Module Details

Module Code: MUSC7032
Title: Musical Theatre Rep Studies 4
Long Title: Musical Theatre Rep Studies 4
NFQ Level: Intermediate
Valid From: Semester 2 - 2023/24 ( January 2024 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 2121 - Music & Performing Arts
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: This module explores the socioeconomic impact of the Great Depression, the period leading up to 'Oklahoma!' (1943) and the subsequent Golden Age of musical theatre.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Appraise and contextualise the evolution of musical theatre from the 1930s to the 1950s
LO2 Develop arguments and offer critical insight through academic writing
LO3 Demonstrate effective usage of intermediate musicianship skills in theoretical and practical settings
LO4 Contribute successfully as a member of a musical theatre chorus
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).
18625 MUSC7032 Musical Theatre Rep Studies 4
Incompatible Modules
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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
Musical Theatre Chorus
Rehearsal and performance of repertoire from the mid twentieth-century; stylistic awareness and characterisation; applied musicianship skills (sight-reading and intervals within an octave).
Repertory Studies
The impact of the 1929 Wall Street Crash and Great Depression; British and American composers of the 1930s and 1940s; the Gershwin brothers, and Rodgers and Hart; 'Oklahoma!' (1943), the Rodgers and Hammerstein era, and the beginning of the Golden Age; developing arguments and establishing critical insight.
Theory and Rudiments of Music
Breves, double dots and duplets; double sharps, double flats and enharmonic equivalents; scales, key signatures and tonic triads up to five sharps and flats; augmented and diminished intervals; the chromatic scale; ornaments.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Performance Evaluation % of Total Mark 40
Timing Every Week Learning Outcomes 3,4
Assessment Description
Contribution in musical theatre chorus and
demonstration of applied musicianship skills
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 10
Timing Week 7 Learning Outcomes 1
Assessment Description
Short project item (750 words or practical equivalent) on a given topic related to the field of study
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 20
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 1,2
Assessment Description
Critical response (1,500 words) with supporting
external sources on a given topic related to the
field of study
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 30
Timing Every Second Week Learning Outcomes 3
Assessment Description
Continuous assessment exercises and questions, including an end of semester in-class test, on theory and rudiments music
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
Lab Contact Chorus rehearsals and applied musicianship skills (two 1-hour classes) Every Week 2.00 2
Lecture Contact History lecture on the development of musical theatre Every Week 1.00 1
Tutorial Contact Atelier class on theory and rudiments of music Every Week 1.00 1
Independent Learning Non Contact Individual study and practical skills development Every Week 3.00 3
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Kenrick, John. (2017), Musical Theatre: A History, 2nd. Bloomsbury, [ISBN: 9781474267007].
  • Taylor, Eric. (2008), Music Theory in Practice, Grade 4, ABRSM, [ISBN: 1860969453].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Dietz, Dan. (2018), The Complete Book of 1930s Musicals, Rowman and Littlefield, [ISBN: 1538102765].
  • Green, Stanley. (1984), The World of Musical Comedy, 4th. Da Capo Press, [ISBN: 0306802074].
  • Hurwitz, Nathan. (2014), A History of the American Musical Theatre: No Business Like It, Routledge, [ISBN: 9780415715089].
  • Lamb, Andrew. (2000), 150 Years of Popular Musical Theatre, Yale University, [ISBN: 0300075383].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_GMUTH_8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Musical Theatre 4 Mandatory