NM3600 - Music Constructs

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

Available to Bachelor of New Media Arts students or by permission of the Academic Adviser

Students will be introduced to the two key theoretical areas of musical construction and design: theory and composition. These two areas, explored within sequenced modules, are underpinned by practicals wherein emerging industry technologies relevant to the disciplines are explored and applied.

Learning Outcomes

• knowledge of traditional and contemporary theoretical and compositional constructs;
• an ability to analyse and compose within the framework of a range of theoretical and compositional constructs.

Assumed Knowledge:	Strong foundation in music theory.
Prerequisites:	18CP OF LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	NM3602

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coord/Lect:	Dr Steven Campbell.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (25%); five worksheet tasks completed in class (75%).

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.