MU-148 Introduction to Music 2

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Music, 1-year Programme

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended prerequisites

MU-146-1 Music introductory courses I

Course contents

The course will provide the student with a fundamental introduction to elements of performance, creation and listening, among an overview of music history with an emphasis on how musical works has affected each other through different styles and eras in history. The course is divided into the following disciplines:

• Music History: Selected epochs from the history of popular music.

• Music Production: Music production and audio recording utilising digital audio workstations.

• Arranging and Composing: various composing- and arranging techniques among musical analysis.

• Music Theory: an introduction to basic notation, rules of harmony and melody, different composing and arranging techniques and musical analysis.

• Ear Training: learn to identify and write down combined musical structures.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student

• can document knowledge regarding selected epochs within the history of popular music.

• can utilise various listening techniques for analysing, understanding and reproducing combined musical structures.

• can produce music utilising digital technology.

• can record acoustic instruments, produce music and write functional musical arrangements in various genres.

Examination requirements

• approved attendance at compulsory lectures.

• approved midterm assignment in ear training.

• minimum two approved assignments submitted in arranging/composing or two approved assignments submitted in music production.

Further information is provided in Canvas at the beginning of the semester

Teaching methods

The course is organised as lectures, group work, individual teaching, projects and seminars.

Some subject-areas are organised on a weekly basis, while others are held as seminars over one or more days. Projects take place in concentrated periods. The overview of the semester is presented at the beginning of the semester. Students are expected to work independently with subject material beyond organised teaching. Parts of tuition is obligatory. They are presented in Canvas at the beginning of the semester.

The expected workload is 27 hours per credit.

 

Evaluation

The course responsible, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation in accordance with the Quality System, section 4.1.

Admission for external candidates

No

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam consists of three parts:

• Part 1: Individual home exam in arranging/composing or music production (weighting 40%).

• Part 2: Individual oral exam in the history of music. Duration: 15 minutes (weighting 30%).

• Part 3: Individual 2-hours written exam in ear training. Duration: 2 hours (weighting 30%).Further information is provided in Canvas at the beginning of the semester.

Grading: A–F.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
MU-130 – Music Theory and Skills	15