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The course aims to introduce students to the study of music history, broadly understood to encompass any historical period, geographical era, genre, style and tradition. Through specialistic study of two or three specific historical contexts or phenomena the course intends to foster an understanding of music as a cultural practice by identifying and articulating the ways in which musics have historically been embedded cultures and societies.

10 x 1 hour lectures over 10 weeks and scheduled in MyCampus

10 x 1 hour tutorials over 10 weeks and scheduled in MyCampus

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into BMus/MA/BEng/MEng, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation."

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Blog (1500 words) - 40%

■ Essay (2500 words) - 60%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the blog, but flexible deadlines and extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

■ There is no alternative to the essay, but flexible deadlines and extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

This course aims to:

■ Introduce students to the historical study of music through a focus on selected case studies drawn from different eras, geographical areas, genres and musical styles

■ Encourage reflection on the sources, methodologies and approaches used in the study of music history

■ Encourage students to think of music as a cultural practice and to understand how it is embedded in its historical and social context

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Discuss in a context-specific way how music has developed as a cultural practice in a range of historical periods, geographical areas and genres

■ Engage with a range of primary sources and understand how they have been used in the study of music history

■ Develop, with the support of primary and secondary sources, musico-historical arguments in writing in ways that are appropriate to different kinds of audiences.