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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)
Module MUSI1141: ISSUES AND METHODS IN MUSICOLOGY
Department: Music
MUSI1141: ISSUES AND METHODS IN MUSICOLOGY
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 1 | 20 | Available in 2006/2007 | None. | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- A-level Music.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- The course aims to instil: familiarity with a variety of musicological approaches and methodologies.
- critical awareness of their soci-historical grounding.
- a sense of their appropriateness to relevant musical repertories.
- key practical and methodological skills.
- creative engagement with musical materials.
Content
- The course will address key aspects of the following areas: reception history.
- canonic construction of history: Mozart and Beethoven.
- alternative canons.
- ontology of the art work.
- new musicology.
- interdisciplinary musicology.
- issues in the study of early music.
- transcriptions from (early) musical sources.
- performance practice and authenticity.
- the concept of musical material.
- world music.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- Students will be expected to have acquired the ability to: relate a range of methodologies to their appropriate historical contexts.
Subject-specific Skills
- relate and apply a range of methodologies to their appropriate musical repertory/ies.
- perform practical methodological tasks, e.g. , transcription from original sources.
Key Skills
- critically evaluate the appropriateness and the application of methodologies.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The combination of lectures and tutorials instil and reinforce the awareness of relevant issues and methodologies.
- Practical exercises bed down 'hands-on' experience of musicological expertise.
- Students will have the opportunity to examine a medieval manuscript from the Cathedral library.
- Methods of Assessment address creative (essay), practical (transcription) and critical (review) modes of engagement.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 | 1 Per Week | 1 Hour | 22 | |
| Tutorials | 3 | 1 Per Term | 1 Hour | 3 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 175 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 50% | 3000 word essay | 100% | ||
| Portfolio | 50% | portfolio | 100% |
Formative Assessment
One written formative assignment per term, including a transcription exercise from an original source; peer-marked during class, subsequently checked by course tutor. Appropriate tasks to be prepared for presentation in, and evaluated during, tutorials.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.