MUSGEN 3015EX - International Study Tour: Music

This course enables University of Adelaide students to undertake a short study tour led by Adelaide teaching staff. Students will be expected to complete a number of intensive preliminary classes at Adelaide before travelling overseas. While on location, students will observe a series of workshops, seminars, masterclasses and performances. This course is designed to enhance the students’ musical understanding and appreciation of the contemporary musical world and gain a deeper insight into the cultures of selected foreign countries. Topics may include detailed study of a traditional musical culture, enhanced through attending performances; study of different pedagogical approaches to music study, enhanced through attendance and observation of masterclasses and performance experiences through hearing concerts, including the study of the structural, economic and social foundations of the music profession in the destination country.