| Unit name | Advanced Technical Studies |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MUSIM0042 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| 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) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Department of Music |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Why is this unit important?
The unit continues and develops your education in music theory, style analysis and pastiche composition at an advanced level through the analysis of the theory and analysis of representative pieces from a repertoire and through pastiche composition in the relevant styles.
The choice of period and repertoire may change from year to year and may widens the range of your technical experience through the exploration of repertoires further away from the 'common-practice period' (medieval, renaissance or early baroque music; styles of Western popular music).
How does this unit fit into the programme?
The unit provides advanced training in style analysis and pastiche composition for students with some experience in these fields, and introduces you to different repertoires through an analytical and practical understanding of musical structures and procedures.
An overview of content
The unit explores a specific historical/stylistic repertoire from Western music history (repertoires can vary from year to year) in three different ways:
What difference will the unit make?
The unit will make you confident in music theory, style analysis and pastiche composition at an advanced level and improve your understanding of musical styles and your ability to compose music in those styles.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. understand 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, combined with the use of extended horizontal and vertical techniques;
2. understand typical ways of developing basic musical material into extended, coherent musical structures;
3. understand the relation between the surface of the musical style in question to underlying structural principles;
4. analyse pieces of movements with regard to their use of musical material and structures;
5. compose pastiche pieces/movements or improvisations in the style in question, relying on the aforementioned idiomatic practices of the chosen periods.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of different kinds of sessions, including seminars, tutorials, and self-directed exercises. There will also be opportunities for directed support through office hours dedicated to students on this unit.
Formative tasks
None
Summative assessment
There are four items of summative assessment: three submitted during the course of the teaching block (the best two of these account for 25% each of the unit mark) and a final extended assessment submitted in the assessment period at the end of the teaching block (50% of the unit mark). [All assessments: ILOs 1-5]
Re-assessments
Any re-assessments will take the form of the original assessments.
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. MUSIM0042).
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.
