Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge of:

• The characteristics of various music genres
• The historical background of today’s musical genres’ landscape
• Impulses and exchanges between different music genres
• Political and social historical conditions

Skills

The candidate can:

• Give an account of the processes that underlie the genre exchange
• Identify characteristics of various genres and genre conventions

General competence

The candidate can:

• Demonstrate an understanding of genres
• Disseminate examples of the genre exchanges, orally and in writing in the form of, for example, program reviews, previews, presentations

Course Description

This course introduces students to various musical genres and their histories, with a particular emphasis on folk music, blues, jazz, pop and classical music. The course also examines the relationships between different genres, as well as between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture, and the societal assumptions that underlie the relationships between contemporary musical genres. In addition to the reading list, students are also expected to listen to a list of key works that are intended to illustrate crossovers between different genres.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lectures, case-based teaching, multimedia teaching methods, seminars and group work.

Assessment Methods

Oral presentation of examples of the genre exchange in groups or plenary. Grade: pass / fail. Written individual work without invigilation, based on a chosen case in the form of a program review of about two pages. Graded A-F, where F represents a failing grade.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean