Competences developed in the course

Transversal competences:

CT8: To develop ideas and arguments in a reasoned and critical manner.

CT12: To adapt, under competitive conditions, to cultural, social and artistic changes and to advances occurring in the professional field, and to select appropriate pathways for continuing education.

General competences:

CG10: To argue and verbally express points of view on diverse musical concepts.

CG12: To demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the musical phenomenon and its relationship with the evolution of aesthetic, artistic and cultural values.

CG14: To know the historical development of music in its different traditions, from a critical perspective that places the development of musical art within a social and cultural context.

CG18: To communicate, both in written and oral form, the content and objectives of professional activity to specialised audiences, using appropriate technical and general vocabulary.

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

Specific competences:

MU1: To know the musical structure of works from different repertoires of the Western tradition and other traditions, with the ability to fully appreciate their syntactic and sonic aspects.

MU5: To know musical sources and the tools for accessing them, as well as the techniques required for their dissemination.

MU7: To acquire critical ability to assess products of musical activity from different periods from a perspective that integrates artistic, historical and social aspects.

Learning outcomes (general objectives)

1. To identify the theoretical approaches and methodological models of ethnomusicological research since the mid-20th century, and to establish the relativity of Western concepts of music and the scope of the object of study.

2. To assess different models of ethnomusicology and sociology of music in relation to the social sciences as a whole and according to research objectives.

3. To apply the different analytical procedures of contemporary ethnomusicology, situate them within their scientific context and evaluate them from a critical perspective.

4. To explain and apply, through specific musical examples, research methods and models of sound organisation through which ethnomusicology describes different traditional musics.

5. To adapt and create appropriate models for newly described musical traditions.

6. To relate models of sound organisation to concepts of music and to the musical behaviours of each studied culture.

7. To identify the musical behaviours of the so-called Western continents (Africa, America and Europe), establishing cultural areas (whether coinciding or differing from musical expressions), and situating each case within the social and cultural life of the community studied.

8. To situate musical activity as a communicative activity whose meaning is derived from a specific social and cultural context, and to deepen understanding of some concepts within ethnomusicological research.

Contents

Constructive materials of traditional musics from different cultures. Research methods and different models for describing traditional musics (metric, rhythmic, intervallic, melodic and polyphonic), situated within the cultural context of each musical activity. Analysis and use of different models for describing traditional musics in relation to specific research projects.

Teaching methodology

The teaching-learning methodology in classes includes lectures (presentation of topics), debate and discussion sessions, group work sessions and student presentations of topics.

Assessment systems