Traditional Music of the British Isles MA
Master
Distance
Description
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Type
Master
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
2 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
This distance learning course combines annual residential weeks in Sheffield with longer periods of internet-supported study which means students can be anywhere in the world. Traditional and world musics and their associated cultures are studied through practical methods such as fieldwork and direct participation in music-making as well as library research and theoretical interpretation.
Students gain both a deeper knowledge of the music and a set of skills for discovering and communicating new knowledge about music. The courses are intended for musicians, educators and enthusiasts who want to know more about traditional and world musics and about ways of studying and understanding music in its social and cultural context.
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About this course
2:1 undergraduate degree. If your undergraduate degree is not in music, you’ll need to provide evidence of substantial engagement with music.
We also recognise the value of experience, and may accept applications from people who have been in practice, or who bring other experience to their studies.
This programme is offered as a MA (180 credits).
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Subjects
- Music
- Research skills
- Traditional Music
- Ethnomusicology
- Musicology
- Performance
- Composition
- Music Technology
- Music Psychology
- Music Management
Course programme
Core modules
Year One Autumn Semester(45 credits total)
- MUS6002: Research Skills
- MUS6035: Traditional Music of the British Isles
- MUS6005: Case Studies in Ethnomusicology
- MUS6004: Approaches to Fieldwork
- MUS6038: Teaching and Transmission
Year Two Spring Semester(60 credits total)
- MUS6031: Dissertation
Lectures, seminars, world music performance workshops and email tutorials with supporting course texts and guidance notes.
Distance learning means that most of the teaching is done through online course materials and readings supported by email, phone or Skype tutorials. You will need to attend the University for one residential each year.
AssessmentAssessments take a variety of forms such as reports and essays, fieldnotes and recordings, and a final dissertation or folio.
Additional information
Traditional Music of the British Isles MA