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MU2523: ANALYSING MUSIC (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:39


Course Overview

Students will develop a critical awareness of form and structure in music both aurally and by means of studying various approaches to musical analysis which will draw on a range of analytical methods and musical genres. The analysis of musical scores will be related to music as experienced aurally in performance.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Frauke Jurgensen

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Music (MU) (Studied)
  • Programme Level 2

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

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to develop a critical awareness of form and structure in music both aurally and by means of studying various approaches to musical analysis.

Main Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will:

  • have developed an aural awareness of musical form and a sense of the way music is structured in various genres
  • have a knowledge and understanding of a variety of analytical methods
  • be able to engage critically with methods of analysis
  • be able to relate musical analysis to music as an aural phenomenon
  • be able to carry out an analysis of a musical work, both in contributions to seminars and in the form of an essay or graphical analysis
  • be able to recognise and describe musical organisation by studying a written score.



Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


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

1st Attempt

Continuous assessment (100%): folio comprising:

1) analytical essay or graphical analysis of scores set by lecturing staff (length will vary according tom approach, but should be the equivalent of at least 1,500 words) (50%) and

2) an analytical essay (1,500 words) of a work heard in live performance.(50%)

Resit

As above - i.e. one 1500 word analytical essay for each component failed.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Oral feedback will be provided on contribution to seminars
Written feedback will be given on written work, including annotations or scripts and feedback forms.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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