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The following undergraduate courses are available to students admitted to any degree program at Macquarie (provided that they follow the pre-requisite paths specified below)
PLEASE NOTE: Students are strongly advised to check pre-requesite information against the University Handbook AND seek academic advice from a DCMS staff member.
Click on the unit codes below for detailed descriptions
DANC100 - Dance History and Aesthetics (no pre-reqs)
DANC200 - Music Theatre (DANC100 or 15 credit points)
DANC220 - Contemporary Dance 1 (DANC/MUS 100 or 15 credit points)
DANC300 - Screen, Media and Dance (40 credit points)
DANC315 - Choreography 1 (DANC320)
DANC320 - Contemporary Dance 2 (DANC220)
MUS100 - Reading Contemporary Music (no pre-reqs)
MUS102 - Passion, Rebellion and Identity in Popular Music (no pre-reqs)
MUS202 - Introduction to Music Technique (pre-req MUS100)
MUS203 - Virtual Studio Music Technology (pre-req MUS202)
MUS204 - Sound Explorations (pre-req MUS100 or ECHL115)
MUS205 - Introduction to Vocal Studies (pre-req 12 credit points)
MUS206 - Intermediate Vocal Studies (pre-req MUS205)
MUS207 - Guitar Principles (pre-req 15 credit points)
MUS209 - Music Business (pre-req 15 credit points)
MUS211 - Digital Rhythms & Dance Cultures (12 credit points)
MUS229 - Studies in Rhythm (pre-req 12 credit points) First offered, Semester 1 2009
MUS230 - African Drumming (pre-req 12 credit points) Semester 1
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MUS230 - African Drumming (pre-req 12 credit points) Click to show/hide more information
Vacation Unit January 10, 11, 17 & 18, 2009 3 credit points
Please note: in 2008 MUS230 will also be running as a full semester unit. This Course Outline is relevant to the Vacation Unit. An outline for the Semester Unit will be posted at a later date. Brief Description of the Unit This is a practical and theoretical unit in the ensemble drumming of west Africa. Participants will receive direct hands-on tuition in the drumming traditions, from an experienced practitioner, and (where possible) on authentic instruments. It will focus strongly on interlocking networks of simple support parts, that combine to create complex and sophisticated rhythms. It will also investigate the phenomena of polyrhythm, polymetre and rhythmic ambiguity. Upon completion of the unit, students will be able to:
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MUS300 - VST CD production (pre-reqs MUS203 & MUS204)
MUS301 - World Music (pre-req 40 credit points)
MUS302 - Music and Multimedia (pre-req MUS300 or 40 credit points)
MUS303 - Screen Soundtracks (pre-req 40 credit points)
MUS304 - Advanced Vocal Techniques (pre-req MUS205)
MUS305 - Rock/ Blues Guitar (pre-req MUS207)
MUS306 - Musical Creativity and Vocal Performance (pre-req MUS 304 or MUS 300)
MUS311 - Digital Music Practice: Mixing and DJ-ing (pre-req MUS203 or MUS 211)
Winter Vacation
MUS315 - Introduction to Improvisation in Music (pre-req 40 credit points)
MUS325 - Advanced Musicianship
Students wishing to graduate with a Coherent Study (ie a BA 'major') in Music Studies are required to pass MUS301, MUS303 together with two other 300 level music units.
The DCMS also runs core units from the Bachelor of Creative Arts degree (some of these units have restricted entry):
ARTS100 - Contemporary Australian Arts (no pre-reqs)
ARTS210 - Arts Practicum I (pre-req entry BCA)
ARTS300/301 - Arts Regulation, Management and Policy (pre-req ARTS200)
ARTS310/311 - Arts Practicum II (pre-req ARTS210)
Postgraduate
MRA801/802 - The Master of Recording Arts