MUS20390 Bach & the Art of Counterpoint

Academic Year 2022/2023

An examination of Bach's vocal and instrumental counterpoint and its expressive techniques.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

An understanding of baroque counterpoint as a fundamental means of compositional texture and technique through the agency of Bach's organ fugues, cantatas and chorale preludes.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Small Group

28
Autonomous Student Learning

48
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures.
Task-based learning.
. A weekly online course pack of reading materials and assignments will be posted in Brightspace on a weekly basis. Students will be asked to familiarize themselves with these materials in advance of each class (in the current trimester, we will meet online - through the Brightspace Virtual Classroom- on Wednesdays, 3pm - 4.30 pm). 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students should have achieved a 3.6 GPA in Music Theory 1 or Music Theory and Musicianship 1 in order to be eligible for this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
MUS10160 - Music Theory & Musicianship 1, MUS10190 - Music Theory 1


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Attendance: Attendance Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Assignment: Mid-term Assignment Week 7 n/a Graded No

30
Project: Final Assignment Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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