| Unit name | Practical Studies: Criticism |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MUSI10062 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Fairclough |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
n/a |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
n/a |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | Department of Music |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences |
Students prepare a portfolio of short concert reviews, generally based on the professional concerts hosted by the Music Department, with seminar guidance. Students will develop the skills to critically evaluate performance, develop accessible media-friendly writing styles to communicate their evaluation, and become aware of contemporary performance issues.
It is expected that these skills will develop throughout the year and will translate into an effective ability to provide written criticism and assessment of musical performances. The unit is intended to provide a secure foundation for further units involving written responses to musical performance at subsequent stages in the BA programme and is an essential pre-requisite for those units.
Please note that students opting to take this unit (instead of MUSI10058) will not usually be permitted to take performance units in subsequent years.
The intellectual aims of this unit are for students to
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative, required for credit)
A brief reflection on what you have learned in the Music Department's Creativity and Musicianship sessions and the department's concert series (0%, required for credit) [ILO 3]
Tasks which count towards your unit mark
Five reviews of five separate professional concerts hosted by the Music Department, each 500 words in length (summative and weighted at 20% each) [ILOs 1-3]
When assessment does not go to plan
When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. If you qualify for reassessment, you will usually be required to do a pass/fail performance recital during the reassessment perion. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the form or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are normally confirmed by the School shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the academic year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MUSI10062).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
