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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Coursework 1: an essay of not more than 2,000 words - 50%
A two-hour examination - 50% |
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| Module Overview |
| The purpose of this module is to enable students to apply their body of musicological skills to a largely unfamiliar repertory. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None |
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| Module Aims |
| The principal aim of the module isto provide a space for you to investigate a discreet repertoire with clear cultural boundaries. The secondary aim is to understand some of the processes of modernisation within a particular cultural community. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of the module, you should be able to:
• Evaluate various appropriations of traditionally-validated, Anglo-Celtic, musical material.
• Discuss and critique some of the key constructions of the term ‘folk’.
• Demonstrate an ability to compromise your ideas.
• Communicate a comprehensive understanding of the field.
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| Module Content |
| A series of classes addressing questions of definition, and of style change, some questions of aesthetics, and of instrumental and vocal technique. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| Interactive lectures, listening sessions. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Recommended Reading:
Young, Rob, 2010: Electric Eden (London: Faber & Faber).
Sweers, Britta, 2005: Electric Folk (New York NY: Oxford University Press).
Russell, Ian, and Atkinson, David (eds.), 2004: Folk Song: Tradition, Revival, and Re-creation (Aberdeen: Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen).
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| Last Updated |
| 11.04.11 |
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