Understanding Music (A)

Focusing particularly on classical music, the module includes components on musical history,acoustics and aesthetics and examines set works in particular detail. Students are not required to perform as part of this module, but a good prior knowledge of score reading and analysis is essential. A diagnostic test will be carried out in week 1 to ascertain whether you have the necessary musical score literacy to succeed in this class. A low score on this test will indicate that you should transfer into Understanding Music (B) where this skills gap will be addressed.