Music 1: From the Present to the Past

Full details of the course content are yet to be confirmed.

The objectives of this course are to be able to:

• Identify a variety of compositional forms and structures
• Select and give examples of tonality and atonality
• Describe a range of musical instruments, their sounds and mechanical developments.
• Explain how sociological concerns in music influenced the development of styles, forms and instruments.

Students will be encouraged to listen to music from each era, and to develop their own opinions, preferences and responses to the music.

Distance tuition

You are allocated a tutor and receive their details in your course pack. You work from the course materials and send regular assignments to your tutor. These are returned to you with comment and advice. The course fee includes tutor feedback on your set assignments, but you can purchase feedback and comment on additional pieces of work if you wish.

Face to face tuition is not available for this course.

For information on assessment, click here - Assessment and how to get qualified booklet - to download the booklet PDF.