Course overview
This course develops an understanding of the ways in which music research is undertaken in diverse historical and geo-cultural contexts. The first part of this course includes a brief overview of the co-disciplines of historical musicology and ethnomusicology. Through examination of selected case studies of Western and non-Western music, historical, critical and cultural perspectives are used to understand music as a range of expressive forms and practices in daily life.
Course learning outcomes
- Understand the history and intellectual development in the co-disciplines of ethnomusicology and musicology.
- Demonstrate an understaqnding of the ways in which historical and cultural contexts of music impact upon musical practice.
- Understand the varied approaches to music research through consideration of case studies of Western and non-Western, notated and oral, and traditional and contemporary music practices.
- Develop aural and analytical skills through assessed work in transcription and analysis.
- Develop music research skills related to planning essays and confidence in written and oral communication.
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