Principal Study Musicology 2

This module builds upon the work of Stage 1 of the programme, allowing you to further extend and deepen your musical and critical work in a range of contexts.

Module aims

This module is designed to:

• Foster advanced technical and expressive mastery in the principal study
• Develop a mature and individual musical personality and provide opportunities for its projection in-and-through practice
• Expand a knowledge base that supports an informed and critical understanding of current ideas, debates and issues in musicology
• Consolidate the skills to pursue and sustain fulfilling, lifelong learning leading to informed performance at a professional level and potentially leading to further higher degrees and research

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module you will be able to:

• LO1 Across a range of contexts and repertoire, demonstrate advanced technical and expressive mastery in your principal study
• LO2 Project a mature and individual musical personality in-and-through your principal study
• LO3 Employ critical thinking in-and-through the process of making music

Assessment

Assessment 1: Performance B (50%)

Assessed LOs: 1, 2, 3.

Assessment 2: Performance A (50%)

Assessed LOs: 1, 2, 3.

The Assessment Specifications associated with this module outline give further information on the requirements for Performance A and B.

Assessment criteria

• accuracy and facility
• expressive control
• imagination, originality
• projection of musical ideas
• interpretation
• understanding of context and style
• where relevant:
  • research
  • creativity
  • spoken voice and movement
  • collaboration

Feedback

You will receive regular formative feedback from your tutor in your lessons, and a written report twice a year. In some departments the tutor report will take the form of a mutually constructed feedback session.

You will receive a written feedback report on each A and B assessment.

Resources

Essential

Library reading lists:

MMus HIPP : Performance Practice : Baroque and Classical Music:

MMus HIPP : Performance Practice : 19th-20th Century Music:

Summary details

Module title	Principal Study Musicology 2
SCQF level	11
Credit rating	60 SCQF (30 ECTS)
Status	Core
Module coordinator	Head of Department
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	Graduate Studies 1
Anti-requisites	None
Next steps	PhD, DPerf
Learning modes	Indicative hours
Scheduled study	22 (minimum)
Independent study	578 (maximum)
Total notional student effort	600