Undergraduate Course: Listening and Musicianship 2 (MUSI08052)

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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate)	Credits	10
Home subject area	Music	Other subject area	None
Course website	http://www.music.ed.ac.uk	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	The main aim of this course is to expand the students' musical awareness by developing a perceptive and analytical approach to listening.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Listening and Musicianship 1 (MUSI08051)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Only available to students on a Music degree programme.
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visiting students should have at least one semester of aural skills training. We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)			Learn enabled: Yes	Quota: None
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Taught in 2 tutorial groups in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11. Students will be assigned to tutorial groups at the beginning of the academic session.
Course Start Date	16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 86 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 100 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name	Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)		1:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)		1:00

Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)			Learn enabled: Yes	Quota: None
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Taught in 2 tutorial groups in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11. Students will be assigned to tutorial groups at the beginning of the academic session.
Course Start Date	16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 84 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 100 %
No Exam Information

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will develop their listening skills through the aural analysis of a wide range of musical pieces. Students will acquire a broad knowledge of various elements of musical expression, such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, texture and structure. Students will be able to aurally recognise various more complex harmonic progressions. Students will be capable of accurately transcribing more complex melodic and four-part harmonic dictations.

Assessment Information
One class examination in December 2012 (50%) and one degree examination in the May Exam Diet (50%). Visiting Student Variant Assessment: One class examination (100%).

Special Arrangements
None

Additional Information
Academic description	Not entered
Syllabus	Not entered
Transferable skills	Not entered
Reading list	There is no compulsory text book for this course. However, published text books and audio resources do exist for ear training, and students are encouraged to discover and to use these for themselves, alongside the course! For example, items held in the University library include: Mayfield, Connie. (2003). Theory essentials: an integrated approach to harmony, ear training, and keyboard skills. California & London: Thomson Schirmer. Phillips, Joel. (2005). The musician's guide to aural skills. New York & London: W.W. Norton. Pratt, George. (1990). Aural awareness: principles and practice. Milton Keynes & Philadelphia: Open University Press.
Study Abroad	Not entered
Study Pattern	Not entered
Keywords	music aural skills listening musicianship

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Nikki Moran Tel: (0131 6)50 2423 Email: n.moran@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mr Brad Herbert Tel: (0131 6)50 2422 Email: brad.herbert@ed.ac.uk