Examination arrangement

Course content

The course aims to give performing music students a basic overview of the art music history. The content of the course will contribute to reflection on how impulses and trends occurs, and how these trends can be a resonance for the development of new music and new expressions in changing times.

Through discussions and thematization the students will reflect on the role and function of music and art has on and in human now and historically, in a social and cultural context. The students are supposed to discuss and raise awareness of own place and importance in the value chain of culture. The course also will give the students studying skills, skills in critical thinking and basic academic writing-skills.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The candidate:

• has basic overview over trends and expressions in art music
• can reflect on the role of music and musicians contemporary and in society
• has knowledge of and can reflect on issues related to repertoire and programming, interpretation, performing and different performing venues

Skills:

The candidate:

• can express ideas and knowledge both in writing and orally
• has a good musicological conceptual understanding
• can use the library and orient themselves in different sources of knowledge
• can make connections between what is learned in the course and their own practice as a musician

Learning methods and activities

Weekly classes. Lectures. Seminar work and class discussions. Library and writing courses.

Compulsory assignments

• Satisfactory participation in compulsory instruction
• Assessments

Further on evaluation

Minimum of 80% satisfactory participation in all mandatory activities in the course.

All mandatory activities must be approved before the student can have the exam.

The portfolio must include essays and other works, equivalent to 8-10 A4 pages (line-spacing 1.5, 12-point font size, 2.5 margins) or equivalent (excluding music examples and bibliography). The content of the portfolio can be essays, concert reviews, videos and similar.

Specific conditions

Credit reductions