Hi all!
Iโm a British touring musician with a BMus Degree in Music Performance and a Higher Diploma in the same discipline (I believe), Music GCSEs and A-Levels too.
One of my favourite classes at University was History Of Popular Music - in which we would talk about every kind of music and itโs origin and itโs development and I found it so utterly fascinating and have done a lot with regards to trying to shape my career into a Musicology direction (including a Music History podcast, an โOn This Day In Musicโ Instagram page and preparing to start a YouTube channel in the same vain). Iโve also just ordered some books (courtesy of the professor from my Uni) on Musicology and canโt wait to dig into them.
I see it as a serious career path and wondered how I could make my way into the Musicology โsectorโ?
- Do I need to study more on my own?
- Do I need to study more in a Uni (I.e. Masters, Doctorate, PGCE)?
- How do I go about starting to teach? (I donโt really want to be a school teacher, Iโd like to be a lecturer and potentially skip out all the teaching kids stuff)
- Any other info you think I should know?
Thanks so much, in advance, for any answers!
Hey everyone, I'm from argentina and there is no musicology career here in my city so I'm looking for a place where I can do it remotely. I could travel to take exams once a year or so, but can't relocate.
Anyway do you know of any university around the world, that teaches this career, in spanish or english?
It should be remote, and not with US degree prices, because I can't afford it.
It says so in his wiki article at least.
I initially stumbled upon his name while reading a counterpoint book where he got quoted saying that harmony is the result of interwoven melodies instead of an accompaniment of such.
So good so far, but I was always thinking of people like Schumann or Adolph Bernhard Marx being the founders of modern musicology. I wonder why people argue for Forkel?
I am currently on the waitlist for msclg 68 and I am looking for the zoom link so that I do not fall behind. If you have any information please message me!
I've been listening to Cocaine & Rhinestones and enjoying the way the host breaks down songs and explains how they're constructed and what makes them work or not work. Are there any podcasts that do only that, i.e. just musicology and song analysis?
I have done my research and found some podcasts that seem to fit the bill, but to save me some time trying them all out I'm looking for personal recommendations - ones you have enjoyed and would recommend.
Not sure if there is anyone else here in music scholarship world, but letโs try!
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If I get in to vandy I want to major in HOD and minor in ^, I wonโt do it if I have to audition on my instrument/keep playing my instrument though because Iโm more interested in business side of music and stuff
Subject-matter is not all that important, although my own research interests are in popular music, music video, and race. I like dense discussion of critical editing of 16th century manuscripts as well, so the focus isn't that relevant.
I am looking to start taking guitar lessons (maybe piano later) from an instructor around town. I came across Musicology as an option, they have some good reviews and such. However I was hoping to find someone with any personal experiences taking lessons there or has any other good recommendations for adult music education available locally. So does anyone here have any recommendations or experiences with this sort of thing?
Hello, I was wondering how much time the Beatles course took up per week for you? I was thinking of taking a 17 unit quarter depending on how easy the course is. Thank you!
Hi everyone! I've been having a difficult time orienting myself in college and thought I would reach out for advice here.
I have previously earned a BA in anthropology which I absolutely enjoyed! However, as strange as it seems I never realized musicology "existed" for lack of a better word. I love music and play(ed) the trumpet and (some) piano alongside my main instrument which is voice. I always wanted to major in music but didn't want to be a performer or focus on music theory. I was very ignorant of my options at the time.
Unfortunately now that I've found my way to musicology I'm not necessarily sure what I should do. I enrolled in a community college to complete music theory and piano I-IV and fulfill some of my ensemble requirements before moving on to the main campus to finish a BA in music. Luckily, my anthropology degree covers all of my non-music classes.
I'm very interested in Northern European (mostly UK) music of the Middle Ages and how the lay person used/thought about it in their daily life. Sacred music is of course very beautiful but I'm more interested in how music and leisure time interacted. The only issue is the community/college seems to be very performance based. I'm very glad to learn theory and be part of ensembles and all the other aspects of a traditional music education, but I'm worried that my actual interests will be peripheral to everything else I'll be learning. It's difficult not to think "do I need to be learning this now?" or "can't I pick this up as I need it?". I understand fully that a comprehensive education is important, and learning about modern music will help me learn about the past as well. But it's frustrating nonetheless.
Going this route seemed logical, but should I have tried to go straight to grad school? Do I need to learn everything in a modern music education right out of the gate, or can I pick it up as I need it - as it relates to grad school? I imagine I'm expected to have some level of general theory knowledge, but even med schools accept liberal arts majors and then 'catch them up' more or less.
I'm also worried about if this is really Musicology or just music flavored anthropology. Would that just depend on how I'm approaching my interest?
Thank you for reading this and any direction would be very helpful! :)
There has got to be at least like three of us combined.
Is anyone else that's enrolled in the class seeing this or is it just me? Class starts Thursday but we haven't had any emails from the prof nor tas about how we're supposed to attend class
Whatโs the best upgrade path for sound of musicology? More pips and more damage? Or less pips less damage?
Hi guys! I'm making a reaserch on internet music for my Musicology degree. Is anyone interested in making an interview? It would be just a few questions, but more of a conversation than a questionary. Things that I would ask about: hours of listening, main source, payment invested in music, music video consumption, habits of listening (place, hour, company or not), etc.
Please reply to this post and we can find a way to communicate better and get through the interview. Anyone who listens to music through the internet regularly is more than fit for this interview. The interview can be in english or spanish, through chat or call (discord).
Hi, with the recent increase of interest in computational approaches to various fields, I was wondering if within musicology there is such a thing as computational musicology? If so, could anyone point to any potential resources? Thanks a lot for any help on this!
Has anyone taken this class with Craven Patrick? Canโt find any reviews on Bruinwalk
The class itself doesnโt require attendance, but Iโm saying in terms of material and whether you will be fine for exams whether lectures are necessary. There is already a bunch of reading in the class, and the professor has a monotone voice in a stuffy classroom with no AC so I really donโt want to go to lectures.
Has anyone here taken the class and can tell me if just doing the readings is enough?
In the UK, MA work is usually graded according to PASS/MERIT/DISTINCTION and this essay got a high Distinction (80+) which my uni grades as OUTSTANDING! Very hype.
The main challenge was cramming everything into the word count. It's pretty introductory, but I couldn't any academia which uses the lens of puzzle theory to evaluate Sondheim's writing so I'm pleased with the idea.
I wanted to look into the ways in which Someone in a Tree functions as an unsolvable riddleโall clues, no solutionโand there's just vast quantities of content more to examine. Maybe a Sondheim PhD will be the answer.
Anyway, thought that if anyone would find it vaguely interesting it'd be you guys. If nothing else, the reference list contains some great material!
Hi there! I'm a Musicology student at Goldsmiths, University of London, and I'm currently conducting my final dissertation research.
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Hello everyone!
Right now I am a physics undergrad & studying harmony with a composer, who is an academic in a conservatory close to the university in which I am studying physics.
Although I am also interested in composing, my main focus & enthusiasm is musical acoustics & psychoacoustics. I would like to do researches on the mathematical & physical phenomena within music theory.
What kind of career path do you think I should follow, what are the post-undergrad options for those areas in Europe?
