Postgraduate Course: Creative and Professional Development B (MUSI11023)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course includes seminars, creative work, and practical workshops investigating educational and therapeutic methodologies for community music practice and research. The course is taught over the second semester.
Students take a supervised placement alongside the seminars for this course; this is organised, supported and assessed by the placements panel. |
| Course description |
Seminar topics include: Case studies of community music organisations; approaches to music and wellbeing; project design and planning; communicating project ideas; research and evaluation in community music; tutorials on individual creative development strand; invited sessions by guest practitioners. (NM)
Students take a supervised placement alongside the seminars for this course; this is organised, supported and assessed by the placements panel.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Creative and Professional Development A (MUSI11022)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Some travel expenses to placements may be claimed back from the University. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Students will continue to develop their personal creative resources while gaining understanding of different methodological approaches and furthering the skills required to design and implement imaginative programmes of community arts work for specific client groups.
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Reading List
* Matarasso, François (1994). Regular Marvels: handbook for animateurs, practitioners and development workers in dance, mime, music and literature. Leicester: Community Dance and Mime Foundation. [Students may wish to purchase their own copy. 1 x held at Edinburgh University Library: Moray House.]
* Key text
Suggested reading for music workshop planning and materials:
Moser, P., & Mackay, G. (Eds). (2005) Community Music: a handbook. Lyme Regis:
Russell House Publishing Ltd.
Stevens, J. (2007). Search and Reflect: a music workshop handbook. London:
Rockschool.
Leak, G. (2002). Performance Making: A Manual for Music Workshops. Currency Press. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Wednesday Sessions - Seminars - Lecture Room B - Dr Nikki Moran.
Placements as organised with support from placements panel.
Weeks 1-5: Creative and Professional Development seminars
Week 6: Reading week
Weeks 7-11: Creative and Professional Development seminars
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Katie Overy
Tel: (0131 6)50 8248
Email: K.Overy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lyndsay Hopes
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Lyndsay.Hopes@ed.ac.uk |
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