Theory and Method of Musical Analysis

Name: 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

Sustainable Development Goals

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.

Contents

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 teacher’s guidance.

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

Assessment

Continuous assessment:

- Weekly exercises (60%)
- Written assignment with a target length of 2,000 words (40%)