Overview
Building on the work covered in Language of Modern Music 3, you will continue to study more advanced aspects of the language of modern music. Modern harmony, melody, music structures, genre specific devices and stylistic idioms are all studied with weight given to practical applications as well as theoretical and analytical work. Analysis and written exercises are used to develop a competent knowledge of the structures and styles of modern harmony and melody.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
This unit has a prerequisite of MUSC12413 Language of Modern Music 3.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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Review learning resources and assessment tasks with a view to improving the student experience.
Review all learning resources and assessment tasks with a view to improving the student experience.
- Apply your knowledge of diatonic harmony and reharmonisation techniques to complete a series of written tasks
- Create original melodic material exploring motivic development techniques for a variety of music composition exercises
- Identify pitch, rhythm, keys, scales, chords, chord progressions, melody and form through aural related tasks
- Apply contemporary music theory relating to minor key harmony, modal interchange, advanced secondary dominant harmony and diminished harmony.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 25% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 25% | ||||
| 3 - Online Test - 10% | ||||
| 4 - Online Test - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 25% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 25% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Online Test - 10% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Online Test - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Professional Music Notation Software (Sibelius, Finale or MuseScore recommended)
- Auralia/Musition software
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
d.reaston@cqu.edu.au
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Introduction/Overview
Module 1: Minor Key Harmony
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Module 2: Dominant Harmony
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Module 3: Reharmonisation
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Module 4: Constructing a Melodic Line
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Module 4: Constructing a Melodic Line
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Module 5: Diminished Harmony
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Module 6: Modulation
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Module 7: Rhythm
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Revision
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All students are required to purchase a student Auralia/Musition cloud license. This license will give you access to the Auralia and Musition programs. These two programs will be used to facilitate the music theory, aural musicianship content and assessment in Language of Modern Music 4 (LOMM4). These programs are interconnected and can be used on any computer and/or other devices with internet.
The cost of Auralia/Musition, is $59 for a 12 months access. To purchase this software, you must enter the software website through the designated link in the LOMM4 Moodle site. This will register you as a CQU Musition student. This is a cloud subscription, meaning you cannot sign up without going through Moodle. The instructions and details will be available on the Moodle site prior to term commencing. The Unit Coordinator will also email all students further instructions.
It is strongly encouraged that students purchase the music notation software Sibelius to complete the assessments in this unit. Sibelius can be purchased in full or by annual subscription. The Moodle unit site contains the relevant purchase/set up information.
For any questions regarding Auralia/Musition or Sibelius software, please contact the Unit Coordinator: d.reaston@cqu.edu.au
1 Written Assessment
You will be required to:
- Analyse chord progressions using Roman numerals and analytical symbols
- Reharmonise a given chord progression
Assessment Submission and Presentation
You must submit:
- A completed worksheet as a PDF (.pdf). This may be written by hand on the worksheet and later scanned, or re-written with a music notation program such as Sibelius.
Week 6 Monday (19 Aug 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Monday (2 Sept 2024)
Task 1
(a)
- Roman Numeral Analysis is complete and accurate (10%)
- Accurate used of analytical symbols (5%)
(b)
- Roman Numeral Analysis is complete and accurate (10%)
- Accurate used of analytical symbols (5%)
Task 2
(a)
- Analysis is complete and accurate (10%)
(b)
- Appropriateness of substitutions (15%)
- Substitutions are coherent and logical (15%)
- Overall balance and coherence (10%)
- Level of originality and creativity (5%)
(c)
- Roman Numeral Analysis is complete and accurate (10%)
- Accurate used of analytical symbols (5%)
- Apply your knowledge of diatonic harmony and reharmonisation techniques to complete a series of written tasks
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
2 Written Assessment
Task 1 Melodic Analysis
Provide a melodic analysis of a given piece. Your analysis should include the following parts:
- (Part A) Each note of the melody should be labelled to show its intervallic relationship to the harmony (example – 1, 5, b7, 9, 13). This can be done below the stave on the lead sheet/score provided and uploaded as a PDF (.pdf).
- (Part B) An indication of where motives have been used and developed throughout the melody. This can be done above the stave on the same lead sheet/score as Part A and uploaded as a PDF (.pdf).
- (Part C) A 300-500 word written analysis—accounting for each bar/measure of the melody—which accompanies and details any significant findings in your motivic and melodic analysis. You may also like to comment on the melodic shape and motion. Upload your written analysis as a Microsoft Word Document (.docx).
Task 2 Guide-tone Lines
You are to create a guide-tone line over the duration of a given piece. Use musical notation software (eg. Sibelius) to complete your work and then upload your guide-tone lines as a PDF (.pdf).
Task 3 Melodic Composition
You are to compose a melody over a given chord progression. Your melody must contain a motive, and show motivic development.
Assessment Submission and Presentation
You must submit:
- A melodic analysis (including Part A and B) as a PDF (.pdf).
- A 300-500 word written analysis as a Microsoft Word Document (.docx). Your written analysis must use 12 point Times New Roman font; must use 1.5 spacing for the body of the assignment; may use sub-headings to organise your assignment clearly; and must adhere to the CQUniversity APA Style Guide.
- A score of your guide-tone lines as a PDF (.pdf)
- A lead sheet in response to Task 3. This is to be in PDF format (.pdf), and created with a music notation program such as Sibelius.
*The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence agents (Gen AI)
Within this assessment, the use of Gen AI agents is as follows:
- No Gen AI use at any point during this assessment.
Please refer to the Moodle Assessment tile for specific details.
Week 10 Monday (16 Sept 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Monday (30 Sept 2024)
Task 1
- Part A of melodic analysis is complete and accurate (15%)
- Part B of melodic analysis is complete and accurate (10%)
- Part C written analysis is complete and is an accurate reflection of the data (15%)
- Accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar; clarity of writing style in part C (3%)
- Meeting delivery requirements for parts A, B and C (2%)
Task 2
- Guide-tone lines are complete and appropriate (15%)
Task 3
- Melody has a good sense of balance and shape (15%)
- Melody reflects the harmonic progression (15%)
- Motivic development is effective (5%)
- Melody is original and creative (5%)
- Create original melodic material exploring motivic development techniques for a variety of music composition exercises
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
3 Online Test
This assessment will consist of ear training questions relating to specified topics delivered through the Auralia program. Each week, students will work independently through a series of defined Auralia ear training levels culminating in an online test.
The end-of-term test will be completed online using Auralia Software.
Week 12 Friday (4 Oct 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Results will be provided after the completion of the test in Auralia
- Accurate completion of all Auralia ear training tasks (100%)
- Identify pitch, rhythm, keys, scales, chords, chord progressions, melody and form through aural related tasks
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
4 Online Test
This assessment will consist of music theory questions relating to the work covered in the topics of the unit.
The test will be completed online using the Musition software.
Review/Exam Week Friday (11 Oct 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Results will become available after certification of grades.
- Accurate completion of all musical tasks (100%)
- Apply contemporary music theory relating to minor key harmony, modal interchange, advanced secondary dominant harmony and diminished harmony.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
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