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Undergraduate Course: Research Methods in Music (MUSI10066)

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 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed 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) OR Composition 1 (MUSI08067)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least two semesters of courses in Music Theory and Music History (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 85 %, Practical Exam 15 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Draft Interview report, 1,000 words (Formative Assessment)

Research Methods Literature Review: 3,000 words (50%)

Research Essay/Project: 2,500 words (50%)
Feedback Formative feedback is provided on the draft interview report in week 4.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Be aware of a variety of research methodologies in use in the study of music, their benefits and their limitations
  2. Apply at least two different approaches to music research during the course
  3. Be able to select and apply methodologies they judge to be appropriate to a particular research question
  4. Be able to evaluate self-critically the success (or otherwise) of the approach selected
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.music.ed.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsresearch methods music dissertation edition portfolio history composition performance recital
Contacts
Course organiserDr Katie Overy
Tel: (0131 6)50 8248
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Carrie Lyall
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email:
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