| Unit name | Advanced Technical Studies |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MUSI30113 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Scott |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
Technical Studies MUSI10047 (level C/4) |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
n/a |
| School/department | Department of Music |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit continues and develops students' education in music theory, style analysis and pastiche composition beyond the Technical Studies units at levels C/4 (and Further Technical Studies at level I/5, if chosen as an option). The unit explores a specific historical/stylistic repertoire from Western music history in three different ways:
The choice of period and repertoire may change from year to year, and either builds directly on Technical Studies at level C (by exploring examples from 18th- and 19th-century Western art music), or widens the range of students' technical experience through the exploration of repertoires further away from the 'common-practice period' (e.g. medieval, renaissance or early baroque music; styles of Western popular music).
Unit aims: This unit aims to introduce students to the study of musical material, compositional procedures, style analysis and pastiche composition of a repertoire beyond those studied at levels C/4 and I/5.
At the end of the unit, a successful student will:
1. demonstrate a deep understanding of the range of musical material (with regard to features such as harmony, rhythm, melody, polyphony, voice-leading, texture, phrase structure) typical for the repertoire in question;
2. apply an advanced range of ways of developing basic musical material into coherent musical structures;
3. demonstrate in-depth understanding of the relation between the surface of the musical style in question to underlying structural principles;
4. apply advanced analysis of pieces or movements with regard to their use of musical material and structures
5. compose pastiche extracts or pieces/movements in the style in question that show deep understanding and knowledge.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures and self-directed exercises.
Three summative coursework exercises. weighted equally (ILOs 1-5)
Assignments will be:
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MUSI30113).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
