MA/MMus Music Module Guide 2013 COLLOQUIA MUM412 Lecturers: Dr Mike Sear !

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MODULE CODE: MUM 412 TITLE: Collo,uia PRE-REQUISITES: -o&e CO-REQUISITES: -o&e

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CREDITS: 1+

MODULE SUMMARY (INDICATIVE) ./e #odule ai#s to /el0 t/e de(elo0#e&t o1 stude&ts2 skills i& de ate a&d discussio& o1 curre&t #usical researc/ a&d t/i&ki&)3 It 4ould relate to su 5ect areas suc/ as co#0osi&) #usic to i#a)e% co&te#0orar! 0er1or#a&ce 0ractice% 0o0ular #usic% #usic usi&ess% a&d #usic educatio&3 ./e teac/i&) 4ill i&clude co&tri utio&s 1ro# sta11/(isiti&) researc/ers ut 4ill also e&)a)e t/e stude&ts i& criticall! e6a#i&i&) t/e issues t/at t/ese s0eakers )e&erate3 Stude&ts2 co&tri utio&s 4ill e as si)&i1ica&t as t/ose o1 sta11/(isiti&) researc/ers3 Assess#e&t 4ill e t/rou)/ a& essa! a&d a& o&7li&e 1oru# o& Stud!s0ace 4/ic/ 4ill e&coura)e stude&ts to co&tri ute to a ra&)e o1 discussio& to0ics3 Stude&ts 4ill also e e60ected to atte&d a&d co##e&t o& ot/er de0art#e&tal researc/ e(e&ts "e3)3 researc/ se#i&ars% 4orks/o0s$3 AIMS .o aid t/e de(elo0#e&t o1 stude&ts2 skills i& de ate a&d discussio& .o e&coura)e stude&ts to t/i&k criticall! .o i&troduce stude&ts to curre&t researc/ a&d t/i&ki&) .o e&a le stude&ts to 0rese&t t/eir o4& researc/ed ideas

LEARNING OUTCOMES: on successfu co!" e#$on of #%e !o&u e' s#u&en#s ($ )e *) e #o: e6a#i&e curre&t a&d co&tro(ersial #usical issues t/rou)/ discussio& a&d de ate8 re1lect criticall! o& a ra&)e o1 #usical researc/ to0ics8 0roduce a s/ort 0a0er o& a s0eci1ic #usical to0ic 1or discussio& 4it/i& t/e stud! s0ace 1oru#% a&d #ake co##e&ts o& stude&ts2 co&tri utio&s 4it/i& t/e o&7li&e 1oru#3 CURRICULUM CONTENT (INDICATIVE) Curriculu# co&te&t 4ill 1ocus o& curre&t #usical researc/ a&d sta11/(isiti&) researc/ers 4ill lead discussio& a&d de ate o& a (ariet! o1 to0ics 4/ic/ could i&clude: 0ractice as researc/8 0o0ular #usicolo)!8 issues i& co&te#0orar! #usic 0er1or#a&ce8 co#0osi&) 1or #edia8 curre&t co&tro(ersies i& #usic educatio&3 A& e6a#0le #i)/t e a de ate o& t/e 0ro0ositio& t/at 9Aut/e&ticit! i& #usic 0er1or#a&ce is 5ust a cle(er #arketi&) de(ice32 ./e #odule 4ill also e60lore /o4 to 0rese&t researc/% a&d to a00roac/ de ate a&d discussio& i& a co&structi(e #a&&er3

TEAC+ING AND LEARNING STRATEGY ./e #odule 4ill e tau)/t t/rou)/ a #i6ture o1 sta11/(isiti&) researc/ers leadi&) sessio&s a&d stude&t7led s!#0osia

Lectures/s!#0osia/se#i&ars: I&de0e&de&t )uided stud!: ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

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./is is desi)&ed to assess stude&ts2 a ilit! to e60lore a ,uestio& o1 curre&t researc/ de ate a&d 0ro(ide a 0ro(ocati(e a&d 4ell74ritte& 0a0er 1or discussio& 4it/i& t/e o&7li&e 1oru#. I& additio& stude&ts 4ill res0o&d to eac/ ot/ers2 0a0ers i& rie1 co##e&ts3 ./e assess#e&t 4ill e t/rou)/ a researc/ 0a0er 0rese&ted o& Stud!s0ace o1 2000 4ords "*0; 4ei)/ti&)$% 0lus at least 1i(e co##e&ts a&d co&tri utio&s "1000 4ords i& total$ to ot/er stude&ts2 0a0ers "30; 4ei)/ti&)$3 The learning outcomes are assessed in the following way: 1, <6a#i&e curre&t a&d co&tro(ersial #usical issues t/rou)/ discussio& a&d de ate: Assessed su##ati(el! ! t/e stude&t2s co&tri utio&s to t/e 4e 7 ased 1oru# o& stud! s0ace3 2, =e1lect criticall! o& a ra&)e o1 #usical researc/ to0ics: Assessed su##ati(el! ! t/e stude&t2s co&tri utio&s to t/e 4e 7 ased 1oru# o& stud! s0ace% a&d 1or#ati(el! t/rou)/ de ate o& discussio& i& t/e se#i&ars3 -, 'roduce a s/ort 0a0er o& a s0eci1ic #usical to0ic 1or discussio& 4it/i& t/e stud! s0ace 1oru#% a&d #ake co##e&ts o& stude&ts2 co&tri utio&s 4it/i& t/e o&7li&e 1oru#: Assessed su##ati(el! ! t/e co&tri utio&s to t/e 4e 7 ased 1oru# o& stud! s0ace% a&d 1or#ati(el! t/rou)/ de ate o& discussio& i& t/e se#i&ars3 MA.OR CATEGORIES O/ ASSESSMENT 'ort1olio 100; AC+IEVING A PASS It is a re,uire#e&t t/at t/e #a5or cate)or! o1 assess#e&t e 0assed i& order to ac/ie(e a& o(erall 0ass 1or t/e #odule 0I0LIOGRAP+Y (INDICATIVE): Co1e Te2#: >er ert% .3 "2001$ Music in Words: A Guide to Researching and Writing about Music. Lo&do&: Associated ?oard o1 t/e =o!al Sc/ools o1 Music3

Reco!!en&e& Re*&$n3: ?eard% D3 @ A3 Gloa) "200+$ Musicology: The Key Concepts. Lo&do&: =outled)e3 Cook% -3 "2000$ Music: A ery !hort "ntroduction. O61ord: O61ord U&i(ersit! 'ress3 Cook% -3 @ Mark <(erist "eds3$ "1BBB$ Rethin#ing Music3 O61ord: O61ord U&i(ersit! 'ress3 Cla!to&% M3% >er ert% .3 @ Middleto&% =3 "eds3$ "2003$ The Cultural !tudy of Music: a Critical "ntroduction3 Lo&do&: =outled)e3 Duc/es&eau% L3 @ C3 Mar6 "2011$ Gy$rgy %igeti: &f 'oreign %ands and !trange !ounds Cood rid)e: ./e ?o!dell 'ress3 La#0sel% L "200:$ Music Research: A (andboo#3 O61ord: O61ord U&i(ersit! 'ress3 =oss% A "200:$ The Rest is )oise. Lo&do&: Dourt/ <state3 'lus: http://www.therestisnoise.com/ S#all% C "1BBE$ Music* !ociety* +ducation >a&o(er% ->: Cesle!a& U&i(ersit! 'ress3
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S#all% C "1BB:$ Music#ing: The Meanings of ,erforming and %istening Middleto4&% C.: Cesle!a& U&i(ersit! 'ress3 Ci&)ell3 =3 "2002$ Writing about Music: An "ntroductory Guide. -e4 Ferse!: 're&tice >all3

.eac/i&) Sc/edule .uesda! 2Bt/ Fa&uar! I&troductio& to t/e #odule 4it/ Caroli&e 'otter a&d Mike Sear ! "i&cludi&) a discussio& o1 a cou0le o1 curre&t issues i& #usic researc/$3 See elo4 so#e 0ro(ocati(e co#0ositio&7 ased discussio&s/ite#s 1ro# co#0ositio&toda!3co#: /tt0://4443co#0ositio&toda!3co#/1oru#/44G2B0*3as0 /tt0://4443co#0ositio&toda!3co#/1oru#/44G2B423as0 /tt0://4443co#0ositio&toda!3co#/1oru#/44G2+*03as0 .uesda! 12t/ De ruar! Si#o& Ha)orski7./o#as "U&i(ersit! o1 Cest Lo&do&$ "Should recorded music and performance be studied separately in the way that theatre and cinema are?" Dor details a out Si#o& Ha)orski7./o#as see: /tt0://4443Ia)orski7t/o#as3co#/ .uesda! 2Et/ De ruar! ?ir)it Ce&dt7./or&e "Olde& ur) U&i(ersit!$ JSi&)i&) i& Ai&der)arte&s i& #usicalisatio& 0ro)ra#s a&d t/e si&)i&) #o(e#e&t i& &ort/er& Ger#a&!J .uesda! 12t/ Marc/ Do#i&ic 'o4er "-atio&al Dil# a&d .ele(isio& Sc/ool$ "title .?A$ Dor details a out Do#i&ic 'o4er% see: /tt0://4443i&tellect ooks3co3uk/co&tact/(ie47Co&tact7'a)e%idK1E32:/ .uesda! 1Et/ A0ril 'ro1essor =o)er >eato& "?at/ S0a U&i(ersit!$ L?ouleI -omaines: co#0ositio&% 0er1or#a&ce a&d traditio&3M ?ouleINs -omaines 1or solo clari&et/clari&et a&d e&se# le "1BE07E:$ is a core 4ork i& t/e clari&etNs co&te#0orar! re0ertor! des0ite its radical &ature3 ./is 0a0er 4ill discuss t/e )e&esis o1 t/e 4ork a&d ?ouleINs co#0ositio&al strate)ies 4it/ re1ere&ce to t/e sketc/es /oused i& t/e Sac/er Sti1tu&) i& ?asel3 ./e i&ter0retatio& o1 co#0le6 #oder&ist #usic de#a&ds tec/&ical accurac! ut also o1te& dis0la!s a si)&i1ica&t lack o1 e60ressio&: a traditio& ad/eri&) closel! to t/e te6t3 >o4e(er% 0er1or#ers 1i&d it di11icult to su00ress a& i#0ulse to 90/rase2 o1te& i#0osi&) 1a#iliar e60ressi(e )estures 1ro# a& earlier re0ertor! 4/ere &o&e are i&te&ded3 'er1or#a&ce traditio&s eco#e attac/ed to 4orks a&d ori)i&ate 1ro# t/e tec/&i,ues a&d idios!&crasies o1 s0eci1ic 0er1or#ers3 Does a 0la!er o ser(e t/e e11ect o1 a 4ork2s 1irst 0er1or#er or is t/e detail o1 &otatio& su11icie&t 1or a& 9aut/e&tic2 re&ditio&O Dor details a out =o)er >eato& see: /tt0://a00licatio&s3 at/s0a3ac3uk/sta1170ro1iles/0ro1ile3as0OuserKacade#ic;+C/ear1
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