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Cursus: MCMV16010
MCMV16010
Musical Knack Lab 1: Writing about Music
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CursuscodeMCMV16010
Studiepunten (EC)5
Cursusdoelen
Gaining profound knowledge of and training with a broad array of music critical genres, while optimizing the writing skills.
 
 
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This course within the practical Musical Knack Lab track trains students in critically reviewing an opus or a performance, conducting an interview, writing liners or program notes, a necrology and the like. Via classroom discussions of samples of reviews and other articles, fundamental issues relevant to writing critically about music will be analyzed, including for example the changing function of music criticism through the ages, modes of persuasion, conventions, language and style.
Through individual assignments, the personal writing skills reflecting profound listening, recognition of musical style, form and structure will be thoroughly trained. The final assignment will consist of a jointly produced music magazine, which will be graded in collaboration with professionals in the field. The general classroom language of the course is English; students are allowed to hand in their written work in their native tongue (currently: Eng, Dutch, Germ.).

Career orientation:
Knowledge of, and ability to utilize diverse music critical and journalistic genres.
Ability to reach out to diverse target groups.
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