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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Celtic

Postgraduate Course: Traditional Music in the Gàidhealtachd (CELT11029)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course explores 1) the histories of Scotland's so-called "national" instruments and their relationships to the Highlands, 2) some of the major collections and composers associated with the Highlands, and 3) some of the contemporary developments regarding music in the Highlands, including education. Material will be drawn from the School of Scottish Studies Archives as appropriate. Students will be assigned one piece of key reading each week, and a study visit will take place as part of the course. Students will be introduced to the discipline of ethnomusicology as a means of studying the music of the Highlands.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have:
- gained increased knowledge of some of the major instruments used for traditional music in the Highlands along with a broad overview of the major collectors and composers common to the area
- gained awareness of some of the contemporary issues impacting on traditional music, e.g. educational policy
- engaged with a range of key texts which deal with the subject of Highland music
- obtained a greater awareness of some of the issues connected to traditional music, e.g. orality and literacy, transmission, and revival
- obtained first-hand acquaintance with selected material in the School of Scottish Studies Sound Archive.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Katherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3057
Email: K.M.Campbell@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 3524
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk
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