Competences developed in the course

Cross‑cutting Competences

CT1: Organise and plan work efficiently and in a motivating manner.

CT3: Solve problems and make decisions that respond to the objectives of the work being carried out.

CT4: Use information and communication technologies efficiently.

CT6: Exercise self‑criticism regarding one’s professional and interpersonal practice.

CT7: Use communication skills and constructive criticism in teamwork.

CT9: Integrate effectively into multidisciplinary teams and diverse cultural contexts.

CT11: Develop in professional practice an ethical approach based on aesthetic, environmental and diversity awareness.

CT12: Adapt competitively to cultural, social and artistic changes and to advances in the professional sphere, selecting appropriate pathways for continuous training.

CT13: Pursue excellence and quality in one’s professional activity.

CT14: Master research methodology in the generation of viable projects, ideas and solutions.

CT15: Work autonomously and value the importance of initiative and entrepreneurial spirit in professional practice.

CT16: Use available means and resources responsibly with respect to cultural and environmental heritage.

CT17: Contribute through one’s professional activity to social awareness of the importance of cultural heritage, its impact in different spheres, and its capacity to generate significant values.

General Competences

CG16: Understand the social, cultural and economic context in which musical practice develops, with special attention to the immediate environment but also to its global dimension.

CG18: Communicate in written and verbal form the content and objectives of one’s professional activity to specialised audiences, using appropriate technical and general vocabulary.

CG20: Understand the classification and acoustic, historical and anthropological characteristics of musical instruments.

CG24: Develop capacities for self‑training throughout one’s professional life.

CG25: Understand and be able to use study and research methodologies that enable continuous development and innovation in musical activity throughout one’s career.

CG26: Be able to link one’s musical activity to other disciplines of scientific and humanistic thought, to the arts in general and to other musical disciplines in particular, enriching professional practice with a multidisciplinary dimension.

CG27: Understand and apply legislation related to one’s professional field.

Specific Competences

PG9: Understand the professional environments in which musical activity develops and their specific characteristics.

PG11: Understand musical activity in its community dimension as an element with significant impact on social cohesion.

Learning outcomes (general objectives)

1. Understand the role of music as a tool for individual development and collective transformation.
2. Argue the importance of culture in general, and music in particular, as a public service that contributes to equal opportunities.
3. Interpret the key elements of a territory in order to determine a strategy that considers the possibilities and needs of different stakeholders.
4. Develop a global understanding of musical activity from the perspective of heritage conservation, restoration and dissemination.
5. Apply heritage‑management techniques and methods to the specificities of music.

Contents

Conceptual framework of cultural heritage management.
Musical heritage within the framework of cultural rights.
Musical heritage in international heritage research.
Applicable heritage legislation.
Heritage protection institutions.
Music as intangible heritage.
Musical instruments from a heritage perspective.
Strategies for disseminating musical heritage.
Elements of museology and museography.
Music and identity.
Music and memory.
Music and tradition.
Music and knowledge.
ICT and their role in the dissemination and preservation of musical heritage.

Teaching methodology

The teaching‑learning methodology includes lectures (topic presentations), debate and discussion sessions, group‑work sessions, and student‑led presentations.

Assessment systems

The assessment system is continuous assessment, based on diagnostic evaluation and specified through summative evaluation that leads to the final grade. Continuous assessment is carried out through different assessment records derived from specific evaluation activities such as class participation and work, presentation of work in class, completion of assignments and/or readings outside class, submission of written work, or written or oral examinations.