Undergraduate Course: Music in the Community 4 (MUSI10039)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course enables students to develop and apply their musical knowledge and skills within the community.
The ethos is founded on the premise of building collaborative and communication skills directed towards work with individuals and groups; encouraging enjoyment of music, musicianship, musical creativity, therapeutic intervention and learning.
This course will build upon the experience gained in Music in the Community 3. Each student will take on a placement with some leadership responsibilities.
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| Course description |
Music in the Community emerges at an influential meeting point of a number of diverse concerns, including performance arts outreach, community development, creative arts therapies, music education and conflict resolution.
Students will participate in fortnightly workshops/seminars delivered by the course organizer and specialists in the field of community arts. The workshops will cover a broad range of musical and collaborative activity; creative and improvisational skills; the study of Latin American styles and West Africa drumming; song repertoire from around the world; use of play, performance in a community context, cross art collaboration; developing original workshop methodology.
MITC students will also be given the opportunity to work on their leadership and communication skills.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Music in the Community 3 (MUSI10038)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Only available to Music students. |
| Additional Costs | Travel expenses to placements are reimbursed by the University. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 7 |
| 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
40 %,
Practical Exam
60 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Creative Project Portfolio (60%):
Students will build on their practical experience in semester 1 by producing a creative project portfolio in semester 2. The creative project portfolio comprises of and must contain:
(1) your 4 recorded workshops (30 minutes in length maximum) for your placement provider, with accompanying teacher notes/instructions, worksheets, visual materials as would have been provided to placement.
Video sessions will be submitted fortnightly to tutors who will offer feedback and developmental advice in weekly tutorials.
the timetable for submission is:
08/02/2021 - Video 1
22/02/2021 - Video 2
08/03/2021 - Video 3
22/03/2021 - Video 4
These will then be compiled with any accompanying materials into a project pack to be provided to your placement.
(2) In week 11 you will submit a 15 minute presentation online/ or live which will distil the essence of your project demonstrating the different elements of your artistic practice.
(3) As a group you will also submit 2 sides of A4 which describes the project rationale and overview.
ESSAY (40%):
A 5000-word essay answering the following two questions:
What are the key ingredients of successful community music practices across demographic, geographic, cultural and contextual variations?
How do we understand, plan, execute, and evaluate community music projects?
Use your own practical experience as the framework for understanding and showing critical awareness of the implications of Community Music.
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| Feedback |
Throughout the academic year students will receive oral 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 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.
Placement: Students will receive group assessment by CO and Tutors in semester 1 - plus 1 to 1 formative feedback session - CO.
Written feedback will be provided for each component of summative assessment within 15 working days.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Gain further experience in using creative and improvisational skills with individuals and groups
- Develop leadership qualities within placement settings, working with professional artists and with other students in one or more community situations
- Analyse and evaluate personal placement work and reflect on its outcomes in a written submission
- Appreciate the roles and limitations of music in a variety of community and therapeutic situations;
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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 and 2, Weeks 1,2,3,5,7,9,11.
Placements: Semester 1 and 2, Weeks 1-11
Some classes are taught jointly with Music in the Community 3. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Dee Isaacs
Tel: (0131 6)51 4097
Email: D.Isaacs@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Laura Varga
Tel: (0131 6)50 2430
Email: laura.varga@ed.ac.uk |
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