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MUS10240

Academic Year 2024/2025

Music in Ireland (MUS10240)

Subject:
Music
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Music
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Mr John Millar
Trimester:
Autumn and Spring (separate)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module provides students with both a thorough introduction and an experiential immersion in the music of Ireland, and aims to encompass all its richness and variety. No previous knowledge of Irish musical history is required and neither is it necessary to be able to read musical notation. The module will engage with the music of Ireland from the medieval period to the present day and will encompass three principal types of music – Traditional, Classical and Popular. The music of Ireland will be examined in its historical context and will be situated within the wider international context. The music's historical, social, cultural and political dimensions will be discussed.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
- identify musical examples from across a variety of Irish musical genres.
- describe music in clear language.
- critically evaluate musical works and performances.
- evaluate relationships between music and Irish culture.
- engage critically with narratives of Irish musical history.

Indicative Module Content:

Week 1: Thinking about Music in Ireland
Week 2: Pipes and Fiddle Music in Ireland
Week 3: Music Ensembles from the Folk Music Revival to today
Week 4: Collectors of Irish traditional music
Week 5: Sean-nós’ song
Week 6: Classical Music in a very small country
Week 7: The Early Irish Harp
Week 8: Music in Sixteenth-Century Ireland
Week 9: The Showband Era
Week 10: ‘Country and Irish’: Country Music in Ireland
Week 11: Rock, Pop and Irish Identity and ‘Song Long Forgotten’: Changing Voices in Popular Traditional Singing
Week 12: Contemporary Voices

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

24
Autonomous Student Learning

52
Lectures

24
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures supplemented by discussion based on close reading of texts.
Experience of Irish music over the course of the trimester.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
MUS20610 - Music in Ireland


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Assignment 1. Short essay. 1,000 words. Week 5 Graded No
25
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Assignment 2. Short essay. 1,000 words. Week 10 Graded No
25
 No
Reflective Assignment: Journal-style account of three lectures over the course of the term that were of particular interest to you. Trad. Classical and Popular must be represented. Week 14 Graded No
25
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Multiple-Choice-Quiz covering all the material of the module. Week 12 Graded No
25
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 16:00 - 17:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 16:00 - 17:50
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