Musical Reflection I

Learning Outcomes

The student should be able to

• • express and communicate relevant musical issues related to performance or composition
  • discuss different artistic discourses within performance or composition
  • find and critically assess relevant source material (literature, scores, recordings etc.) in the performing or creative work.
  • be aware of and justify his/her own artistic choices

Course offered (semester)

Autumn

Language of Instruction

Both English and Norwegian are used as language of instruction. Individual tuition will be given in either language depending on the student. The language of instruction during seminars/group tuition might vary depending on the combination of languages in the student group.

Course Unit Level

Master

Pre-requirements

None

Teaching Methods

Tuition is given in the form of group sessions and individual tutorials throughout the semester. Performers and composers will be given separate tuition. The group sessions will include taught lectures, group discussion, student presentations, master classes, seminars or performance/composition related group projects.

Compulsory Requirements

• All tuition is compulsory. The student will normally loose the right to take the final course unit exam if he/she has an absence exceeding 20%.
• Approval of essay/presentation subjects
• Tutorials regarding essay/ presentation

Approved compulsory requirements are valid for two semesters after the ordinarily scheduled exam semester.

Assessment methods

Either:

Essay of approx 10 pages (30 00 character +/- 10%) 2,5 cm indentation. Times New Roman 12p, line spacing 1.5. Pictures/illustrations, bibliography and appendix are not included in the page count.

Or:

Presentation (concert or instructional lecture) of approx. 30 min.

The topic for the essay or presentation must be related to key issues within the performing or creative work, and may also be an initiating project for the MUV351 course unit project. The topic must be approved by the course unit supervisor

If the student chooses an essay as assessment method in MUV301, he/she is required to do a presentation in the MUV302 module and vice versa.

Internal assessment by at least two internal lecturers, of whom one normally is course unit supervisor or supervisor for MUV351.

Grading Scale

Pass or fail

Reading List

A selection of texts (chapter from book, articles etc.) each semester.

Place of Teaching

Bergen

Course Unit Evaluation

Course unit evaluation takes place in the form of a questionnaire. Subsequently, a written report is produced.

Contact Information

Grieg Academy. Email: studierettleiar@grieg.uib.no