Module: Irish Traditional Music

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Irish Traditional Music
Module Code	MC226 (ITS) / MPA1041 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	Seán Doherty
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

This module offers an opportunity for students to develop their knowledge of Irish music through aural, practical, and academic engagement. Students will study historical collections, sean nós songs, English-language songs, dance-tune types, traditional and contemporary instruments, regional styles, ornamentation, and principal exponents of the tradition.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a solid understanding of Irish traditional music, its features, its principal exponents, and its influences from and on the cultural life of Ireland and beyond.
2. Identify and adapt appropriate resources for the learning and teaching of Irish vocal and instrumental music, including regional styles.
3. Engage with key historical collections and identify their contribution to contemporary performance practice.
4. Gain a practical understanding of the features of Irish traditional music through active listening and performance.
5. Apply knowledge and competencies gained to the teaching context.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Assignment Completion	48	No Description
Independent Study	53	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Irish Traditional Music
Historical Perspectives on Irish traditional music; Features of Irish traditional dance music; Traditional and Contemporary Instruments: Regional Styles; Sean nós and English-language song; Significant song and tune collections.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Project	Research project on a selected aspect of Irish traditional music	60%	n/a
Practical/skills evaluation	Analytical listening assessment	40%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Sean Williams: 2009, Focus: Irish Traditional Music, Routledge, London,
Jessica Cawley: 2021, Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician: Learning and Embodying Musical Culture, Routledge, London,
Tes Slominski: 2020, Trad Nation: Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Irish Traditional Music, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Connecticut,

Other Resources

None