Undergraduate Course: Style Studies 1 (MUSI08026)
Course Outline
School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Music |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ |
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Course description |
Using composers as models (for example the Inventions of J.S. Bach and the String Quartets of Haydn) the course will introduce students to harmonic functionality, the contrapuntal relationship between voices, textures and techniques of instrumental writing. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Inventing 1 (MUSI08025)
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
12 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s). Project Weeks in weeks 1 and 6 - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10.00 - 1.00. Weekly Seminars and additional Tutorials in Weeks 2-5 and 7-10. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will have an understanding of the fundamentals of harmony and counterpoint as evidenced by the ability to recreate in a variety of exercises a number of historical styles. |
Assessment Information
A mark for attendance and courework (10%), a portfolio of two pieces of work (40%), a take-away examination (25%) and a 2-hour degree examination (25%). |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Noel O'Regan
Tel: (0131 6)50 2429
Email: N.O'Regan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Lindsay Hunter
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: Lindsay.Hunter@ed.ac.uk |
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1 September 2010 6:21 am
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