Music Criticism Course at the Department of Music
The course is open for students with diverse background and from different universities in English and Estonian.
Tallinn University
Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Music
MUSIC CRITICISM COURSE
Spring semester 2015
OPENNESS
CREATIVITY
COURAGE
RESPOSIBILITY
HOW TEXTS 鈥淎RE BORN鈥 AND HOW THEY ARE EDITED
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, ART, DANCE, PERFORMANCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY EVENTS
Developing the critical, analytical and openmindedness of students. Enable them to find their own style and obtain practical experiences. Learning from other critics (from the past and present) and reflect the own writing process.
Introduction to different styles and forms of criticism, tasks of the critic, responsibility and possibilities, and the question of objectivity. Experiencing practically how text are 鈥瀊orn鈥, what is the background of a critic, his/her inspiration and motivation, and which role plays editing and formalization/issuing of texts. Learning from other critics (from the past and present). Analysis of contemporary music as a broader phenomenon (from academic to rock/pop music). Focus on writing about contemporary music and contextualizing it as part of contemporary art (music, art, dance) as a whole.
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TLU student Registration: 脮IS
Read MuKriErikursus 2007鈥2010, 2012鈥2014 articles (in Estonian and English):
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Subject code KUM7104, 4 EAP
LECTURER Gerhard Lock (TLU musicology lecturer,
EMTA doctoral student EAMT musicology department)
WHERE: TLU Institute of Fine Arts Department of Music, Narva str. 38
WHEN: Wednesdays 16.15-17.45 (first meeting January 28, 2015)
The course is open for students with diverse background and from different universities in English and Estonian.