Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Gather, analyse and critically evaluate feedback
- Demonstrate communication skills appropriate to your intended audience
- Work with multiple and variable types of sources to research a topic and present a clear line of argument
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically reflect on your community music practice and contribution to workshops
- Critically reflect on the skills needed for developing a successful community music practice
- Work with a range of music workshop techniques, models and approaches for leading workshops for diverse groups of people
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The importance and context of 'Music in the Community' and the wider field of community music
- A range of ways of designing and running music workshops in community settings
- The range of models and approaches involved in successful community music projects
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Practical classes and workshops | 21 |
Tutorial | 1 |
Lecture | 5 |
Assessment tasks | 50 |
Wider reading or practice | 30 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
Seminar | 3 |
Independent Study | 30 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Pete Moser & George McKay (2005). Community Music: A Handbook.
Brydie-Leigh Bartleet & Lee Higgins (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Community Music.
Lee Higgins (2012). Community Music: In Theory and In Practice.
Lee Higgins & Lee Willingham (2017). Engaging in Community Music: An Introduction.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective Learning Log | 50% |
Individual Presentation | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External