MMus Musical Instrument Research

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University of Edinburgh

Comments about MMus Musical Instrument Research - At the institution - Edinburgh - Scotland

• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements Normally a 2:1 honours degree or its equivalent if outside the UK, in music.
• Academic title
  MMus Musical Instrument Research
• Course description
  Learning Outcomes
  
  Students who study the course will learn the history and relevant literature of the most important instruments of Western art music. They will be able to examine historic instruments, carry out research and draw conclusions about their operation.
  
  How You Will Be Taught
  
  Weekly two-hour tutorials will be held in the Historic Musical Instrument Collection galleries. In each semester students write a research paper of about 3,000 words in length. Following the second semester, students will carry out original research in organology and write a dissertation.
  
  The increasing importance of historically-informed performance relies on knowledge of the development of instruments and their capabilities. This programme introduces the study of keyboard and non-keyboard instruments and draws on the resources of the unique facilities of the the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Instruments (EUCHMI), including the Raymond Russell Collection of early keyboard instruments. The professional staff of the Collection teach the course, which deals with aspects of design, social background, historical usage, repertoire etc.
  
  Structure of the Programme
  
  Six taught or supervised courses are taken over two semesters, making a total of 120 credits. A 15,000-word dissertation is written over the remaining four months for 60 credits. The structure of the course is as follows (credits levels in brackets):
  
  Semester 1
  
      * Introduction to Keyboard Organology (20)
      * Research Methods A (20)
      * Stringed Instrument Organology (20)
  
  Semester 2
  
      * Introduction to the Organology of Wind and Percussion instruments (20)
      * Research Methods B (20)
      * Individual Research Project (20)
  
  On successful completion of coursework students proceed to write a 15,000-word Dissertation on an organological topic of their choice (60 credits)

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