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MUS2030 Local Musicking

 

 

This is a research-led module that explores local, amateur, community music-making through a series of cross-cultural case studies (church and community choirs, brass bands, youth garage bands, drum circles and percussion ensembles among others).

                                               

Topics covered in the module include:

  • conceptualising amateur musicking and its links to ‘professional’ musicianship;
  • music making and the formation of local identities;
  • theories of space- and place-making through local musicking;
  • voluntary associations and musical communities of practice;
  • amateur competitions; musical communities on the internet.

                                                                                           

Theoretical discussions will be complemented by practical experiences of community musicking and the documentation of local musical ensembles.

 

Compulsory elements: Learning journal (3500 words); Presentation (10 minutes); Unseen examination.