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MU5003: MUSIC RESEARCH SKILLS (2020-2021)

Last modified: 10 Jul 2020 08:45


Course Overview

This course provides students with a thorough grounding in advanced research skills relevant to all three sub-disciplines (i.e., composition, performance and musicology) and highlights the interrelationships between them.  Students will acquire the skills which will underpin work done for the Extended Project and which will also relate to the Music Research Seminar course.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Jonathan Hicks

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

  • Either Master of Music or Master of Music in Vocal Music
  • Any Postgraduate Programme

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

The syllabus will include topics such as those on the following list:
• research proposals and project planning
• archival research
• editing and editions
• programming and recital etiquette
• composition as research
• composition and analysis
• performance as research
• musicology in terms of performance
• digital humanities
• critical theory and music studies
• studying sketches and correspondence
• working with reception history


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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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

Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks 7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,17 Feedback Weeks 12,19

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Feedback

Formative feedback will be provided at the midway point of the course (e.g., week 12) and formal feedback will arrive alongside the grade for the essay submitted at the end of the course (e.g., week 19).

Learning Outcomes
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 75
Assessment Weeks 7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,17 Feedback Weeks 12,19

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Feedback

Formative feedback will be provided at the midway point of the course (e.g., week 12) and formal feedback will arrive alongside the grade for the essay submitted at the end of the course (e.g., week 19).

Word Count 3000
Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

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