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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of the module, students should be able to:
• Demonstrate in oral and written form an understanding of, and a familiarity with, various forms of instrumental music and song in Ireland, among its neighbours as well as the diaspora;
• Recognize the contributions of individual performers and collectors of music and song from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century;
• Identify and define specific musical genres and styles from both emic and etic perspectives
• Describe the relevance and function of song and music within particular social contexts; Compare the role of music and song as dynamic expressions of Irish identity
• Trace the historical transformation of performances alongside the development of ethnographic methods in collecting traditional music and song in Ireland and beyond;
• Assess and critique the contribution and authenticity of the work of Irish collectors at home and internationally alongside their relationship with international collaborators in Ireland and abroad;
• Communicate personal knowledge of the impacts of linguistic, cultural and social contexts upon the performance and collection of music and song through self-reflective lenses.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Specified Learning Activities | 38 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Performance Reflections ‘Field’ Diary | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Essay: 1500 word essay. | Week 11 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Essay: 1000 word essay | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Examination: Guided Final-Assessment | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | Yes | Graded | No | 35 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback in this module is centred around in-semester continuous assessment components, enabling students to draw on feedback provided for the earlier in-semester component to improve their performance in the later in-semester component.
Name | Role |
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Dr Tiber Falzett | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |