Undergraduate Course: History of Instruments (MUSI10013)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Music | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The main families of wind, string and keyboard instruments are discussed in detail.  Aspects studied include the design, playing techniques, social background and use of different instruments.  There is an emphasis on relating instrument models to their repertoire. | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Music courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. 
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
		Monday | 
		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
		Friday | 
	 
| Central | Seminar |  | 1-5 AND 7-11 |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  |  |  |  
| First Class | 
Week  1, Monday,  14:00 - 15:50,  Zone: Central. Reid Concert Hall Galleries  |  
	| Additional information | 
	Seminars in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11. | 
 
| Exam Information | 
 
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 2:00 |  |  |  
 
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
		Monday | 
		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
		Friday | 
	 
| Central | Seminar |  | 1-5 AND 7-11 |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  |  |  |  
| First Class | 
Week  1, Monday,  14:00 - 15:50,  Zone: Central. Reid Concert Hall Galleries  |  
	| Additional information | 
	Seminars in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11. | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| This course gives an overall knowledge of the history of musical instruments with a particular regard to the instruments of Western art music, and develops a critical approach to relevant information sources. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
One 3000 word essay (45%). Presentations (10%) to be scheduled by course organiser. 2 hour degree examination in the May examination diet. 
Visiting Student Variant Assessment 
Two coursework essays (45% each) and a presentation (10%) to be scheduled by the course organiser. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | HoI history of instruments acoustics music | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Arnold Myers 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4367 
Email: A.Myers@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mr Brad Herbert 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422 
Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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