Undergraduate Course: Music Analysis 1 (MUSI08040)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course gives an introduction to the analysis and discussion of musical form and style. It will involve the detailed study of scores and the aural analysis of sound recordings. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | Equivalent of a Higher or A Level in Music at Grade A. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Equivalent of a Higher or A Level in Music at Grade A.
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Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe musical form and structure by talking about compositional components and their interactions.
- Identify specific information about a musical work via a score and/or audio recording (e.g. key stylistic and structural features).
- Critically analyse a musical work by evaluating the compositional effect of such features, drawing on your broader musical knowledge to contextualise the findings.3.Critically analyse a musical work by evaluating the compositional effect of such features, drawing on your broader musical knowledge to contextualise the findings.
- Establish this analytical approach as a routine way of talking and writing about music.
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Reading List
| Recommended texts: 1. Burkholder, Grout & Palisca (Eds.), A History of Western Music. (Available in Main Library HUB); 2. Eric Taylor, The AB Guide to Music Theory (ABRSM) Parts I and II. You may wish to buy your own copy of this textbook. |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Lectures in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11. Tutorials in Weeks 2-5 and 7-11. |
| Keywords | music analysis introduction |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Benedict Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)50 4155
Email: B.Taylor@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Noureen Ehsan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9179
Email: Noureen.Ehsan@ed.ac.uk |
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