CM1-MKS1 Music in Cultures and Communities 1. year

Contents and structure

Contents

This course provides an introduction to Community Music as a discipline, and the teaching will be both practical and theoretical. The goal is to provide students with insight into the performance, creative and listening aspects of music as a discipline, into Norwegian and international music heritage, and into music as an aesthetic and multicultural social phenomenon, This takes place through planning, reflections, discussions and reading relevant literature. The course will include an excursion to the Ole Bull Akademiet at Voss.

The following topics will be emphasised:

§ Introduction to Community Music as a discipline

§ Music as a societal and cultural phenomenon

§ Communication, methods, reflection and analysis

§ Disciplinary terminology, arranging and composing

§ Music-making as a relational and contextual activity

§ Norwegian folk music, song and dance

§ Music in context

§ Musical notation and writing, literature specialisation and study techniques

Practical information:

Students must anticipate expenses related to the excursion (the Ole Bull Academy costs NOK 3,000).

Learning Outcome

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge about:

§ Community Music as a discipline

§ Norwegian folk music and dance traditions

§ Music as a societal and cultural phenomenon

§ Ethical, musical and methodological ssues

§ Musical notation and writing for different purposes and target groups

§ Music-making as a relational and contextual activity

 

Skills:

The candidate is able to:

§ Perform and lead dance and song, and play examples from Norwegian folk music

§ Reflect on and adjust their own role in different musical communication and community situations, and to facilitate processes related to learning and communicating music

§ Create, document and facilitate music for different arenas

 

General competence:

The candidate is able to:

§ Reflect on the role of music as a medium of communication and as a form of cultural expression

§ Communicate about and reflect upon issues associated with music, musical gatherings and musical learning

§ Initiate, motivate and organise music activities in various arenas

Entry requirements

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Teaching methods

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Teaching and work forms:

The forms of teaching in this course are characterised by variation and include project-based work, lectures, group discussions, seminars, group projects, supervision and use of online resources.

Compulsory learning activities

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Assessment

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