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Undergraduate Course: Listening and Musicianship 2 (MUSI08065)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe main aim of this course is to expand the students' musical awareness by developing a perceptive and analytical approach to listening.
Course description The complete musician is one who can easily recognize, analyze, and articulate harmonic and structural elements of music. This course therefore develops the aural and analytical skills required using ear training and dictation exercises, recordings, and online resources.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Listening and Musicianship 1 (MUSI08051)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least one semester of aural skills training. We will only consider University/College level courses.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 164 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 100 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One class examination at the end of Semester 1 (50%) and one degree examination in the May Exam Diet (50%). NB - The degree examination is held in May to allow the time and practice needed to master of the practical skills required to achieve the learning outcomes of the course.

Visiting Student Variant Assessment: One class examination (100%).

Relationship between Assessment and Learning Outcomes:
Each learning outcome is assessed through the class and degree examinations.
Feedback Oral feedback will be given in lectures and tutorials that assess and improve the accuracy of ear training and dictation exercises. Written feedback on class examination within 15 working days.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Listening and Musicianship 21:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Listening and Musicianship 21:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. demonstrate listening skills through the aural analysis of a wide range of musical pieces.
  2. demonstrate a broad knowledge of various elements of musical expression, such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, texture and structure.
  3. demonstrate the ability of aurally recognise various more complex harmonic progressions.
  4. demonstrate the ability to accurately transcribe more complex melodic and four-part harmonic dictations.
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.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills 1) Develop an awareness of personal strengths and areas for development; develop techniques for continual improvement.
2) Develop an ability to be flexible and to participate in a diverse range of musical contexts.
3) Manage time, and work effectively and realistically to schedules and deadlines.
4) Communicate effectively with other people, using audible, graphic, verbal and written means.
Keywordsmusic,aural skills,listening,musicianship
Contacts
Course organiserDr Nikki Moran
Tel: (0131 6)50 2423
Email: n.moran@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Noureen Ehsan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9179
Email: Noureen.Ehsan@ed.ac.uk
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