Module Details

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Title MUSIC AND EMOTION
Code MUSI292
Coordinator Prof M Spitzer
Music
Michael.Spitzer@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 5 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

To explore methods and ideas in the new field of music and emotion, mediating between the sciences and humanities.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of central topics, perspectives and debates concerning the emotional power of music.

(LO2) Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with key scholarly literature related to the study of music and emotion in both sciences and humanities.

(LO3) Students will be able to demonstrate a practical understanding of music’s ability to express and induce emotions.

(LO4) Students will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods and approaches used in sciences and humanities research.

(S1) Critical reading and understanding.

(S2) Verbal expression and organisation.

(S3) Debating and defending intellectual positions in face-to-face contexts.


Syllabus

 

The module will include a series of lectures organised thematically. Themes include, the theory and history of emotions and musical emotions, the link between music structure and the perception of emotion, the role of individual and contextual factors in emotional responses to music, the analysis of emotion in music, expression and performance, and emotion in popular music.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Lectures introduce core concepts and material
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Description: Seminars facilitate further discussion of material raised in lectures by way of group discussion
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Description: preparation of assessments


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 1

12

12

    6

31
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 119
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Assessment ID: Assessment 2 Assessment Description: Written analysis of a music piece Reassessment Opportunity: Yes. Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessmen  -2500 words    85       
Assessment ID: Assessment 1 Assessment Description: Annotated bibliography Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessment: Yes  -750 words    15       

Recommended Texts

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