BA Traditional Musics with Folklore Studies

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  • Objectives
    Two thirds of your time will be spent studying in the Department of Music, with the remaining third being taken at the University's National Centre for English Cultural Tradition. An extensive range of modules in level one allows you to define your own modular programme through levels two and three. At level three you may wish to specialise in composition, dissertation or performance. A personal tutor will work with you over three years to help you make the most of your studies and encourage you to excel. Lectures, seminars and group tutorials are reinforced by individual supervision or feedback. Most of the degree is assessed through projects, performances and coursework, giving you a chance to develop your own skills and interests in an independent and creative manner. The Performance module at level one is assessed by a short recital. The level three Instrumental or Vocal Recital is given in public. While following a recital track you are given tuition on your principal instrument. The traditional music and folklore aspects of this course study cultural tradition in its social and cultural contexts focusing upon: transmission - oral forms (traditional language, narrative, song and music); tradition - rites of passage, traditional custom, belief, drama and dance, play and games; materials - traditional architecture, artefacts, work techniques and foodways.
  • Entry requirements
    Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB-BBC Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB Scottish Highers - AABB-ABBB Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB International Baccalaureate - 32-30 points Core Requirements - Grade B in GCE A Level Music
  • Academic title
    BA Traditional Musics with Folklore Studies
  • Course description
    Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.

    Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.

    Important notice :
    This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.

    This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.


    Typical First Year Modules

    Module/Unit Credits
    Introduction to Cultural Tradition and Folklore Studies  20
     
    Individual Project  10
     
    Music of the World  10
     
    Performance  10
     
    Case Studies in Western Music  10
     
    Composition  10
     
    Critical Responses to Music  10
     
    Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint  10
     
    Introduction to Studio Techniques  10
     
    Listening Skills  10
     
    Music History  10
     
    Popular Music Studies  10
     
    Stylistic Harmony  10
     
    Typical Second Year Modules

    Module/Unit Credits
    Art and Tradition  20
     
    Music in Culture and Society  20
     
    Analytical Approaches to Music  20
     
    Ballet Music in the Twentieth Century  20
     
    Baroque Counterpoint  20
     
    Classical Harmony  20
     
    Contemporary Popular Music  20
     
    Creative Applications of Music Technology  20
     
    Early Nineteenth-Century Harmonic Styles  20
     
    Ensemble Class  20
     
    Ethnomusicology  20
     
    History of Popular Music  20
     
    Intermediate Composition  20
     
    Jazz History  20
     
    Music Perception  20
     
    Music and Arts Administration  20
     
    Music and the Recording Industry  20
     
    Music in Education  20
     
    Music in Paris 1900-45  20
     
    Music in the Community  20
     
    Music of Africa  20
     
    Musical Culture in East Asia  20
     
    Nineteenth-Century Symphonic Thought  20
     
    Orchestral Technique  20
     
    Practical Skills  20
     
    Practice and Concepts of Improvisation  20
     
    Psychological Approaches to Performance  20
     
    Sound Recording Practice  20
     
    Studies in Music since 1945  20
     
    The American Experimental Tradition  20
     
    The Late Baroque  20
     
    The Operas of Mozart  20
     
    The String Quartet, 1770-1828  20
     
    Wagnerian Music Drama  20
     
    World Music Performance  20
     
    Typical Third Year Modules

    Module/Unit Credits
    Dialect in Literature and Song  20
     
    English Folklore: Language, Literature and History  20
     
    Extended Dissertation  40
     
    Extended Portfolio of Compositions  40
     
    Extended Prepared Instrumental or Vocal Recital  40
     
    Dissertation  20
     
    Portfolio of Compositions  20
     
    Prepared Instrumental or Vocal Recital  20

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