Musicology 101
MUSICOL101
10 Credit Points
Online
Duration
One Term Duration
12 Weeks
Total Hours
6 Hours per week
72 Hours for the term
Prerequisites
None;
Unit Description
This unit provides a foundation for the critical study of music through themes including musical form, style and idea. Students will interrogate the many reasons why music was composed including through topics such as nationalism and exoticism, The unit analyses how new generations of listeners have re-imagined or politicised such music-making over time.
Unit Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Demonstrate an understanding of historical musical developments through the lens of the Western musical tradition.
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Define what is meant by cultural continuity and change in reference to music
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Recognise distinct as well as appropriated musical styles across time and place
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Connect key ideas in musical practice to related developments and issues in other arts, such as literature
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Articulate the nature and scope of exclusion in Western musical practice and ways to develop an inclusive musical culture.
Weekly Topics:
Week 1. Introduction
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Week 2. Musical in Oral and Print Culture
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Week 3. Improvisation and Baroque
Performance Practice
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Week 4. Form, Style, and Idea
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Week 5. Programme Music
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Week 6. Virtuosa
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Week 7. Exoticism
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Week 8. Nationalism
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Week 9. Western Music and Minority
Cultures
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Week 10. Fusion Music
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Week 11. Classical Music Futures
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Week 12. Summary and Review
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