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Curricular information is subject to change
Students will be able to
-distinguish specific musical genres and situate them historically
-provide a social, historical and racial background to specific musical genres
-situate specific musical genres within both a historical and a racial landscape
-snalyse examples of specific genres and clearly discuss their characteristic traits and idiosyncrasies
-provide an overview of regional and genre-specific styles
Spirituals
Lined Hymnody
Chanted Prayers and Sermons
Gospel music
African American Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism
Basics of of USA' nineteenth- to twenty-first-century history
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities | 100 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 68 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: To be presented in class, and powerpoint should subsequently be submitted. the project is to be based on a piece relevant to the module, to be approved by the instructor. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Essay: Final essay, based on one of the topics offered by the instructor | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 70 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Aural examinations will be returned to students with an indicative grade. The group projects will be graded and feedback provided verbally. The final essay will be graded, and that grade added to the cumulative grades for the aural tests
Name | Role |
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Ms Emma Gregg | Tutor |