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Undergraduate Course: Special History in Music: Music in Christian Worship (MUSI10009)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course provides a detailed study of the role played by music in the liturgies of various Christian denominations. Historical background will be combined with modern practice; visits to church services followed by discussion, will inform discussions about the appropriateness of various styles of music for different worship contexts. The use of the organ will also be studied.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Music 1D: Introduction to Compositional Techniques (MUSI08056) OR Music 2A: Music and Ideas from the Middle Ages to Viennese Classicism (MUSI08060) OR Music 2B: Music and Ideas from Romanticism to the Late Twentieth Century (MUSI08061)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Honours students with good musical knowledge from other subject areas may be admitted after consultation with the course organiser.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least three Music courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
- Students should have an historical awareness of variety of musics used in contemporary church worship.
- They should have examined a representative sample of liturgical music and studied it both contextually and analytically.
- They should have an appreciation of the historical and contemporary role of the organ in worship.
- They should appreciate the central part played by the hymn in worship in all denominations.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.music.ed.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Seminars in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11.
Keywordsmusic history special topic christian worship divinity
Contacts
Course organiserDr Noel O'Regan
Tel: (0131 6)50 2429
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Carrie Lyall
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email:
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