Undergraduate Course: Music 1A: Music in Social Contexts (MUSI08011)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Music |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course is concerned with music as a social activity - a social activity that defines what it is to be human. It examines music's various roles in society and the effects of the various ways in which societies are organised on the ways in which music itself is made, heard and understood. It introduces students to the sociology and psychology of music and encourages them to think conceptually about their own musical activities. The course covers a wide range of musical practices, Western and non-Western, classical and popular, past and present, though it focuses on musical and social developments since the Industrial Revolution. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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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 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, 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 | | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Reid Concert Hall |
| Additional information |
Weekly lectures plus tutorials in Weeks 3,5,7,9,11. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 20 sides / 12 stave manuscript paper | TT before week 29 | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | 20 sides / 12 stave manuscript paper | |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Reid Concert Hall |
| Additional information |
Weekly lectures plus tutorials in Weeks 3,5,7,9,11. |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Students will have become familiar with a variety of social contexts in which music has played and plays an important role.
- They will understand the basic concepts that sociologists and psychologists bring to the study of music.
- They will have become familiar with issues in contemporary culture and in contemporary approaches to writing about music and its history. |
Assessment Information
One essay c.2,000 words (40%) and one 2-hour degree examination (60%).
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One coursework submission c.2,000 words (50%) to be submitted by 4.00pm on the Wednesday of Week 12 (8th Dec), and one further coursework submission c.2,000 words (50%) to be submitted by 4.00pm on the Wednesday of Week 14 (22nd Dec). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Simon Frith
Tel: (0131 6)50 2426
Email: Simon.Frith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Brad Herbert
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk |
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