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Undergraduate Course: Style Studies 1 (MUSI08026)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMusic Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionUsing 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Inventing 1 (MUSI08025)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesEquivalent of a Higher or A Level in Music at Grade A.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Project Week in week 6 - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10.00-13.00 and Monday Week 7 10.00-13.00.
Tutorials in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11.
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 52, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 46 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
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%).
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
KeywordsMusic Composition Harmony Style Studies
Contacts
Course organiserDr Noel O'Regan
Tel: (0131 6)50 2429
Email: N.O'Regan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Brad Herbert
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk
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