Overview
Case studies on the social life of music. From La Mer to Lamar and jazz to Jay-Z, featuring classical and rock with diverse styles and settings – birth, death, peace, war, sex, drugs, and the download store.
Case studies on the social life of music. From La Mer to Lamar and jazz to Jay-Z, featuring classical and rock with diverse styles and settings – birth, death, peace, war, sex, drugs, and the download store.
About this paper
| Paper title | Music Matters in Human Life |
|---|---|
| Subject | Music |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,318.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Notes
- No prior musical knowledge required.
- Eligibility
No prior musical knowledge required.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Performing Arts' website.
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Professor Henry Johnson
Teaching Staff:
- Teaching Arrangements
2 lectures each week plus one tutorial.
- Textbooks
Please contact the School of Performing Arts office for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Course outline
Please contact the School of Performing Arts office for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Develop an in-depth appreciation of music in a global cultural context.
- Develop an understanding of the diverse uses, functions and meanings of music through the field of cultural musicology.
- Acquire knowledge and skills in comprehending music through cultural analysis and by writing from a critical cultural perspective.
- Gain culturally relevant knowledge of music in a global context, including methods, theories and procedures relating to the field of cultural musicology.
- Assessment details
Tutorial leading - 500 words, 25%
Essay - 1500 words, 40%
Online Test - 35%
Overview
Case studies on the social life of music. From La Mer to Lamar and jazz to Jay-Z, featuring classical and rock with diverse styles and settings – birth, death, peace, war, sex, drugs, and the download store.
Case studies on the social life of music. From La Mer to Lamar and jazz to Jay-Z, featuring classical and rock with diverse styles and settings – birth, death, peace, war, sex, drugs and the download store.
About this paper
| Paper title | Music Matters in Human Life |
|---|---|
| Subject | Music |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Notes
- No prior musical knowledge required.
- Eligibility
No prior musical knowledge required.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Performing Arts' website.
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Professor Henry Johnson
Teaching Staff:
- Teaching Arrangements
There are 2 lectures each week plus one tutorial.
- Textbooks
Please contact the School of Performing Arts office for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Course outline
Please contact the School of Performing Arts office for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Develop an in-depth appreciation of music in a global cultural context.
- Develop an understanding of the diverse uses, functions and meanings of music through the field of cultural musicology.
- Acquire knowledge and skills in comprehending music through cultural analysis and by writing from a critical cultural perspective.
- Gain culturally relevant knowledge of music in a global context, including methods, theories and procedures relating to the field of cultural musicology.
- Assessment details
Tutorial leading - 500 words, 25%
Essay - 1,500 words, 40%
Online Test - 35%