MUSI20164 Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem (University of Melbourne): rated 4.2/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 20 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MUSI20164 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: 自由即兴新音乐合奏
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Music
Faculty: Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This breadth subject gives participants the opportunity for an in-depth practical study of musical improvisation techniques by introducing the participant to the marvellous and unique art of improvisation. This performance-based subject introduces the practice of musical improvisation for those m.
MUSI20164 has 20 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (5.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 16 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "I did Free Play in semester 1 2020, so I got to experience it both on campus and online. The online part of it was weird at first, but the teaching staff and students all made it work really well. We did free play jamming sessions over zoom using random objects we found in our h…"
On Reddit: "I did Free Play this most recent sem, so experience might be different to a summer, online term. I found it pretty breezy, though. The thing that does worry me a little for you is the amount of stuff in the class that was enhanced by having face-to-face interaction, if that make…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MUSI20164 hard?
A: Students rate MUSI20164's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is MUSI20164 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 20 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MUSI20164, and when is it offered?
A: MUSI20164 is taught by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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