NM2620 - Music, Emotion and Meaning

Credit points:	03
Year:	2014
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts (pre 2015)

Music and lyrics represent a system of meanings that listeners may use to define their self-concept, personal and social identities as well as impart emotional content. This subject delves into the ways in which music 'hooks' the listener, creating the desire to listen to a song or composition again and again.

Learning Outcomes

• analyse and deconstruct music and sound into meaningful and applicable data;
• examine self-concept, personal and social identity as related to socio-economic perspectives;
• synthesise information for a diverse range of applications and procedures.

Prerequisites:	12 CP OF LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	NM1601

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coord/Lect:	Dr David Salisbury.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quiz 1 (20%); quiz 2 (20%); tutorial excercises on rhythm, melody, harmony and production concepts (20%); performance or powerpoint presentation based on song analysis (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.