MUS20390 Bach & the Art of Counterpoint

Academic Year 2023/2024

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. 
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 13:00 - 14:50