Postgraduate Course: Keyboard Organology (MUSI11012)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course will provide a review of historical and contemporary issues in Keyboard Organology, using the rsources of hte Russell Collection of early keyboard instruments as well as the city of Edinburgh's historical and contemporary organs. Principles of design and manufacture, playing techniques, social background and repertoire will be studied with the help of relevant literature and by studying the instruments themselves.
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Pre-requisites	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Other Study Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 169 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Two pieces of coursework.
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Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 173 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Two pieces of coursework.
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No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Students will have become familiar with the principles of design and manufacture of historical keyboard instruments, as well as the relationship of this to keyboard repertoire and playing techniques. They will have been introduced in some detail to a selection of instruments in the Russell Collection and will have gained an understanding of their design and historical importance.