| Title: | Interpreting Sound & Music |
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| Long Title: | Interpreting Sound & Music |
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| Field of Study: |
Multimedia
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
VALERIE RENEHAN |
| Module Author: |
HUGH MC CARTHY |
| Module Description: |
This module provides the learner with a critical understanding of audio communication, paying special
attention to music, sound art, film and audio design. The module develops the learners critical
understanding of the relationship between the cultural values and audio traditions. It addresses the
sociological, psychological and technological influences on the creation and interpretation of the audio
‘artifact’ with particular emphasis on the ‘digital age’. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Discuss knowledge of sound based and related aspects of culture both in relation to music
concepts, audio forms and technologies; |
| LO2 |
Evaluate the impact of sound on popular culture with particular reference to music and film; |
| LO3 |
Identify and contextualise sound colour and the orchestral palette; |
| LO4 |
Apply different strategies to the analysis, interpretation and appreciation of sound works; |
| LO5 |
Critically assess the assumed dominance of the visual in contemporary civilization. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Music Appreciation
Appreciation of music and sound art inc. contemporary compositional, design-oriented and discursive
approaches;
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Musical Analysis
Structural analysis of key music works: time division, sound languages, sound color, orchestration,
etc.;
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Music Culture
Identifying cultural concepts and rationale which led to artistic/creative change: from Renaissance to
21st Century mass communication/globalization;
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Film Music
Relationship of sound to image – the importance of sound in film and ‘digital media’ products;
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Technology and Music
Relationship of sound to technology – development from live to recorded music in performance and
distribution;
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Traditional Music
Introduction to traditional music notation and theory:
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Presentation |
Seminar on a chosen topic |
1,2,3,4,5 |
25.0 |
Week 3 |
| Essay |
Essay examining the effects of Music/Audio in Culture |
1,2,5 |
50.0 |
Week 8 |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Assessment - Identify a variety of instruments and genres, and take dictation on melodies and rhythms. |
3,4 |
25.0 |
Week 13 |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Discussion on audio culture and music instruments |
2.0 |
Every Week |
2.00 |
| Lab |
Reading, writing, and analysing western music notation systems |
1.0 |
Every Week |
1.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Preparation of essay, seminars, and assessment study |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| This module has no Part Time workload. |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Rob Young (Editor) 2003, Undercurrents: The Hidden Wiring of Modern Music, Continuum International Publishing Group [ISBN: 978-0826464507]
- Christoph Cox (Editor), Daniel Warner (Editor) 2004, Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music, Continuum International Publishing Group [ISBN: 978-0826416155]
- Donald J. Grout (Author), ), J. Peter Burkholder (Author) 2014, A History of Western Music, 9th Ed., W. W. Norton [ISBN: 978-039391829]
- Cooke, Mervyn 2008, A history of film music, Cambridge University Press New York [ISBN: 97805210104]
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other Resources |
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- Website: MuseScore 2015, MuseScore HowTo
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