Competences developed in the course

Transversal competences:

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

CT6: Carry out self-criticism regarding one’s own professional and interpersonal practice.

CT8: Develop ideas and arguments in a reasoned and critical manner.

CT13: Seek excellence and quality in professional activity.

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

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

General competences:

CG4: Recognise musical materials through the development of auditory skills and know how to apply this ability to professional practice.

CG11: Be familiar with a broad and updated repertoire, focused on one’s speciality but open to other traditions. Recognise the stylistic features that characterise this repertoire and describe them clearly and comprehensively.

CG17: Be familiar with different musical styles and practices that allow understanding one’s own field of activity within a broader cultural context and enriching it.

CG21: Create and shape one’s own artistic concepts, having developed the ability to express oneself through them based on acquired techniques and resources.

Specific competences:

IN2: Build a coherent and personal interpretative concept.

IN6: Argue and verbally express one’s points of view on interpretation, as well as respond to the challenge of facilitating the understanding of a musical work.

Learning outcomes (general objectives)

1. Assume the role of soloist or accompanist within an instrumental ensemble and recognise its elements.
2. Critically analyse the concept of traditional music and the notions and values historically associated with it.
3. Identify the main characteristics and recognise the sound organisation models of ancient oral music traditions in the Catalan area. Locate and use historical documentation sources and archives that allow their study. Relate their functions and meanings to other musical expressions from the Mediterranean and to art music from different historical periods.
4. Recognise sound organisation models of ancient oral tradition through oral sources, recordings and graphic notation.
5. Critically assess edited materials and historical documentation in relation to the objectives they intended to achieve. Critically assess the musical activity carried out under the name “Catalan traditional music” and analyse its implications as a social and musical phenomenon.
6. Develop criteria and a broad perspective in order to have access to diverse repertoires according to the elements involved in a given situation.
7. Gain an overview of the Cobla music repertoire that allows a broader understanding of this musical phenomenon.
8. Recognise the important historical, aesthetic and formal features of traditional music literature.
9. Become aware of the essential role of the voice and its use in communication.

Contents

Notions and values surrounding the concept of “cobla music”, placed within the corresponding historical context. Sound organisation models of the different types of oral music within ancient oral tradition. Instrumental characteristics, ensemble structures, and concepts and behaviours related to music. Sources of traditional music. Auditory and interpretative analysis and experimentation with different sound organisation models. Practical application of the characteristics studied through specific examples (recordings, musical notation, fieldwork). Use of specialised bibliography and other types of sources. Historical overview of the general repertoire. Historical-stylistic perspective. Sound organisation models. Geographical variants and zoning. Critical listening, analysis and reading, from a global perspective, of works and versions from the Cobla repertoire. Elements of oral communication. Elements that shape the voice. Vocal technique elements. Language, speech and singing.

Teaching methodology

The teaching-learning methodology in individual classes involves monitoring the student’s progress. Autonomous work involves studying and preparing the works to be addressed in class. The teaching-learning methodology in semi-group classes involves mainly group or individual musical practice. Autonomous work involves personal study and practice.

Assessment systems