Irish Traditional Music Performance - MA Programme content
Key information
Key Information
- Complete full-time in one year
- Delivered on campus in the Irish World Academy
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters
- Submit final presentation at the end of the summer semester
- Students take 5 core modules and 1 elective module in the autumn semester and 3 core modules and 2 elective modules in the spring semester
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Programme content
Core modules
- Irish Traditional Music Practicum 1 (MU5611) encourages creativity and individuality in performance practice.
- Introduction to Fieldwork Methods (MD6021) introduces students to basic elements of fieldwork including its ethical principles, participant observation and interview techniques.
- Writing and the Documentation of Practice 1 (MD6071) explores a variety of approaches to the documentation of artistic practices, with a focus on documentation through writing.
Irish Traditional Music Performance Research Seminar (MD6161) introduces students to current research in the area of traditional music studies.
- Professional Development for the Performing Arts (MD6091) provides an awareness of professional development skills and contexts central to developing a career in the arts.
Electives – choose one
- Independent Study 1 (MD6051)
- Colloquium 1 (MD6102)
- Introduction to Somatics 1 (MD6061)
- Media Technologies for Performing Arts and Arts Research (MD6031)
- Interdisciplinary Improvisation (MD6101)
- Introduction to Ritual Studies (MD6041)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school, and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Irish Traditional Music Practicum 2 (MU5612) enables students to create and design their own performance programme under the supervision of the course director.
- Irish Traditional Music Project (MU6022) develops academic and vocational skills appropriate for the professional traditional Irish musician.
- Critical Contexts for Arts Management and Cultural Policy (MD6062) introduces students to key concepts, practices, and discourses related to contemporary arts management, production, and policy making.
Electives – choose 2
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school, and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Final Presentation (MD5522) enables the student to perform a specialist repertoire at the standard of a public recital.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school, and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
