Module Details

Module Code: MUSC8097
Title: Innovation in Folkmusic
Long Title: Innovation in Folkmusic
NFQ Level: Advanced
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2016/17 ( September 2016 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 2121 - Music & Performing Arts
Module Delivered in: 2 programme(s)
Module Description: To explore past and present innovations in the field of folkmusic and to show an awareness of such innovations
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Examine the use of folkmusic in composition to date
LO2 Evaluate developments in orally transmitted music
LO3 Explore possibilities of innovation in the ethnic music tradition
LO4 Create and produce an innovative work merging folkmusic with other music types
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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Indicative Content
Background
Examine the use of folkmusic in the music composition of various traditions and of a variety of composers. Explore the presence of nationalism in Western art music.
Innovation
Explore the concept of cross-genre innovations with traditional Irish music and other musical forms. Examine the application of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic variation.
Analysis
Analyse the palette of musical tools used in the synthesis of innovation and orally transmitted music with special regard to structure, form and rhythmic emphasis.
Composition
Compose an innovative work based on the folkmusic tradition. This should incorporate cross-genre elements and imaginative creation, while maintaining the integrity of the ethnic music in question.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 30
Timing Week 7 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Assessment Description
Proposal and presentation of work plan
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 70
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 4
Assessment Description
To present and perform a 8 minute work merging music from the folk tradition with musical elements from other genres
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Examination of innovation in Folkmusic Every Week 1.00 1
Tutorial Contact Direction in ongoing preparation for final presentation Every Second Week 0.50 1
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Research of material relevant to the module Every Week 2.00 2
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Examination of the use of folkmusic in other genres Every Week 1.50 1.5
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Experimentation in the merging of folkmusic with other music styles Every Week 2.00 2
Total Hours 7.50
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.50
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Ó Canainn, Tomás.. (2003), Seán Ó Riada: His Life and Work, Collins Press.
  • Seán Ó Riada; edited by Thomas Kinsella; music editor: Tomás Ó Canainn. (1982), Our musical heritage, Fundúireacht an Riadaigh, Dublin, [ISBN: ISBN 0-85105-389-0].
  • (2006), Bartók, Hungary, and the Renewal of Tradition: Case Studies in the Intersection of Modernity and Nationality, University of California Press, Berkeley, [ISBN: 978-0-520-24503-7.].
  • Paul Wilson. (1992), The music of Béla Bartók, Yale University Press, New Haven, [ISBN: 0-300-05111-5.].
  • selected and edited by Benjamin Suchoff. (1976), Béla Bartók essays, Faber & Faber, London, [ISBN: 0-571-10120-8].
  • Nuala O'Connor. (2001), Bringing It All Back Home, [ISBN: 1903582032].
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
  • G. Gillen and H. White (eds.), Dublin: Irish Academic Press. (1990), 'Creative Process in Irish Traditional Dance Music', Irish Musical Studies 1: Musicology in Ireland..
  • Micheal O Suilleabhain. (1987), Innovation and Tradition in the Music of Tommie Potts, PhD dissertation, Department of Social Anthropology, Queens University Belfast.
  • Cox, G. and Julian Horton (eds.). (2014), Irish folk tunes and minimalist techniques in Eric Sweeney’s Concerto for Guitar (2004), Hazel Farrell, Irish Musical Studies, Vol. 11.
This module does not have any other resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_GMUSC_8 Bachelor of Music (Honours) 8 Elective
CR_GMUSC_8 Bachelor of Music (Honours) 6 Elective