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 2017-18 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

Demonstrate understanding of central topics, perspectives and debates concerning the emotional power of music

Demonstrate familiarity with key scholarly literature related to the study of music and emotion in both sciences and humanities

Demonstrate a practical understanding of music’s ability to express and induce emotions

Demonstrate a basic understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods and approaches in used sciences and humanities research

Syllabus
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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

Lecture - Lectures introduce core concepts and material

Seminar - Seminars facilitate further discussion of material raised in lectures by way of group discussion

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24
Lectures introduce core concepts and material
12
Seminars facilitate further discussion of material raised in lectures by way of group discussion
        36
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 114
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
Coursework  750 words  Week 6  15  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Annotated bibliography 
Coursework  2500 words  Week 12  85  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Written analysis of a music piece Notes (applying to all assessments) - none 

Recommended Texts
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