Artists and Repertoires

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• identify genre, ensemble, singer, type of artist.
• discuss genre, ensemble, artist, in a historical context as well as today
• Develop the skills necessary to organise musical events, including choosing appropriate repertory, venue, and audiences

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• how social media and streaming platforms operate within the music industry
• Branding and artists' aesthetic proposition
• markets, audiences and venues for musical performance

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• communicate your ideas clearly and concisely
• conduct research and find information on a given artist, venue, repertoire

The module tackles some of the most up-to-date topics in the international music industry, discussing real-life case studies and asking you to engage with your favourite artists and repertoires from a variety of genres. Topics could include the role of social media platforms and how they are changing the relationship between artists and audiences; copyright; international opera festivals, questions of funding, branding and marketing; how to develop an artist's proposition; how venues can shape repertoires; how to curate a playlist or a concert programme.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

• lectures
• seminars
• small tutorials and open hours
• guest lectures

Learning activities include

• independent study/research
• engaging with a wide range of online resources
• peer learning and group work

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Juslin, Patrik N. (2019). Musical Emotions Explained. Unlocking the Secrets of Musical Affect.. Oxford University Press.

Martin Iddon, ‎Melanie L. Marshall (2014). Lady Gaga and Popular Music: Performing Gender, Fashion, and Culture. Routledge.

Jampol, Joshua. Living Opera. Oxford University Press.

Steinberg, Michael (1999). The Concerto. A Listener's Guide.. Oxford University Press.

Steinberg, Michael (2008). Choral Masterworks. A Listener's Guide.. Oxford University Press.

Allen Chun, Ned Rossiter, Brian Shoesmith (2015). Refashioning Pop Music in Asia: Cosmopolitan Flows, Political Tempos, and Aesthetic Industries. Taylor & Francis.

Mordden, Ethan (1986). A Guide to Orchestral Music. The Handbook for Non-Musicians.. Oxford University Press.

Beng Huat Chua, Koichi Iwabuchi (2008). East Asian Pop Culture: Analysing the Korean Wave. Hong Kong University Press.

Taylor, Tim (1997). Global Pop: World Music, World Markets. Routledge.

Cook, Nicholas (1998). Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.

Small, Christopher (1999). Musicking: The Meanings of Performance and Listening. Wesleyan: University Press.

Assessment strategy

A Playlist will give you an opportunity to reflect on the act of curating a programme/playlist, how to choose and identify target audiences, and how to retrieve key metadata on a broad repertory (including publishers, copyrights, etc.)

The final portfolio will ask you to engage critically with the material covered during the semester, discussing venues, audiences, artists' propositions, repertoires and their interaction. It will also assess your ability to write confidently, authoritatively and independently about a wide variety of musical genres, and to conduct your own research on the topics covered in the module using multiple professional resources.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External