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MU401T: COMMUNITY MUSIC: ENGAGING IN PRACTICE (2024-2025)

Last modified: 20 Aug 2024 10:16


Course Overview

This course provides each student the opportunity to design and implement a community music project of their choosing, working with and in a range of community partnership organisations in the Northeast of Scotland.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Full Year Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr Christopher Gray

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

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will explore in detail how to design, negotiated, implement, and evaluate a community music project.

Lectures will cover a broad range of subjects connecting previous theoretical, and conceptual studies in Community Music  to real life practical situations.

Student will undertake preliminary observational placements in first half session with identified placement hosts before delivering a specifically designed project for them in second half sessions.


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

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 20 Feedback Weeks 23

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyDemonstrate how the Community Musician critically applies contemporary issues, concepts and principals in community settings through the design and implementation of a community-based project
ProceduralEvaluateApply knowledge, skills and understanding in executing research and investigation in relation to this course offering professional insights, interpretations and solutions to problems and issues.
ReflectionCreateCritically review and consolidate knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in identified subject areas through reflective and reflexive practice.
ReflectionEvaluateManage complex ethical and professional issues in accordance with current professional and/or ethical codes of practice whilst recognising the limits of these codes where appropriate

Presentation (30 Minute)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 41 Feedback Weeks 43

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyDemonstrate how the Community Musician critically applies contemporary issues, concepts and principals in community settings through the design and implementation of a community-based project
ProceduralEvaluateApply knowledge, skills and understanding in executing research and investigation in relation to this course offering professional insights, interpretations and solutions to problems and issues.
ReflectionCreateCritically review and consolidate knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in identified subject areas through reflective and reflexive practice.
ReflectionEvaluateManage complex ethical and professional issues in accordance with current professional and/or ethical codes of practice whilst recognising the limits of these codes where appropriate

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyDemonstrate how the Community Musician critically applies contemporary issues, concepts and principals in community settings through the design and implementation of a community-based project
ProceduralEvaluateApply knowledge, skills and understanding in executing research and investigation in relation to this course offering professional insights, interpretations and solutions to problems and issues.
ReflectionEvaluateManage complex ethical and professional issues in accordance with current professional and/or ethical codes of practice whilst recognising the limits of these codes where appropriate
ReflectionCreateCritically review and consolidate knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in identified subject areas through reflective and reflexive practice.

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