Indigenous Australian Music: Indigenous music-making in Australia (MUSC2810)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Music School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
ABTS2102, MUSC3570
Restricted
course offering may be cancelled if fewer than 10 students enrol
Assessment methods
Written assignments, Digital Story, Class participation
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Katelyn Barney (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Dr Katelyn Barney
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn about Indigenous Australian peoples and their music making; examine the diverse forms of Indigenous performance; and explore how Indigenous Australian performers simultaneously resist and use colonialist constructions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performance to create new and exciting forms. Please note that this course offering may be cancelled if fewer than 10 students enrol.
Please note: From 2025, MUSC2810 has been renumbered as MUSC3570. Students seeking this course should refer to MUSC3570.
