Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500240 Musicology | OT | 3 | 0 |
2500240 Musicology | OT | 4 | 0 |
No specific prior knowledge is required to complete the course.
The student is expected to:
The course syllable offers an introduction to music performance analysis, within a variety of historic and cultural contexts.
The course will have a wide scope, including basic theory and history concepts of music performance, practical analysis of performance elements of different genres, styles and time periods, and the use of visualization software.
Some of the concepts analysed include;
Teacher-led classes that can be complemented with lectures by external experts.
Activities in small groups, case studies, teacher-led monitoring sessions and tutoring.
During the academic period of the course, the teacher will require individual tasks related to the content treated to the classes. This work will be done in the classroom or requested as autonomous tasks.
The final task will consist of a performance analysis group project supervised by the teachers. After the completion of the project, there will be a written and oral presentation.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Presentation of the Final Project | 6 | 0.24 | 1, 9, 4, 6, 3, 5, 12, 8 |
Teacher-led Classes | 33 | 1.32 | 2, 4, 6, 3, 7, 5, 8, 10 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Monitoring Sessions and Tutoring | 16 | 0.64 | 1, 9, 3 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Development of the Final Project | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 9, 4, 6, 3, 7, 5, 12, 8, 11, 10 |
Personal Study of the Course Material | 32 | 1.28 | 11 |
Reading and Assignment Preparation | 40 | 1.6 | 2, 4, 6, 3, 7, 12, 8, 11, 10 |
There will be continuous assessment of this course.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
TASKS (35%)
Individual tasks assessing key course knowledge will be carried out in connection with classes. These will be obligatory and a minimum grade of 5 is needed for each task. In the event of a lower grade, students can take the reavaluation exams in February.
FINAL GROUP ASSIGNMENT (45%)
The final performance analysis assignment will be done in small groups and is obligatory to pass the course. The minimum grades of 4 is requiered to pass. The assignment will include several submissions and a session of co-avaluation.
CLASS ROOM ACTIVITY (20%)
This section includes diferent activites or proposed reading related to the classes and debates. These activities are not obligatory and in some cases will be avaluated as passed/not passed only.
The rest of the details related to course avaluation will be published at the virtual campus of the course at the beginning of the trimestre.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the studentwill be givena zero as the final grade for this subject.
In the event of special and completely justifiable circumstances precluding the student for regularly attending class, a meeting with the teacher will benecessary to decide how to proceed.
The presentation of two tasks or the final project means that the student has officially undertaken the course. Only students with at most one task submitted can be considered 'not presented' for this course.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Class room activity | 20% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 6, 8, 11, 10 |
Final Project | 45% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 9, 4, 6, 3, 7, 5, 12, 8, 10 |
Tasks | 35% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 4, 6, 3, 7, 5, 12, 8, 11, 10 |
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