. Identify the key genres of Popular Music and their evolution; and
  3. Outline the major stages of Western Art Music history.

Subject Content

  • Australian Indigenous Music
  • Jazz
  • Rock ‘n Roll
  • Soul and Disco
  • Heavier music genres
  • Pop music
  • Country
  • EDM
  • Music of ancient cultures
  • Medieval and Renaissance Period
  • Baroque Period
  • Classical Period
  • Romantic Period
  • Post-Romantic Period
  • Impressionism
  • 20th Century

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Face to Face (on site)
  • E-learning (online)
  • Intensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

  1. Oral Presentation (25%)
  2. Exam (25%)
  3. Major Essay (50%)

Prescribed Text

  • Kamien, R., & Kamien, A. (2018). Music: An Appreciation. McGraw-Hill Education

Please consult your instructor before purchasing any textbooks