Experimental music: Historical and contemporary perspectives
| Title | Πειραματική μουσική: Ιστορικές και σύγχρονες προσεγγίσεις / Experimental music: Historical and contemporary perspectives |
| Code | ΙΠ2013 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Music Studies |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600013874 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mousikṓn Spoudṓn (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 28
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musicology / Music Education | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Music Composition | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600282012
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Class Schedule
| Building | Music Studies (Thermi) |
| Floor | Groundfloor |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ 10 (319) |
| Calendar | Tuesday 14:00 to 17:00 |
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600282012
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Through this course students are expected to:
• come in contact with a broad spectrum of experimental music practices and definitions, in the context of both academic literature as well as different facets of the music industry
• form / develop methodological tools and practical skills for an appreciation and study of music not only as an object, but as a process as well
• develop a critical, personal approach to genres and types of music that are not necessarily represented through the models of notation, evaluation and dissemination applied to western art music
• establish and develop collective practices in the context of a small learning community
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Part A: What is experimental music?
1. Definitions, historiography and socio-political dimensions of experimental musical practices
2. John Cage in context (indeterminacy, extended techniques, extended notation, intentional listening, mixed media)
3. Electronic systems
4. Μinimalism and radical pop
5. Collectivity and improvisation
Ιn part A you will make brief group presentations, assisted by an introductory bibliography. Each team will hand out a short assignment before the start of Part B.
Part Β: Contemporary approaches to musical experimentation
Ιn this part of the course we will focus on current and recent case studies of experimental music currents and approaches, presented and critically discussed in class, as well as on a collective project, devised on a different theme each year and determined shortly before the start of part B, in collaboration with the Experimental and Improvised Music Ensembles. Part B will also include workshops and/or guest presentations by local or international artists. You will be asked to contribute to two group assignments (one smaller exercise, focusing on a group reading of selected texts, and one more extended assignment, documenting and analyzing your contribution to the collective project.
Keywords
contemporary music, experimental music, history of music
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 8 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading Assigment | 42 | 1.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 8 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assigments | 30 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Artistic creation | 24 | 0.8 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Total | 151 | 5.0 |
Student Assessment
Description
For assessment methods & criteria see description above course page on e-learning.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Artistic Performance (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βιβλίο [4742]: ΠΕΙΡΑΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ, MICHAEL ΝΥΜΑΝ
Βιβλίο [94642898]: Θόρυβοι και Καπιταλισμός, Anthony Iles, Csaba Toth, Howard Slater, Matthieu Saladin, Matthew Hyland, Bruce Russell, Eddie Prévost, Mattin, Nina Power, Ray Brassier, Ben Watson
Last Update
18-03-2024
