Artists and Repertoires

Module overview

This module introduces you to some of the key areas of the international music industry that concern artists and their repertoires. It focuses on infrastructure (artists, repertoires, distribution channels etc.) to help you understand the consumption of music as a practice on a global scale, and prepares you to manage your own career and that of others.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

discuss different types of venues, identifying the genres and repertoires presented
develop the skills necessary to curate musical events, including choosing appropriate repertory, venue, and audiences
identify and discuss genre, ensemble, singer, type of artist.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

markets, audiences and venues for musical performance
how social media and streaming platforms operate within the music industry
branding and artists' aesthetic and sonic proposition
the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all areas of musical performance

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

communicate your ideas clearly and concisely
conduct research and find information on a given artist, venue, repertoire

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include • lectures • seminars • small tutorials and open hours • guest lectures Learning activities include • independent study/research • engaging with a wide range of online resources • peer learning and group work

Study time
Type	Hours
Lecture	36
Independent Study	264
Total study time	300

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Steinberg, Michael (1999). The Concerto. A Listener's Guide.. Oxford University Press.

Jampol, Joshua. Living Opera. Oxford University Press.

Martin Iddon, Melanie L. Marshall (2014). Lady Gaga and Popular Music: Performing Gender, Fashion, and Culture. Routledge.

Steinberg, Michael (2008). Choral Masterworks. A Listener's Guide.. Oxford University Press.

Small, Christopher (1999). Musicking: The Meanings of Performance and Listening. Wesleyan: University Press.

Allen Chun, Ned Rossiter, Brian Shoesmith (2015). Refashioning Pop Music in Asia: Cosmopolitan Flows, Political Tempos, and Aesthetic Industries. Taylor & Francis.

Cook, Nicholas (1998). Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.

Taylor, Tim (1997). Global Pop: World Music, World Markets. Routledge.

Beng Huat Chua, Koichi Iwabuchi (2008). East Asian Pop Culture: Analysing the Korean Wave. Hong Kong University Press.

Mordden, Ethan (1986). A Guide to Orchestral Music. The Handbook for Non-Musicians.. Oxford University Press.

Juslin, Patrik N. (2019). Musical Emotions Explained. Unlocking the Secrets of Musical Affect.. Oxford University Press.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

A Playlist will give you an opportunity to reflect on the act of curating a programme/playlist, how to choose and identify target audiences, and how to retrieve key metadata on a broad repertory (including publishers, copyrights, etc.) The final portfolio will ask you to engage critically with the material covered during the semester, discussing venues, audiences, artists' propositions, repertoires and their interaction. It will also assess your ability to write confidently, authoritatively and independently about a wide variety of musical genres, and to conduct your own research on the topics covered in the module using multiple professional resources.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Short essay /assignment	40%
Essay	60%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	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.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Short essay /assignment	40%
Essay	60%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External