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The Undergraduate Music Programme at Durham

The Undergraduate Music Programme at Durham . Dr. Simon Mills, Dec. 2010. Location and Facilities. Staff / Student Numbers. Full-time Academic Staff: 12 Part-time Teaching Staff: 7 Undergraduate Students: 135 (c. 45 per year ) - An optimal staff/student ratio.

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The Undergraduate Music Programme at Durham

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  1. The Undergraduate Music Programme at Durham Dr. Simon Mills, Dec. 2010

  2. Location and Facilities

  3. Staff / Student Numbers Full-time Academic Staff: 12 Part-time Teaching Staff: 7 Undergraduate Students: 135 (c. 45 per year) - An optimal staff/student ratio

  4. First Year – ‘Core’ Modules The Analysis and Perception of Music Aural Skills and Performance Musical Techniques Historical Trends and Issues: C17th and 18th Contemporary Music Issues and Methods in Musicology (All these modules are compulsory)

  5. Second Year Theory and Analysis Historical Trends and Issues: C19th and 20th (both compulsory) Introduction to Ethnomusicology Advanced Performance Studies Studies in Composition Electroacoustic Studies Orchestration Introduction to Conducting Advanced Musical Techniques Time and Rhythm The Music of India

  6. Third year Dissertation / Recital / Composition Folio Administration of the Arts Popular Music and Theories of Mass Culture The Music of Brahms An Introduction to Music Therapy Programme Music Late 19th and 20th-century English Song Issues in Aesthetics Advanced Ethnomusicology Russian and Soviet Music Arranging for Band

  7. ‘Research-Led’ Practice • RAE 2008: 60% Research = 3* or 4* ‘world-leading and internationally excellent’ • High proportion of ‘research active’ staff • Weekly guest lectures • Areas of Strength • Musicology (C19th+20th Austro-German, British, Irish, Russian) • Composition (Acoustic / Electroacoustic) • Ethnomusicology (Indian, Ethiopian, Korean + Performance) • Performance

  8. Outreach: Musicon • Concert Series: Top International Performers • Staff / Student Partnership • Link with City of Durham • Gamelan Workshops

  9. Career Prospects 2009 Leavers

  10. Admissions What we are looking for: • A A B (or equivalent), with ‘A’ in Music • Evidence of academic interest in music • Indications of Commitment and Skill • Keyboard Skills and Theory • Signs of Originality

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