Theory and Method of Musical Analysis

Code: MUS12937D

9 ECTS

Duration: 30 weeks/234 hours

Scientific Area: Musicology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

Acquire an understanding of and familiarity with key concepts for the analysis of music.
Acquire an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice in music;
Stimulate interest in the ability to work independently and in a team environment;
Reflect critically upon their own practice;
Present ideas clearly and communicate them effectively.

The syllabus may change from year to year acording to lecturers research interests, but includes some of the following topics:
- Formal Approaches to Analysis
- Schenkerian Analysis
- Psychological Approaches to Analysis
- Analysis of Recorded Musical Performance

Teaching Methods

In the classroom:
- Seminars: introducing topics and key concepts.
- Practical exercises: working together with students on selected examples.
- Small group teaching: students are asked to arrange themselves into groups and work together under the teachers guidance.

Teaching aids: video-projector, computer-based presentations.

Assessment:
Students can choose between:

Continuous Assessment:
- Weekly assignments (40%)
- Written examination of two hours duration (40%)
- Submission of an essay of about 2000 words (20%)

Final exam
- Written examination of two hours duration (80%)
- Submission of an essay of about 2000 words (20%)