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Irish Music: A Cultural Heritage
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA Dublin Center
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Primary Subject Area: Music
Other Subject Area: Irish Language & Literature
Instruction in: English
Course Code: MUS332
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: Two one-hundred or one two-hundred level courses in the subject area(s) of instruction
DESCRIPTION
Music is a key component in Irish culture and has a long and complex history leading up to what is globally recognized today as 'Traditional Irish Music'. The course will explore the history and culture of Ireland through the medium of music, ranging from the 12th century to the present day, and will encompass numerous musical genres, ranging from traditional, classical, folk, ballad, dance music, and contemporary Irish music.
In addition to the academic study of music, you will engage with and experience learning in a very "hands on" method by your active engagement with all aspects of music and performance, including your attendance and participation at recitals, céilí (traditional Irish dancing), concerts, and various musical events in the city throughout your term. This course will also include practical workshops: a component that involves firstly, the construction of traditional Irish drums (Bodhráns), following which lessons will be provided under the tutelage of a renowned Bodhrán expert and secondly, instruction will be provided on the tin whistle, and the singing of traditional Irish songs, ballads, and airs. You need not have had previous musical training for this course and you can both excel and enjoy it without prior training in singing or playing an instrument.
A cornerstone of Irish music and the resulting place that it occupies in contemporary culture is built on the conflicting relationship between Ireland and England. This course will take you through a musical timeline that will illustrate how this relationship manifested itself through Irish music, Gaelic - the native Irish language, and other traditional art forms. In particular, you will discover (a) how the key events (famine, rebellion, independence) in Irish history were symbolized and represented in artistic pursuits, especially song and music, and examine how they augmented the 'oral tradition' of historical record keeping and (b) how cultural practices and the emergence of distinct musical genres through the ages played out in a developing Ireland. Both of these aspects of the course will examine music in both Gaelic (Irish Language) and English.
You will also study how Ireland's rich literary heritage developed hand in hand with Irish music, song, and dance by (a) learning how the works and typologies of the great Irish writers influenced and was represented in Irish music and (b) examining how the essence of Irish culture is an amalgam of various interlinked factors - music, literature, language, religion, and the arts in general.
The overarching goals for the course will be to introduce how music, song, and dance are intertwined with key cultural and artistic pursuits, particularly Irish literature, of distinct phases in the development of Irish history and through the workshops to provide an opportunity for you to learn how to play and construct traditional Irish instruments.
*This course is cross-listed as IRL332
In addition to the academic study of music, you will engage with and experience learning in a very "hands on" method by your active engagement with all aspects of music and performance, including your attendance and participation at recitals, céilí (traditional Irish dancing), concerts, and various musical events in the city throughout your term. This course will also include practical workshops: a component that involves firstly, the construction of traditional Irish drums (Bodhráns), following which lessons will be provided under the tutelage of a renowned Bodhrán expert and secondly, instruction will be provided on the tin whistle, and the singing of traditional Irish songs, ballads, and airs. You need not have had previous musical training for this course and you can both excel and enjoy it without prior training in singing or playing an instrument.
A cornerstone of Irish music and the resulting place that it occupies in contemporary culture is built on the conflicting relationship between Ireland and England. This course will take you through a musical timeline that will illustrate how this relationship manifested itself through Irish music, Gaelic - the native Irish language, and other traditional art forms. In particular, you will discover (a) how the key events (famine, rebellion, independence) in Irish history were symbolized and represented in artistic pursuits, especially song and music, and examine how they augmented the 'oral tradition' of historical record keeping and (b) how cultural practices and the emergence of distinct musical genres through the ages played out in a developing Ireland. Both of these aspects of the course will examine music in both Gaelic (Irish Language) and English.
You will also study how Ireland's rich literary heritage developed hand in hand with Irish music, song, and dance by (a) learning how the works and typologies of the great Irish writers influenced and was represented in Irish music and (b) examining how the essence of Irish culture is an amalgam of various interlinked factors - music, literature, language, religion, and the arts in general.
The overarching goals for the course will be to introduce how music, song, and dance are intertwined with key cultural and artistic pursuits, particularly Irish literature, of distinct phases in the development of Irish history and through the workshops to provide an opportunity for you to learn how to play and construct traditional Irish instruments.
*This course is cross-listed as IRL332
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