Undergraduate Course: Music in the Community 3 (MUSI10038)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course will equip students to apply their musical knowledge and skills usefully in the community in a variety of situations, for example in education, special needs and music therapy. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Performance and Keyboard 2 (MUSI08049)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Travel expenses to placements are reimbursed by the University. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 26,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 16,
Fieldwork Hours 8,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 44,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
276 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
85 %,
Practical Exam
15 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A final essay (35%) based on the placement reflective diary of not more than 5000 words.
Assessment of the placement work by professional project leaders (50%).
Assessment of contribution to project work by professional project leaders (15%). |
| Feedback |
Throughout the academic year students will receive continuous oral and formative feedback in 1-2-1 or small group sessions. These will take place before or after the weekly placement. Post assessment visit the students will receive written feedback on a placement feedback sheet. In Semester 1 this will indicate progress and areas for development.
Students will also receive regular advice and feedback by email if they should wish, in respect to their plans for placement sessions.
During practical workshops, students will receive formative feedback from the course organiser, visiting specialists and their peers.
They will receive written feedback on the assessed essay including comments on the accompanying feedback sheet.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will have worked as a team on a chosen placement
- They will have developed their own practical musicianship in a community context
- They will have analysed and evaluated their own placement work and reflected on its outcome
- They will have come to appreciate the value of introducing music to both adults and children within marginalised communities
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Seminars: Semester 1, Weeks 1,2,3,5,7,9,11 and Semester 2, Weeks 1,3,5,7,9,11.
Placements: Semester 1 and 2, Weeks 1-11
Project work: Semester 2, Weeks 1-11 (Wednesday afternoons).
Some classes are taught jointly with Music in the Community 4. |
| Keywords | music in the community music therapy |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Dee Isaacs
Tel: (0131 6)51 4097
Email: D.Isaacs@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Annabelle Evans
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: Annabelle.Evans@ed.ac.uk |
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