Visit ECU Homepage
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse and deconstruct harmony for its component parts.
It applies to individuals who apply high level knowledge of music theory to analyse harmony. They may work as musicians, composers, arrangers, music producers or music writers.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Supersedes and is equivalent to CUSMLT602A - Analyse harmony
Evidence of the ability to:
- complete at least three harmonic analyses that incorporate advanced harmonic theories and principles
- discuss harmony in relation to performance and compositional outcomes
- apply harmonic analysis to own professional practice
- evaluate own analysis of harmony for future improvement.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- explain methodologies and theories used for analysis of harmony
- describe harmonic elements and explain ways in which they can be used to achieve different aesthetic, technical and/or expressive musical outcomes.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- opportunities to apply analyses in a practical context
- printed scores and/or recorded/live performances and realisations.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
CUAMLT602|1|1
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse and deconstruct harmony for its component parts.
It applies to individuals who apply high level knowledge of music theory to analyse harmony. They may work as musicians, composers, arrangers, music producers or music writers.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Supersedes and is equivalent to CUSMLT602A - Analyse harmony
Evidence of the ability to:
- complete at least three harmonic analyses that incorporate advanced harmonic theories and principles
- discuss harmony in relation to performance and compositional outcomes
- apply harmonic analysis to own professional practice
- evaluate own analysis of harmony for future improvement.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- explain methodologies and theories used for analysis of harmony
- describe harmonic elements and explain ways in which they can be used to achieve different aesthetic, technical and/or expressive musical outcomes.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- opportunities to apply analyses in a practical context
- printed scores and/or recorded/live performances and realisations.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
CUAMLT602|1|2