Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 170

HUMANITIES Music Overview Music at Keele provides you with advanced musical training while stimulating critical and creative thinking, teaching key study skills, and developing your abilities to work independently and as part of a team. We teach in the early 19th century Clock House, a listed building in a scenic part of the campus, and the modern Lindsay Studios complex with seven designated electronic studios, performance spaces and purpose-built practice rooms. There is a strong performing tradition at Keele. You will be expected to actively participate in performing groups such as the Keele Philharmonic Orchestra, Keele Voices, Keele Bach Choir and Keele Concert Band. Many other performance opportunities also exist with student directed ensembles ranging from recorder groups to rock bands. Music runs a programme of recitals and research seminars with visiting speakers and performers and there are regular opportunities for participation in workshops and concerts. Keele Concerts Society runs an additional professional concert series which feature an international array of critically acclaimed performers. In addition, there is an increasing range of events and concerts in the local area, with Glyndebourne Touring Opera, for instance, being a regular visitor to the Regent Theatre. The major concert halls in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham are also within easy reach, and Music runs regular trips to concerts and musical events in the surrounding area. Course content Instrumental lessons Instrumental or singing lessons are available to you during the first year at the rate of 12 hours of tuition per year, while all students taking recital electives receive lessons in subsequent years. Currently, students taking Solo Performance in the second year receive 12 hours of lessons and 24 hours of small group work, and finalists taking a double recital receive 14 hours of lessons in addition to a significant amount of additional small group teaching and coaching throughout the academic year. Most lessons are given at Keele by visiting instrumental and vocal teachers. First year You will take core modules and optional electives designed to equip you with knowledge and expertise in a broad range of music while developing your analytical, practical, theoretical and scholarly skills. Core modules are: • 20th Century Musics • Active Listening • Sonic Arts Repertoire 170 Unless you opt for the non-performance route from the first year, you will be expected to take the elective Instrumental Lessons, a module in performance relating to vocal or instrumental tuition. Additional optional modules currently include: • Popular Music • Introduction to Composition • Sound Recording • Composing with Sound • Surround Sound • Audio Fundamentals Second year In the second year you will begin to weight your studies towards your key interests. You can choose from a range of modules including: • Solo Performance • Chamber Music • Composition Studies: Intermediate Composition • Orchestration • Music in German Culture • Stravinsky • Theory and Analysis • Unheard Melodies? Music in the Narrative Film • Indian Music • Creative Sound Design • Real time Sound Processing • Record Production in Theory and Practice Third year During your third year you will be able to specialise in performance, composition and musicology. The core modules are: • Recital • Composition • Dissertation The third year electives include: • Approaches to Music Analysis • Analysis Project • Paris 1889-1939 • Contextual Studies • Colloquia in Electronic Music • Music Programming • Digital Arts Creative Portfolio