Courses :: Module, CRITICAL STUDIES IN IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC

	Overview
	This module focuses on recent musicological work on Irish traditional music, particularly concentrating on aspects of the contemporary tradition. Students will engage with a range of key traditional recordings and musicological texts, critically examining the music through topics such as style, gender, tourism, globalisation, and innovation.

Overview

This module focuses on recent musicological work on Irish traditional music, particularly concentrating on aspects of the contemporary tradition. Students will engage with a range of key traditional recordings and musicological texts, critically examining the music through topics such as style, gender, tourism, globalisation, and innovation.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: describe and evaluate the development and transformation of Irish traditional music in the late 20th and 21st centuries. analyse a range of Irish traditional music styles and contexts, considering issues such as repertoire, arrangement, performance practice, region, etc. discuss and critique recent scholarship in contemporary Irish traditional music. apply the concepts and ideas of recent scholarship to a self-selected case study.

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	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? Yes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

Autumn Supplementals/Resits

	Pre-Requisites
	MU265

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