MMTS043 Music, Culture and Cognition (5 op)
Kuvaus
Sisältö
• How music lives; definition attempts of culture.
• Twelve Continuum Transmission Framework.
• Reconstructed authenticity - reflections on the image of musical roots. • Music and nationalism; music and censorship.
Suoritustavat
Lectures, seminars, demos, small group projects, playing and singing.
• Active participation in lectures, demos etc.
• Small group fieldwork/soundscape projects.
• Presentations in small groups.
• Mid-term exam.
• Final exam.
Arviointiperusteet
Active participation (at least 80%) in contact teaching, passed assignments.
Evaluation criteria will be given in the beginning of the course.
Osaamistavoitteet
• Identify and define the main sub-areas of ethnomusicology.
• Proficiency on a variety of musical instruments performed by indigenous groups of Finland
Lisätietoja
This module is mainly aimed to students of music psychology training, but is also open for students of musicology and music education, interested in ethnomusicology and topics related to it.
Scheduling 3rd semester