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

268MUSI2029. II/III.18 Chinese music history (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)This course will introduce the history of China through an examination of selective source materialincluding bells from the bronze period, the Book of Music attributed to Confucian philosophy, theearliest known musical notation of a composition from the sixth century A.D., major encyclopaediccompilations of musical sources from the Song dynasty, and Mao Zedong's 'Talk on Literature and Art'in 1942.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (100%).MUSI2030. II/III.19 Composing for the commercial world (6 credits)This course helps students to write music that works for a given practical application such as film scores,theatre music, multimedia performances, radio and television commercials, Web pages, new age musicand popular songs. Students are required to work on topics that vary from year to year. Prerequisite:students must have completed the course Fundamentals of Music Composition before undertaking thiscourse.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (100%).MUSI2031. II/III.20 American music (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)This course will examine the history, genres, styles, innovations and cultural contexts of music inAmerica. Following an overview of its European and African roots and the development of Americanmusic up to World War I, intensive consideration will be given to jazz, rock, blues, musicals, classicaland avant-garde musics. This course is available to all students.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (50%) and an examination (50%).MUSI2033. II/III.21 Music and culture in Bali: an overseas fieldtrip (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)This course focuses on the study of gamelan music and its cultural context over a two week field trip inBali. Students will spend one week in intensive workshops at the Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia (STSI),the principal institution for the Indonesian performing arts in Bali, and another week participating inand observing gamelan performance in a traditional Balinese community. The course is open to studentswho have completed one of the following courses: (i) Ensemble Music Performance (gamelancomponent), (ii) University Gamelan 1, or (iii) University Gamelan 2. Students will be required toproduce a field work report.Assessment will be based on 100% field report.MUSI2034. II/III.22 American film music (6 credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)This course is about music and sound in American films. In this course, you will learn some basic musicterms, how film composers work, what music does in film, and about film audio technology. Thiscourse is for almost anyone. There are no prerequisites, i.e., no previous musical knowledge required.However, you should really love films and music. There will be many viewing and listeningassignments.Assessment will be on the basis of coursework (60%) and an examination (40%).