Postgraduate Course: Traditional Music - Topics and Issues (SCET11027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Scottish Ethnology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course looks at traditional music from a 'topics and issues' perspective. It will be research-based, having class discussion and the interests of students at its heart. Students will be expected to complete reading in preparation for each class (with the exception of week 1). Recordings from the School of Scottish Studies Archives will be emphasised and will complement discussion topics. Both historical and contemporary aspects of the tradition will be examined. Fieldwork will be stressed throughout and will be encouraged in terms of the students' essay submissions. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The ability to engage in high-level discussion within the class
The ability to critically examine secondary sources
Engagement with current research issues within the field
Knowledge of fieldwork and archiving practices and procedures. |
Assessment Information
| Essay of 4000 words (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
The syllabus will take account of traditional music holdings in the School of Scottish Studies Archives and will concentrate on undertaking fieldwork within the Scottish context. Concepts to be covered include music and community, transmission, repertoire, change and stability, style and musical transcription. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Theory and methods
G. Barz and T. Cooley (eds), Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology (OUP 1997).
J. Blacking, How Musical is Man? (University of Washington Press 1973).
P. Bohlman, The Study of Folk Music in the Modern World (Indiana University Press 1988).
H. Myers (ed.), Ethnomusicology: An Introduction (Norton 1992).
B. Nettl, The Study of Ethnomusicology (University of Illinois Press 1983/2005).
Regional and Analytical Studies
M. A. Alburger and I. Russell (eds) Play it Like it Is (University of Aberdeen 2006).
J. Beech et al. (eds) Scottish Life and Society: Oral Literature and Performance Culture (A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, vol. 10) (John Donald 2007).
P. Cooke, The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles (Cambridge UP 1986).
J. Dickson, When Piping Was Strong (John Donald 2006).
J. Ling, A History of European Folk Music (University of Rochester Press 1997).
G. W. Lockhart, Fiddles and Folk (Luath 1998).
N. MacKinnon, The British Folk Scene: Musical Performance and Social Identity (Open University Press 1994).
A. Munro, The Democratic Muse: Folk Music Revival in Scotland (Scottish Cultural Press 1996).
H. Myers (ed.), Ethnomusicology: Historical and Regional Studies (Macmillan 1993).
B. Nettl, Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents (Prentice-Hall 1965/1973).
J. Purser, Scotland¿s Music (Mainstream 1992).
Related Ethnomusicological Studies
R. Finnegan, The Hidden Musicians: Music-Making in an English Town (Cambridge University Press 1986).
J. C. Post, Ethnomusicology: A Guide to Research (Routledge, 2003).
K. K. Shelemay, Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World (W.W. Norton 2006).
M. Stokes (ed.), Ethnicity, Identity and Music: The Musical Construction of Place (Berg 1994).
M. Stokes and P. Bohlman (eds), Celtic Modern: Music at the Global Fringe (Scarecrow Press 2003). |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | TM:TI |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Katherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3057
Email: K.M.Campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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