Research Methods in Music (U04361)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-MResearch

This course will introduce students to the variety of research methods used in the study of music. These may include: transcription and editing from a number of different historical periods and from recordings; archival research; the use of fieldwork and interviewing techniques; empirical research methods and experimental design; researching music for performance and the writing of programme notes; guidance on the design and preparation of a dissertation, a creative portfolio or a performance.

? Keywords : research methods music dissertation edition portfolio history composition performance recital

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Music 2B: Set Works OR Music 1D: Introduction to Compositional Techniques, where students are not on a BMus degree.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
22/09/2008	09:00	10:50	Lecture Room A 2.04, Alison House	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	10:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Seminars in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will have been given experience of:
- conducting independent research
- reflecting critically upon this research and on research methods more generally
- interrogating what "research" means in terms of the roles to be engaged in at level four