Lecture / Workshop Schedule

Block 1: Music Industry, Technology and Analysis

Week 1 Introduction/Workshop: General discussion

Week 2 Postmodernism and Music Analysis/Workshop: Analysing music and video

Week 3 Technology/Workshop: Discussion of essay one

Week 4 Industry/Workshop: Discussion of lecture and set readings

Week 5 MTV and Music Video/Workshop: Block 1 exam (6%)

Essay one due Friday 25 August (1000 words; 30%)

Block 2: Music Styles and Genres

Week 6 Punk/Workshop: Discussion of lecture and set readings

Week 7 Hip Hop/Workshop: Discussion of lecture and set readings

Week 8 Metal/Workshop: Discussion of lecture and set readings

Week 9 Dance and Electronica: Workshop: Block 2 exam (7%)


Mid semester break, 25-19 September


Block 3: Outside the Mainstream

Week 10 World music/Workshop: Discussion of essay two

Week 11 Feminism and rock/Workshop: Discussion of lecture and set readings

Week 12 Indie Rock/Workshop: Discussion of lecture and set readings

Week 13 Australian Independent Labels and Globalisation/Workshop: Block 3 exam (7%)

Essay two due Friday, November 3 (2500 words; 50%)