Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:44
Two quotes provide an overarching provocation for this course:
‘Every Community Musician believes they invented Community Music’ (Imry 2013, cited in Camlin 2015)
‘Good intentions are not enough to avoid bad results when you make art with people‘ (Matarasso 2019)
This course is designed to explore and challenge what community music is and can be, and what it potentially means to each of us as individuals. Using the two provocations above as well as Kushner Walker and Tarr’s 2001 Publication Case Studies and Issues in Community Music the course will explore the practice of Community Music through rigorous academic study, and practice through observation and participatory lenses.
The second semester of this year long course is run in collaboration with the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and the European University of Cyprus. This collaboration allows the study of community music internationally.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Full Year | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The student experience is built around a participatory approach to learning and teaching, incorporating contact time with lecturers (lectures, seminars and workshops), as well as undertaking 30hrs of self-directed community-based learning.
Throughout the course students will be asked to undertake a variety of formative tasks including self-directed research, reading, reflection and writing, as well as practical activities and online collaborations.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 40,41 | Feedback Weeks | 43,44 | |
| Feedback |
Length: approx. 25 mins
Extensive written feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Apply knowledge, skills and understanding by using a range of the professional skills and practices associated with the field of community music through routine methods of enquiry and research. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Demonstrate and work with an understanding of the scope and defining features of the Community Music field and an integrated knowledge of its main areas and boundaries. |
| Reflection | Apply | Demonstrate how the Community Musician applies a critical understanding of theories, concepts and principles in a range of community and educational settings. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Exercise autonomy and initiative in some activities at a professional level in preparing for practice. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | The ability to articulate an understanding of defining features of this course’s content within Community Music Practice. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 19,20 | Feedback Weeks | 22,23 | |
| Feedback |
Word Count: 2,500 Extensive written feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Apply knowledge, skills and understanding by using a range of the professional skills and practices associated with the field of community music through routine methods of enquiry and research. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Demonstrate and work with an understanding of the scope and defining features of the Community Music field and an integrated knowledge of its main areas and boundaries. |
| Reflection | Apply | Demonstrate how the Community Musician applies a critical understanding of theories, concepts and principles in a range of community and educational settings. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | The ability to articulate an understanding of defining features of this course’s content within Community Music Practice. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Exercise autonomy and initiative in some activities at a professional level in preparing for practice. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 49 | Feedback Weeks | 50,51 | |
| Feedback |
Word count: 6,000 Extensive written feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | 6000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Apply | Demonstrate how the Community Musician applies a critical understanding of theories, concepts and principles in a range of community and educational settings. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Demonstrate and work with an understanding of the scope and defining features of the Community Music field and an integrated knowledge of its main areas and boundaries. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Apply knowledge, skills and understanding by using a range of the professional skills and practices associated with the field of community music through routine methods of enquiry and research. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Exercise autonomy and initiative in some activities at a professional level in preparing for practice. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | The ability to articulate an understanding of defining features of this course’s content within Community Music Practice. |
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