Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

266MUSI2009. II/III.5 Topics in Asian music history (6 credits)Selected topics in the history of Asian musical cultures will be examined.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (50%) and an examination (50%).MUSI2010. II/III.6 Music of China (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)This course presents the essential features of the music of China, its role in Chinese culture and history,and its position in world music. Subjects will include qin and other musical instruments, theatricalgenres such as kunqu, Peking opera and Cantonese opera, narrative songs such as Peking drum song,Suzhou tanci, and Cantonese nanyin, folk songs, and music in Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist rituals.The course aims not only to introduce students to traditional Chinese music, but also to explore thenature of Chinese culture through its musical practices. Important works of Chinese music will beintroduced, as well as issues such as change/stasis, politics/aesthetics, theory/practice, literati/masses,professional/amateur, ritual/entertainment, home-grown/foreign-influenced, and Han/Minority.Previous training in music is not necessary.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (60%) and an examination (40%).MUSI2026.II/III.7 Fundamentals of music composition (6 credits)This course seeks to provide an understanding of various musical techniques through writing music. Itcovers topics in notation, instrumentation, melodic writing, harmonization, timbral control, expansionand refinement of raw material, and structural design. The course comprises lectures, small-grouptutorials, individual supervision, composer/performer workshops and concert performances of studentworks.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (100%).MUSI2027. II/III.8 Composing for the concert world (6 credits)This course encourages students to write music using 20th century techniques. It introduces students toorganising and manipulating various musical parameters such as pitch, rhythm, meter, texture, color,form, etc. It also helps students to experiment with the incorporation of extra-musical inspiration andalternative aesthetics. Prerequisite: students must have completed the course Fundamentals of MusicComposition before undertaking this course.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (100%).MUSI2013. II/III.9 Computer and electronic music (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)This course provides students with a general knowledge of acoustics, sampling, sound design, soundediting, sound recording and mixing, audio-visual synchronisation, synthesiser techniques and MIDIsequencing. The course comprises lectures, workshops and individual studio exercises. Students arerequired to produce various practical, creative projects using the Music Department's studio equipmentand computer programs.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (50%) and an examination (50%).