| Course title | Introduction to Popular Music Studies 1 |
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| Course code | KMU/TDNU1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional, Optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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definition of "modern popular music", theory of modern popular music cultural history of modern popular music Tin Pan Alley pop blues New Orleans jazz, Chicago jazz, dixieland swing, symphonic jazz be bop cool jazz, progressive jazz free jazz, avant jazz jazz rock
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the history of modern popular music (or jazz-influenced popular music) especially of the first half of the 20th century.
The student will be competent to reflect the history of music in its entirety, he/she will be able to discuss the changes in the aesthetics of music in the twentieth century, hence to discuss the transformations of the society of the historical phase in question. |
| Prerequisites |
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A general overview of the history of music, as well as basic knowledge of the cultural history of the twentieth century is expected.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance
regular attendance continuous study of recommended literature and listening to recommended music examples The student prepares a paper on the given topic and within the given scope (30 min., text and pp presentation); the student submits the paper to Moodle by the given deadline. In case of failure to submit and present the paper within the specified deadlines, the student will not be awarded the attestation. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2015) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2015) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |