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MU401H: MUSICKING AND COMMUNITIES II (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

The BMus (Hons) Community Music programme uniquely prepares students as informed and creative practitioners in the emerging field of Community Music. 

The compulsory suite of course for the BMus (Hons) Community Music programme are designed to fully complement and integrate with each other, bringing together academic and practical experiences.

The student experience in each course is built around a participatory approach to learning and teaching, enabling students to fully engage with the stated learning outcomes.

Teaching incorporates: contact time with lecturers (lectures, seminars and workshops), self-direct study and practical vocational experiences.  Throughout the course students will be asked to undertake a variety of formative tasks including: self-directed research, reading and writing both descriptive and reflective, as well as practical vocational activities and online collaborations.

 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Full Year Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr Christopher Gray

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Bachelor Of Music With Honours (Community Music) or Bachelor of Music with Honours (Music and Communities)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course is designed as a development of MU3094 Musicking and Communities 1. This course looks specifically at the issues of performance in Community Settings, giving students the opportunity to work as a cohort to design, negotiate, implement and evaluate a Community Performance of their choosing. This course covers aspects business and entrepreneurship alongside musical performance.

 

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Word Count 1500
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Performance

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyStudents will be able to demonstrate how the Community Musician applies a critical awareness of contemporary issues and specialised theories, in a range of community and educational settings.
ProceduralAnalyseStudents will be able to exercise collaborative working, autonomy and initiative when engaging in professional activities.
ReflectionAnalyseStudents will be able to exercise significant managerial responsibility for the work of others and for a range of identified resources.
ReflectionEvaluateStudents will be able to work with others to bring about change, development and new thinking.
ReflectionEvaluateStudents will be able to practice in ways that show awareness of own and others’ roles and responsibilities.
ProceduralAnalyseStudents will be able to use a wide range of routine skills and some advanced and specialised skills in support of established practices in Community Performance.
ProceduralApplyStudents will be able to demonstrate the ability to identify and integrate the principal areas, features, boundaries, terminology and conventions of MU4079 in Community Music Practice.

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