UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

ATS3273 Popular music 6

Faculty of Arts

ATS3273 Popular music 6 is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs ATS3272.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS3273

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

After ATS3273

No unit lists ATS3273 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Co-requisite: This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music single or double degree - Popular music specialisation.

Overview

In this unit, you will develop advanced skills in performance by realising a non-placement work integrated learning (WIL) project. You will refine methods for presenting, marketing and promoting an individual project through further development of your electronic press kit and a live presentation of an industry focused pitch. You will continue to use audio-visual recordings to further refine your self-reflexive skills and performance goals through the use of a personal ePortfolio.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Performance AssessmentPresentation
    50%
  • Written assessmentAssignment
    25%
  • Ensemble assessmentPresentation
    25%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    employ persuasive communication skills to present a live industry focused pitch that reflects their future goals;

  2. 2

    present selected material that demonstrates advanced levels of musicianship and relevant instrumental/vocal repertoire styles and popular music practices;

  3. 3

    present their self-expressed artistic identity and vision in the form of an electronic press kit;

  4. 4

    utilise leadership and advanced recording music production skills in an ensemble environment.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops24 hours
  • Tutorials12 hours
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit includes case-based teaching, where students apply their knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.

This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Work-integrated learning or industry-based learning - This unit provides students with the opportunity to engage in Work-Integrated Learning or industry-based learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into their studies.

This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.

Learning resources

Required resources

Bring your own instrument when required

Where it fits

ATS3273 is part of 1 area of study in the 2024 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Rod Davies
Unit Coordinators
Dr Rod Davies

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3273?

You need ATS3272 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is ATS3273 offered?

In 2024, ATS3273 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is ATS3273?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS3273 have an exam?

No. ATS3273 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS3273?

ATS3273 is part of Popular music.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available