MUSI10227 Musics of the World (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MUSI10227 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music in Music. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 世界音乐
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Music
Faculty: Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The subject provides an introduction to understanding the relationship between music-making and social organisation in cross-cultural perspective. It presents case studies of traditional and contemporary music-making from different geographic areas, including Indigenous Australia, Africa, the Mid.
MUSI10227 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "I did musics of the world as an elective. From memory, I thought it was pre ok. Basically ur introduced to ethnomusicology in the beginning and then each week u learn abt different cultures and their music. But yea it’s rly about ethnomusicology, what type of music a culture has…"
On Reddit: "Ok assuming you’re a high achiever I think h1 is pretty doable, should be g. However i can’t really say anything definitive about getting 90, i think its probably doable if you’re a real high achiever and commited?? I personally got 87 but maybe i could have bumped it up a point…"
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Q: Is MUSI10227 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 3.7/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches MUSI10227, and when is it offered?
A: MUSI10227 is taught by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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