MO1S49 - Music in Culture, Context and Criticism 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | MO1S49 | ||
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| Module Title: | Music in Culture, Context and Criticism | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Music and Drama | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Music | ||
| Module Leader: | David Coker | ||
| Module Team: | |||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2022 | Final Year of Intake: | 2027 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 4 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 101450 - applied music and musicianship | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
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| Valid From | 01 Sep 2022 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
Understanding the broad spectrum of the history of music will encourage students to challenge their expectations about music. It will enable students to develop their written, verbal and critical thinking skills. The module will present students with the necessary tools to critically analyse the historical and cultural significance of music and its relevance to their own individual practice, with the following aims:
Give students an introduction to innovations and developments in creative music practice.
Develop student’s awareness of the work of significant music and cultural thinkers.
Enhance students’ critical thinking skills of theoretical and aesthetic systems and relate theory and practice to each other.
Improve research skills, such as gathering, synthesising and evaluating evidence, including the ability to quote from and acknowledge written sources.
Promote an understanding of the role and function of assessment and begin the development of a process of critical self-analysis.
Content Summary
This module will consist of the delivery of theory and discussion to encourage students to question and debate their assumptions about the role of the musician or sound artist. The module will encourage critical thinking from the outset and employ verbal and written techniques to critique their ideas. The theoretical research will cover topics such as:
1. The history of sound and music, and the relationship between them.
2. Myth, identity and gender politics: concept analysis, hermeneutics, and recent forms of critical theory.
3. Application of history of music by reflecting on material in both written and verbal forms.
4. The Art of Rhetoric in relation to pop culture.
The module will encourage research-as-practice and foster confidence in giving presentations, taking part in discussion and debating ideas.
A series of lectures and seminars will introduce the underlying concepts and historic developments in music. The historical and theoretical issues will be explored in weekly lectures where students are given the opportunity to read and discuss selected texts.
Students will be introduced to a range of musical perspectives through weekly seminar sessions and encouraged to engage and debate in order to form their own perspective and approach.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 18 |
| Seminar | 16 |
| Tutorial | 2 |
| Independent Study | 82 |
| Directed Study | 82 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Discuss historical and contemporary theories in relation to music, explaining the role of the art of rhetoric in popular culture. |
| LO2 | Research and examine music-related cultural theories and practices. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 | Presentation with notes and bibliography | 15 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 1 | Essay with evidence of research with referencing | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Essay 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |