Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2009-2010 (archived)
Module MUSI1221: Aural Skills and Performance
Department: Music
MUSI1221: Aural Skills and Performance
| Type | Tied | Level | 1 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2009/10 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | W300 |
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Prerequisites
- A-level Music
Corequisites
- Readings in Musicology and EITHER Issues and Methods in Musicology OR The Analysis and Perception of Music.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- The main focus of the course is to develop a 'musical ear'.
- The course aims to increase knowledge and awareness about musical sound, and to improve aural and practical skills in listening and performing music.
Content
- The course provides an introduction to basic ideas about musical acoustics, and aims to increase knowledge and skills for recognising 'patterns' music forms at many levels. The course is accompanied by aural exercises to include recognition/identification, dictation and memorisation. Throughout the course students take individual instrumental/vocal lessons with a teacher from the Department's list of approved teachers.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- a fundamental knowledge of musical acoustics and cognition
Subject-specific Skills:
- skills to use the acquired knowledge appropriately when listening and performing music
- enhanced competence in instrumental/vocal performance.
Key Skills:
- aural recognition/identification, dictation and memorisation, performance
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The module consists of 22 lectures and 3 tutorials and is supported by instrumental and vocal tuition. Lectures address theoretical issues in conjunction with directed reading, and incorporate aural exercises. Tutorials focus on small-group discussion on course-work. Additional teaching is provided by instrumental and vocal tutors, who develop performance competences. Formative assessment will require written or practical exercises.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| lectures | 22 | weekly | 1 hour | 22 | ■ |
| tutorials | 3 | termly | 1 hour | 3 | ■ |
| Instrumental /vocal tuition | 1 | fortnightly | 1 hour | 11 | ■ |
| Instrumental/vocal practice | 7 | weekly | 1 hour | 154 | ■ |
| Reading and preparation | 10 | ||||
| TOTAL | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: | Component Weighting: % | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Written examination including (1) essay type questions, (2) aural dictation, (3) aural recognition | 2 hours | 60% | yes |
| Practical performance | 20 minutes | 40% | yes |
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Formative Assessment:
Regular fortnightly exercises in aural recognition/dictation
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University