This course examines the Contemporary Music Industries and the roles they play in the production, dissemination and consumption of Music and develops students' critical understanding of these processes

10 x lectures

10 x seminars

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10 minute oral presentation, plus questions (20%)

Essay, 3500 words (80%)

This course aims to:

■ Introduce students to the Contemporary Music Industries as cultural industries.

■ Theorise the nature of these industries and the roles they play in the production, dissemination and consumption of Music and to develop students' critical understanding of these processes

■ Critically assess the nature of the music within the contemporary cultural industries

■ Evaluate students' own engagement with these industries

■ Compare and assess key texts germane to the area of study.

■ Develop students' skills (including verbal and written) in the presentation of ideas relating to those industries focused on music.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Critically evaluate the role of the music industries in their historic and contemporary contexts

■ Explain and critique the contested nature of the term 'the Music Industry'

■ Critically evaluate key concepts such as cultural industry, copyright and globalisation

■ Engage critically with academic texts germane to the area of study

■ Reflect critically upon their own interaction with the cultural industries broadly and music in particular

■ Present verbally and in writing key concepts in the study of industries focussed on music

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.