Undergraduate Course: Music 1A: Psychology of Music (MUSI08069)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is concerned with music as a social activity - a social activity that defines what it is to be human. |
| Course description |
The course examines music's various roles in society and the effects of the various ways in which societies are organised on the ways in which music itself is made, heard and understood. It introduces students to the sociology and psychology of music and encourages them to think conceptually about their own musical activities. The course covers a wide range of musical practices, Western and non-Western, classical and popular, past and present, though it focuses on musical and social developments since the Industrial Revolution.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 110 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
165 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay c. 2000 words (40%
One 2-hour degree examination (60%)
Relationship between Assessment and Learning Outcomes:
Essay: LO 1, 2, 3
Exam: LO 1, 2, 3 |
| Feedback |
Students will receive written feedback on the essay submitted in Week 7. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Music 1A: Psychology of Music | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of social contexts in which music has played and plays an important role.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts that sociologists and psychologists bring to the study of music.
- Demonstrate familiarity with issues in contemporary culture and in contemporary approaches to writing about music and its history.
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Reading List
Course support materials are available from the tutor during class time, in the Main Library and/or on Learn.
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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students will develop critical thinking skills, confidence and knowledge relating to independent working, knowledge in relation to the importance of creativity and creative thinking in applied contexts. |
| Keywords | psychology of music,sociology of music,community music,music therapy,music education,culture |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Raymond Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)50 2424
Email: Raymond.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Noureen Ehsan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9179
Email: Noureen.Ehsan@ed.ac.uk |
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