Indigenous Australian Music: Indigenous music-making in Australia (MUSC3570)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
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
MUSC2810, ABTS2102
Assessment methods
Storied reflection 10%
Research proposal 20%
Digital story 35%
Final essay 35%
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
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.