The subject "Musical Present" is an elective in the second cycle of the Art History degree belonging to the Music module. It represents continuity in content and methods with the mandatory second-year subject "Music, Culture and Society", insisting in this case on the study of current musical practices.



To take this subject, no other requirement is established other than having taken the mandatory second-year subject or another similar one at another university. An open attitude towards the temporal nature of music and its relationship with the world of theater, dance, cinematography and the other stage arts that were worked on in said subject is considered necessary.



In the context of a degree in Art History, it is expected that a student who takes the subject of "Musical Present" will obtain a certain degree of basic knowledge of the multiple processes that come together today in musical events and the trends that are emerging. They may perceive in them that it may be useful in professions related to cultural management.

Qualification Competencies



G001. Be able to analyze and interpret artistic processes throughout the centuries, valuing the succession of styles, the role of artists and the theory of the arts.



G002. Be able to comprehensively classify and comment (style and iconography) the different works of architecture, sculpture, painting, cinema, music and other arts in their historical and artistic moment with the specific languages of each artistic discipline



G003. Be able to apply the practical aspects of the discipline to new professional options such as cultural dissemination, management, study and dissemination of historical-artistic heritage or museology



G004. Be able to analyze and interpret historical processes through the work of art as a relevant document of social and cultural history, along with other textual and material testimonies.



G006. Be able to develop oral and written expression adjusted to a university degree and the discipline of art history





Module Competencies (module 11)



CM01 - Be able to classify different musical works in their historical and artistic moment, and comment on their sound and social aspects, relating them to the specific languages of each artistic discipline involved



CM02 - Be able to apply the practical aspects of the discipline to new professional options such as cultural dissemination, management, study and dissemination of historical-artistic heritage.



CM03 - Be able to analyze and interpret historical processes through the musical work as a relevant document of social and cultural history, along with other textual and material testimonies.



CM04 - Acquire oral and written expression adjusted to a university degree.



Subject Competencies



-Identify and analyze musical events in their cultural field (G001, G002, G004) (CM01, CM03)



-Know the corresponding sources, paying particular attention to current live music (G004) (CM03)



-Characterize and explain the main features of the musical languages in force today, correctly using the specific vocabulary (G006) (CM04)



-Locate the musical event in its production process (G003) (CM02)



-Use means of oral and written expression adjusted to musical materials (G006) (CM04)



Resultados de aprendizaje de la asignatura



-Identifica y analiza hechos musicales en su ámbito cultural, relativizando los criterios técnicos pero situándolos en su entorno social



-Es consciente de las especificidades de la expresión musical, y especialmente de su carácter performativo, su historicidad y la necesidad de su interpretación



-Conoce alguna de las principales teorías sobre cultura y comunicación contemporáneas



-Usa con corrección el lenguaje técnico musical en su expresión oral y escrita



Subject learning outcomes:



-Identifies and analyzes musical events in their cultural environment, relativizing technical criteria but placing them in their social environment



-Is aware of the specificities of musical expression, and especially of its performative nature, its historicity and the need for its interpretation



-Learn about some of the main theories on contemporary culture and communication



-Use technical musical language correctly in oral and written expression.

The importance of music in today's society. The functions of music. Classification of current music.

- Some theories about contemporary culture and communication: revival, folklorization, glocalization, postmodernity. Guy Debord. Nicholas Carr.

- Erudite music. Their main roles at the current moment, their importance and the resources to know and influence their social imagination are described and analyzed.

- Traditional music. The role of traditional-based music at the current time is described and analyzed, and the resources to know and influence its social imaginary.

- Popular music. The main genres of these music and the resources to understand and influence their social imagination are described and analyzed.

- Other music and various case studies. The role of jazz and music that does not comply with the previous tripartite classification. The difficulty of classification is emphasized in a world where musical practices are increasingly interconnected and resist cataloguing.

1.Master class:

The teacher will present the fundamental contents of the subject. The active participation of the student in class in the form of questions, suggestions, etc. will be valued.



2.Practical activities:

The students, with the help of the teacher, will carry out various activities related to the contents of the subject, selected from the following.

-Listening and viewing recordings of musical events

-Commentary of auditions and audiovisual material

-Comments on sources or texts

-Other exercises proposed by the teacher that will involve activities related to the musical production process



3. Tutoring

Personalized attention from the teacher to the student, with the purpose of guiding and facilitating the training processes.



4. Non-face-to-face activities

-Personal work of the student with recourse to the teacher if necessary (tutorials)

-Preparation of the student for the proposed tasks in an online computer environment

The student's work with the materials that the teacher places on the egela platform will be especially valued.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Various types of tests that include tests and written tests of different types, such as video comments, essay writing or short work, and/or practical work. Class activity is also considered evaluable, including the quality of participation, collaboration and contribution to the general objectives of the subject. (%): 100

The subject is evaluated continuously, taking into account written work, oral presentations and the active participation of the student in class and in egela platform. It is not essential to pass or achieve a minimum grade in each test, but it is essential to have a sufficient final grade.



The evaluation criteria are related to the subject competencies and are explained in the student guide. Students will have the right to be evaluated through the final evaluation, whether or not they participate in the continuous evaluation. To exercise this right, the student must present a written statement stating that they reject the continuous evaluation to the professor responsible for the subject and, to do so, they will have a period of nine weeks in the case of four-month period subjects.

The subject is evaluated continuously, with a final written test but other work and the active participation of the student in class are assessed. It will be enough to not appear for said final test for the final grade to be not presented or not presented. It is not essential to pass or obtain a minimum grade in each test, but it is essential to have the final grade approved. The partial tests in no case eliminate material from the final exam, which will cover all the material given.



The percentage of partial tests is 40% of the grade, 10% is reserved for participation in class and use of the egela platform, with 50% being the result of the final exam.

The evaluation criteria correspond to the competencies of the subject, and are explained in the student guide.

Students will have the right to be evaluated through the final evaluation system, regardless of whether or not they have participated in the continuous evaluation system. To do this, interested students must submit in writing to the teaching staff responsible for the subject the waiver of continuous evaluation, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks, counting from the beginning of the four-month period.

Subject manuals specified in the basic bibliography
Videophonographic recordings and corresponding players
Dictionaries of musical terms and reference works
Specific software, if applicable

Basic bibliography

Blacking, John, ¿Hay música en el hombre? Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 2006 (1973).

Chion, M, La Audiovisión: introducción al análisis conjunto de la imagen y el sonido, Ed. Paidós, Barcelona, 1993.

Day, Timothy, Un siglo de música grabada: escuchar la historia de la música, Alianza Ed, Madrid, 2002 (2000).

Gillett, Charlie, Historia del rock: el sonido de la ciudad, Ma non troppo, Barcelona, 2008

Myers, Helen, ed, Ethnomusicology: an Introduction, Norton & Company/McMillan Press, London, 1992.

Tirro, Frank, Historia del jazz clásico, Ma non troppo, Barcelona, 2000.

Tirro, Frank, Historia del jazz moderno, Ma non troppo, Barcelona, 2001.

Titon, Jeff T, Worlds of Music: an Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples, McMillan, London, 1991.

In-depth bibliography

COOK, Nicholas, De Madonna al canto gregoriano: Una muy breve introducción a la música, Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 2001.
NETTL, Bruno, Música folk y tradicional de los continentes occidentales, Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 1985.

Journals

Ethnomusicology on-line:
http://www.umbc.edu/eol/
Music and Anthropology:
http://www.levi.provincia.venezia.it/ma/index.htm
Trans:
http://www.sibetrans.com

Web addresses

www.youtube.com
www.crem-cnrs.fr/
learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/vim/