Music 2A: Music and Ideas (VS1) (U02745)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : ACE-2-U02745

Music and Ideas: an exploration of the relationship between music and cultural trends/philosophies from medieval times to the postmodern.

? Keywords : Music History Music and Ideas

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U02744

? Pre-requisites : Music 1C: Musical Literacy or equivalent musical knowledge.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
22/09/2005	15:00	15:50	Lecture Room A 2.04, Alison House	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Plus 4 tutorials.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will:
- gain an understanding of the work of major thinkers about music, its meanings and its socio-cultural traditions;
- gain the ability to understand theoretical and aesthetic systems and relate theory and practice to each other;
- learn to relate musical works to the broader context of the history of ideas.