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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